Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
fgreene1938
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#1Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Posted: 6/9/09 at 6:38pmNo one has asked this, so I suppose it's time. I have my own opinion but I want to hear what other people think.
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#3re: Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Posted: 6/9/09 at 6:40pm
So according to your theory, we should ask if every actor who has won an award deserved it.
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Updated On: 6/9/09 at 06:40 PM
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#4re: Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Posted: 6/9/09 at 6:41pmEither way -they did win the tony. so obviously SOMEONE thought they deserved it.
sgv123
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#6re: Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Posted: 6/9/09 at 6:41pmNO.
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dramamama611
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#8re: Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Posted: 6/9/09 at 6:53pm
Well, we DID talk about it ad nauseum BEFORE it was official.
But my vote: Nope.
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#9re: Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Posted: 6/9/09 at 6:53pmThey won, it's over, move on. (Although my answer would be no.)
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millie_dillmount
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#10re: Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Posted: 6/9/09 at 6:55pmAlready discussed to death.
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Updated On: 6/9/09 at 06:55 PM
sgv123
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#11re: Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Posted: 6/9/09 at 7:05pmI honestly think that all of the nominees in the category were deserving of the award...some more than others though.
fbueller
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#13re: Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Posted: 6/9/09 at 7:31pmYes.
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#14re: Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Posted: 6/9/09 at 7:35pmyes
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#15re: Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Posted: 6/9/09 at 7:40pmI think they should have given then a special award HOWEVER I must say that I though they were AMAZING on the TONY'S
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#16re: Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Posted: 6/9/09 at 8:09pm
Absolutely. You can disagree if you want but the fact is that the MAJORITY of Tony voters agreed that they were the best.
Get over it.
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#17re: Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Posted: 6/9/09 at 8:15pm
I think they should have won a special Tony. The voters rewarded the role of Billy rather than the actors. They definately deserved something, because they are fantastic and work their butts off, but I would have rather seen Creel win for his mesmerizing performance, or Spencer for holding his own against Ripley, or D'Arcy James for creating a full, rich character out of bad material. But as someone already said, the Billy's won so we should move on and start bitching about the 2010 Tonys.
Oh, and I almost forgot to mention...I'm the good cop, he's the bad cop.
Updated On: 6/9/09 at 08:15 PM
#18re: Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Posted: 6/9/09 at 8:40pmIt's done, get over it and move on.
#19re: Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Posted: 6/9/09 at 9:20pmNo, there were four other actors giving stellar performances eight times a week. Secondly, The voters only had to see one boy perform, so they couldn't possibly know that all three boys were worthy of an award. In conclusion, they should have made a special award for the three boys like they did for the cast of La Boheme.
#20re: Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Posted: 6/9/09 at 9:26pmCoulda, shoulda, woulda. Move the **** on.
#21re: Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Posted: 6/9/09 at 9:31pm
We knew they were going to win the second they amended the rules and were nominated.
When they won it felt like some contrived Susan Boyle-esque moment which made my stomach turn.
"Angry Dance" does absolutely nothing for me. For a show so heavily based on dance, the choreography is pretty terrible.
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#22re: Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Posted: 6/9/09 at 9:36pmNot to change the topic, but will each of them get the money, or will they split it?
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#23re: Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Posted: 6/9/09 at 9:41pmThey absolutely deserved this award. They work there butts off every night that they are on stage.
#24re: Should the 3 Billys Have Won the Tony Award?
Posted: 6/9/09 at 9:52pm
This was a tough year for the leading men.
If the Billy's had not have won, I could see the Tony having gone to Creel, d'Arcy James or Spencer.
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