1996 Tony Awards
1996 Tony Awards
theatreboi11
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/05
#01996 Tony Awards
Posted: 6/7/05 at 3:52pmI was wondering if anyone knew the story with the Julie nomination. I am assuming it is Julie Andrews' nom for Victor/Victoria, but Nathan Lane opened the show stating the controversey behind that years Tony's. He talked about the Julie nomination and the tabloids behind it. Can anyone explain this story? Thanks so much!
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#1re: 1996 Tony Awards
Posted: 6/7/05 at 3:55pmTo the best of my knowledge, Julie was the only person nominated at all from Victor/Victoria, and that pissed her off, therefore she refused the nomination. Or something like that...help me out here folks!
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#2re: 1996 Tony Awards
Posted: 6/7/05 at 3:57pm
She refused to nomination but was still on the ballot.
#3re: 1996 Tony Awards
Posted: 6/7/05 at 3:58pmright, thats what i meant...she boycotted didn't she?
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#4re: 1996 Tony Awards
Posted: 6/7/05 at 3:59pmGood for Julie! I always knew she was a class act
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WOSQ
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/03
#5re: 1996 Tony Awards
Posted: 6/7/05 at 3:59pm
Julie was nominated for Vic/Vic but the show recieved no other nominations. She felt Tony Roberts at least deserved one to say nothing of her husband.
She declined her nomination and asked that her name be removed from the Tony ballot. Her name stayed on and Julie stayed home.
Rarely have you heard a hush in a theatre as it was when that envelope was being opened. When Donna Murphy won there was a bit of relief, and Julie later gallantly said something to the effect that the result was as it should be.
To show there were no hard feelings Julie did appear at the next year's Tonys. It was the instance and not the awards themselves.
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nmartin
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/3/05
#6re: 1996 Tony Awards
Posted: 6/7/05 at 4:00pmBroadway Nick is correct. She made the announcement from the stage of the Marquis during curtain call that she did not want the nomination because of the "eggregiously (sp?) overlooked. It was taped and shown on news programs. Her nomination stood and she lost to Donna Murphy in the King and I.
theatreboi11
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/05
#7re: 1996 Tony Awards
Posted: 6/7/05 at 4:00pmThanks! I must say after watching the 96 Tony awards I was extremely suprised on the nominations for best musical. Rent was the best by far. The others being Bring in da noise.., Chronicles of a death foretold, and Swinging on a star. All three of them seemed like theatircal events and reviews. I felt Rent was the only choice that year, however definatly deserved it and would have won even if they were up against tougher competition!
(Martha Graham from a letter to Agnes de Mille) "There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening That is translated through you into action, And because there is only one of you in all time, This expression is unique. If you block it, It will never exist through any other medium And be lost. The world will never have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, Nor how valuable it is, Nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours, clearly and directly, To keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware Directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction, A blessed unrest that keeps us marching And makes us more alive than others."
#8re: 1996 Tony Awards
Posted: 6/7/05 at 4:02pm
Victor/Victoria was supposed to get all sorts of nominations (at least in Julie's mind) but the critics only liked her...I felt the same.
When nominations came around, they got only one, for her performance (hee hee) and she went out onstage and made a speech after the show that the rest of her team were "egregiously overlooked" and she refused the nomination...but alas, she was already on the ballot! She'd have won, but the sourpuss act cost her and Donna Murphy rightly took the Tony that year.
BTW, I am a HUGE JA fan and think v/v the movie is the best, just think this was silly of her...the show stunk!
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MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#9re: 1996 Tony Awards
Posted: 6/7/05 at 4:02pmBroadwayNick got it right. She was Victor/Victoria's only nomination which she found outrageous. Since everyone else affiliated with the show (including her husband director Blake Edwards) was snubbed, she publicly declined her nomination, which basically handed Donna Murphy the Tony that year.
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MargoChanning
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#10re: 1996 Tony Awards
Posted: 6/7/05 at 4:07pmNot everyone felt that Rent was the only choice that year. If I had had a ballot, I'd have given my vote to "Bring in Da Noise" (which won Best Direction, Choreography, Lighting and Featured Actress). I thought it was a more original, better put-together and more thought-provoking show.
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#11re: 1996 Tony Awards
Posted: 6/7/05 at 4:12pm
Here here, Margo...
Lots to love about Rent, but the direction was terrible...
Noise/Funk was brilliant all around...
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#12re: 1996 Tony Awards
Posted: 6/7/05 at 4:16pm
Speaking of the 1996 Tonys....does anyone have them available and can make me a copy? I've been trying to find a copy.
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theatreboi11
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/05
#13re: 1996 Tony Awards
Posted: 6/7/05 at 4:19pmI have it....If someone tells me how to transfer vhs to dvd I can make a copy.
(Martha Graham from a letter to Agnes de Mille) "There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening That is translated through you into action, And because there is only one of you in all time, This expression is unique. If you block it, It will never exist through any other medium And be lost. The world will never have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, Nor how valuable it is, Nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours, clearly and directly, To keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware Directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction, A blessed unrest that keeps us marching And makes us more alive than others."
theatreboi11
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/05
#15re: 1996 Tony Awards
Posted: 6/7/05 at 4:21pmIt could just be me, but the Rent exceprt sounded as if it were in a different key.
(Martha Graham from a letter to Agnes de Mille) "There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening That is translated through you into action, And because there is only one of you in all time, This expression is unique. If you block it, It will never exist through any other medium And be lost. The world will never have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, Nor how valuable it is, Nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours, clearly and directly, To keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware Directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction, A blessed unrest that keeps us marching And makes us more alive than others."
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