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Happy Sunday! Please take a bow if you are among the minority of Tightrope players who got this week's brainbuster correct! If not, here is an encore performance: Following actors such as George C. Scott and Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nathan Lane was nominated for a Tony Award in 2026 for portraying what role on Broadway? A. Jean Valjean B. Willy Loman C. Max Bialystock D. Hamlet It might be helpful to know that, counting the original production and its revivals, the play in question has been on Broadway seven times. For six of those productions, the lead actor was nominated for a Tony Award, with only Dustin Hoffman's 1984 performance missing out. Think you have the answer? Meet us further down in the email for the curtain call!


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Happy Sunday! Please take a bow if you are among the minority of Tightrope players who got this week's brainbuster correct! If not, here is an encore performance: Following actors such as George C. Scott and Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nathan Lane was nominated for a Tony Award in 2026 for portraying what role on Broadway? A. Jean Valjean B. Willy Loman C. Max Bialystock D. Hamlet It might be helpful to know that, counting the original production and its revivals, the play in question has been on Broadway seven times. For six of those productions, the lead actor was nominated for a Tony Award, with only Dustin Hoffman's 1984 performance missing out. Think you have the answer? Meet us further down in the email for the curtain call!
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July 05, 2026

Happy Sunday! Please take a bow if you are among the minority of Tightrope players who got this week's brainbuster correct! If not, here is an encore performance:

 

Following actors such as George C. Scott and Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nathan Lane was nominated for a Tony Award in 2026 for portraying what role on Broadway?

A. Jean Valjean

B. Willy Loman

C. Max Bialystock

D. Hamlet

 

It might be helpful to know that, counting the original production and its revivals, the play in question has been on Broadway seven times. For six of those productions, the lead actor was nominated for a Tony Award, with only Dustin Hoffman's 1984 performance missing out.

Think you have the answer? Meet us further down in the email for the curtain call!

Tightrope / DAILY TRIVIA GAME

Which author was a fighter pilot during World War II before writing about airborne fruit in James and the Giant Peach?

a
Roald Dahl
b
Dr. Seuss
c
Eric Carle
d
E.B. White
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4 letters
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