Probably West Side loosing best musical. Clearly better than Music Man. Remember, Whinnie Holtzman adapted the book. The real winner is the guy who wrote the book. If WICKED had been written directly for the theatre I would have been pissed it lost book.
The producers winning all that it did. I mean, it is funny but not the greatest musial ever, which that is what they are saying if you go by Tony Awards.
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
I mean, "Springtime for Hitler" is priceless, but you can get that by watching the movie (great movie by the way). i think they should do a BLAZING SADDLES musical. OMG that would be the funniest thing.
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
Is this going to become yet another "I'm mad the very best musical in the whole wide world lost" thread? If so I have only 3 words for you..... GET OVER IT! nuf' said B
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The problem with the year of The Producers was that there wasn't much in the way of competition, coupled with the enormous PR machine that The Producers put to its command.
But worse than that? The year Contact was nominated as Best Musical.
BTW, Effie: good calls.
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Fosse is legend and we all love him for what he did, so honor the man, but FOSSE didn't deserve a best musical tony that's for damn sure. Parade should have won. Period.
Oh, and I don't care if she has one, Tonya was robbed. Love Idina, but Tonya deserved it. And before all of you little Wicked girls tackle me in the street, spend that $25 on tickets to Caroline or Change instead of another Wicked poster.
I don't believe Wicked deserved any more awards than those it won.
Major oversights in the past included Urinetown, Parade, Falsettos and Into the Woods not winning Best Musical as well as Contact and Movin' Out being categorized as musicals when they are clearly both ballets. I'd give Movin' Out a little leeway, but Contact had no live music, for goodness' sake!
PS - I don't think Follies deserved Best Musical and I'm a little iffy on Sunday in the Park With George. I'm not a fan of La Cage, but the second act of Sunday is incredibly tedious and difficult to sit through. If I don't fall asleep during "Children and Art", then I nod off during "Move On".
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