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Regarding score, it's also worth noting that a lot of industry folks felt Sondheim was robbed for Sunday in the Park a few years earlier. Meanwhile, Webber had won twice in the last 8 years, so crazy as it sounds, Sondheim actually had a bit of an "overdue" element working in his favor.

Would have been interesting to see which would have taken Orchestrations had that category been around. On the one hand, the Tonys love awarding big grandiose orchestrations like Moulin Rouge, American in Paris and Light in the Piazza. But they've also awarded orchestrations for plenty of smaller, more intricate scores ala Assassins, Next to Normal and Evan Hansen. So a real toss-up there.

As the film adaptation of Matilda the Musical is currently playing in select theaters before debuting on Netflix this Christmas Day, let's take a look back at the Broadway production of this very show (through a feature I previously wrote in 2019) as well as its success at the Tony Awards.

And the Tony Almost Went to...MATILDA

Updated On: 12/15/22 at 05:09 AM

"As the film adaptation of Matilda the Musical is currently playing in select theaters before debuting on Netflix this Christmas Day, let's take a look back at the Broadway production of this very show (through a feature I previously wrote in 2019) as well as its success at the Tony Awards.

And the Tony Almost Went to...MATILDA"

It was bad enough IMO that "Matilda" did not win "Best Musical" but how it did not win "Best Score" is even worse.

For the 2022 edition of ‘And the Tony Almost Went to…’, I settled on MJ as the runner-up to A Strange Loop. Today, we’re going to look into whether or not it could’ve actually been Six.

How Close Were They?: SIX

As the Tonys are tonight, let's take a look back at last year's race for Best Musical.

And the Tony Almost Went to...SOME LIKE IT HOT

Benanti could have been a three-time winner in the featured actress category. She was the standout and revelation in that production of Into the Woods. Millie performed better than people predicted, and we all get why.

As the Tony Awards will be airing on CBS tonight, let's take a look back at last year's race for Best Musical.

And the Tony Almost Went to...SUFFS

TheOtherOne2 said: "Jeffrey Karasarides said: "Patti LuPone, who’s famously not afraid of being so notoriously outspoken, revealed in an interview that she felt she should’ve won the Tony forAnything Goesin 1988 over Joanna Gleason inInto the Woods. Similar to how Bette Midler feels Sally Field robbed her of the Oscar in 1979. Paul Wontorek recently asked Gleason about her thoughts, and gave a generous response.
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Sounds like a juicy race to cover at some point."

I saw them both. I would have given it to Patti. Joanna was very good in Into The Woods, her win is understandable and nothing to complain about, but Patti was at the top of her game in Anything Goes. I still "get a kick out of" remembering her belting to the rafters and higher.

I totally agree. I never understood the praise that Gleason received. She gave a fine performance in an ensemble role. I would have been fine with a supporting wine, but noy lead.

I am NOT a Patti zealot, but I think her performance in Anything Goes is one of my top 10 performances by a female in a musical I would include it in the same group as people like Lansbury in Mame and Gypsy; Barbara Harris in The Apple Tree; Bebe Neuwirth in Chicago; Alice Ripley in Next to Normal; Donna Murphy in Hello Dolly (my favorite Dolly of them all),

The Best Director of a Musical should have gone to Jamie Lloyd last year for Sunset Blvd. He was too busy in the UK with new productions, including the upcoming Much Ado About Nothing. He did none of the campaigning. Arden did all of it and has had a major publicist his whole career. These things make a difference. That should have gone to Lloyd.

Today, we'll be taking a look back at the 1997 Tony race for Best Musical.

And the Tony Almost Went to... THE LIFE

Updated On: 7/8/26 at 06:56 AM

Today, we'll be taking a look back at the 1995 Tony Awards. A year that saw Smokey's Joe Cafe come up short for Best Musical to Sunset Boulevard.

And the Tony Almost Went to... SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE