Poll: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....- Page 3
Poll: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
ThankstoPhantom
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/05
#50re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/19/09 at 3:50pm
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
----
Thoughts on each year:
2000-Why Contact was nominated over Aida is a mystery. Aida should have been nominated, and then been deamed winner.
2001-The Producers really was the best musical that season.
2002-Throughly Modern Millie was not what it could have been. Urinetown is priceless, creative entertainment.
2003-Hairspray is excellent. There really wasn't much competition.
2004-Caroline, or Change was the most innovative, although Avenue Q deserved the award...we just can't have ties...
2005-All four nominees were strong contendors, but Piazza made old school relevant in a beautiful and emotional way.
2006-The Color Purple...I actually don't have anything to say about this season...
2007-Spring Awakening was a pretensious, self important evening at the theatre... but it DID bring something thrilling to Broadway.
2008-Worst year for musicals of the decade...
2009-Billy Elliot and Next to Normal are both exquisite...I just so happened to side with the former.
How to properly use its/it's:
Its is the possessive. It's is the contraction for it is...
Updated On: 7/19/09 at 03:50 PM
#51re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/19/09 at 3:57pm
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked (Shoot me, whatever)
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
#52re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/19/09 at 4:04pm
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
Updated On: 7/19/09 at 04:04 PM
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#53re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/19/09 at 4:11pm
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
I had a lot of difficulty deciding between BILLY and NORMAL. A lot. Both are masterpieces. And trouble with choosing between SPELLING BEE and SOUNDRELS. And my 2008 choice is really A CATERED AFFAIR but it wasn't nominated.
#54re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/20/09 at 4:25pm
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
-Benjamin
--http://www.benjaminadgate.com/
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americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#55re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/20/09 at 4:33pm
2000
Contact
2001
The Producers
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
2003
Hairspray
2004
Caroline, or Change
2005
The Light in the Piazza
2006
The Drowsy Chaperone
2007
Grey Gardens
2008
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
AngusN
Broadway Star Joined: 3/23/05
#56re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/20/09 at 4:50pm
2000
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
2003
Hairspray
2004
Caroline, or Change
2005
The Light in the Piazza
2006
The Color Purple
2007
Grey Gardens
2008
Passing Strange
2009
Next to Normal
I STILL CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA DID NOT WIN. I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER UNDERSTAND THAT DECISION.
fgreene1938
Leading Actor Joined: 10/25/06
#57re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/20/09 at 4:51pm
2000 - Contact
2001 - The Full Monty
2002 - Urinetown: the Musical
2003 - Hairspray
2004 - Caroline, or Change
2005 - The Light in the Piazza
2006 - The Color Purple
2007 - Grey Gardens
2008 - In the Heights (but A Catered Affair was better)
2009 - Billy Elliot
2000 - A weak year, with Contact heads above all else (forget about Aida).
2001 - The Producers juggernaut not withstanding, Full Monty was a more emotional, involving show.
2002 - Another weak year except for Urinetown, which was unique.
2003 - Weak year #3. In hindsight, maybe Movin' Out should have won. Maybe not.
2004 - A strong year, with three impressive contenders (Avenue Q, Caroline, Wicked). Caroline is the best musical in a generation, not just this decade.
2005 - The strongest year of the decade and every musical had a decent shot. Scoundrels just happened to be the most polished and entertaining of the lot, but Spelling Bee and Piazza were just as deserving.
2006 - Jersey's Tony was undeserved but Color Purple couldn't fight the juggernaut. Chaperone was a trifle, despite Beth Leavel's show-stealing performance.
2007 - Spring Awakening and Grey Gardens both had significant artistic merit, and significant flaws. Gardens was just too esoteric for the masses.
2008 - Little competition here. A Catered Affair deserved to win, but the nominators thought Cry-Baby and Xanadu (!) had more merit. In the Heights won over a weak field. Don'tcha just luv awards?
2009 - A musically weak year, but BE's choreography and the enchanting Billy triumvarite were hard to resist.
MikeyJ72
Swing Joined: 5/30/09
#58re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/20/09 at 4:54pm
2000
Contact
2001
The Producers
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
2003
Hairspray
2004
Avenue Q (hardest decision of the bunch, for me)
2005
The Light in the Piazza
2006
The Drowsy Chaperone
2007
Spring Awakening
2008
In The Heights
2009
Next to Normal
#59re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/20/09 at 5:27pm
This was fun! Thanks!
Format is the same as original poster's.
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
#60re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/20/09 at 5:30pm
Votes from Phyllis Rodgers Stone will also not be counted.
-Benjamin
--http://www.benjaminadgate.com/
Updated On: 7/21/09 at 05:30 PM
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#61re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/20/09 at 6:33pm
2000
The Wild Party
(Aida, which wasn't nominated, should have won)
2001
The Producers
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
2003
Hairspray
2004
Avenue Q
2005
The Light in the Piazza
2006
The Color Purple
2007
Spring Awakening
2008
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Iluvlizlemon
Understudy Joined: 7/19/09
#62re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/20/09 at 7:23pm
2000
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
2002
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
2004
Caroline, or Change
2005
The Light in the Piazza
2006
The Color Purple
2007
Grey Gardens
2008
In The Heights
2009
Next to Normal
#63re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/20/09 at 8:17pm
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
"You mean what was the best picture of the year or what did they pick as the best picture of the year?" - California Suite
hubee
Featured Actor Joined: 2/4/07
#64re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/20/09 at 10:41pm
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
No vote since I saw none of those in 2000.
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
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#65re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/20/09 at 11:53pm
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
Everywhere like such as.
#66re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/20/09 at 11:58pmAre you serious about Rock of Ages?
I'm a professional. Whenever something goes wrong on stage, I know how to handle it so no one ever remembers. I flash my %#$&.
"Jayne just sat there while Gina flailed around the stage like an idiot."
#67re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/21/09 at 12:32amWell... someone had to like it (though I don't get why)... I am just amazed anyone had the balls to actually say it should have won the Tony on this message board!
"It doesn't work when you lick it!"
#68re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/21/09 at 12:38am
Hahaha, I am not serious.
I loved N2N, but the ending was a little too easy "So anyway, I'm leaving..." Really? And honestly, I haven't seen Billy yet, nor Rock, but those gosh darn YouTube videos make their entire cast seem so fun! I will support them. Although, not financially by seeing their show.
:]
Everywhere like such as.
#69re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/21/09 at 12:39am
2000
The Wild Party
2001
The Full Monty
2002
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Amour
2004
Caroline, or Change
2005
The Light in the Piazza
2006
The Drowsy Chaperone
2007
Spring Awakening
2008
Passing Strange
2009
Next to Normal
My gut wanted to go with Grey Gardens but the troubled first act prevented me from choosing it over Spring Awakening's tighter overall product.
Iluvlizlemon
Understudy Joined: 7/19/09
#70re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/21/09 at 12:40am
I loved N2N, but the ending was a little too easy "So anyway, I'm leaving..." Really? And honestly, I haven't seen Billy yet, nor Rock, but those gosh darn YouTube videos make their entire cast seem so fun! I will support them. Although, not financially by seeing their show.
Thank god people like you don't actually vote for the tony awards
#71re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/21/09 at 12:42am
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party *
2001
The Producers *
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie *
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad *
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q *
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels *
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone *
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens *
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange *
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot *
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
#72re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/21/09 at 12:44amCatsNY: Amour lovers unite! I wonder how many people voting actually know that show...(it is so lush and beautiful).
#73re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/21/09 at 2:51am
2000
Don't really know anything about the four shows
2001
The Producers
2002
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
2004
Avenue Q
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
2006
The Color Purple
2007
Spring Awakening
2008
In The Heights
2009
Billy Elliot
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heo1128
Broadway Star Joined: 7/9/08
#74re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....
Posted: 7/21/09 at 3:54am
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party *
2001
The Producers *
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie *
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray *
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change *
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza *
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone *
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening *
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange *
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal *
Rock of Ages
Shrek
RE: NtN, it's a shame Best Musical has become such a political award. Next to Normal deserved that Tony.
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