John Rose

“Schmigadoon!” and “The Lost Boys,” two Broadway musicals that opened just a few weeks ago, picked up more nods than any other shows as this year’s Tony nominations were announced on Tuesday morning.

“Schmigadoon!” is adapted from the Apple TV series, and “The Lost Boys” is based on the 1987 teen vampire film; they will face “Titaníque,” a Celine Dion-inflected spoof of the “Titanic” movie, and “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York),” an original romantic comedy, in the financially important race for best new musical. At a time when the economics of new musicals have become increasingly challenging, all four shows could use the boost that nominations, and particularly a win, could bring.

For Cinco Paul, a creator of “Schmigadoon!” onscreen and onstage, the nominations came at an auspicious time: his 62nd birthday. (He was named for Cinco de Mayo.) He planned to mark the occasion by returning to the show to celebrate with the cast and crew.

“It may end up being the best birthday ever,” he said. “Twenty-five years ago, in close proximity, I watched ‘Brigadoon’ and ‘An American Werewolf in London’ and thought, ‘What if two modern people ended up stuck in a musical?’ I set it aside for decades, and for it now to be on Broadway and recognized like this is beyond my wildest dreams, truly.”