Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
#1Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 7:50pm
3 or possibly 4 if there is a tie
School of Rock
On Your Feet
Waitress
Tuck Everlasting
Bright Star
Amelie
American Psycho
Shuffle Along (unless its a revival)
Possibly Gotta Dance and/or The Bandstand
It seems pretty clear Amazing Grace and Allegiance are out of the race.
#2Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 7:53pm
On Your Feet, American Psycho, Waitress
#3Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 7:53pm
Why is Allegiance out? Sorry, but I haven't been keeping up to date with this season yet...
#4Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 7:56pm
I think School of Rock and American Psycho will get in. The others will have to battle it to the death.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#5Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 8:15pm
Or just work towards their potential.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
TerrenceIsTheMann
Broadway Star Joined: 9/28/15
#6Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 8:22pm
On Your Feet, American Psycho, Waitress
#7Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 8:26pm
Yes, why are your ruling out allegiance?
My father (AIDS)
My sister (AIDS)
My uncle and my cousin and her best friend (AIDS, AIDS, AIDS)
The gays and the straights
And the white and the spades
#8Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 8:32pm
because it hasn't gotten the best reception.
ajh
Broadway Star Joined: 5/6/11
#9Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 8:34pm
I reckon AMERICAN PSYCHO, TUCK EVERLASTING and ON YOUR FEET
#10Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 8:35pm
its a very competitive category. I think Shuffle Along is going to be quite an event as well.
#11Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 8:41pm
Shuffle Along unless it goes to the revival category if so then
Tuck Everlasting
Waitress
School of Rock
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Matt Rogers
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/04
#12Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 8:45pm
Yes by all means, before half these shows play their first performances, please go right ahead and give them Tony nominations.
indytallguy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/13/08
#13Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 8:49pmThis is almost as bad as Christmas decorations in stores before Halloween is over :)
#14Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 8:51pm
I think Allegiance could go the way of The Last Ship: high profile musical, opens in fall, star like Sting/Takei attached, flawed but earnest, opinions across the board. Then maybe: closes in January, gets a couple nominations but is ultimately forgotten by Tony voters. Personally I enjoyed both shows, so I'm not judging.
Based on what little I've heard about all of those musicals, I think American Psycho and Waitress seem to be strong contenders. No idea yet about Shuffle Along, since nobody has seen it. On Your Feet probably has a shot, given that the Tony voters have historically enjoyed big, fun, jukebox musicals. School of Rock is gonna be a crowd-pleaser for sure, but I think it's too early to say whether it will be of high enough quality to get a nod.
I agree that it's very early, but almost all the eligible shows have played elsewhere before Broadway. So it's not like nobody has seen them.
Updated On: 10/26/15 at 08:51 PM#15Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 8:57pm
all of the musicals on the list are high profile. Bright Star has Steve Martin writing the book, and got nice reviews out of town. School of Rock is a big Andrew Lloyd Webber rock musical, which also got a very nice reception from the Gramercy. On Your Feet is a real crowd pleaser, and Tuck, Waitress, Amelie, and American Psycho all got nice reviews and have high profile people attached. and of course Shuffle Along which is flooded with talent. You would think in a season with Hamilton in it, new musicals would back off. I guess it just made them want to come in even more!
Updated On: 10/26/15 at 08:57 PM
#16Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 9:24pm
I agree that we should just wait for the rest of the shows this season to open first. I don't think we should really be making our predictions based on who's involved with what show.
TerrenceIsTheMann
Broadway Star Joined: 9/28/15
#17Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 10:13pm
Most of the shows have opened elsewhere. I've seen a good amount of them already. Why should we wait to predict? People predict Oscar nominees like a year in advance. Also, it doesn't really matter as we all know Hamilton already has it in the bag.
#18Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 10:43pm
^We also don't even know what kind of modifications will be made to them yet.
#19Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 10:59pm
Hamilton
School of Rock
On Your Feet
and 1 or 2 more
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
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#20Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 11:05pm
Waitress is in for sure
caught it at the ART over the summer and it's a wonderful, smart, crowd pleaser with a gorgeous score.
broadwaysfguy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/14
#21Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 11:23pm
Im totally fine with an early prediction game and agree most have had out of town tryouts and been seen by many,,,its fun to crystal ball!!!
Hamilton
Waitress
On Your Feet
bright star
maybe Shuffle if in new musical category
Personally excited to also see allegience, and school of rock
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#22Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 11:35pm
There is also at least one new musical not mentioned yet in this thread that will be announcing shortly. It's hard to predict anything when there are sure to be a bunch of wrenches thrown into the works before Tony time...and before a lot of these shows have even opened.
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#23Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 11:36pm
Hamilton
School of Rock
Tuck Everlasting
Waitress
In the event of a fifth nominee: American Pyscho
#24Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 11:38pm
TheGingerBreadMan said: "In the event of a fifth nominee: American Pyscho"
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I got the impression from various sources of word-of-mouth that American Psycho was very well-received in London. I wouldn't have put it as my 5th slot based on what I've heard.
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#25Best Musical: Who Will Take The Other 3 Slots?
Posted: 10/26/15 at 11:45pm
JBroadway said: "TheGingerBreadMan said: "In the event of a fifth nominee: American Pyscho"
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I got the impression from various sources of word-of-mouth that American Psycho was very well-received in London. I wouldn't have put it as my 5th slot based on what I've heard.
I don't disagree, actually. The one thing holding me back is that London audiences can be fairly different from Broadway audiences sometimes, but I don't doubt that it will be well received here as well. I would actually say that Psycho and Tuck are interchangeable in my list, I could easily see Tuck taking the fifth spot. The only show that I think we can all agree on as being an absolute shoe-in is Hamilton (obviously), the rest of my list (and likely everyone else's) is just early predictions, as many of these shows haven't even opened yet.
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