Day two of Liberation's Pulitzer-plus-Tony double sets Roundabout Theatre Company at three Pulitzer Prizes for Drama in four years — Sanaz Toossi's English in 2023, Eboni Booth's Primary Trust in 2024, and Bess Wohl's Liberation in 2026 — for a play that closed at the James Earl Jones Theatre on February 1. [1] The five Tony nominations announced Tuesday include Best Play, Best Direction (Whitney White), Best Actress (Susannah Flood), Best Featured Actress (Betsy Aidem), and Best Costume Design (Qween Jean), with the Tonys airing June 7 at Radio City. [2]

The paper's May 7 lead on Broadway's prize cycle detaching from the run named the frame, and today the slate's IP-derivatives bookend reads at the same time: The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! tied at 12 Tony nominations each, the highest counts of the season, neither an original musical. [3]

The Pulitzer-Tony conversion rate sits at 42.86 percent over 78 years — English and Primary Trust both took the Pulitzer and missed Best Play, so whether Liberation breaks the Roundabout-specific pattern on June 7 or whether the three Pulitzers are the artifact of one curatorial moment is now the visible question. [1]

-- MAYA CALLOWAY, New York