Looking back at the New York Times' 1998 Tony voter survey: "An informal canvassing of more than two dozen theater professionals -- an eclectic assortment of producers, theater owners, performers and press agents -- revealed a widespread belief that there are at least two all-but-sure winners: ''Cabaret'' for best musical revival, and the show's star, Natasha Richardson, for best actress in a musical." https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/05/movies/season-s-last-hurrah-live-from-radio-city.html
Even though Marin likely could've won if Richardson wasn't there.
Play Esq. said: "I love this musical, but Rolando (who I adored in his prime) hasn’t been able to get through a performance in years, much less a full run, hence why he became a director.
Would love a Sher LC revival, I just can’t imagine a world where any producer or production company would bank on RV."
It's possible that Rolando wouldn't go on to star in a full fledged revival. Looking back at the cast list of LCT's 2019
So I predicted Wicked: For Good to receive 4 Oscar nominations for Best Costume Design, Best Makeup & Hairstyling, Best Production Design, and Best Visual Effects. Given how the music branch has lately proven to be pretty snobby when it comes to adding new material to a pre-existing song score, I knew 'The Girl in the Bubble' would miss Best Original Song.
To my great surprise, the film completely blanked! Remember when I said that the first film wasn't gonna b
LooseTapScrews said: "MagicalMusical said: "So while yes, it’s true I have not seen a lot of the movies that could have Oscar worthy performances this year, I truly cannot see a world where Ariana’s performance doesnot garner an Oscar nomination. I also think she will win, but admittedly that is, as I said, without knowing much of the competition."
Having seen all of the films that are competitive in Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars, I s
Rentaholic2 said: "I don’t get some of the tepid reactions to Nichelle Lewis. Yes, she has a different style voice than Audra, but I didn’t think she was overpowered by Henry, and she performed the hell out of the role. Given how weak this year has been, I could honestly see at least 5 acting nominations."
I can see Lewis following a similar trajectory to Joy Woods (who coincidentally was originally cast as Sarah in the Encores! run) in Gyps
As a fan of this revival and longtime fan of the original cast album, I couldn't be happier with this one. Sure, I would've appreciated it if it included more material (especially 'Atlantic City'), but it's hard to argue with how well produced everything else is.
Kad said: "Interesting that in a season in which a lot of focus is on the lack of new musicals, Broadway as whole seems to be doing very well."
The latter is arguably why this season doesn't have a ton of new musicals coming in. Lack of available venues due to how well a majority of productions are currently doing commerically.
