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yankeefan7 said: "" They weren’t nominated for anything at all, but they receivedThe Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre award a day prior to the ceremony to acknowledge their talent. "Understood and I thought the main reason they were not nominated was because the Tony Award committee did not want the same thing as "Billy Elliot" and have multiple children nominated for the same role."I believe they weren’t eligible for the best actress role. I’m not sure why but I think it’s because since...

Phantom of London said: "Regardless if you are a Billy, Matilda or Annie the role is too big for one actor and should be shared, for no other reason in that a child needs more rest, free time to play with their friendsand get a reasonableeduction.I cannot see the problem having a child role being played by several actors?At the time of Matilda I recall the republican Michael Riedel complainingthe role being shared.It is wrong to have a child perform 8 times a week."100% agree, as fun as Broad...

yankeefan7 said: "" but I always felt that if the Tony committee was going to give a special Tony to a child in 2012, it should have been for Rabbe. "Somebody can correct me if I am wrong but the four Matildas did not just get award because they were children. I think the Tony committee wanted to avoid another "Billy Elliot" and have best actress award go to the four of them. They gave them a special award and I think they were left out of the best actress category."They weren’t nominated for...

mikey2573 said: "It always bugged me that the four Matildas got a special Tony Award the same year that Johnny Rabbe kicked butt as Ralphie in "A Christmas Story" . He belted the songs out of the park, created and played a very endearing, lovable character, and had absolutely impeccable comic timing. And he did it 6 times a week, as opposed to the Matildas who only did two. Rabbe had an alternate who played the role at matinees, but I always felt that if the Tony committee was going to give a...

dramamama611 said: "AJ - welcome to the boards, but this thread is over 7 years old."Thank you! And yeah, I know. I just wanted to put my opinion out there. Sorry for any inconvenience!

Mister Matt said: "It's recognised that Matilda is the most demanding child role ever writtenRecognized by whom?" Well, though it is not as demanding as Billy Elliot, Matilda has a lot of lines and as a whole Matilda commands the stage for around 1 hour and 35 minutes. Imagine doing that for two matinees every Saturday and Sunday, while also being nine???