Posted: 6/20/16 at 12:01pm
If a show wins a Grammy are the performers considered Grammy winners? For example, does Daveed Diggs now have half of an EGOT?
Updated On: 6/20/16 at 12:01 PM
Posted: 6/20/16 at 12:02pm
No. The Grammy goes to album producer, composer, and lyricist. In the 50s, the Grammy went to composer and star.
Posted: 6/20/16 at 12:04pm
Since 2012, the principal soloists on cast albums have been nominated/winning the awards. This past year was the first time the majority of the principal casts have been eligible.
Posted: 6/20/16 at 12:04pm
Yes, actually. Not all of the performers, but the ones who are deemed "principal vocalists." For Hamilton, all of the principal cast were included and are now considered Grammy-winners. I believe it's usually not the full principal cast though. Last year, only Jessie Mueller was deemed a principal vocalist for Beautiful. Not sure exactly how it's determined.
Posted: 6/20/16 at 12:05pm
The rules were changed a few years ago that the main performers do receive a grammy. One of the Hamilton leads, I believe Renee Elise Goldberry, said in an interview that she had no idea until the next day that she is now a Grammy winner.
Posted: 6/20/16 at 12:07pm
Daveed is credited as a principal soloist on the album, so he technically is a Grammy winner
Posted: 6/20/16 at 12:42pm
I saw a picture of Phillipa holding up a Grammy that said her name on it, so yeah. That means that:
Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff (2-time), Cristin Milloti, Andrew Rannells, Chris Jackson (2-time), Billy Porter, Idina Menzel, among MANY others are Grammy winners.
Posted: 6/20/16 at 12:45pm
Posted: 6/20/16 at 12:51pm
funhamilton_rent said: "Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff (2-time), Cristin Milloti, Andrew Rannells, Chris Jackson (2-time), Billy Porter, Idina Menzel, among MANY others are Grammy winners."
Jeffrey said that the change to award Grammys to those deemed principal soloists came in 2012, so I'm not sure if that list would actually be accurate. Daveed definitely has a Grammy because he has a whole Instagram series of people taking shots out of it.
Posted: 6/20/16 at 12:56pm
NJ_BroadwayGirl said: "funhamilton_rent said: "Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff (2-time), Cristin Milloti, Andrew Rannells, Chris Jackson (2-time), Billy Porter, Idina Menzel, among MANY others are Grammy winners."
Jeffrey said that the change to award Grammys to those deemed principal soloists came in 2012, so I'm not sure if that list would actually be accurate. Daveed definitely has a Grammy because he has a whole Instagram series of people taking shots out of it.
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Still, most of those people still would have won (J Groff and Chris Jackson both have only once, though). Everyone except Idina and Lea have a Grammy.
Posted: 6/20/16 at 1:10pm
yeah I don't think Idina has one.
Posted: 6/20/16 at 1:37pm
The Grammy website has a list of everyone who won. It also has the lists for the other nominated albums, which I find just as interesting to look at.
https://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=86
Sp Leslie, Renee, and Daveed are all halfway to an EGOT. And Miranda has an Emmy so he has an Oscar to go. If he continues composing for movies I imagine he has a good shot at getting a best original song Oscar eventually.
Updated On: 6/20/16 at 01:37 PM
Posted: 6/20/16 at 1:39pm
I've already assumed he will win an Oscar next year for Moana and become the third person ever to PEGOT (as well as the youngest ever to EGOT).
Posted: 6/20/16 at 1:41pm
Here's the list of strictly the Best Musical Theater Album, and as previously mentioned - they only started adding principal soloists in 2012.
https://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=&year=All&genre=86
Updated On: 6/20/16 at 01:41 PM
Posted: 6/20/16 at 2:09pm
Sorry Gypsy but P=?
edit: never mind. Just dawned on my. Pulitzer.
Updated On: 6/20/16 at 02:09 PM
Posted: 6/20/16 at 2:18pm
ChiTheaterFan said: "So Leslie, Renee, and Daveed are all halfway to an EGOT. And Miranda has an Emmy so he has an Oscar to go. If he continues composing for movies I imagine he has a good shot at getting a best original song Oscar eventually."
Not to mention that Steve Kazee, Billy Porter, and Jessie Mueller are halfway to EGOT as well.
Posted: 6/20/16 at 2:21pm
they should retroactively give every principle soloist from every winner a Grammy!
Posted: 6/20/16 at 2:28pm
They do now, thankfully. I'm still mad about 2013 when Annaleigh Ashford wasn't considered a principal soloist for "Kinky Boots" - she would be halfway to an EGOT as well.
Posted: 6/20/16 at 2:29pm
no, I mean retroactively like every winner ever.
Posted: 6/20/16 at 2:35pm
Oh, I misread! That would be a great idea, actually. Kristin Chenoweth should be 3/4th to an EGOT, but she isn't!
Posted: 6/20/16 at 2:40pm
Yeah, it doesn't really seem fair.
Posted: 6/20/16 at 3:42pm
I think Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová have a Grammy, Oscar and Tony for their work related to Once.
Posted: 6/20/16 at 5:35pm
unfortunately they didn't win any Grammys for the film and weren't eligible for any Tonys for the Broadway show. I'm not sure if they won a Grammy for the cast recording.
Posted: 6/20/16 at 5:56pm
Grammy website says:Once: A New Musical- Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti, principal soloists. Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe, producers. Richard King, engineer/mixer.: for Best Musical Theater Album 2012
