Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

#1

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 4:54pm

I was thinking that the excellent Jim Norton certainly deserved a nomination for his work in Finian's Rainbow.
Last year, I felt that Mitch Jarvis was robbed too.
Who else?

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#2

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 5:00pm

I thought Alexander Hanson did a fabulous job in Night Music and wouldn't have been sad to see him win (though I was not disappointed in Hodge's win). And I agree about Jim Norton, though I would have loved to see Chris Fitzgerald actually win.

#3

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 5:01pm

Everyday Rapture deserved a nod & win for best musical.

#4

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 5:04pm

Tony Vincent, Stark Sands or John Gallagher Jr. in American Idiot
Andrea Burns in In the Heights

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#5

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 5:12pm

I could not agree more - Everyday Rapture was WAY overlooked. Too bad.

#6

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 5:13pm

This year:

Brian d'Arcy James and Alicia Silverstone, TIME STANDS STILL
Laura Benanti, IN THE NEXT ROOM OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY

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#7

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 5:19pm

Joan Copeland for Leading Actress in a Musical for the 1976 revival of PAL JOEY.
Meryl Streep for Leading Actress in a Musical for HAPPY END (1977).
Dorothy McGuire for Leading Actress in a Play for the 1976 revival of THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA.

All three were nominated for Drama Desk Awards.

#8

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 5:41pm

John Gallagher Jr. for American Idiot

#9

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 5:45pm

Brian d'Arcy James, TIME STANDS STILL

I 100% agree with you on that.

#10

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 5:45pm

Nicole Kidman in The Blue Room. Should have won the Tony for Best Actress in A Play. Wasn't even nominated.

Kidman was a bit stupid with her timing. If she'd have done that play this year, when the Tonys actually started showing love for big movie stars, she'd have won the Tony by a landslide.

#11

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 5:48pm

This year: Quentin Earl Darrington for Ragtime
Tony Vincent for American Idiot
Other years: Andrea Burns, In the Heights

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#12

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 5:49pm

Justin Bartha/LaPaglia Lend me a Tenor
Tucci for director of Lend me a Tenor

John Lithgow/Dianne Weist, All My Sons

#13

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 5:51pm

Tovah Feldshuh in IRENA'S VOW

#14

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 5:53pm

There were several who should have been nominated, but I can only think of two things that should have been nominated and won.

Alicia Silverstone for Featured Actress in Time Stands Still
Everyday Rapture for Best Musical

#15

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 5:54pm

Quentin Earl Darrington for Ragtime
Karen Olivo for In the Heights

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#16

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 6:24pm

Aaron Tveit in next to normal... one of the best performances I've ever seen

#17

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 6:29pm

Everyday Rapture for Best Musical. BY FAR the best musical of the year.
Alexander Hanson for Best Actor in a Musical. Could have taken Kimball's spot.
Nathan Lane for Best Actor in a Musical. just because he keeps that sinking ship afloat.

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#18

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 6:44pm

Quentin Earl Darrington- he gave a brilliant performance in Ragtime.

Also, Everyday Rapture should have not only been nominated, but should have won Best Musical.

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#19

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 6:46pm

Wait, are people naming performers who should have WON, or who simply deserved to be nominated? Because some of these people in no way deserved the award over their competition.

And I agree about Everyday Rapture.

#20

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 7:21pm

Robert Petkoff as Tateh in RAGTIME. Seeing the footage of him during the Tony presentation reminded how he brought such depth and romance to that role.

#21

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 7:32pm

I agree with Justin Bartha for Lend Me A Tenor.

#22

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 7:34pm

Amy Spanger for The Wedding Singer

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"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-

#23

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 7:36pm

Robert Petkoff should have been nominated and won the Tony for what he did in "Ragtime". He was brilliant. Just my opinion.

And I thought Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig should have been nominated for their work.

#24

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 7:37pm

This year...Nathan Lane for The Addams Family. As awful as the show was, he carried it on his back and made it bearable.

In years past, there are two that stand out. Both of them should have not only been nominated in their respective years, but won.

The first is Jeff McCarthy for Urinetown. The second is Janine LaManna for Seussical, a flawed show, but she gave it the heart it was otherwise lacking.

#25

Actors that deserved Tonys and weren't even nominated

Posted: 6/15/10 at 7:47pm

Strange fact: Robert Goulet wasn't even nominated for a Tony for his star-making performance as Lancelot in the original Camelot.