Contact, swing!, wild party and James Joyce’s the dead were the four nominees.
I think one thing against wild party was Lippa’s version had opened earlier in the season off-broadway so laChiusa version wasn’t that novel on broadway plus it lags a bit in the second act due to the party being over. But People Like Us was the best song of the season in my opinion. I’d love to see a tony award for best song like the oscars that separate movie score and song. I don’t think it would necessarily be the same winner for the same show each season—especially if the one or two new songs added to a juke box would qualify for song category and not score (not meeting 50% requirement).
