The Tony Awards are announced on Monday, and as usual there is difficulty finding enough good material for some of the categories. This year it’s musicals. “You know the season is in trouble when the executive committee of the Tony Awards announced that ‘Riverdance’ is eligible to be considered a new Broadway musical. Combined with ‘Contact’ and ‘Swing!’ it’s possible to have three shows nominated for best new musical that have no script, no original songs and, in the case of the favorite, ‘Contact,’ no orchestra. (The show, once billed as a ‘dance play,’ uses a prerecorded score of old pop hits and classical music.)” – Hartford Courant