Another Tony Nomination for Patti LuPone?

I'm certain that Patti will be nominated. She might even win, though she will have some pretty stiff competition from Maria Friedman and LaChanze.

Updated On: 10/14/05 at 03:10 PM

I agree a nomination is certain, she is LaLupone playing Lovett it was probably certain when she jotted her name on the contract.
That said she is really great, I saw the show again last night and really feel that she nails it, even when she slurs out a line or two, she has the full attention of the audience as well as a deliciously nasty interpretation of the character.

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I've VERY excited to see Patti in this show. I've listened to her on CDs and seen her on video, but I've been yearning to see her for a few years now and I can finally have my chance!

Me and my friend at college put Lost Treasure in all the time to watch her as Reno and Evita whenever we are bored because she is just fantastic to watch!

Definately receiving a nom. But I'm sure LaChanze will prove to be stiff competition.

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Definately a nom. Probably will win, just because she's Lupone, and because it's Sondheim. Unless LaChanze breaks her ankle, which will probably tip it in her favour...

Are you saying that LuPone's Tony is overdue??
Because I highly disagree. She won for Evita and not only won but also got herself a place in musical theater history as one of the greatest performers to ever grace the stage. I would hardly say she has an overdue Tony. She may have won some 20 years ago (roughly) but her legacy for playing that role will live and thrive for quite some time to come.

LaChanze is just the kind of fresh, new, talented performer that the Tonys have been looking to give an award to probably since Sutton Foster's performance in Millie. The Tonys have begun to tend to favor the younger performers (Clark is an exception as her performance was incredible on every level) and I think LaChanze is the type of triple-threat performer that Broadway has been searching for. I haven't anticipated a single performance so much in a long while.

It is almost a given that she will get a nomination. I also think that Judy Kaye will also be in the running for Souvenir.

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Updated On: 10/14/05 at 05:27 PM

Honey, LaChanze is hardly a new fresh face to Broadway -- she's been around doing shows for almost 20 years....

I don't think LuPone is "overdue" per se, but she is considered a legend within the industry, and a lot of people feel like she's been overlooked in the musical department losing a lot of roles she probably should have played -- ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, GYPSY, etc. They may want to reward her "long awaited" return to a Broadway musical.

It's way too early to tell anything. Reviews will tell a lot.

P.S. SOUVENIER is going to be campaigned as "Best Play" -- so Judy Kaye would be up for Best Actress in a Play (a la MASTER CLASS)

Updated On: 10/14/05 at 05:33 PM

I'd be honored/terrified to be nominated against Patti LuPone.

Yes, LaChanze isnt new or fresh. Those weren't the right words. It's just that she's much less known in comparrison to LuPone, I guess. And she hasn't done many shows on Broadway in which she played a big role.

I think you're all overlooking the fact that when IN MY LIFE opens there will be a atir of excitement which rivals only that which THE PRODUCERS aroused several years ago. I predict a clean sweep of Tony Awards for IN MY LIFE--including Jessica B as "Best Actress/Musical"

Mark my words!

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Patti will win Best Actress. I don't think she deserves it. I thought Friedman was much better in "Woman in White" and I HATED "Woman in White" lol.

"Sweeney Todd" is gonna sweep this year.

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