2007 Leading Actress in a Musical Tony Nominee Contenders — Page 13

Monk is definitely a lead in Curtains. They would have a real tough time submitting her for Featured.

She has as much if not MORE stage time (scenes and songs) than any performer in the show, including David Hyde Pierce.
And I would almost guarantee Monk will be nominated for Curtains. She's outstanding.

Historically, Rath is right, though... I know Audra was billed above the title in Ragtime, yet won the Featured Tony. But she's gone from Act II, except for one small scene.

This is not the case with Monk. Much of the show centers around her.

EDIT: The way it works is a little different than the Oscars. Rath is right in that she will be submitted to the nominating committee who will "suggest" that she be nominated as Featured (let's just say). But it's up to the committee, not the producers, as to what category she will be considered for. They can always reject the submission and say, "No, she's a lead."

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Updated On: 1/28/07 at 12:30 PM

I'm going to guess that they won't want Monk and Ziemba competing against each other.

Just like Mazzie and McDonald in Ragtime, Foster and Leavel in Drowsy Chaperone, Clark and O'Hara in Piazza... or even Beyonce and Jennifer in the Dreamgirls movie and Zellweger and Zeta-Jones in Chicago... not that any of that paid off the way they'd hoped with two award wins, but at least the producers tried to spread the wealth within the production and not have their own performers competing against each other.

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Updated On: 1/28/07 at 12:41 PM

Ah, thanks, b12b.

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my formal prediction of the 5 nominees (well 6 but the 2 denoted with a * are my toss up)

Kristin Chenoweth, THE APPLE TREE
Christine Ebersole, GREY GARDENS
Charlotte D'Amboise, A CHORUS LINE*
Laura Bell Bundy, LEGALLY BLONDE*
Debra Monk, CURTAINS
Audra McDonald, 110 IN THE SHADE

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I think if Monk is considered featured, Curtains will probably win that catergory. My nods for lead actess:

Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens
Audra McDonald, 110 In The Shade
Kristin Chenoweth, The Apple Tree
Laura Bell Bundy, Legally Blonde
Charlotte D' Amboise, A Chorus Line
OR
Ashley Brown, Mary Poppins

Possible spoilers are Lea Michele and Stephanie Block

For featured actress:

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Les Miserables
Debra Monk, Curtains
Karen Ziemba, Curtains
Rebecca Luker, Mary Poppins
Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens

For lead actor:

David Hyde Pierce, Curtains
Alexander Gemignani, Les Miserables
Gavin Lee, Mary Poppins
Raul Esparza, Company
Jonathan Groff, Spring Awakening

For Supporting Actor:

Aaron Lazar, Les Miserbles
(I can't think of any more. He'll win.)

I don't think Charlotte D'Amboise or Ashley Brown have a chance at a nod.You can't forget Donna Murphy to the leading actress category.

I want Monk to be featured so Laura or Lea could be nominated. If Monk was in featured she could possibly win.

Updated On: 1/28/07 at 04:08 PM

You're forgetting a very important qualification here, Margo - Fred Ebb is dead.

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I agree to a point - it will just depend on how CURTAINS does in the other categories.

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True. All the ACL actors are Featured.

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I'm not buying into the Christine is a lock philosophy - there is still TONS of time left and with Debra Monk, Audra MacDonald, and Donna Murphy STILL waiting to go on - I smell some pretty hard competition and I just dont think Ebersol's performance here is OMG THAT BRILLIANT...Good, very good yes...but there is room and definat chance, IMHO, to hand the award to another very deserving actress.

Does no one think Barbara Walsh is a contender for featured?

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Wasn't there talk about Donna Murphy being nominated for something?