Technically these are one sentence descriptions, but, yeah, no claims to accuracy here. This is done with love and appreciation for all the hard work that goes into making theater. I only counted those nominated for best play, musical, or revival of one of those
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Jaja's African Hair Braiding - A day in the life of terrible immigration policies, and hair.
Mary Jane - Being a mom is super hard.
The Mother Play - Mothers are a lot.
Stereophonic - Making art with other people is so great and also so hard and awful.
Hell's Kitchen - Not-quite-Alicia-Keys is coming of age.
Illinoise - Campfire tales with dance.
The Outsiders - In the 1960's it was hard being a parentless boy.
Suffs - What if we let women vote, that would be cool. I'm sure no one will oppose that.*
Water for Elephants - What if you really did run away to be with the circus.
An Enemy of the People - What if you tried to warn people of a deadly risk, and they got really mad.
Appropriate - Sorting through a dead relative's things always leads to drama.
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch - A preacher has a plan to win back his inheritance from the plantation owner.
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club - One needs a good place to relax and sing, when there are Nazis and political upheaval going on outside.
Gutenberg! The Musical! - Two guys try to pitch a musical about Gutenberg.
Merrily We Roll Along - Telling a story about friends breaking up backwards, so it seems happy.
The Who's Tommy - PTSD can sometimes result in excellent pinball skills.
*I know. It's two sentences. Oops. My bad.
