Drama League Nominations Reaction
Drama League Nominations Reaction
Understudy Joined: 6/1/03
Drama League Nominations Reaction#1
Posted: 4/17/19 at 10:31am
Being announced in 1/2 hour....who will most likely win for Distinguished Performance this year? Which productions won't make the list?
Understudy Joined: 6/1/03
Drama League Nominations Reaction#2
Posted: 4/17/19 at 10:51am
I'm thinking the frontrunners for Performance might be Bryan Cranston, Laurie Metcalf, Jeff Daniels or Elaine May?
Drama League Nominations Reaction#3
Posted: 4/17/19 at 10:53am
Not as familiar with drama league and their operations, however I expect what you just said. Elaine May for sure in my opinion.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/14
Drama League Nominations Reaction#4
Posted: 4/17/19 at 11:04am
The nominations really don't mean anything, but the winner of the Distinguished Performance Award has gone on to win a Tony 13 times in the 23 years that it's existed.
If your show doesn't get nominated, that's a pretty bad sign because there are so many nominees per category.
I think Elaine May is a good bet for a win.
Drama League Nominations Reaction#5
Posted: 4/17/19 at 11:25am
Great list for the Performance Award! Too many amazing performances to fit in the category though. Here are some notable omitions:
Sophia Ann Caruso
Will Chase
Paul Dano
Laura Donnelly - a travesty!
Patrick Page
Plus tons of incredible Off-Broadway performances that weren’t recognized, but I’m glad to see that off-Broadway is still well-represented on this list!
Drama League Nominations Reaction#6
Posted: 4/17/19 at 11:26am
So the nominations have been announced...
If anything highlights the division between plays and musicals, it is putting all the actors and actresses from both in a single category.
The actor - musical category looks especially thin. The Prom, Oklahoma and Hadestown are being represented by their supporting casts and actresses
Drama League Nominations Reaction#7
Posted: 4/17/19 at 11:27amThrilled to see Ordinary Days snagging a nom! One of my favorite off-Broadway productions from this season.
Drama League Nominations Reaction#8
Posted: 4/17/19 at 11:28am
BritCrit said: "So the nominations have been announced...
If anything highlights the division between plays and musicals, it is putting all the actors and actresses from both in a single category.
The actor - musical category looks especially thin. The Prom, Oklahoma and Hadestown are being represented by their supporting casts and actresses"
Brooks Ashmanskas is considered a leading actor for The Prom at the Tonys.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/14
Drama League Nominations Reaction#9
Posted: 4/17/19 at 11:32am
Notable omissions, at first glance:
Choir Boy (play)
Ink (play)
Bertie Carvel, Johnny Lee Miller
Laura Donnelly
Will Chase
Michael Urie
Patrick Page
Damon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Mary Testa
(there can only be up to 2 performance noms per show; in the case of Hadestown and Oklahoma, DeShields, Gray, and Stroker were nominated)
NOTE: THE BOYS IN THE BAND was not eligible for the Drama League Awards nominations because it could not accommodate the nominators, due to the limited ticket availability and limited run of the show.
Drama League Nominations Reaction#10
Posted: 4/17/19 at 11:32am
I'm shocked Michael Urie and Laura Donnelly weren't nominated for the Performance Award but I was happy to see that Ali Stroker, Amber Grey and Bonnie Milligan made it in!
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/13/09
Drama League Nominations Reaction#11
Posted: 4/17/19 at 11:38am
SomethingPeculiar said: "Notable omissions, at first glance:
Choir Boy (play)"
Choir Boy was indeed nominated for Revival of a Play, just FYI. :)
Drama League Nominations Reaction#12
Posted: 4/17/19 at 11:44am
I'm not sure how these awards work re: off-Broadway to Broadway transfers across seasons, but Michael Urie was nominated for the Distinguished Performance award for Torch Song last year. So perhaps he simply was ineligible for that performance this year.
Drama League Nominations Reaction#13
Posted: 4/17/19 at 11:44am
Also surprised Laura Donnelly didn't get nominated but Paddy Considine did (both gave strong performances in The Ferryman I felt hers was stronger.)
Drama League Nominations Reaction#14
Posted: 4/17/19 at 11:46am
BroadwayGuy12 said: "I'm not sure how these awards work re: off-Broadway to Broadway transfers across seasons, but Michael Urie was nominated for the Distinguished Performance award forTorch Songlast year. So perhaps he simply was ineligible for that performance this year."
Unlike with the Drama Desks, performers ARE eligible for repeat nominations. And it does happen sometimes.
Broadway Star Joined: 10/13/06
Drama League Nominations Reaction#15
Posted: 4/17/19 at 11:49am
How on earth is there only one Distinguished Performance nominee from The Ferryman? SMH
Drama League Nominations Reaction#16
Posted: 4/17/19 at 11:53am
So excited that two disabled actors got nominated!! Gregg was great in Teenage Dick and I’m planning on seeing Oklahoma next month.
Also happy for Bonnie, Stephanie, Amber, Anika, Santino and Brooke!
And no one from BMC got in. Is that the only musical that didn’t get a actor nom?
Broadway Star Joined: 10/13/06
Drama League Nominations Reaction#17
Posted: 4/17/19 at 12:00pm
How woeful for Pretty Woman and Gettin' the Band Back Together. The only Broadway musicals not nominated. But King Kong was! Oof.
Drama League Nominations Reaction#18
Posted: 4/17/19 at 12:02pm
disneybroadwayfan22 said: "So excited that two disabled actors got nominated!! Gregg was great in Teenage Dick and I’m planning on seeing Oklahoma next month.
Also happy for Bonnie, Stephanie, Amber, Anika, Santino and Brooke!
And no one from BMC got in. Is that the only musical that didn’t get a actor nom?"
King Kong didn't either
Drama League Nominations Reaction#19
Posted: 4/17/19 at 12:02pm
Very surprised that Jonny Lee Miller and Laura Donnelly didn't get recognized.
Drama League Nominations Reaction#20
Posted: 4/17/19 at 12:05pmNo Salazar for Be More Chill, Stiles for Tootsie, or Styles for Kate. Thrilled for Bonnie. Her chances of being nominated for a tony for featured just went up by a lot
Drama League Nominations Reaction#21
Posted: 4/17/19 at 12:05pm
JBroadway said: "Unlike with the Drama Desks, performers ARE eligible for repeat nominations. And it does happen sometimes."
Good to know! In that case, I'm a bit surprised to see Urie left out, given the love that production and his performance seemed to receive from the community.
Drama League Nominations Reaction#22
Posted: 4/17/19 at 12:06pm
Too bad about Pretty Woman. I loved Samantha Barks in it and I really liked the show too. I guess it opened way too early in the season.
And I just read Leslie Kritzer’s name!!! She was so great in Beetlejuice!
Drama League Nominations Reaction#23
Posted: 4/17/19 at 12:14pm
Oof. How bad did a musical need to be to not get nominated this year? I'm perfectly okay with Pretty Woman and Gettin the Band Back Together (both wretched) to not be nominated. But seeing anyone choose to honor King Kong or Beetlejuice...woof.
Meanwhile, my hunch is that the Distinguished Performance award is Metcalf's to win this year with Schreck missing out as she's playing herself. I wouldn't be shocked to see it go to Cranston or Daniels either, but neither is my top choice or feels AS overdue as Metcalf.
Broadway Star Joined: 10/13/06
Drama League Nominations Reaction#24
Posted: 4/17/19 at 12:18pm
I'm betting on Elaine May to win.
Drama League Nominations Reaction#25
Posted: 4/17/19 at 12:19pmBut Metcalf is in a play that is arguably the weakest of her recent forays on Broadway. I think that will be an obstacle for her to win this year. If she’s overdue and can only win once, why not just wait till Virginia Woolf next season.
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