In Peter and the Starcatcher, Rick Elice’s imaginative prequel to Peter Pan (which snagged nine nominations, more than any other play), Christian Borle all but takes over the show with his Snidely Whiplash bravura as Black Stache, the pirate who morphs into Captain Hook. Is this really the same fellow who plays the drippy gay songwriter on NBC’s Broadway soap opera Smash? His Tony-nominated performance helps answer at least one of the show’s big questions: Now we know who should play Marilyn.
TIME’s Not-the-Tony Awards 2012
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