2005 DRAMA DESK Nominations - Reactions??? — Page 7

And while I'm up on my soapbox, I'm happy to see that I'm not the only one laughing my ass off at the amazing Jan Maxwell in Chitty. Yeah, it's a corny show. But she milks a small role for everything and had me near tears with her hilarious bits. I'd never even heard of her before seeing the show. With such an amazing cast who'd have guessed she'd be such a standout. Marc was very cute / funny as the Baron. And Raul... well, it's not just his acting skills I admire.

Still, I'd give the Tony to Sara Ramirez, who deserves the hype for stealing the show out from all the men, or Joanna Gleason, who deserves infinite prizes for just being so Joanna Gleason like...

Maybe a silly question, but was RECKLESS not expected to get any nominations? I was assuming Mary-Louise Parker would have been nominated. Then again, I didn't have a chance to view this production on stage... but Brantley's review, which I just re-read, seemed positive enough.

Such interesting nominations. The Tony noms may be quite surprising.

Charlie
magicpiane@kc.rr.com

Updated On: 4/29/05 at 05:29 AM

Sarah Uriarte-Berry = Goddess.
Light In The Piazza ... so glad for it, and Dessa Rose.

Where's Erin Dilly? Cheyenne Jackson? Or Jenn Gambatese? Not that I particularly enjoyed "All Shook Up" but the two were wonderful. Also, for best orchestrations... it gave me chills.

Sara Ramirez was hardly memorable in Spamalot.



Applegate? Sweet Charity? Hell is freezing over.
At least Wayne Cliento was not nominated for choreography like in the OCC's.

My predictions:

Outstanding Play :
Doubt (John Patrick Shanley)

Outstanding Musical :
The Audience

Outstanding Revival of a Play :
Twelve Angry Men

Outstanding Revival of a Musical :
Sweet Charity

Outstanding Revue :
Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit
Newsical

Outstanding Actor in a Play :
Brían F. O’Byrne, Doubt

Outstanding Actress in a Play :
Cherry Jones, Doubt

Outstanding Actor in a Musical :
Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Outstanding Actress in a Musical :
Christina Applegate, Sweet Charity

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play :
Philip Bosco, Twelve Angry Men

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play :
Adriane Lenox, Doubt

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical :
Denis O’Hare, Sweet Charity

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical :
Maureen McGovern, Little Women

Outstanding Director of a Play :
Doug Hughes, Doubt

Outstanding Director of a Musical :
Jack Cummings III, The Audience

Outstanding Choreography :
Christopher Gattelli, Altar Boyz

Outstanding Music :
David Yazbek, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Outstanding Lyrics :
William Finn, The 25 th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Outstanding Book of a Musical :
Rachel Sheinkin, The 25 th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Outstanding Orchestrations :
Ted Sperling, Adam Guettel, Bruce Coughlin, The Light in the Piazza

Outstanding Set Design of a Play :
Robert Brill, A Streetcar Named Desire

Outstanding Set Design of a Musical :
Anthony Ward, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Outstanding Costume Design :
Anthony Ward, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Outstanding Lighting Design :
Mark Henderson, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Outstanding Sound Design :
Paul Arditti, The Pillowman

Outstanding Solo Performance :
Billy Crystal, 700 Sundays

Unique Theatrical Experience :
Slava’s Snowshow

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With like No Rules, these noms are all over the place
Maybe Sara's noms got mixed in both categories?
but it leaves the Fab Jan Maxwell with award in hand.
sigh...