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# 5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Giant’’s Mark Rosenblatt
- URL: https://www.broadwaynews.com/5-minutes-with-a-tony-nominee-giants-mark-rosenblatt/
- Published: 2026-05-26T04:04:43.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-26T04:04:43.000Z
- Description: The playwright has garnered his first Tony Award nomination.
- Author: Ruthie Fierberg
- Tags: Podcast, Mark Rosenblatt, News, Giant, 2026 Tony Awards Spotlight, 5 minutes with a Tony nominee, Closer Look

“Giant” is not only Mark Rosenblatt’s first Tony Award nomination, it’s the first play he’s ever written. Rosenblatt came up in theater as a director. But the idea for a play examining children’s author Roald Dahl came to him, and director Nicholas Hytner encouraged Rosenblatt to write it.

Here, Rosenblatt explains why he looked to Dahl’s problematic history for inspiration, how he crafted the structure of the play and what he hopes shines through in his script.

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5 minutes with a Tony nominee: Mark Rosenblatt

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“Giant” is [nominated](https://www.broadwaynews.com/2026-tony-award-nominations-the-complete-list/) for four Tony Awards.

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(L-R) Aya Cash and John Lithgow in “Giant” on Broadway, 2026 (Credit: Joan Marcus)

The 2026 Tony Awards will take place on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall. [P!NK will host](https://www.broadwaynews.com/p-nk-will-host-the-79th-annual-tony-awards/) the ceremony, which will be broadcast live on CBS and livestreamed on Paramount+ Premium (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT). CBS and Pluto TV will present the Tony Awards: Act One, with additional details to follow.

See the full list of nominations [here](https://www.broadwaynews.com/2026-tony-award-nominations-the-complete-list/).