Musical - Memphis Play - Red Revival Musical - La Cage Revival Play - Fences Actor Musical - Hodge Actress Musical - Glover Actor Play - Molina Actress Play - Davis
But I recall in 1994 many people thought BEAUTY AND THE BEAST had a lock on Best Musical, only to have PASSION best it. Or in 1998 everyone said RAGTIME would win Best musical. It didn't - LION KING did. And in 2004 so many critics complained that AVENUE Q deserved to win but that WICKED would win - and we know what happened there.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks." Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
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I knew when I saw it (as much as I thought it was the most deserving of the season) that Caroline, or Change wouldn't win Best Musical. But I'm still a bit chagrined that Pinkins' stunning work wasn't honored.