Even if some of the nominees and winners seem obvious from our own impressions, popularity and reviews, there is ALWAYS a few nominees and winners that make us go...WTF?!
Any guesses about unlikely happenings at this year Tonys?
TO CLARIFY MY POST: Some people get nominations and/or wins for politics, etc. not necessarily for artistic merit. Think LBB taking the nomination over Chenoweth, for example.
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I though Mermaid was not deemed eligible for Best Score?
"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
Bucchino and Fierstein walking off with Book and Score. I STILL think that the chance of a rock/pop show winning two years in a row are slim. Plus, they (the voters) like to award up and coming writers. I have doubts about Stew or the guy that wrote In the Heights coming up with something else. Even after the terrible reviews he has gotten (he deserved better, let me tell you) I think Bucchino is the most likely out of all the possible nominees (Stew, Miranda, Bucchino and Menken I am presuming) to be a contributor to future musical theatre efforts. That's my only "big surprise of the night" idea. I think what everyone has been predicting so far will happen.
Well, it's interesting that 3 of the Tony Award producers are the Shubert Org., Liz McCann and Joey Parnes. I DO think $$$ and politics, as usual, will play a large part. I would love to be a fly on the wall during the bribe season!?
In the Heights being nominated or winning for best book would surprise me.
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Kerry Butler winning for xanadu. I love her and shes fantastic from what I hear but since its lupone's tony, butler of all 5 people to win it would be a huge surprise!
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I think it would be a "surpise" if A Catered Affair isn't nominated for best musical. I also think it's plausible. If "Glory Days" is good, I see it edging A Catered Affair.
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blaxx, I'm with you on the best new musical nominations. After looking at the reviews for A Catered Affair, I think YF has a great chance at a nomination.
Young Frankenstein being nominated for Best Musical Leslie Kritzer being nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Musical The Little Mermaid being nominated for Best Original Score Paul Szot winning Best Actor in a Musical Sunday in the Park with George winning Best Revival of a Musical Robin DeJesus winning Best Featured Actor in a Musical