This week we look at shows nominated for 2025 Tony Awards.

NEW YORK -- Ripley’s Believe It or Not probably checked “Operation Mincemeat” off its list at some point.

But it certainly wouldn’t have been as preposterous as the musical assembled by three of its actors and Felix Hagan. Based on a true case in World War II history, “OM” shows how the British duped the Nazis into believing there was going to be an invasion in one place so they could move troops to another. The key was dressing a corpse as a Royal Marines officer and stuffing false information in the uniform.

The ruse worked (spoiler alert) but that isn’t the most amazing part of the story. Among those on the team: Ian Fleming, noted for his James Bond novels.

Dozens of “really?” moments pepper the musical until you realize it

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