DANIEL DAVIS deserves a Tony Nomination!

Per Michael Reidel this AM "He received good reviews for his role in "La Cage" and may yet get another Tony nomination"

As many times as I have seen the show (4 whole times in total, don't even want to mention how many times Ive seen Act II) -

DAVIS WAS THE BETTER PERFORMER of the two - not that Beach is bad by any means, but Davis commanded a presence and sang the role like none before him. Im THRILLED that if he needed to be replaced that they are doing it with Mr. Goulet, who will do the role justice and more. Im so sorry to see Mr. Davis go, he was a very wonderful part of "LA CAGE AUX FOLLES" and will be missed (well by many of its fans, not necicarilly his cast mates)

THAT SAID, Davis, like Reidel said in his column, could and I believe SHOULD be the fifth and final nominee come Tony time - if politics are put aside and true performance quality are taken into consideration (marvel idea I know), the crop should look like this:

Norbert Leo Butz - DRS
John Lithgow - DRS
Tim Curry - Spamalot
David Hyde Pierce - Spamalot
Daniel Davis - La Cage

I would also agree. He was great on stage. However, Best Actor does not just mean what you do onstage. From what I hear he was a real pain for everyone to work with.

FOA, I can see why you would think that, but Davis WAS THAT GOOD and Im hoping enough Tony voters saw him prior to his firing to realize he deserves the 5th slot.

I want John Hickok or Danny Gurwin to get it for Featured Actor in a Musical. I prefer John Hickok but they're both amazing...mmmm

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If he does, it'll be a real kick in the face to the whole show...should be interesting...I dunno, in addition there is also Cheyenne Jackson, Raul Esparza, Hank Azaria, Matthew Morrison (lead???)...

I totally agree. I loved him in this show. When I saw the show, Gary Beach was out but I loved his stand-by, Bryan Batt. Now, I don't have his performance with Beach to compare it to, but nevertheless, I thought there was great chemistry between those two.

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Danny Gurwin should be nominated and win for Best Naked Torso, but will not be nominated for Little Women.

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