Posted: 5/3/16 at 9:42am
What a joke, this show is far more impressive, creative, exciting than so many shows. They should have forgot Broadway and just taken it in to the West End.
Posted: 5/3/16 at 9:43am
songanddanceman2 said: "What a joke, this show is far more impressive, creative, exciting than so many shows. They should have forgot Broadway and just taken it in to the West End. "
It's probably only fair to say that if you've actually seen the other nominees in the category.
Posted: 5/3/16 at 9:44am
songanddanceman2 said: "What a joke, this show is far more impressive, creative, exciting than so many shows. They should have forgot Broadway and just taken it in to the West End.
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most ridiculous OPINION written on here this morning.
Posted: 5/3/16 at 9:44am
Benjamin Walker gives THE best male performance of the year. To be snubbed just so they can throw more nominations at Hamilton is a disgrace.
Why not leave out Laura Benanti and nominate someone in the Hamilton chorus instead?
Lost all respect for the Tonys now.
Posted: 5/3/16 at 9:45am
brian1973 said: "Benjamin Walker gives THE best male performance of the year. To be snubbed just so they can throw more nominations at Hamilton is a disgrace.
Why not leave out Laura Benanti and nominate someone in the Hamilton chorus instead?
Lost all respect for the Tonys now.
"
do you have any PROOF to back up this CLAIM? also, that's not proper usage of the word "snubbed."
Posted: 5/3/16 at 9:47am
Initially , I thought the subject matter would be a turn off. They did it really well so the shock is it will fail since a few people did not like it . The fact that in this day and age people still do not make up their own mind and listen to critics to decide what they see is flat out amazing. We saw it and thoroughly enjoyed it. Feel sorry for the cast and crew and Walker especially who deserved a nod.
Updated On: 5/3/16 at 09:47 AM
Posted: 5/3/16 at 9:48am
songanddanceman2 said: "What a joke, this show is far more impressive, creative, exciting than so many shows. They should have forgot Broadway and just taken it in to the West End. "
More impressive than the other shows you haven't seen? Ok.
Posted: 5/3/16 at 9:51am
Jordan Catalano said: "
"Tend to think that closing notice may get posted in the near future."
And why would you think that? What educated guess made you come to that conclucsion? The show has been playing at around 90% each week. Awards don't make shows stay open, money does.
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Numbers don't lie. They were playing close to 90% thanks to a ton of tickets that were sold at under 20 bucks... 57% of potential is not good. Now erase any hope of a bump from the noms and tell me how long you see this show lasting?
Updated On: 5/3/16 at 09:51 AM
Posted: 5/3/16 at 9:57am
I'm seeing the show tomorrow. I hope that I leave sharing your feelings that it was snubbed. The score category this year was essentially filled with celebrities so it was going to be a tough nomination for them to pull off.
Posted: 5/3/16 at 9:59am
They may be celebrities, but the writers of those scores actually deserved those nominations (and I for one think Sara B should actually win that award over Lin-Manuel... blasphemy!)
Posted: 5/3/16 at 10:01am
while the Tonys might not have shown it love, AP did pick up 8 Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations and 2 Drama League nominations, so while it may not walk away with Tony love, it still has a chance at picking up some other prizes, this will run til atleast the end of summer.
Posted: 5/3/16 at 10:03am
I didn't expect many nominations for AP, especially in the face of much more qualifying fare, but I did expect a nod for Benjamin Walker (and MAYBE one for Helene Yorke), but that's the game.
Who does Benjamin Walker have to blow to get a Tony nod though?
Posted: 5/3/16 at 10:04am
"The show has been playing at around 90% each week."
Now Jordan - you know very well that what keeps a show open is money, not attendance. That 90% of which you speak is not, at present, paying enough to keep this show running for long.
Posted: 5/3/16 at 10:04am
JM226 said: "songanddanceman2 said: "What a joke, this show is far more impressive, creative, exciting than so many shows. They should have forgot Broadway and just taken it in to the West End.
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most ridiculous OPINION written on here this morning.
Whats silly about it? It's something I truly believe, I never said the others weren't good (I've not seen them all as only get to NY every so often) but I know that they have done something very unique and I will say as much fun School of Rock is its book is easy, score simple and it really just has the feel good factor and not much else. The score to Bright Star is sleep inducing.
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Posted: 5/3/16 at 10:04am
To bjh
Recant your blasphemy you heathen.
Posted: 5/3/16 at 10:06am
"They should have forgot Broadway and just taken it in to the West End."
Why didn't they?
Posted: 5/3/16 at 10:19am
Yeah, I am very surprised about Benjamin Walker. He throws himself into that performance like few other actors I have seen and it saddens me that he isn't being recognized for it. Oh well. Guess I should see it again soon. Hope they record it.
Posted: 5/3/16 at 11:05am
bjh2114 said: "songanddanceman2 said: "What a joke, this show is far more impressive, creative, exciting than so many shows. They should have forgot Broadway and just taken it in to the West End. "
More impressive than the other shows you haven't seen? Ok.
"
Haven't you heard? The American philistines who don't see American Psycho as a groundbreaking work of staggering genius just don't GET it. Any possible criticism is coming from someone who doesn't GET it.
Posted: 5/3/16 at 11:08am
score and Ben Walker would be the only two things besides the set and lighting (that were nominated) I would call a snub. This is A)not a good idea for a musical and B) not a well crafted musical.
Posted: 5/3/16 at 11:13am
I'm excited to see American Psycho in a few weeks!. The only other musical nominee I did see was Waitress, which I found so tedious that I kept nodding off until Christopher Fitzgerald popped in to wake me up.
Posted: 5/3/16 at 11:18am
JM226 said: "brian1973 said: "Benjamin Walker gives THE best male performance of the year. To be snubbed just so they can throw more nominations at Hamilton is a disgrace.
Why not leave out Laura Benanti and nominate someone in the Hamilton chorus instead?
Lost all respect for the Tonys now.
"
do you have any PROOF to back up this CLAIM? also, that's not proper usage of the word "snubbed."
Why do you KEEP capitalizing random WORDS?
Posted: 5/3/16 at 11:29am
I hope this production is recorded somehow!!!
Posted: 5/3/16 at 11:36am
JM226 said: "if you are "outraged" over an award nomination, there is something wrong with you. "
Why are you so obsessed with commenting on my opinions? Get a life.
Posted: 5/3/16 at 11:47am
Once again, Songanddanceman's inflated opinions are supported by supposition. At least he isn't all and out lying to back up his opinions this time. Or is he.....? He is so ridiculous.
Posted: 5/3/16 at 12:03pm
re AP's grosses-they are not perilous like some shows. They are within budgeted reserves for this point in time. Now is when a producer has to show what they are worth. See,e.g., Finding Neverland.
re outrage and the like: this is a theatre board. Outrage is in context. No one here labors under the belief that any of this is actually "important" unless they have skin in the game or a job on the line. Anyone who thinks the world has too many problems for anything here to be worthy of emotion is being hypocritical because, by that standard, one should be out saving the planet instead of posting here.
