Best Book Tony Award

[Noel&Cole]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 6:59pm

Who do you think should win in this category?

I dont think anyone would say the IN THE HEIGHTS should win book. It is the one truly awful thing about the show.

PASSING STRANGE has a book that is wierd and although it gets the job done is hardly award worthy

and I already know what people on this board think of the CRY-BABY book so I dont even need to ask

So I guess XANADU? Should they win Best Book? I would say they probally will. What are your thoughts?

[zooxanthellae]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 7:00pm

Xanadu should win!

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[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 7:00pm

Neither Passing Strange nor In The Heights are anything special. And Cry-Baby is a disaster.

Xanadu all the way.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 7:01pm

It's either going to Xanadu or In The Heights, in my opinion.

If there's an ITH sweep, it'll take book but if they want to award the rightful winner, Xanadu should win.

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 7:02pm

The critics are predicting ITH.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 7:09pm

I dont think anyone would say the IN THE HEIGHTS should win book. It is the one truly awful thing about the show.

People said the same thing about SPRING AWAKENING last year and expected Best Book to go to GREY GARDENS or CURTAINS, but SA picked up the award in its sweep.

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 7:10pm

Even though I do think it is not strong, if it;s like Spring Awakening and take awards that don't really deserve it and this is coming from a HUGE In The Heights fan. But I think Xanadu might not take many other awards so it might take it.

[Noel&Cole]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 7:16pm

True....but Spring Awakening also got rave reviews and critical praise that ITH did not come close to. But I do see your point.

When a show is THE hot show and sweeps the awards it often helps them pick up categories they dont deserve. A sweep this year will be hard for ITH though because I think the 3 super revivals will end up laying claim to the design, director, and featured actor/actress awards.

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 7:19pm

I think the 3 super revivals will end up laying claim to the design, director, and featured actor/actress awards.

- Completely agree. This is why I don't expect ITH to sweep. Though they will most likely win Best Musical.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 7:20pm

I see HEIGHTS winning Score, Musical, Choreography, and Orchestrations.

XANADU should win Book.

[esparza 333]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 7:21pm

I hope it is Xanadu. In the Heights is an awesome show but it would be crazy for it too win. Xanadu would have flopped if it did not have such a clever book (just like Drowsy). In the Heights will win at least 3 tony awards and will do well but just like last year with Spring Awakening just because a show garners raves it does not deserve to win awards it doesn't deserve.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 7:24pm

You also (along with many of the other people here) saw Cheyenne Jackson getting nominated, Foster.

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 7:26pm

It seemed like a no brainer to me that Wopat would get it over Jackson.
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[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 7:40pm

I didn't think Wopat wouldn't get nominated.

I thought Jackson would get nominated over Stew.

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 7:48pm

Best Book should go to Xanadu -- even those critics who liked ITH and PS said the book were its weak spots.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 7:52pm

And who the hell am I to talk!? I had A CATERED AFFAIR for best musical, score, book, featured actress, featured actor...

[NYCboy2]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 8:57pm

Passing Strange

[blaxx]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 9:24pm

Best Book should go to Xanadu -- even those critics who liked ITH and PS said the book were its weak spots.

Which critics said Passing Strange had a weak book?

[joe5]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 9:00am

Well it shouldn't go to INTH, sweep or not. The book is just plain awful. Any other show than that deserves it. I really don't see a sweep happening this year.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 9:04am

IN THE HEIGHTS should not the win Best Book. The book is its weakest part. I saw the off-broadway run, I knew that they made revisions..I love the score, the energy.

but i just dont think -it will win book.

XANADU will win the book.

IF I have my way... PASSING STRANGE should win New Musical, Book, Score~bec. I think its a great show!

J*

[StageFan2]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 2:44pm

I didn't care for Passing Strange nor In The Heights, which I saw when it was off-Broadway. I've not seen the lastest production. I didn't see Cry-Baby and can't foresee that changing even with its Tony nod. So Xanadu is really all that's left on my personal list. What the Tony voters will do, well, it's merely guesswork.

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 2:50pm

The book hasn't improved much for ITH but the rest has! Go see it again!