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FENCES Reviews
#50FENCES Reviews
Posted: 4/27/10 at 11:37pm
Now that all of the season's revivals of plays have opened, it seems they saved the best for last. The top five in terms of favorable reviews were:
FENCES - 91% positive notices
THE ROYAL FAMILY - 90%
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE - 87%
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS - 83%
LEND ME A TENOR - 75%
If the Tony nominations follow critical consensus the first 4 would be nominated for Best Revival of a play, but since BRIGHTON closed so quickly many Tony voters man not have seen it, so the 4th nomination may go to TENOR.
It will be interesting to see.
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#52FENCES Reviews
Posted: 4/28/10 at 12:32amI would imagine so. It's the only revival I haven't seen yet, but I would guess that it gets nominated over Royal Family.
#53FENCES Reviews
Posted: 4/28/10 at 12:33amTheir reviews tomorrow will tell if they get nominated.
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#54FENCES Reviews
Posted: 4/28/10 at 12:50am
I'd love to see the nominees be COLLECTED STORIES, BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, and LEND ME A TENOR.
But BBM will obviously not be nominated. 
BRIDGE, FENCES, and TENOR seem like surefire nominees. I really hope STORIES takes that last spot over TRF which I really didn't like at all.
#55FENCES Reviews
Posted: 4/28/10 at 10:02am
question: has anyone been nominated that did not get great reviews?
i am not surprised at all by the reviews for FENCES but i am by those who are.
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