Does anyone here like cake? What's your favorite kind?
I LOVE brownies
And cheesecake!
The second batch of brownies looks better!
I'm partial to rice krispy treats, myself.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
I agree, it's totally not fair. I'm telling.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/15/05
To be honest, they all give different performances so I'm not in favor of the "If one of them wins, all three will have to be given awards since they're little kids" idea.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
There's a difference between the Phantom situation, the Evita situation and this situation.
Billy x 3 share the role. None of them are "alternates."
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/06
The 3 in London won the Olivier and the 4(less performances than NY boys) in Sydney won the Helpmann. What is the difference between those 2 awards and the Tony?
It's like deciding which cake is best:
They're all winners!
Featured Actor Joined: 11/20/08
The first cheese cake looks delicious but
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lol thats just me though.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/04
All this cake and brownies talk is making me hungrier!!
Broadway Star Joined: 12/29/03
Another factor, is that for the boys to be considered individually the Tony voters would have all had to see the show 3 times.
Why is it unfair? For the boys to win, they have to all be exceptional. Remember that the voters are voting on the Billy they saw, so if one of the three is not incredible then they lose 1/3 of votes they would otherwise receive - a really tough situation if this happens.
i think there should be a Tony award for best cake recipe.
Cake can be mean.
Leading Actor Joined: 9/30/07
Could you imagine how it would feel if you were a Billy who didn't get nominated while the other 2 did?
it depends. most people go for the chocolate or yellow cake. i think ice cream cake is the alternate. and now they have added a new one that doesn't deserve the award. chocolate mousse.
Sorry, this seemed appropriate after the Red Velvet
If it's about how the boys feel in not being nominated when another one is, it's interesting that they didn't take that into account when nominating the actor playing Michael.
I believe it's worse than simply unfair to nominate these three boys - it's ludicrous. They don't all give the same performance, so to judge them all equally against each of the other four nominees is absurd.
What I keep reading is that they have more stage time and it's a very difficult role. Well, Brian d'Arcy James has a very difficult role with a lot of stage time as well and he has to perform it through extra pounds and extra make-up. J. Robert Spencer is on for a good portion of Next to Normal and he has to portray the anguish of living with a loved one who's losing her mind.
Someone mentioned earlier in this thread that it's fair for the Tony Nominating Committee to have made this choice because the same happened in the UK and in Australia. Did they feel it necessary to nominate Kristin Scott Thomas for The Seagull? She actually won the Olivier for her role in that show.
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