Best Actress in a Musical — Page 2

Michael Bennet- just like bwaysinger said, it is the aristocratic sothern accent she really nailed. I grew up in Georgia and lived in North Carolina, most people did not sound like that, but the rich women on the coast sounded EXACTLY like that. I have also lost most of my accent over the years, but I can still pull off several of the dialects. the big thing is that every area is so distinct, the people in the mountains of NC where I lived sound nothing like the reasearch triangle or the coast, and South Carolina is different beast altogether. I also see it as a good character move to be trying very hard to hide the accent when in Italy, she wants not to stick out. I think the way it varries (it never entirely disappears) is very appropriate. All of this is from someone who was not nearly as blown away by her performance as many.

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Its guarenteed that Victoria will win, but I havent seen her to judge.

I think Sutton deserves it, but then again ive only seen her and SRS in this category.

Again I think Charleston is a very different accent
Oh well, it was one of my favorite things about the character.
Lots of people from where I'm from always try to lose their accent whenever they travel. It very well might not be a character choice, but it seemed to me like one.
But no problems. She will most likely win the Tony anyway, although I am not actually rooting for her.

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bwaysinger, I can't be on all the time, I'm not Superman or even Tobey McGuire here.

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Penguin--I absolutely agree. I love Sherie to pieces but Victoria Clark is outstanding in Piazza. Would love to see Victoria win!

LOL! Oh, Pengy, you wound me. How could you not see the shameless shilling I have been putting about for the fabulous-and-way-overdue Victoria Clark?
Loved her in H2$. Dazzled by her in Urinetown. Loved her in Titanic (just the album, wasn't here for the show). Now she is creating an original and AMAZINGLY well-written character...it's time!
And you can accompany me to the Tonys, right, Pengy?

I want Sherie to win but I think Victoria Clark will.

smart penguin, ha! I live in central NC (Triangle).

Alejandra

I want Christina to win, but I don't think she will.
But I really hope she does! :)

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Wickedrentq, we can all pretty much agree that, despite who should win, things often come down to politics. They could easily play into Clark's favor but they could just as easily not.
Still, yay to one more person on the Clark train.

My money is that Sutton Foster will be getting her second tony because when I saw Little Women, she was just phenomenal. She had a great presence on stage, and she has such a fantastic voice.

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Chances of winning:
Victoria Clark- 50%
Sutton Foster- 20%
Christina Applegate- 12%
Sherie Rene Scott- 10%
Erin Dilly- 8%

Clark will win. Although Ive yet to see Applegate, I think she should win just for her amazing determination. Sutton has a Tony already and her performance in LW while great doesnt have the same surprisingly great quality that her Millie did. Sherie will win sooner or later, without a doubt. Erin needs a better show to showcase her amazing talents and will win a Tony soon as well.

Honestly, I can't imagine anyone winning a Tony for playing Mary Poppins. In this production, Mary is almost a secondary character, and the reason Laura Michelle Kelly won an Olivier for the role is because her only competition was Maria Friedman who has won three already, including one the year prior.

Give it to Clark -- I think she deserves it like crazy.

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