Aaron Tveit..snubbed..again! — Page 2

I, unfortunately, never got to see him as Gabe in Next to Normal, so I don't think my opinion on whether or not he deserved a Tony nom for that role really matters, but I DID see him in Catch Me and I thought he was absolutely incredible. I'm not a "crazy obsessed fangirl" and I'm not freaking out that he didn't get nominated, but I think he deserved it. Even if you didn't like the show, or his character, or the songs, or whatever, you cannot deny the fact that he is amazingly talented and how inspiring it is about how hard he worked for that role. I wasn't really surprised when he didn't get nominated, though, after all of the negative opening-night reviews. Even though Aaron didn't get nominated, everyone should be ecstatic about Norbert's nomination, and all of the other nominations for the show. Being nominated at all is incredible and I'm happy for all of them.

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"As far as I'm concerned, Joshua Henry earned his nomination and therefore didn't take anyone else's spot."

I didn't mean Joshua shouldn't get a nomination, I meant he probably couldn't. I assumed The Scottsboro Boys would get into musical, but wouldn't get much else since it closed so long ago. The only other alternative was Tveit (well not only, but most likely.

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tap into his full potential? He is on the stage for 2 hours! if you cannot deliver with 800 lines and 6 songs i think there is not much else you can do to impress people.


The size of his role has nothing to do with his potential... I just think he needs better direction and material as far as CATCH ME goes. The part is written a bit stiffly and he plays it as such. When he gets the right director, the right show, and the right role (regardless of size), I think we'll see great things from him. But so far, I haven't been blown away.

Well said, Kad.

Remember, I like him, but I was disappointed in his Frank. Yes, part of it had to do with the material and part of it had to do with the director -- but lots had to do with his bland white bread portrayal of a very colorful and driven young man.

And I don't really think that Butz deserved a nom -- I felt he was a two dimensional impression of Tom Hanks.

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Updated On: 5/7/11 at 01:08 PM

I think both Tveit and Wopat absolutely deserved nominations for their terrific performances. If that brings anyone joy, well, so be it.

In my opinion, Aaron should have been nominated. Loved his performance and will definitely be back to see this show again. He has a bright future ahead of him.

Aaron Tveit is white. That's his vice.
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