Broadway.com 2008 AUDIENCE AWARD winners announced...

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:05pm

Dear lord...

http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=566271



Favorite New Broadway Musical
Young Frankenstein


Favorite New Broadway Play
August: Osage County


Favorite Broadway Musical Revival
South Pacific


Favorite Broadway Play Revival
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof


Favorite New Off-Broadway Musical
Next to Normal


Favorite New Off-Broadway Play
The Receptionist


Favorite Leading Actor in a Broadway Musical
Roger Bart, Young Frankenstein

Favorite Leading Actress in a Broadway Musical
Patti LuPone, Gypsy


Favorite Leading Actor in a Broadway Play
Patrick Stewart, Macbeth


Favorite Leading Actress in a Broadway Play
Jennifer Garner, Cyrano de Bergerac


Favorite Featured Actor in a Broadway Musical
Christopher Fitzgerald, Young Frankenstein


Favorite Featured Actress in a Broadway Musical
Megan Mullally, Young Frankenstein


Favorite Featured Actor in a Broadway Play
Raúl Esparza, The Homecoming


Favorite Featured Actress in a Broadway Play
Phylicia Rashad, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof


Favorite Diva Performance
Patti LuPone, Gypsy


Favorite Solo Performance
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood


Favorite Onstage Pair
Roger Bart & Sutton Foster, Young Frankenstein


Favorite Ensemble Cast
Grease


Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Male)
Lin-Manuel Miranda, In the Heights


Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Female)
Sierra Boggess, The Little Mermaid


Favorite Replacement (Male)
Clay Aiken, Spamalot


Favorite Replacement (Female)
Hannah Waddingham, Spamalot


Favorite New Broadway Song
"In the Heights," In the Heights


Favorite Long-Running Broadway Show
Spamalot


Favorite Long-Running Off-Broadway Show
Forbidden Broadway

Updated On: 5/30/08 at 02:05 PM

[BenKaye]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:08pm

What a stupid audience.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:13pm

I'll agree with those.

[Elphie3]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:14pm

Grease? Really?

Wasn't too upset... but some were like what?!

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:14pm

Yuck!!!!

[LeaGirl]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:14pm

I stopped reading after "Leading Actress in a Broadway Play".

Yikes.

[Anakela]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:16pm

Favorite Ensemble Cast
Grease

**and this is the part where I died laughing**

[CyCoSpAz2]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:18pm

Strangely, I am glad Spamalot won Favorite Long-Running Show over Hairspray, Rent, Spring Awakening, Wicked. Thank you, Clay Aiken.

[jennyish]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:21pm

Some sort of glitch must have resulted in all the Young Frankenstein wins. Because . . . seriously?!?

[joe5]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:22pm

It's just like all the other polling going on. Which has one show sweeping the Tonys. Which seems improable in a lackluster year.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:23pm

what a joke

[CapnHook]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:25pm

Apparently only 12 year olds attend the theatre.

[Anakela]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:26pm

wait, wait- didn't YF have a nominated song too? Because if so, how did this happen:

Favorite New Broadway Song
"In the Heights," In the Heights

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:27pm

It's a popularity contest. Just like the Tonys.

[joe5]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:28pm

I don't think YF had a song. A few from INTH and Little Mermaid, Great selection this year.
Updated On: 5/30/08 at 02:28 PM

[Grand Motel]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:30pm

anakela, maybe they liked the song "In the Heights" (and Lin enough to give him one), but didn't think the show was that great? I've definitely heard that sentiment elsewhere.

[MungoGypsy8232]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:38pm

is it possible for an award with no merit to sell out? stopped reading at Leading Actress in a Play as well.

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:39pm

I hear that. Especially those Hannah Montana girls from that Broadway.com video.

[Anakela]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:41pm

I don't think YF had a song. A few from INTH and Little Mermaid, Great selection this year.

Nope, I finally found the nominations page, apparently YF had *two* songs-

Favorite New Broadway Song
"If Only" - The Little Mermaid
"In the Heights" - In the Heights
"Please Don't Touch Me" - Young Frankenstein
"Roll in the Hay" - Young Frankenstein
"She's In Love" - The Little Mermaid

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:42pm

I stopped after Young Frankenstein for Best Musical

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:46pm

Best Actor in a Musical made me pee a little.

Roger Bart was the worst thing about YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, in my opinion.

This is obviously just people voting for celebrities and familiar names.

[Trekkie2]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:47pm

I would like to make a statement.

WHAT THE HELL??

That is all.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:49pm

I must say though...I am thrilled that my predictions were wrong and that GREASE didn't win for Breakthrough Performances, Revival, and Couple.

[joe5]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:52pm

Sorry Ankela, I'm glad it got best song. But what a selection of songs it won from. And wickedrocks, how can that be true. If INTH won two awards.

[Marianne2]

Posted: 5/30/08 at 2:58pm

The only one I really really agree with is the Best Replacement for female. Hannah Waddingham was absolutely amazing. I personally loved Spamalot, but I have a feeling that only won because of Clay Aiken. Such a shame.