Scott Rudin was nominated for two Tony Awards Tuesday , in a big showing for his return to the industry after being exiled roughly five years ago.

Rudin received nominations as the lead producer on the revival of Death of A Salesman, which received nine nominations total, including for leads Laurie Metcalf, Nathan Lane and Christopher Abbott, as well as direction by Joe Mantello. The well-reviewed play is currently running at the Winter Garden Theatre and has been selling well. He also received a nomination for Little Bear Ridge Road , which ran this fall, also starring Metcalf, and was critically acclaimed, but struggled to sell tickets.

He returns to the industry after a 2021 Hollywood Reporter exposé detailed multiple claims from Rudin’s former employees of bullying and behavior that included verbal abuse as well as throwing objects at staff.…