“Widely said to be on the short list are “Ruined,” Lynn Nottage’s riveting look at a brothel owner navigating the treacherous politics of the Congo; “Becky Shaw,” Gina Gionfriddo’s sharp satire of love and money among the 30-something set (which recently ended its run at Second Stage); and “In the Heights,” Lin-Manuel Miranda’s dopey, infantile, hopelessly sentimental, excruciatingly peppy, pleased-as-punch-with-itself celebration of life in the barrio, where everybody sings and dances and rhymes.”