#26
Posted: 3/22/12 at 7:10am
HeyMrMusic Candide won for the 1974 revival which apparently should have won Best Musical.
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#28
Posted: 3/22/12 at 10:21am
"It has to be Alan Menken's year to win!!! It just has to... I hope the vote isn't split... he is sure doing a lot of publicity which he never really has done before. I'm glad he's finally getting some name recognition in spite of Disney's name always being above his musical's title."
MadonnaMusical, is Disney associated with Leap of Faith? My understanding is that it isn't. I really want him to finally win. If Newsies isn't eligible for Best Original Score, then at least the vote won't be split for him!
MadonnaMusical, is Disney associated with Leap of Faith? My understanding is that it isn't. I really want him to finally win. If Newsies isn't eligible for Best Original Score, then at least the vote won't be split for him!
#29
Posted: 3/22/12 at 10:24am
@Madonna - ONCE was not "adapted into a movie"... it was produced first and then songs Glen and Marketa wrote for it were re-recorded both by themselves on their "Swell Season" album and also by Glen's band the Frames on their album, "The Cost." These albums were both produced after the film. The movie was then released across the country after being picked up at Sundance, resulting in the soundtrack containing "already released material," even though the songs in question were written for the movie during its production. This is why "Falling Slowly" was (correctly) deemed eligible for the Oscar.
Words don't deserve that kind of malarkey. They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos. But when they get their corners knocked off, they're no good anymore…I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.
#30
Posted: 3/22/12 at 10:53am
Oh I second Bonnie & Clyde. My favourite score of the season.
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#31
Posted: 3/22/12 at 1:07pm
Wow, Candide won Best Book? The most problematic thing about it. (I've read the original book.) Then again, I guess slim pickings.
The 1974 revival featured a heavily revised book and score. The production was considered the highlight of the season and won 5 Tonys including a special Tony for artistic development. It's still considered the peak of the troubled show's history.
The 1974 revival featured a heavily revised book and score. The production was considered the highlight of the season and won 5 Tonys including a special Tony for artistic development. It's still considered the peak of the troubled show's history.
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#32
Posted: 3/22/12 at 1:09pm
Thanks for clearing that up JNB, I love the SWELL SEASON, so that confusion came from me discovering the frames recordings before discovering the movie.
#33
Posted: 3/22/12 at 1:47pm
The Tony Committee will be deciding ONCE's score eligibility (among other things) during its third meeting - scheduled for March 29th.
Tony Eligibility Meeting
Tony Eligibility Meeting
#34
Posted: 3/22/12 at 4:31pm
Thanks for the Candide clarification. Yes, memory is coming back. I thought we were all talking about the original production. That 70s revival seemed like so much fun! Wish I were around to see it.
#35
Posted: 3/22/12 at 6:31pm
Michael Bennett, thanks for that information. Just in time for Newsies reviews...
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