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Black Gay Slave Play Writer Jeremy O. Harris Makes Tony History

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Jagged Little Pill (15), Moulin Rouge! (14), Slave Play (12), Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (12), and The Inheritance (11).Slave Play — the controversial play about interracial relationships by Black gay playwright Jeremy O.

Harris — made history by becoming the most-nominated nonmusical play in Tony history. Harris was "in shock" when he heard the news, according to his Thursday tweet.

The Inheritance, Matthew Lopez's production about the post-AIDS crisis generation of gay men, was also well-represented in the nonmusical categories with 11 nods.This year's theatrical season was cut short by the pandemic, as Broadway went dark March 12.

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