Benanti, Merediz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

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Benanti, Merediz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 11:54am

Okay, gang, here's a toughie!

Obviously, I'm rooting for Benanti. And she seems the most likely and obvious with all the love letters for her tour-de-force as Louise. BUT! This seems like the tightest and hardest to predict race of the year.

Anyone agree?

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Updated On: 5/13/08 at 11:54 AM

#2

re: Benanti, Mereditz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 11:58am

I'm rooting for Sayre but it's tight. I tend to think Benanti has it.

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#3

re: Benanti, Mereditz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 11:59am

Sayre all the way....

Sometimes you're reputation gets the best of you.

#4

re: Benanti, Mereditz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 11:59am

Sayre all the way....

Sometimes you're reputation gets the best of you.

#5

re: Benanti, Mereditz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:03pm

I really hope Benanti wins, but if she didn't Sayre is second.

#6

re: Benanti, Mereditz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:06pm

Olga has my vote.

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#7

re: Benanti, Mereditz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:08pm

My vote would be for Benanti...

#8

re: Benanti, Mereditz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:11pm

Benanti

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#9

re: Benanti, Mereditz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:15pm

Olga Merediz.

As far as Benati.. this is the third time I go see a show she is in.. and she is out.

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#10

re: Benanti, Mereditz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:16pm

I'm so thrilled that Sayre received her much-deserved nomination. I was afraid she was going to be over-looked.


That being said, this award is going to Laura Benanti.

#11

re: Benanti, Mereditz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:20pm

I have yet to see Sayre, but I've only heard wonderful things!

This race seems it could go any way.

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#12

re: Benanti, Mereditz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:20pm

I think that Benanti has the award. No contest.

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#13

re: Benanti, Mereditz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:21pm

Really, winston?

There's so much love for all three women - it seems a close call.

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#14

re: Benanti, Mereditz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:22pm

Olga Merediz would be my choice.

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re: Benanti, Mereditz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:22pm

iluvtheatertrash-

I honestly don't think so. And it's not just wishful thinking on my part =)

Laura Benanti will win this Tony. She's had it last summer at City Center.

#16

re: Benanti, Mereditz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:24pm

I adore all three performances. I really enjoyed Loretta Ables Sayre's rendition of Bali Ha'i and Happy Talk. She just made the tears well up in my eyes. Beautiful performance. Any other year she'd win. That said-Benanti gave a career changing performance. Her Louise was incredible. The one thing I liked about that show.

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"A birdcage I plan to hang. I'll get to that someday. A birdcage for a bird who flew away...Around the world." "Life is a cabaret old chum, only a cabaret old chum, and I love a cabaret!"-RIP Natasha Richardson-I was honored to have witnessed her performance as Sally Bowles.

#17

re: Benanti, Mereditz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:27pm

I can't judge Sayre because I haven't gotten to see it yet so Benanti, but I wonder if in the heights will sweep

#18

re: Benanti, Mereditz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:28pm

That's kind of how I feel...

While Mereditz delivers a beautiful performance, bringing a lot of light to some not-always-stellar material and Sayre apparently delivers something astonishing... Benanti has really breathed life back into her career. Besides the couple performances with pneumonia, her attendance has improved and she got all around love letters for her performance from the critics. Still seems there's room for an upset though!

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#19

re: Benanti, Mereditz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:30pm

Wouldn't it be wonderful to have another situation with the Best Actress and the Best Featured Actress in the same show?

That being said...we all know my vote's for Benanti.

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#20

re: Benanti, Mereditz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:32pm

Laura Benanti all the way. She's incredible.

#21

re: Benanti, Mereditz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:35pm

MEREDIZ. Not Meredith.

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#22

re: Benanti, Merediz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:36pm

Oh, thanks. I'll fix it. Sorry - I thought there was a T before the Z.

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#23

re: Benanti, Merediz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:38pm

By the way.. Merediz was the best Dolly Levi I have ever seen. EVER.

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#24

re: Benanti, Merediz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:39pm

Benanti, but I haven't seen Sayre.

#25

re: Benanti, Merediz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:42pm

Dame, where did Merediz play Dolly? and how long ago? I totally missed news of this production.

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