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BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #25
Posted: 3/23/12 at 5:25pmFOLLIES had this award lock, stock and barrel...NO CONTEST.
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #26
Posted: 3/23/12 at 5:38pm
It really is actually quite a contest. Follies will be long closed which severely hurts its chances of winning. Additionally, you have very high profile revivals in Evita and Porgy and Bess that will still be open. If a good number of the voters didn't see Follies, it doesn't matter if it was better than the others. People vote for what they see, and after nominations come out people will be able to see Evita, Porgy and Bess, Godspell, and Jesus Christ Superstar (assuming it's still open) before voting. People won't be able to see Follies, even if it's nominated.
The only "LOCK" about this contest is that On a Clear Day will not be nominated. Anything else is anyone's guess.
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #27
Posted: 3/23/12 at 5:49pm
I disagree. I don't care how long FOLLIES has been closed. The voters will not soon forget what a miraculous production FOLLIES was. It raised the bar on all revivals opening in it's wake and none so far have even come close to touching it.
FOLLIES will be taking home the prize...trust.
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #28
Posted: 3/23/12 at 5:53pmWell, if you say so. (I agree with bjh2114).
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #29
Posted: 3/23/12 at 6:13pmEveryone I've talked to about Evita have not liked it. They've not liked Elena, or Ricky...... haven't seen it yet, but not too excited... I wouldn't doubt that Evita gets left out....
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #30
Posted: 3/23/12 at 6:15pm^ I have a hard time seeing Evita getting left out.
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BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #31
Posted: 3/23/12 at 6:17pmWhy would one (bjh2114) assume that "a good number of voters" didn't see "Follies"? My guess would be the exact opposite. "Follies" had the landscape to itself for WEEKS. I find it hard to believe that a very high percentage of voters did not make their way to the Marquis during the five months that an acclaimed "Follies" was running.
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #32
Posted: 3/23/12 at 6:25pm
Here is the problem with Follies wither the Sondheim lovers want to admit it or not while their were some good performances the production was nothing spectacular
Updated On: 3/23/12 at 06:25 PM
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #33
Posted: 3/23/12 at 6:29pmIt's difficult to take your opinion seriously when your English is terrible.
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #34
Posted: 3/23/12 at 6:36pmIts called I have been awake for 14 hours, my brain is shutting down.
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #35
Posted: 3/23/12 at 7:12pmTwo things you shouldn't be criticizing Follies when you seem to think Godspell is a great production and why do you always end your post with either no punctuation or "...".
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #36
Posted: 3/23/12 at 8:50pmOh I absolutely 100% believe Godspell will not walk away with the revival tony, but to say FOLLIES is a lock is ridiculous.
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #38
Posted: 3/23/12 at 8:53pm
While it's not a lock it seems it's between it and Porgy & Bess unless critics like Evita a lot more than on here. Also most people seem to agree this is a great production and the industry seems to love it.
Updated On: 3/23/12 at 08:53 PM
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #39
Posted: 3/23/12 at 9:12pm
But I still don't understand why anyone would prefer Follies to Porgy and Bess.
Because some of us knew Porgy & Bess before Diane Paulus disemboweled it.
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BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #40
Posted: 3/23/12 at 9:27pmFollies didn't get nearly as good of reviews as most people on this board seem to think. The critics were very mixed about the production. And the fact is, no musical has won revival after having closed since over 20 years ago.
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #41
Posted: 3/23/12 at 9:32pm
They may have been mixed, but they were heavily skewed towards the positive; Stagegrade has an A- average.
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BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #42
Posted: 3/23/12 at 9:44pm
Why would one (bjh2114) assume that "a good number of voters" didn't see "Follies"? My guess would be the exact opposite. "Follies" had the landscape to itself for WEEKS. I find it hard to believe that a very high percentage of voters did not make their way to the Marquis during the five months that an acclaimed "Follies" was running.
You're assuming that all of the voters have an easy way to make it here. Obviously the ones in NYC have the capability, and even those on the east coast. But you've also got a TON of out of town producers/voters who wait until closer to nominations to come out here and see a handful of things. It has nothing to do with what else is open at the time, but rather the specific time that the show you are talking about is open. In fact, because so few things were open when Follies was around, my guess is that a lot of out of towners opted to wait until they could come and see more things in the same trip, to get more bang for their buck essentially.
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #43
Posted: 3/23/12 at 9:58pm
. The critics were very mixed about the production
That is simply incorrect, as kdogg pointed out.
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #44
Posted: 3/23/12 at 10:35pm
FOLLIES, probably. Then they can give Bernadette Peters the Stephen Sondheim Award and Stephen Sondheim the Bernadette Peters Award and give someone else the Florence Lacey Award, just like they do at those DC-area theatre fund-raisers. They'll sing 'em all and stay all night.
Just a thought- will Sally have a different color dress in LA, like the changing bow ties in HOW TO SUCCEED?
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BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #45
Posted: 3/23/12 at 10:53pmStatistically speaking, Godspell has a greater chance of winning than Follies.
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BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #47
Posted: 3/23/12 at 11:07pm
The powers that be got every imaginable voter they could to see FOLLIES, and of course you are not supposed to vote unless you've seen all the revivals (ha ha).
FOLLIES is a LOCK!
The controversy of P&G cast a shadow over this production. Happily enough people are enjoying the genius of the Gershwins and, the Heywards, not so much Paulin.
FOLLIES was def not flawless but was stll an admired production.
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #48
Posted: 3/23/12 at 11:30pmThe problem with Porgy & Bess was it got good reviews and good grosses. It's controversy was gone and its grosses aren't good enough to be called a smash. Also, when Audra and Norm leave that production is over as we saw with this week's grosses.
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BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL #49
Posted: 3/24/12 at 12:28am
You're assuming that all of the voters have an easy way to make it here. Obviously the ones in NYC have the capability, and even those on the east coast. But you've also got a TON of out of town producers/voters who wait until closer to nominations to come out here and see a handful of things. It has nothing to do with what else is open at the time, but rather the specific time that the show you are talking about is open. In fact, because so few things were open when Follies was around, my guess is that a lot of out of towners opted to wait until they could come and see more things in the same trip, to get more bang for their buck essentially.
oh..bjh2114....how naive you are..
a TON of out-of town producers? really? perhaps more like decent amount. "Easy way to make it here"? Now you are really losing any sense of credibility. Have you heard of airplanes?
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