Actress in a Play Tony predictions ? — Page 3

I knew I liked you BosBroad :)

Plus, its actually hilarious to me that the worst comments about the show arent even bad at all.

Im a huge fan of hers, but putting all that aside, I think the fact that she sings opera in the show will help her. 

I wonder if Audra still would have taken home that Tony in this category last year if she just spoke the whole time. She had 16 songs to sing in a play category for goodness sake! Singing certainly helps and im sure Renee's wonderful acting chops, comedic timing, and fabulous singing,  will get her to a Tony nomination!

Updated On: 4/6/15 at 12:21 AM

Lydia Leonard who plays Anne Boleyn in Wolf Hall and Bringing Up The Bodies, is giving a powerhouse performance and would have to be the one to beat at least his stage.

I, too, am curious about where they will place Geneva Carr because my first instinct was that featured was the best place especially for awards chances, but she did have a lot of stage time and aside from Boyer, was the person I left feeling the most overwhelmed by. She was truly wonderful in the role and I think it is a role worthy for consideration and it will be a crime if she isn't nominated whether it be lead or Featured. She wouldn't lose to Helen Mirren in Lead but I hope she would contend in Featured at least.

I do have to wonder about the validity of anyone who claims Glenn Close and Renee Flemming are equally famous...

I wonder if Audra still would have taken home that Tony in this category last year if she just spoke the whole time.

No need to wonder. She absolutely would have. I also don't think anyone was saying Flemming doesn't deserve the award because she sings in her play. People who do not think she has a chance of winning are simply saying she doesn't seem to be at the same level as the raved about performances from other actresses who are used to working with spoken dialogue rather than non-stop singing. I assume you are incredibly young, hopefully you'll grow out of your stubbornness and willing misreading of people's ideas.

Updated On: 4/6/15 at 12:21 PM

Here could be an interesting scenario. The new Tony rule about the 8 actor categories, there could be the potential for up to 7 nominees in the category (probably will be rare, but it would really depend on the competitiveness of the year). Could anyone envision in this category the possibility of this category having a 6 or 7 person list? 

Thanks, Kad.   I disagree with a few things, but primarily, I definitely wouldn't characterize the play as third-tier.  

I'm looking forward to seeing what happens with the nominations.

"I also don't think anyone was saying Flemming doesn't deserve the award because she sings in her play. People who do not think she has a chance of winning are simply saying she doesn't seem to be at the same level as the raved about performances from other actresses who are used to working with spoken dialogue rather than non-stop singing."

YOU are misunderstanding me. I never said I thought she was going to win. And theres still 2 weeks until opening...the critics might rave about her well.

"Of course I cherry-picked the quotes- just as Philly cherry picks his opinions and distills them into the disingenuous "people say she's great!" and then ignores all opinions to the contrary. Those quotes, each from a different person, represent the majority of feedback from people on this board. 
"She is just not giving a Tony-caliber performance, and the production isn't Tony-caliber, either. And no amount of previews will change that; Fleming isn't a natural comedic actress and the play is, at best, a third-tier example of that sort of comedy.
 

That is YOUR opinion. YOU are ONE person. All good comedic actors listen to the audiences. They all still have 2 weeks in previews to do that which is crucial for a comedy. You're making these wild judgements after having seen the 2nd performance. Things do in fact grow and change in previews. Those are the worst quotes you picked out which aren't even bad. The general consensus about her performance on this board is positive with some room for improvement. 

"Renee Fleming proves she's indeed a capable actress and comedian. Douglas Sills and Renee Fleming could both likely find themselves with Tony nominations."

"Renee Fleming struck a nice balance between making the most of the comedic moments and not making it a a caricature. And her singing moments were beautiful"

"I thought Renee Fleming was tremendous. She landed all of her punchlines flawlessly and the audience laughed for long periods of time after several of those zingers leaving the actors frozen on stage waiting for laughs to die down. She doesn't sing that much, but when she does its of course perfection."

"She had the audience laughing from beginning to end, with mostly impeccable timing, and took a character written as one-dimensional and made her more than that"

plus there were other wonderful comments about her. Oh and did i mention that theres still 2 more weeks??

It honestly doesn't matter what I say. You guys just want to disagree with me for the heck of it. I swear if I started saying Helen Mirren or Carey Mulligan are amazing, and will get nominated, you would find quotes to prove me wrong, just to disagree with me. 

I  pulled quotes because you make these assertions that aren't true, or are misleading, or misinformed, or just uninformed. You do it all the time, in numerous threads, on varying topics. THAT is why people- many people, continuously- get into it with you on this board. And then you double-down on whatever opinion you've had when you get challenged! 

So, just as we saw with Honeymoon in Vegas, let's just let your predictions play out. Not that you will acknowledge you were ever wrong, because I think doing so would actually cause your brain to snap in two. 

^Plus, as Michael Riedel reported, Denzel only missed the nomination by one vote on the second ballot because of a tie with Tony Shalhoub.

Same thing happened with Adriane Lenox who got into Featured Actress in a Musical over Marin Mazzie.

bump!

I'm really looking forward to how you're going to spin it when Fleming  doesn't get nominated.