Did Julie Andrews reject a tony nomination for Victor/Victoria- Page 2

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 5/15/06 at 4:29pm

McArdle was terrible too, Dottie.

McKecknie was the only bright spot.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 5/15/06 at 4:31pm

But at least she could sing. That was the only reason why I went, too. This particular production reminded me so much of community theatre.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 5/15/06 at 4:34pm

She can definitely sing, but this didnt show off her voice much.

...and how about Katharyn Crosby...what a drain! She sucked the life outta that show.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 5/15/06 at 4:41pm

I mean, really, who was she trying to kid anyway?

[Gothampc]

Posted: 5/15/06 at 5:11pm

"McKecknie was the only bright spot."

She had the talent, but was way too old for the role.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 5/15/06 at 5:15pm

Since Julie has never won a Tony, I wonder if she would have won had she kept quiet. Was the Tony committee trying to give her a sympathy award for having lost "My Fair Lady" and "Camelot"?

[Hanna from Hamburg]

Posted: 5/15/06 at 5:19pm

Well, the only other people from V/V who should have gotten anything were Rachel York (she was great) or Gregory Jbara (he's always wonderful). However, Gregory's role really wasn't written to be one of those award-winning roles. The adaptation of the material was BAD, the new songs were crappy, and Julie (I'm happy I got to see her live) was having SUCH a difficult time singing. Obviously, she was dealing with nodes and I'm sure she was pushing herself beyond what she would normally do because of the piece being the creation of her husband, but it was painful to me to hear her with such diminished vocal abilities. Her clear soprano tone is one of the major traits she's known for and that was gone. In addition, I didn't like how Le Jazz Hot was constructed with her not even being on stage for 1/2 of the number and they wheel her in and out on a piano. The whole purpose of the number is to introduce the "new drag star" and she wasn't even on stage. I don't take anything away from Julie, because I thought she was amazing with the material she was given and did the best she could vocally given the health of her vocal cords. Nevertheless, V/V was a bomb, most of the material and performances weren't worth remembering, even the costumes were somewhat disappointing -- they should have been FAB, but somehow missed the mark.

[kevinr]

Posted: 5/15/06 at 6:19pm

I didn't think Marlon Brando ever accepted "The Godfather" Oscar =- I know he did take his one for "On the Waterfront"

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 5/15/06 at 6:36pm

V/V's sets were rather nice though. They should've at least given one for that as well.

[best12bars]

Posted: 5/15/06 at 7:51pm

kevinr---Brando definitely accepted his Godfather Oscar... it was only a couple of years before his death. I remember seeing the story on the nightly news, and thinking he was SO eccentric to do that. Apparently, he requested it to be sent from the Academy, and they obliged him. After all, it was his.

Strangely, though the story was not that widely run, and I don't remember ever hearing about it again after these initial newscasts. Maybe he got upset that they were publicizing his change of heart (???), who knows?

But I definitely remember seeing the story run a few times when it happened.

[mrkringas]

Posted: 5/15/06 at 8:22pm

I watched V/V on dvd and it took two attempts to make it to the end!

Julie was Julie. Not quite the same as what she did in the far superior film opposite Robert Preston. I loathed Tony Roberts! What were they thinking? Anyway it was all the materials fault really. That and I never quite liked the pseudo 11 o'clock number. However as others mentioned, Gregory Jbara stole the show in am underwritten part. Rachel York got that horrible song about being horny but did well.

Oh and why was everyone shocked at the high Gb? Shouldnt they have got her to lip synch a high C or something more classic Julie range?

Pity there was no dvd of Liza. That I would have paid good money to see.

[fflagg]

Posted: 5/15/06 at 8:50pm

Good for her!

It proved her to be a classy lady who stood by her show when the critics carped at it and Tony nominators snubbed it. No, it is not a great show but it had:

1. a very good score
2. a good cast
3. excellent costumes
4. fine choreography

and f**king Julie Andrews!

Sad to say she will be sans Tony but with the respect and admiration of the Bway community.

And f**k that queen Michael Musto for making fun of her.

[jv92]

Posted: 5/15/06 at 8:58pm

Oh, the score for Victor-Victoria was terrible.
Paris makes me horny
It's not like Californy

Paris is so sexy
Riding in a taxi

And how could we forget the cheesey number about King Louis?

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 5/15/06 at 9:03pm

Didn't a lot of people vote for Andrews to spite her? I remember reading that the race was pretty much between Murphy and Andrews.

Posted: 5/15/06 at 9:03pm

Mr. Preston said he would not sign on to a stage version of V/V until they had a stage adaptation finished.

I think I recall an article in the NYTimes about this. Updated On: 5/15/06 at 09:03 PM

[fflagg]

Posted: 5/15/06 at 9:04pm

excuse me. "Paris Makes Me Horny" is a line from the film AND was a song sung by Norma, a glorified whore. You expect her to sing polished English??

Posted: 5/15/06 at 9:18pm

"Good for her!
It proved her to be a classy lady who stood by her show when the critics carped at it and Tony nominators snubbed it."

I usually love me some Julie Andrews but what's classy about throwing a hissy fit because your hubby didn't get nominated for a terrible show that deserved to get panned? I was disappointed in Andrews' tantrum which had all the maturity of "If you don't play my way, I'm going to take my marbles and go home. Wah. Wah. Wah" A Tony Award nomination is an unexpected honor, it is not a right. She was out of line. Still love her tho'.

Updated On: 5/15/06 at 09:18 PM

[fflagg]

Posted: 5/15/06 at 9:38pm

Excuse me. What makes you think her upset was based solely on her husband not getting a nom?

She was devoted to the show and to the cast and she is one classy lady.

You queens can go back to Sutton Foster. I will stick with a true fair lady.

[jv92]

Posted: 5/15/06 at 9:49pm

She's a great performer, but honestly, she shouldn't have thrown a hissy fit for a show that was a piece of ****. And line or no line, "Paris Makes Me Horny" could have better lyrics. MUCH better lyrics.

Posted: 5/15/06 at 9:53pm

"Excuse me. What makes you think her upset was based solely on her husband not getting a nom?"

Alright, let's assume she was upset about the show and her peers not getting more nominations. So? She's not the first person to be upset about their show being overlook and she will not be the last.

"She was devoted to the show and to the cast and she is one classy lady."

Wonderful. Great. How nice that she was devoted to the show and cast. Does that mean that other performers who handled Tony disappointments re: their cast members/shows, weren't devoted? Give me a break. Her loyalty doesn't excuse her sour grapes attitude. She threw a hissy fit when her show and hubby and cast members were overlooked. She may have done it with a perfectly perfect English accent but it was still a hissy fit.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 5/15/06 at 10:03pm

Of course she was devoted to the show.

It was HER MONEY.

[COOOOLkid]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 7:04am

It sounds truly odd, (and sorry to bring back the thread) but is it possible that when an actor/actress wins a Tony, can s/he decline the award and give it to another person that was nominated? I know it sounds really stupid.

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 10:11am

Pity there was no dvd of Liza. That I would have paid good money to see.


For sheer laugh value, only! Liza couldn't sing, and she never danced a single step. Plus, she flubbed her lines, throughout. And, I wasn't seeing it on her opening night, either. At least Julie danced in the role, and commanded the staged, throughout. Liza was horrible. I sat with my mouth agap, the entire running time of the show. There were some obvious empty seats, after intermission. The biggest issue, was that you never believed she was a woman! As for the overall, original production, I've seen a billion times worse, on Broadway, and the show did deserves more nominations than the lone one (sets, costumes, actor, featured actress, actor).

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 10:15am

"The biggest issue, was that you never believed she was a woman!"

That is very funny. But in all fairness, it wasn't believable that people would buy Andrews as a man, either. She never was able to pull that off.