Profile for Jeff Tupolski

I get that these shows run long, but Stereophonic not being allowed to perform is ridiculous. It’s the most Tony nominated play of all time, and in terms of acclaim, it leaves every nominated musical this year but Merrily We Roll Along in the dust. The Tonys being unwilling to spotlight a number from a show that’s considered a genuine contender to win Best Original Score is just dumb.

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "Jeff Tupolski said: "Rentaholic2 said: "What has Hailey Kilgore been up to?"

Think I said before during the initials rumors, butshe’s my current top choice for Louise. Then round out the main trio with Brian d’Arcy James."

I actually would love to see Danny Burstein play Herbie."

You’re making me waiver on my choice. I love me some Burstein.

Rentaholic2 said: "What has Hailey Kilgore been up to?"

Think I said before during the initials rumors, but she’s my current top choice for Louise. Then round out the main trio with Brian d’Arcy James.

We’re eating good

My bad. Sorry for the confusion on my part, and thanks for making things clear.

 

There’s nothing to get pissy over but there was something to correct. If that read as getting pissy, sorry, it wasn’t my intention.

With how often award show discussions devolve into tearing down your favorites’ competition, I’ll give Green credit for pushing back on that a bit. The takeaway from that article shouldn’t be that he thinks most of the winners will be undeserving when he stressed that he felt otherwise.

Green didn’t say any of his predicted winners are undeserving. He explicitly said his personal favorites are not necessarily more deserving and that there’s often little if any gap in quality between his predictions and preferences.

TinyTuchman said: "Jesse Green is laughable. Anyone who has seen Stereophnic knows that Eli Gelb is deserving of Best Featured Actor. He’s the heart and soul of that show. They very well may cancel each other out, but Eli gives the most layered performance on that stage."

Gelb would be my choice, but I don’t think it’s egregious to have another Stereophonic actor as his favorite. Like he said, they’re all deserving.

I’m not the biggest Ragtime fan, but that’s a really exciting trio of leads. Add in Lead DeBessonet directing, and I’ll be there.

Anyway, I’d just like to throw Will Swenson as Lockstock out there.

I’d be happy with a Guettel win, but if I was voting for a musical I’d go with Here Lies Love. Still, Stereophonic is my choice and think that’s gonna take it.

Maybe it’s just cause I find Suffs’ score to be far less interesting than these three, but I really don’t think it wins here.

Had to skip right to the final version of Bright. Teared up over it again. Now listening in order and falling in love with this show all over again.

It was my favorite of the season’s songs, but beyond that I think it’s a smart submission. It’ll likely stick out to the average voter more than the other songs given how many times they repeated it. And unlike the Oscars and their love of awards bait ballads, this category is fairly kind to silly songs like Which of the Pickwick Did It.

chrishuyen said: "Jeff Tupolski said: "For anyone else who uses it, GoldDerby’s prediction center is now open for the Tonys.

Seems there’s a bit of a disconnect in a few of the early odds there compared to what people are saying here."

GoldDerby is fun (partially because it lets me save all my predictions in one place), but I do think people on there tend towards celebrities and probably vote down the line a bit more (though there's usually someone that gets very close)."

Yeah, they’re the best option for organizing your predix, but in terms of odds, they leave something to be desired with the Tonys. It’s a lot harder to keep up on Broadway than movies, television, etc. and in addition to pushing mainstream celebrities ahead, it feels like a lot of users often just pile on to whatever got the best odds early on. Which happens elsewhere, but the lack of visibility makes it more noticeable here.

I feel a bit lost in some of these categories, but here goes. Just doing the winners right now instead of numbering all the nominees while I still gather my thoughts.

Play: Stereophonic

Musical: Hell’s Kitchen

Play Revival: Appropriate

Musical Revival: Merrily We Roll Along

Actor in a Play: Jeremy Strong — An Enemy of the People