Brantley and Isherwood's Tony Picks- Page 2

[adamgreer]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 6:38pm

Isherwood's picks seems to be more crazy, from FELA winning Best Musical and Best Actor to Scarlett Johansson winning Best Featured.

They BOTH picked Scarlett for both will and should win, not just Isherwood.

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 6:54pm

Katie Finneran???? You've got to be ****ing kidding me???? That is the only category I feel so strongly about this season...couldn't really care less about the others. Angela Lansbury deserves this award 100%.

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 6:59pm

Trace, let's stay positive!! I'll start getting nervous if Angela loses the Outer Critics and Drama Desk. Then again, those don't always predict who will win the Tony.

I'm remaining positive.

[Brick]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 7:23pm

Oops, didn't notice they both had Scarlett. Wouldn't that be something: Scarlett Johansson, Tony Award Winner.

And as much as I love her, I don't think Angela's performance is Tony worthy. If she wins, then it's because it's a slow season for women.

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 7:26pm

With Lansbury, Finneran, and Cook, that is a ridiculously strong category.

[wolfwolf]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 7:27pm

It is kind of tragic that the season has been so bad really what is with Memphis getting so many nomination when so many critics hated it.g. As for NYT really they cannot decide half the categories and it will be Memphis or Fela for best musical.

[StageManager2]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 7:55pm

Team Finneran!

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 7:57pm

Team Plantadit!

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 10:44pm

Ok, ljay. It's difficult, but I will try to stay positive.

As adamgreer posted in the other thread, Brantley has been wrong before...at least Isherwood thinks that Angela *should* win.

I'm hoping for a Lansbury sweep with the Drama League Award, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk and Tony.

Let's hope the voters on the dreadful "Team Finneran" are few and far between...

(SM2, you have not seen any of the performances live so your opinion on who should win is irrelevant)

[PReeves2]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 10:54pm

I'm with ljay, Team Plantadit! also, going to say Team Fela!

[wickedfan]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 10:57pm

Lansbury's performance already won the Tony. Last year.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 10:58pm

I'm with ljay, Team Plantadit! also, going to say Team Fela!

Knowing ljay as well as I do, I would bet my house that he was being sarcastic about Team Plantadit.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 11:29pm

In regards to the idea of including Off-Broadway in the Tonys, it will never happen (even though it should), not only because that would make it just like the DD and OCC awards, but also because the whole thing, as an awards show for viewers is built around the idea that Broadway is the best of the best anyway.

Ironically, a) it's not, and b) nobody really watches the Tonys anymore except theater fanatics, and true theater people know that the only thing that makes a Broadway production any different from a good regional theater production is its location and the amount of money put into it.

[theatreguy]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 11:33pm

Not to mention the fact that most Off-Broadway shows couldn't afford to give out all the comps required.

[singtopher]

Posted: 5/16/10 at 12:03am

What's going on with Ben's picture? Is that his manhunt pic or something? I've never seen it before.

I haven't seen half of the Leading Women in a play, but from what I read here it seemed Linney was a shoe in.

[allofmylife]

Posted: 5/16/10 at 1:31am

BRANTLEY Not “Promises, Promises,” not even a discount ticket.

Ouch.

[PReeves2]

Posted: 5/16/10 at 1:31am

well then it looks like ljay may be in for a surprise.

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/16/10 at 1:38am

You think Plantadit will win?

[PReeves2]

Posted: 5/16/10 at 1:40am

as will Fela!

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/16/10 at 1:43am

I do think Fela! could win. But you really think Plantadit will beat Lansbury, Finneran, and Cook? Sounds more like your "should win."
Updated On: 5/16/10 at 01:43 AM

[PReeves2]

Posted: 5/16/10 at 1:46am

i know call me crazy but, i think lansbury and cook will cancel each other out and finneran is in a weaker show and only stands in out in PP because KC has not been so well received.

[PReeves2]

Posted: 5/16/10 at 1:58am

...besides Plantadit is a very well deserving performer from the actor/dancer side of broadway shows. She alone gave THE most unique performance of the season in this category.


Updated On: 5/16/10 at 01:58 AM

[StageManager2]

Posted: 5/16/10 at 2:01am

Well, as long as Angela doesn't win.

[Brick]

Posted: 5/16/10 at 2:19am

"In regards to the idea of including Off-Broadway in the Tonys, it will never happen (even though it should), not only because that would make it just like the DD and OCC awards, but also because the whole thing, as an awards show for viewers is built around the idea that Broadway is the best of the best anyway. "

And the Tony's are run by producers of B'way shows. They fight it out for national airtime as it is. So, no, widening the pool of eligibility isn't going to happen.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 5/16/10 at 8:18am

PReeves, Karine is the last person in that category who will win. EVEN IF everyone splits votes like you say they will, Lillias White will win before Karine because 1) she's a Broadway veteran who has won before and 2) she would ride the wave of the potential Fela! sweep. Karine doesn't stand a chance.