2007 Leading Actress In A Play Tony Nominee Contenders

[Heybeenfood]

Posted: 11/19/06 at 7:13pm

Marian Seldes
Julie White
Angela Lansbury
Vanessa Redgrave
?
What do you think? And who will fill the fifth slot?

[TomMonster]

Posted: 11/19/06 at 7:14pm

Julianne Moore

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 11/19/06 at 7:36pm

Swoosie Kurtz has always been a Tony favorite.

[Heybeenfood]

Posted: 11/19/06 at 7:41pm

I feel as though Swoosie Kurtz was a dissapointment in Heartbreak House. Julia Roberts was snubbed last year, and from what I have heard Julianne Moore is recieving a similar response to Julia Roberts.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 11/19/06 at 7:43pm

I feel as though Swoosie Kurtz was a dissapointment in Heartbreak House.

The critics felt otherwise. I don't know how the Tony voters will feel regarding this show though, especially seeing that it will have been long closed by nomination time.

Updated On: 11/19/06 at 07:43 PM

[nobodyhome]

Posted: 11/19/06 at 9:49pm

Eve Best if A Moon for the Misbegotten does get here in the spring.

[Heybeenfood]

Posted: 11/20/06 at 10:20pm

I feel like that was just revived.

[nobodyhome]

Posted: 11/20/06 at 11:38pm

That's because it just was. By Broadway standards.

In London it's not unheard for there to be two or occasionally even three productions of the same Shakespeare in the same season. I think that's good. I wish we would see the great plays, including the great American plays, more often. And it would give our actors more of a chance to stretch themselves regularly.

Occasionally, we do get major productions of the same play really close to each other. In the '80s we got Long Day's Journey two seasons in a row. In the '90s, really strangely, we got two big productions of Timon of Athens less than a year apart. I think that's healthy.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 11/21/06 at 1:26am

I would LOVE to see Julie White win this because she is brilliant, especially if she is the underdog (no pun intended) in the category against Lansbury, Seldes, and Redgrave. It is awful that she is in a category with such legends. Don't get me wrong, I am sure Lansbury, Seldes, and Redgrave will all be brilliant, if not better than White. But Julie White's performance in LDL is flawless.
-BJH

[Heybeenfood]

Posted: 11/21/06 at 6:53pm

I also would like to Julie White win because it is a show with much less wide appeal than say a show adapted from a Joan Didion book.

[AC126748]

Posted: 11/21/06 at 7:07pm

Whomever plays La Marquise in Les Liasions Dangereuses.

Julianne Moore is, in my mind, a serious contender. She's giving a terrific performance, especially for someone with minimal stage experience. Swoosie's role in Heartbreak House struck me as a featured role.

[Heybeenfood]

Posted: 11/21/06 at 9:24pm

Who would you like as La Marquise?

[nobodyhome]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 1:21am

I thought there had been talk of Natasha Richardson.

But is that scheduled to still be done this season?

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 1:23am

Ooh...Natasha Richardson and Vanessa Redgrave in the same season. Bring in Joely and we'll have a family outing.

[InfiniteTheaterFrenzy]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 1:26am

Julianne Moore is giving a performance leaps and bounds ahead of Julia Roberts' last season. Granted, it can't be an exact comparison, but in the sense that they're both incredibly hyped film actresses appearing on Broadway... Moore is great at her role, in my opinion. Roberts was iffy/ passable.

[AC126748]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 6:35am

Natasha Richardson would be my first choice to play La Marquise. She also has a long-standing relationship with Roundabout, so it's plausible that she would do it. Kate Burton could also be a solid choice.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 1:01pm

Roundabout is trying to go Hollywood for LIAISONS.

It doesn't matter, the show is completely sold out. It hasn't even gone on sale yet to the general public, and it's completely sold out at this point.

I hope they get someone good.

[AC126748]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 2:41pm

Roundabout is trying to go Hollywood for LIAISONS.

Do they have anyone in mind at this point?

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 2:52pm

Munk - that true? Wow. I didn't realize that the subscriber base was that large.

Seems like Eve Best is gonna get a nod.

[Heybeenfood]

Posted: 12/1/06 at 11:06pm

Well now that Liasons is cancelled, the nominations will be
1. Marian Seldes for Deuce
2. Angela Lansbury for Deuce
3. Eve Best for A Moon for the Misbegotten
4. Vanessa Redgrave for A Year of Magical Thinking
5. Julie White for The Little Dog Laughed

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 12/1/06 at 11:09pm

Again, 1 of the shows mentioned has opened in New York. Deuce could be god-awful, who knows? The only definite ones are Eve Best (who won raves) and Julie White (who also won raves).

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 12/1/06 at 11:32pm

I loved Julie White, but I don't know about a Tony.

[DirtyRottenGirl]

Posted: 12/2/06 at 10:24am

I really want Julie White to win because she could have been on Desperate Housewives and she chose to do TLDL instead. That is true love.

[TheaterJunkie]

Posted: 12/2/06 at 10:40am

I hope Angela Lansbury wins a tony for a play. I hope deuce is good, Lansbury probably wouldn't have taken the role if she thought it wasn't impressive. I really love Vannessa Redgrave and Natasha Richardson,too.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 12/2/06 at 11:26am

Natasha won't be around this season, unfortunately....