Tony Award nominations whiff on ‘The Wiz’ but other Baltimore standouts earn nods

Gee “Wiz”!

When the 2024 Tony Award nominations were announced Tuesday, the Broadway revival of “The Wiz,” which launched its world premiere from Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre last fall, picked up exactly zero of the prestigious plaudits.

Audiences have been flocking to the much-anticipated revival of “the Wiz” which last week alone grossed $1.6 million, according to The Broadway League, filling the Marquis Theatre to 98% capacity. But the critics were cold, and no one involved with the production received a single Tony nod...