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[ucjrdude902]

Posted: 5/20/13 at 12:19am

Forgive me as I am not familiar with the Drama Desk Awards but do they usually provide some sort of indication for the TONYS like people say the Golden Globes do for the Oscars?

[broadwaydevil]

Posted: 5/20/13 at 12:27am

^No. Not from my experience and memory. First of all, they include Off Broadway, the categories/eligibility are different and it's a very different pool of voters.

Also, the Golden Globes are almost never a good predictor of the Oscars. I think you're thinking of the Screen Actors Guild and Directors Guild Awards which are usually phenomenal predictors of the Oscars.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 5/20/13 at 12:32am

I'd argue that the Golden Globes should still be taken into account when predicting the Oscars. Just like the Drama Desks. It's just an indication of what a pool of people within the industry like.

[broadwaydevil]

Posted: 5/20/13 at 12:40am

Of course, I'm not saying they're at all irrelevant (congratulations to all the winners by the way!) and they definitely provide a little bit of insight into where some sentiments are.

However, it's pretty ludicrous to call the Drama Desk Awards a good prediction of the Tonys when:
- The presumed biggest challenger to Matilda for best musical at the Tonys wasn't even nominated
- An Off-Broadway show won best music
- The two front runners for best actor in a musical were in different categories
- One of the front runners for best actress in a musical (Patina Miller) wasn't nominated
- The winning sound designers weren't even nominated
- An Off-Broadway show won lighting design
- Somehow no one from the cast of Vanya et al. was nominated

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 5/20/13 at 12:50am

This gives Laura and MATILDA more of an edge going in to the Tony's. Very curious for Leading Actor.

[Visceral_Fella]

Posted: 5/20/13 at 1:06am

No one was insinuating that it was an epidemic. I don't know a lot about the Drama Desk Awards so I asked a question.

[emilyfaye48]

Posted: 5/20/13 at 7:42am

A better indicator of the Tonys would be to count how many producers each show has

[KathyNYC2]

Posted: 5/20/13 at 8:02am

Yes I would agree with that statement^^.

The two male winners here for Musical were both placed in proper categories..best actor and best supporting...the way I saw the parts. Being the Matilda people chose to put Bertie in the lead category, it is going to be an interesting choice - especially since the two choices are equally talented but performing in totally different styles. The expression comparing apples to oranges does not do it justice.

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 5/20/13 at 9:11am

"Obstructed for $89? Is it worth it? Oof!"

Couldn't say...I know a pair of 30 tickets were available for performances (must buy the pair) but they were on stage and required a lot of leaning. Sat there the first time I saw the show. Not bad for 30 bucks.

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 5/20/13 at 9:32am

I hope they release the book to Matilda... The last three Tony-winning books had theirs released... Once, Mormon, Memphis..