im pulling for laura bell!
I think she'll win, regardless of the 2001 Tony that so many feel she didn't deserve.
She's brilliant in this and that's all there is to it.
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"What is it about me that people think I live in New York? I know it's probably because I talk really fast and have been known to break into showtunes with no provocation".-Christine Ebersole "Live at the Cinegrill"
Whatever, I really liked her in 42nd Street. She sounded great and she was hilarious.
~Steven
Christine won't be eligible for the Drama Desk Awards will she......being that she WON this last year......right?
Correct.
ETA - So, based on the majority's consensus, every other leading actress on Broadway is really competing for the next best thing to the Tony. And, if they haven't already, to add "Tony-nominated" to every future Playbill.com article about them.
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/07
I'm pulling for Laura Bell too!
There is no way Ebersole won't win this award so I don't think arguing about the nominees is even worth it.
If Ebersole has ANY competition, it's from Laura Bell Bundy and Audra McDonald. McDonald won't win because...well probably because the woman has enough damn Tonys already and this performance will (from what I hear) be great but not spectacular.
So that basically leaves Bundy and Ebersole. And Ebersole will win because her roles are simply much, MUCH more demanding physically, mentally, vocally, etc etc.
Chenoweth won't win because the show didn't last long enough; Michele won't win because there's simply not enough buzz around her performance or any single performance in the show for that matter (although I thought she was phenomenal in SA); Block won't win because the show will most definitely be a flop in the grandest sense; Brown won't win because like Michele, there's not enough buzz around her and like Michele, she is very young and has a bright future on stage and will turn in many more first-rate performances.
Ebersole's chances of winning are very, very, very strong. I'd place my bets on her right now.
And as for the CURTAINS girls, I think (if the producers are smart) they will enter both Ziemba and Monk (and any of the other great female performers) in the Featured category where they MIGHT have a stab at winning.
If Ebersole has any competition it is from Donna Murphy and Debra Monk.
Oh, I forgot about Murphy. But I still don't think Murphy has much of a chance of winning...
And I REALLY don't even think Monk will get nominated...I don't know...
Doesn't "LoveMusik" begin post-Tony deadline?
"Doesn't "LoveMusik" begin post-Tony deadline?"
No it makes the Tony deadline. I believe it opens in May but makes the Tony cut-off.
"And as for the CURTAINS girls, I think (if the producers are smart) they will enter both Ziemba and Monk (and any of the other great female performers) in the Featured category where they MIGHT have a stab at winning."
No, that's a bad idea. I'm sure they don't want them competing against each other. They could even cancel each other out for nominations by splitting votes.
Thanks Margo for your explaination! I am now less confused:)
I believe there is almost no chance that Debra Monk will be petitioned as featured. There is a reason her name is above the title. It'll be terribly unfair to Ziemba who actually has a shot at winning in the featured category (I know, Wilson is the favorite rightly so, but Ziemba's great in CURTAINS and could win).
And Donna Murphy will probably represent some competition to Ebersole. After all, she's playing a character from real life, she's working with a legendary director (who actually directed Lenya herself), and she is a fantastic wonderful actress.
I've been thinking the woman who wins the other awards leading up to the Tony's will basically be who comes in second place next to Ebersole because she is ineligible for all awards besides the Tony.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
Well Block's out.
And according to that article you posted about a possible FOLLIES revival, there seems to be some concern at GREY GARDENS about Ebersole and her recent spate of missed performances hurting her chances now, too.
I still think Blocks in. She's carrying the show, just as HJ did in BFO (which also got bad reviews). Go Steph!
Yes, but Hugh Jackman got RAVES across the boards.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04062007/entertainment/theater/grey_ed_nerves_theater_michael_riedel.htm?page=1
Reidel sums it up. If he's right, it's between Ebersole and Bundy.
Well, given that we have yet to even see McDonald's or Murphy's performances, it's fairly early to be saying it's between Ebersole and ____________.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
There's no concern for Ebersole...he's just stirring it up. Updated On: 4/6/07 at 09:22 AM
So was I.
"there seems to be some concern at GREY GARDENS about Ebersole and her recent spate of missed performances hurting her chances now, too."
What? She missed like two performances closer to the beginning of the year due to sickness. She has been out all week this week on vacation, but that's been publicized for ages. I don't really see how this is an issue.
EDIT: I'm an idiot. Went back and read, now I get the sarcasm.
Updated On: 4/6/07 at 10:35 AM
it was a joke...don't worry. christine will win the Tony this year.
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