9 to 5 Tony Question

Did you read the reviews, especially Brantley's?

just because a set is huge and full of bells and whistles it doesn't mean that it is the "best" design, just that the show had a ginormous budget

I must say, the set did come together well and did look amazing. Fair enough , after the first number, it wasn't as impressive. but it's the first time in a long time, both myself and my friend said "that's a great set", my friend saying "thats' the best set i've ever seen" - granted, it's not that, but i thought it was a great set, score, and had some great performances by it's leads.
it deserved the score nomination.

but i thought, compared to billy, it deserved the tony for set.

It wasn't nominated for Best Set Design because had it been it would have won.

9 to 5 was snubbed due to the sort of "insider politics" that dominate things like the Tony's and the Academy Awards (what happened to The Wrestler this year?). The show had a record 15 Drama Desk nominations, was trounced by the supposed arbiter of what theatre is good and what is bad (Ben Brantley) and the Tony's all but ignored it.

9 to 5 probably should have won for the set, it should have had a nomination as Best Musical as well. The audiences continue to jump to their feet enjoying the show for what it is... entertaining.

In my opinion...

Updated On: 7/25/09 at 08:13 PM

Honestly, I think the one show that deserved a Best Set nomination at the very least was SHREK THE MUSICAL. 9 to 5's set pulled off ho-hum rather well, but Shrek's was awe-inspiring and creative. A feast for the eyes (if not ridiculously and overly lavish).

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