2007 Leading Actress in a Musical Tony Nominee Contenders- Page 25

[ucjrdude902]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 5:42pm

im pulling for laura bell!

[bwaygal1]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 6:07pm

I think she'll win, regardless of the 2001 Tony that so many feel she didn't deserve.
She's brilliant in this and that's all there is to it.
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"What is it about me that people think I live in New York? I know it's probably because I talk really fast and have been known to break into showtunes with no provocation".-Christine Ebersole "Live at the Cinegrill"

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 6:14pm

Whatever, I really liked her in 42nd Street. She sounded great and she was hilarious.

~Steven

[MTVMANN]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 6:33pm

Christine won't be eligible for the Drama Desk Awards will she......being that she WON this last year......right?

[B3TA07]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 6:35pm

Correct.


ETA - So, based on the majority's consensus, every other leading actress on Broadway is really competing for the next best thing to the Tony. And, if they haven't already, to add "Tony-nominated" to every future Playbill.com article about them.

Updated On: 4/5/07 at 06:35 PM

[FutureAladdinOnB'Way]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 8:51pm

I'm pulling for Laura Bell too!

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 10:23pm

There is no way Ebersole won't win this award so I don't think arguing about the nominees is even worth it.

If Ebersole has ANY competition, it's from Laura Bell Bundy and Audra McDonald. McDonald won't win because...well probably because the woman has enough damn Tonys already and this performance will (from what I hear) be great but not spectacular.

So that basically leaves Bundy and Ebersole. And Ebersole will win because her roles are simply much, MUCH more demanding physically, mentally, vocally, etc etc.

Chenoweth won't win because the show didn't last long enough; Michele won't win because there's simply not enough buzz around her performance or any single performance in the show for that matter (although I thought she was phenomenal in SA); Block won't win because the show will most definitely be a flop in the grandest sense; Brown won't win because like Michele, there's not enough buzz around her and like Michele, she is very young and has a bright future on stage and will turn in many more first-rate performances.

Ebersole's chances of winning are very, very, very strong. I'd place my bets on her right now.

And as for the CURTAINS girls, I think (if the producers are smart) they will enter both Ziemba and Monk (and any of the other great female performers) in the Featured category where they MIGHT have a stab at winning.

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 10:25pm

If Ebersole has any competition it is from Donna Murphy and Debra Monk.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 10:31pm

Oh, I forgot about Murphy. But I still don't think Murphy has much of a chance of winning...

And I REALLY don't even think Monk will get nominated...I don't know...

[djb]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 10:32pm

Doesn't "LoveMusik" begin post-Tony deadline?

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 10:46pm

"Doesn't "LoveMusik" begin post-Tony deadline?"

No it makes the Tony deadline. I believe it opens in May but makes the Tony cut-off.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 10:55pm

"And as for the CURTAINS girls, I think (if the producers are smart) they will enter both Ziemba and Monk (and any of the other great female performers) in the Featured category where they MIGHT have a stab at winning."

No, that's a bad idea. I'm sure they don't want them competing against each other. They could even cancel each other out for nominations by splitting votes.

[FallintoLight]

Posted: 4/5/07 at 11:44pm

Thanks Margo for your explaination! I am now less confused:)

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 4/6/07 at 12:56am

I believe there is almost no chance that Debra Monk will be petitioned as featured. There is a reason her name is above the title. It'll be terribly unfair to Ziemba who actually has a shot at winning in the featured category (I know, Wilson is the favorite rightly so, but Ziemba's great in CURTAINS and could win).
And Donna Murphy will probably represent some competition to Ebersole. After all, she's playing a character from real life, she's working with a legendary director (who actually directed Lenya herself), and she is a fantastic wonderful actress.

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 4/6/07 at 1:01am

I've been thinking the woman who wins the other awards leading up to the Tony's will basically be who comes in second place next to Ebersole because she is ineligible for all awards besides the Tony.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 4/6/07 at 7:40am

Well Block's out.

[D2]

Posted: 4/6/07 at 7:43am

And according to that article you posted about a possible FOLLIES revival, there seems to be some concern at GREY GARDENS about Ebersole and her recent spate of missed performances hurting her chances now, too.

[ken8631]

Posted: 4/6/07 at 7:45am

I still think Blocks in. She's carrying the show, just as HJ did in BFO (which also got bad reviews). Go Steph!

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 4/6/07 at 8:03am

Yes, but Hugh Jackman got RAVES across the boards.

[tazber]

Posted: 4/6/07 at 8:25am

http://www.nypost.com/seven/04062007/entertainment/theater/grey_ed_nerves_theater_michael_riedel.htm?page=1

Reidel sums it up. If he's right, it's between Ebersole and Bundy.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 4/6/07 at 8:31am

Well, given that we have yet to even see McDonald's or Murphy's performances, it's fairly early to be saying it's between Ebersole and ____________.

Updated On: 4/6/07 at 08:31 AM

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 4/6/07 at 9:22am

There's no concern for Ebersole...he's just stirring it up. Updated On: 4/6/07 at 09:22 AM

[D2]

Posted: 4/6/07 at 9:24am

So was I.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 4/6/07 at 10:35am

"there seems to be some concern at GREY GARDENS about Ebersole and her recent spate of missed performances hurting her chances now, too."

What? She missed like two performances closer to the beginning of the year due to sickness. She has been out all week this week on vacation, but that's been publicized for ages. I don't really see how this is an issue.

EDIT: I'm an idiot. Went back and read, now I get the sarcasm. Updated On: 4/6/07 at 10:35 AM

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 4/6/07 at 10:40am

it was a joke...don't worry. christine will win the Tony this year.