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Waiting in the wings are two other deserving shows: The latest iteration of “Death of a Salesman,” this time with a Black Loman family adding new shadings to the Arthur Miller drama, and “Ohio State Murders,” the influential Adrienne Kennedy play with Tony fave Audra McDonald in the lead. The production brings a little-seen Lorraine Hansberry play to Broadway, with Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan lending star power. The last show to open before the eligibility cutoff, “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window,” comes in hot, riding the buzz the production cultivated in its run earlier this spring at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Also likely to claim a spot is “Topdog/Underdog,” the critically lauded production with Corey Hawkins and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II duking it out in Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer winner.

Jackson, John David Washington and Danielle Brooks headlining a beloved August Wilson play, and “A Doll’s House,” with Jessica Chastain commanding the stage in a stripped-down take on the Ibsen classic ( also in the Emmy conversatio n). Two starry strong-sellers seem assured to get the nod: “The Piano Lesson,” with Samuel L. Weekly Commentary: In terms of sheer numbers, the lineup of play revivals this season was relatively sparse – but every single one of them could legitimately claim a place in what is likely to be a category of four unless a tie expands the list. Photo credit: Emilio Madrid Emilio Madrid Jessica Chastain and Okieriete Onaodowan in A Doll’s House on Broadway.

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