2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread — Page 4

I'm very happy for the Scottsboro love! I'm not upset about any of the others, though. VEry glad LuPone got in there, but am surprised by the nom for Blanchard. That's the headscratcher for me.
Actor in a musical was a tough category, so am not surprised a few had to be left out. All of the nominees are very deserving. Of those overlooked, I only think Walker deserved it as much as those nominated.
Now, who will take it? Most interested in the James/Benanti/Clark race. I think all three deserve it.

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"I want Patti to win just so we can see her absolutely flip out and lose her sh*t accepting the award."

^ That. All of that.

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Other than the Radcliffe omission, I think the only real snub (in the sense that people expected him to be nominated) was Robin Williams for Bengal Tiger. He's giving a really great performance in that play. And it's a shame that Brian Bedford being in the wrong category precludes him from receiving a nomination.

Too much for Scottsboro Boys. Overhyped, overrated, overadulated.

Sorry Priscilla didn't get best musical nom.

Sick the repellent Mother... got any nominations whatsoever. Sick it's running, sick it ever got even produced.

How does BBAJ get best book nom, no best score, when it had the year's best score?

Sick about Mormon fawning, but of course, wholly expected.

Sick and outraged about Radcliffe snub.

Sorry no nom for Benjamin Walker.

Glad they remembered La Bete for costumes, but why did they forget Free Man of Color?

Sad no nom for Estelle Parsons.

I also can't help thinking that Radcliffe was frozen out to avoid another Zeta Jones/Hunter Foster breakdown again, shame, i think hes showing such love for the theatre and its not been shown to him. Hopefully he will come back to the West End.

I feel bad for Tveit.

Thrilled for The Normal Heart

The cast and crew of Wonderland must feel very left out right now, at least Baby It's You got one nod.

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HeyMrMusic, the harmonies that the actors sang, written by whomever, were beautifully executed and that made for a beautiful musical accompanied by the gorgeous orchestrations.When the voices join the instruments in harmony, THAT to me creates a full bodied orchestration. Not confused at all about my line of non-linear thinking on this one. Soooooooo anyway...........

and John Cullum Kad?? Really?? Why, because he's 103?? The nights I saw him perform, he looked like he was struggling just to STAY ALIVE. Should he get a nomination for not DYING on stage? Come now.

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Yeah, John Cullum, for giving a masterful performance in a tricky role. Don't tell me that any old white man can play that part, because that's simply not true. Cullum was both charming and repulsive without ever being unlikable. His role had more meat to it than Tambo and Bones. Like I said, I enjoyed Domingo and McCleddon very much, but don't find the roles inherently award worthy just because they protean or are involved in the musical's more barbed numbers.

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What Kad said. Agreed.

I agree that John Cullum was also deserving of a nomination, but had I been a nominator, I probably would have filled the entire category with "Scottsboro" cast members. I also think Christian Dante White and James T. Lane were deserving of nominations.

Also, Miller or Foster for Best Leading Actress? I'm thinking Sutton will take it home but I'm interested in hearing opinions. I am really pulling for Donna Murphy even though she's not going to win. Eh.

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I highly doubt the Tony Nominating Committee is thinking about what Hunter Foster might say.

That said, they have been known NOT to nominate performances/shows they thought had a chance of winning the big award, but didn't consider worthy. Legally Blonde. The Addams Family. Kristen Chenoweth, at least once. And apparently, Radcliffe.

Radcliffe could certainly have taken this award (esp considering the others in his category) by campaigning hard...particularly when the starstruck out-of-town voters came to town.

As a producer I worked for once said: there's always a WTF at the Tonys. Don't feel too badly for little Harry Potter. He's one of the richest men in the world and has certainly shaken off his film fame in the context of the New York Theater. And h'll probably win all of the other awards because people are pissed about this snub.

Yes, I agree with Sister Act being overlooked in the Orchestration and Design categories. A show that receives raves, raves, raves and for this so called "nominating committee" to simply reject certain actors and categories, is simply unexplainable.

Politics abound in the world of Tony.