2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread- Page 6
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#125
Posted: 5/3/11 at 12:39pm
Hmm always thought chairs were considered set and not props. I have to disagree. Interlinking chairs, some planks, and some fabric, that created a train, courtroom, shadow puppet show, a solitary confinement box, all while still being simple enough to keep with the semicircle/ minimal look that goes along with minstrelsy. I think it was not only an amazing set, but showed tons of ingenuity on behalf of the designer. Anybody can put together a flashy set if you throw enough money at them. This was down to bare bones, and the actual genius showed thru. IMO 
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2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#126
Posted: 5/3/11 at 12:42pm
Wow, see if you can count the egregious errors in the analysis piece from E!
Yikes!
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#127
Posted: 5/3/11 at 12:46pm
What a condescending article.
But I love number 4!
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2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#128
Posted: 5/3/11 at 12:47pm
Somehow they have managed to turn the Best Actor contest into an incredibly boring category. I half-expected another snub for Tveit even though I thought he deserved the nod more than Butz, but to snub Radcliffe AGAIN? I seriously do not get the Rannells love for Mormon.
And what the heck is with the nods for Women on the Verge? Benanti was a given, but this upsurge of support for LuPone and the nomination for score is obscene.
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#129
Posted: 5/3/11 at 12:50pm
Interlinking chairs, some planks, and some fabric, that created a train, courtroom, shadow puppet show, a solitary confinement box, all while still being simple enough to keep with the semicircle/ minimal look that goes along with minstrelsy. I think it was not only an amazing set, but showed tons of ingenuity on behalf of the designer.
Except the designer didn't design a confinement box, a train, a courtroom, and a shadow puppet show. Stroman created those things OUT OF the chairs. The set designer created the chairs (which were probably purchased, not made) and basically nothing else. You are so focused on the concept that you can't separate the actual design from the direction.
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#130
Posted: 5/3/11 at 12:51pm
Sad about the lack of love for BBAJ. 
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#131
Posted: 5/3/11 at 12:54pm
I can't remember a year that so many previous winners have been nominated in the same year:
Brian Bedford
Al Pacino
Mark Rylance
Vanessa Redgrave
Billy Crudup
Norbert Leo Butz
Sutton Foster
Beth Leavel
Donna Murphy
Laura Benanti
Victoria Clark
Patti LuPone
Edited to add Joel Grey (for Best Director)
Updated On: 5/3/11 at 12:54 PM
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#132
Posted: 5/3/11 at 12:57pm
Patti Lupone should not have been nominated. She is fantastic but that show was dreadful, her part was awful, and she did NOTHING with it. She should not be nominated over Laura Osnes or anyone else.
Scottsboro Boys was a great show, but not that great. I think the Tony committee was punishing all the other bad shows out now by nominated SB for everything. Scenic Design, REALLY!?! There was no set. It was all Stroman's direction. Sound, really!?!? It was about as bare a sound production can be.
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#133
Posted: 5/3/11 at 12:58pmno tony nominations for wonderland.
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#134
Posted: 5/3/11 at 2:00pm^ As it should be. Crap with glitter thrown on it.
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#135
Posted: 5/3/11 at 2:05pmActually, Bwaydreamer, Patti had the best song in the show, and worked wonders with it. It was the one moment I really thought was mesmerizing in a show I truly did not care for.
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#136
Posted: 5/3/11 at 2:06pmMe thinks Cuddles' days on Broadway are over.
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#137
Posted: 5/3/11 at 2:06pmi knew that wonderland wouldnt get nominated really, but im very suprised it wasnt nominated for best lighting design
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#138
Posted: 5/3/11 at 2:07pmLaura Osnes got great reviews and did a great job with a usually thankless role, kudos to her. But listen to Patti sing "Invisible" and you'll understand the nomination.
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#139
Posted: 5/3/11 at 2:10pm
I read this in a recent interview with Alice Ripley and she mentioned LuPone's performance in WOTV. I know her opinions are irrelevant when it comes to the Tonys but I figured I would share.
[Interviewer:“Can you recall a theatrical experience or someone else's performance which stands out as a 'Yes, this is what theatre is!' moment that inspired you?”
Alice Ripley: Bernadette Peters in concert, or Patti LuPone singing 'Invisible' in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.]
https://chicago.broadwayworld.com/printcolumn.php?id=230259
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#140
Posted: 5/3/11 at 2:14pmVery glad to see that Laura B was nominated for "Verge." She was hysterical.
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#141
Posted: 5/3/11 at 2:17pmWhat did Priscilla do to deserve so few nominations?
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#142
Posted: 5/3/11 at 2:21pm
PRISCILLA got mixed reviews, and was slightly edged out by CATCH ME in the end, mostly due to the names behind CATCH ME.
PRICILLA is a fun show, but lacks substance. It got nominations where it should have (Costumes, Sheldon, etc.). Even MAMMA MIA has a better Book then PRICILLA.
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#143
Posted: 5/3/11 at 2:32pmAlso, interesting to note that Tveit & Radcliffe were both snubbed in 2009 for their critical praised performances.
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#144
Posted: 5/3/11 at 2:39pmA little kudos to BWW, btw, as I always enjoy reading the little "how I found out" anecdotes from the nominees. And I had no idea Bobby Cannavale and Sutton Foster were dating. Where have I been?
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#145
Posted: 5/3/11 at 2:54pmThey've been dating since doing "Trust" at Second Stage late last summer.
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#146
Posted: 5/3/11 at 3:15pmVery underwhelmed by these nominations.
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#147
Posted: 5/3/11 at 3:24pm
Few Things:
1. Glad Joshua Henry, the score, the book, and the musical were nominated for Scottsboro Boys, but I didn't expect 12 nominations.
2. I didn't expect the Tveit snub. It's sad that he was snubbed for Next to Normal and now Catch Me.
3. Sherie Renee Scott should have been nominated.
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#148
Posted: 5/3/11 at 3:25pm
Patti deserved that nomination. She went from hilarious to breaking your heart in "Invisible".
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread#149
Posted: 5/3/11 at 3:29pm
I'm angry they snubbed 80 something acting legend Estelle Parsons for Joanna Lumley.
I'm really not that surprised. Parsons is fine in what basically amounts to a scenery-chewing role, but it wasn't really anything more than Parson doing her Parsons thing. Loved her in it, but I didn't see anything unique or challenging going on. She plays a two-dimensional character doing the same schtick over and over in every scene. I honestly would have expected nominations for Goldsberry or Baker over Parsons for that play.
I am disappointed Women on the Verge wasn't nominated for orchestrations. And I think it deserved a Best Musical nom over Sister Act or Catch Me, but I knew it wouldn't happen. I can't wait to see how Featured Actress in a Musical turns out. I'd be happy for Benanti, LuPone or James. I think they are all deserving, but I'm rooting for Benanti. I think it was the standout and surprise performance of the season.
And Was Patti Lupones role worth a nomination? I dont know much about Verge.
Absolutely. It was a substantial role with depth and range. She nailed it.
Except for the inclusion of that awful Verge score, I think these nominations are just right.
Since the score one of the best of the season, then its inclusion shouldn't bother you so much.
Hope Gad wins for Mormon. He delivers a performance that will be tough to replace.
She is fantastic but that show was dreadful, her part was awful, and she did NOTHING with it.
I would agree with all of that if I didn't feel completely opposite. It wasn't, it wasn't and the hell she didn't.
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