Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
#1Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 9:45pm
Ellen Burstyn - PICNIC
Jessica Chastain - THE HEIRESS
Emilia Clarke - BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S
Maggie Grace - PICNIC
Jessica Hecht - THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES
Katie Holmes - DEAD ACCOUNTS
Scarlett Johansson - CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
Patti LuPone - THE ANARCHIST
Laurie Metcalf - THE OTHER PLACE
Bette Midler - I'LL EAT YOU LAST
Amy Morton - WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
Kristine Nielsen - VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & SPIKE
Clemence Poesy - CYRANO de BERGERAC
Fiona Shaw - THE TESTAMENT OF MARY
Holland Taylor - ANN
Cicely Tyson - THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
Sigourney Weaver - VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & SPIKE
Debra Winger - THE ANARCHIST
Am I missing anyone? My pick would be Kristine Nielsen. It's a stunning performance that's heartbreaking and hilarious and (to me, at least) unmatched this season.
Updated On: 4/20/13 at 09:45 PM
#2Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 9:49pm
Nielsen will be in Featured, but I agree she needs to win that category.
I really hope Amy Morton wins, but I think it will be Holland Taylor or Cicely Tyson.
Marie: Don't be in such a hurry about that pretty little chippy in Frisco.
Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!
#2Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 9:50pm
She's considered Featured? She's barely off stage for the entire play! I figured if anyone would be featured it would be Weaver...
Updated On: 4/20/13 at 09:50 PM
#3Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 9:50pm
I hear Bette Midler was STUNNING in The Other Place. 
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#4Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 9:51pmShe was awful in it! That's why the put her in another play.
#5Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 9:52pmI think the general consensus has been that Nielsen is Featured...and I'm rooting for her to be placed there anyway as she will walk away with the category if she is.
Marie: Don't be in such a hurry about that pretty little chippy in Frisco.
Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!
#6Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 9:54pmWell whatever category she's in, she deserves it. I saw the play again today that phone call of hers is just....wow.
#7Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 9:58pmOh I agree! Between Maggie Smith and the phone call the Tony is hers. It probably would bomb on the telecast, but I would love to see her perform that phone call on the Tonys.
Marie: Don't be in such a hurry about that pretty little chippy in Frisco.
Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!
#8Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 10:02pm
Weaver is going to be Lead because she's above the title. Although I definitely agree that Nielsen is the Lead. She's the second name in the title!
My pick is definitely between Metcalf and Morton.
"Pardon my prior Mcfee slip. I know how to spell her name. I just don't know how to type it." -Talulah
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#9Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 10:05pmThis is a really tough one. I haven't seen THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES, ...BOUNTIFUL, or ANN yet, but a handful of the performances on that list are not just nomination-worthy, but award-worthy.
#10Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 10:15pm
Ellen Burstyn and Maggie Grace have been ruled as Featured for PICNIC.
Vanessa Williams is billed above the title for THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL. It's possible she'll be petitioned as Featured.
I think the five nominees will be:
Laurie Metcalf, THE OTHER PLACE
Amy Morton, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINA WOOLF?
Holland Taylor, ANN
Cicley Tyson, THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
Sigourney Weaver, VANYA AND SONYA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
"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
--Aristotle
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#11Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 10:19pm
Laurie Metcalf and Amy Morton feel like the leading contenders at the moment, with Cicely Tyson the possible spoiler.
"Tracy... Hold Mama's waffles."
Updated On: 4/20/13 at 10:19 PM
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#12Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 10:21pmI do think Midler will be nominated.
#13Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 10:21pm
I'd be surprised if Weaver is nominated, actually.
And Nielsen will almost certainly be featured- despite being prominent in the show's artwork, she's not listed above the title. But she is doing some of the best work right now on Broadway.
I see it being:
Amy Morton
Laurie Metcalfe
Holland Taylor
Fiona Shaw
Jessica Hecht
And any of them could take it and not be at all a weak choice.
There are some incredible female performances in this season.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#14Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 10:22pmI have this sneaking suspicion that Hecht and Light will be remain Featured for THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES.
"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
--Aristotle
#15Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 10:23pmI don't think there's any way that Hecht would be Featured. I'm 100% positive she'll be leading and she very well could win. She's stunning.
#16Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 10:28pmI was just going to say the same. If I were MTC producers, I wouldn't petition to have Hecht moved. Keep her in the Featured category and she has a very strong chance of winning and gives Nielsen. It's not a stretch either, as THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES is very much an ensemble play. Leaving Hecht vs. Nielsen vs. Light in Featured and Metcalf vs. Morton vs. Tyson in Lead.
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#17Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 10:35pmPeople may disagree, but I think Holland Taylor will take it.
#18Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 10:35pmBut that's not what I said.
#19Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 10:39pmI can see why Holland Taylor COULD take it. But I don't think she necessarily will.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#20Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 10:40pmNobody thinks Katie Holmes has a chance?
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#21Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 10:53pm
The nominees will be:
Bette Midler
Holland Taylor
Cicely Tyson
Scarlett Johannsen
Jessica Chastain
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#22Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 11:00pmLike with everything else, you're wrong.
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#23Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 11:01pm
No list can be complete without Metcalf or Morton. Both gave stunning performances.
That being said, I haven't seen every performance so I think I would have to sit out of a complete list.
What fabulous work for and from women this year!
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.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#24Can We Talk About Leading Actress In A Play?
Posted: 4/20/13 at 11:02pm
No list can be complete without Metcalf or Morton. Both gave stunning performances.
That being said, I haven't seen every performance so I think I would have to sit out of a complete list.
What fabulous work for and from women this year!
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.
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