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BENJAMONSTER NEWSLETTER: May 4, 2026

Welcome to my Monday newsletter! This week, I am making my Tony Award predictions, looking at the finale of Imperfect Women and the most recent episodes of Hacks and Margo's Got Money Troubles . Also, I am counting down my Top 5 Shows Starting with L and taking a look at the Emmy race for Lead Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series! WHAT'S NEW TONY NOMINATION PREDICTIONS I didn't have anything new to review this week (I sampled Widow's Bay and thought there were some interesting things but it wasn't for me) so I'll use this space to give my Tony Award nomination predictions. The nominations are announced tomorrow morning and it's a light year for musicals but a stacked year for plays. Here are my predictions for the major categories: Best Musical: The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon!, Titanique, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) Best Revival of a Musical: Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Ragtime, The Rocky Horror Show Best Play: The Balusters, The Fear of 13, Giant,...