2020 Tony Nominations Thread - Page 2
2020 Tony Nominations Thread
#252020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:18pmIs this the first time in history that the nominees for Best Score have solely been plays, no musicals? My hunch is that it is, but I'm too lazy to check.
#262020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:18pm
sparksatmidnight said: "roseaddams said: "Has there been a single musical category where the nominees weren’t Moulin Rouge, Jagged Little Pill, and Tina?"
JLP and Tina weren't nominated for Best Actor..."
Which makes sense considering they weren't eligible in those categories.
Also, what does Paul Alexander Nolan have to do to get nominated for a Tony. Almost the entire cast of Slave Play was nominated, but not Paul who was easily the best male performance in the show.
#272020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:19pm
It'll be funny hearing Tveit's acceptance speech. "Thanks for the Tony even though I was the only one nominated".
Theatrefanboy1
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/2/15
#282020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:19pm
roseaddams said: "Has there been a single musical category where the nominees weren’t Moulin Rouge, Jagged Little Pill, and Tina?"
Haha yup.... best actor in a lead in musical... was JUST Aaron.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#292020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:20pm
This is all just beyond ****ing stupid. The fact that there are even nominees this year, let alone an awards ceremony, is ridiculous. The League should be ashamed.
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#302020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:21pm
I feel like they could have livened up best actor in a musical.
The nominees are;
Aaron Tveit- Moulin Rouge
Aaron Tveit- Moulin Rouge (because we feel like we owe him for Catch Me If You Can)
and Aaron Tveit (because we feel like we owe him for Next to Normal)
#312020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:21pmEven though there was obviously a lot of overlap for musicals, Jagged Little Pill leads with 15 nominations. 14 for Moulin Rouge and 12 for Tina.
#322020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:22pm
I'm happy Kathryn Gallagher got a nomination. She deserved it and it probably wouldn't have happened "in real life."
#332020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:23pm
sparksatmidnight said: "roseaddams said: "Has there been a single musical category where the nominees weren’t Moulin Rouge, Jagged Little Pill, and Tina?"
JLP and Tina weren't nominated for Best Actor..."
True! They were in the midst of the design categories when I posted that for what it's worth.
#342020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:25pm
ClydeBarrow said: "So I guess Aaron Tveit just won a TONY..."
to quote George Washington in Hamilton, "not yet." He has to be affirmed by 60% of the voters to win.
#352020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:26pm
Oh wow this is a fun wild ride!
Updated On: 10/15/20 at 12:26 PM
#372020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:28pm
WiCkEDrOcKS said: "This is all just beyond ****ing stupid. The fact that there are even nominees this year, let alone an awards ceremony, is ridiculous. The League should be ashamed."
There won't be a 2020-2021 Broadway season, which then means no Tony Awards in 2021. Why make these shows wait until June 2022?
On another note, West Side Story should have been elilgible. It's crazy they'll have to wait now.
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#382020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:29pm
HogansHero said: "ClydeBarrow said: "So I guess Aaron Tveit just won a TONY..."
to quote George Washington in Hamilton, "not yet." He has to be affirmed by 60% of the voters to win."
Wouldn't that be the upset of all time. Only nominee but didn't win because he didn't get 60% of the vote. :)
#392020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:30pmLol I think it’s safe to say since he got enough votes to get a nomination, he’ll get enough to “win”.
Theatrefanboy1
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/2/15
#402020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:31pm
I don’t understand why west side story and girl
From the north town weren’t nominated in any categories especially considering they had opened.
#412020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:32pm
I know it would not be profitable, but this really makes me wish the scores to plays were recorded. I would love to be able to listen to "A Christmas Carol" and "Slave Play" in their score forms.
#422020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:32pmIt’s very hard to take any of this seriously.
Alex Kulak2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/16
#432020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:33pm
The fact that they *could* have tossed The Lightning Thief one nomination to give Aaron Tveit some competition and still didn’t is deeply hilarious.
We’re living in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
#442020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:33pm
Theatrefanboy1 said: "I don’t understand why west side story and girl
From the north town weren’t nominated in any categories especially considering they had opened. "
It’s been explained to death that both shows, though technically open, did not have enough time to allow nominators to see and judge their shows accordingly and the deadline for cutoff was moved back
#452020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:42pm
To quote Harold from “The Boys in the Band”...”It’s mind boggling. It absolutely boggles the mind.”
Chalia La Tour for Featured Actress/Play was certainly an odd choice, and I would’ve given that slot to Ashley Park for Grand Horizons.
I’m a bit shocked that Kyle Soller didn’t sneak in Best Actor/Play over Tom Sturridge, but I’m THRILLED for Paul Hilton
Featured Actress/Musical has me a bit worried about Patten’s lock on it because of the three Jagged girls possibly splitting the vote
Tag
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#462020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:42pm
The biggest loser today is Aaron. If he wins (which is obviously likely) he'll always carry the burden of winning the default Tony - that everyone knows he never would have actually won in a regular season.
Updated On: 10/15/20 at 12:42 PM#472020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:44pmOh I don’t see it that way. He will always be the only actor to win with zero competition. He’s automatically a Jeopardy question so why not wear it with a badge of honor?
#482020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:44pm
Tag said: "The biggest loser today is Aaron. If he wins (which is obviously likely) he'll always carry the burden of winning the default Tony."
To me, that’s better than Chris McCarrell, who was shut out of a maximum two-man horse race.
bear88
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/26/16
#492020 Tony Nominations Thread
Posted: 10/15/20 at 12:48pm
I sympathize with the folks running the Tonys. There wasn't really a good option here, especially with any sort of Broadway reopening decidedly uncertain in terms of timing. But it all feels totally irrelevant.
On the bright side, I saw a Tony-nominated play on Broadway, with the choice of the revival of Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune - which wouldn't have happened if the season had played out normally. It all feels so long ago, because it was so long ago.
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