Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
#1Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 4/22/08 at 7:43pm
I cannot believe that Alice Ripley was not nominated for "Next to Normal." I mean they nominated James Snyder for Cry Baby!!!!
Anyway, I hope that Deanna Dunagun or Amy Morton take it.
MungoGypsy8232
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/8/07
#2re: Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 4/22/08 at 10:27pmIf anyone has a chance at it from a musical, it's Patti, but it'll probably end up in the hands of an August woman, which is just as awesome!
Zeitoujo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/3/06
#2re: Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 4/22/08 at 10:35pmI hope LuPone && Benanti take it! They are the best IMO
#3re: Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 4/22/08 at 10:40pmI believe only one actor can win, so the chances of both LuPone and Benanti winning are extremely slim, if not nil. I think LuPone may take it, though Patrick Stewart is a possibility. It's a real shame Kelli O'Hara, Boyd Gaines and other notables were looked over, however.
#4re: Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 4/22/08 at 10:50pmNo you are all wrong its totally going to The Little Mermaid (how did she get nominated over Kelli O'Hara)
#5re: Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 4/22/08 at 11:03pmi cant believe kelli wasnt nominated either. not sure who will get the award, i am still thinking about it. who would you think has the best ensemble for best musical and best play?.
#6re: Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 5/16/08 at 2:04pm
OK, CATERED AFFAIR won Distinguished Production of a Musical, and didn't even get a Tony nomination
Are the awards always this weird?
(I've never really paid attention before this year)
#7re: Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 5/16/08 at 2:16pmYes, sometimes they are weird.
#8re: Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 5/16/08 at 2:18pm
here are the winners!
Distinguished Production of a Play
August: Osage County
Distinguished Production of a Musical
A Catered Affair
Distinguished Production of a Revival—Play
Macbeth
Distinguished Production of a Revival—Musical
South Pacific
Distinguished Performance Award
Patti LuPone, Gypsy
http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=565602
MungoGypsy8232
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/8/07
#9re: Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 5/16/08 at 2:40pmCONGRATES PATTI :)
#10re: Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 5/16/08 at 2:49pm
Way to go, patti
#11re: Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 5/16/08 at 2:54pmWoop! For Patti and A Catered Affair!
#12re: Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 5/16/08 at 3:02pm
WOW, Patti won out of ALL of those performances?
That's great.
#14re: Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 5/16/08 at 4:10pmI'm very happy, she was INCREDIBLE !
#15re: Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 5/16/08 at 4:12pmFurther proof why A Catered Affair should have been nominated over Cry-Baby.
#16re: Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 5/16/08 at 4:13pmYeah, I'm glad A Catered Affair got some recognition somewhere. And yay for Patti LuPone... she just needs to keep racking them up!
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#17re: Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 5/16/08 at 5:11pmI hope A Catered Affair wins out in the end and gets to perform on the Tonys. It deserves to be there.
perfectliar
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/1/04
#18re: Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 5/16/08 at 5:29pmEarlier this year (and even in this thread) everyone was bitter about how the Drama Leaguge was wrong in not nominating certain people (Kelli O'Hara most notably) and nominating others (James Snyder for example).... but as soon as they choose A Catered Affair as the best musical, suddenly the Drama League is smarter than the Tony nominators.
#19re: Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 5/16/08 at 6:55pmWonderful
#20re: Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 5/17/08 at 12:57am
We never said they were smarter than the Tony awards, we were just happy that A Catered Affair is getting the recognition it deserves.
#21re: Drama League Awards - Distinguised Performance Award
Posted: 5/17/08 at 9:39am
The Drama League voters are a group of nobodies who pay $40 a year for membership and voting privileges.
Any person on this board can become a Drama League voter for $40.
I'm happy with the results this year, but these awards have zero credibility.
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
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