“Hell’s Kitchen,” the Alicia Keys musical, top, and “Stereophonic,” a behind-the-music play. Sara Krulwich/The New York Times

Nominees for Broadway’s top prize

The nominees for the Tony Awards, which honor the top Broadway shows, were announced yesterday. “Hell’s Kitchen,” a semi-autobiographical Alicia Keys musical, and “Stereophonic,” about a group of musicians struggling to record an album, each got 13 nominations and tied for the most nods.

“For theatergoers, this is an exciting time, with so many options,” our theater reporter Michael Paulson said. “There are 35 shows now running, and they’re really varied in terms of style and content. For producers and investors, it’s a bit scarier, because Broadway has just become riskier than ever. So now everyone is watching to see how the new shows fare, and what kind of difference the nominations make.”