The screenwriters’ strike threatened next month’s broadcast, a key marketing moment for the fragile theater industry. That’s when leading dramatists sprang into action.
The musicals “New York, New York,” “Shucked” and “& Juliet” each got nine and “Kimberly Akimbo” picked up eight. Several major stars earned nominations.
Joan Didion’s “Slouching Towards Bethlehem” and Robert Mickey’s “Paths Out of Dixie” help our columnist understand American democracy’s new crisis of authoritarianism.