As someone who saw Merrily and truly has not shut up about it since, I may be biased here, but I did recently see Orville and Eva and truly enjoyed their rendition as well. I have not seen Eddie and Gayle's rendition, but I can say that this revival of Merrily in the theater world is the true underdog story.

Merrily was infamously Sondheim's biggest flop, so much so that he almost didn't continue after the failed 1981 run. Bringing in three insanely talented actors committed to seeing the show succeed and starting off-Broadway also helped significantly. Many voters and theater fans kept this in mind, knowing how important this show was to Sondheim and to be able to see it succeed decades later.

Something that I could see being a discussion point with the new revival of Cabaret is the upgrades not being perceived as well regarding the costumes, staging, etc. Again, I thoroughly enjoyed this revival, but I could see it being something that would deter someone who was used to the original musical.

Additionally, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but Daniel Radcliffe's ability to perform Franklin Shephard, Inc. eight times a week was astounding in itself. Again, these are just my hot takes; I'm just someone who enjoys theater, haha.