“As the Tony Award races start to come into focus, it looks as if the biggest star on Broadway this spring may find himself shut out of the nominees’ circle. Critics and theater insiders have greeted Denzel Washington’s turn as ‘Brutus’ in the wrong-headed revival of Julius Caesar at the Belasco with, at best, indifference and, at worst, disappointment… [Still,] the competition for the five slots for Best Actor in a Play is fierce — and there is no shortage of big names to spice up the category.”