Full Tony Nominations Out! (from the official website) — Page 5

"No Cheyenne???

WTF?

Robbed, I tell you, ROBBED!"

I think Mindi from the [tos] show was on the nominating committee...

"GET OUTTA HERE, CHEYENNE JACKSON!"

I don't even know if I wanna watch the broadcast this year.

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"Same goes for Olga Merediz. I love love love IN THE HEIGHTS but I didn't buy her being an old grandma for a minute."

I agree. I enjoyed her performance, but she wasn't and didn't play old enough.

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After seeing and loving the often maligned and hysterical Cry-Baby last weekend I'm thrilled to see it nominated for best musical over the dreadful A Catered Affair.

I'm really pleased with the nominees... especially Mary McCormack, for Boeing-Boeing and Robin De Jesús, for In The Heights. Both are Scene Stealers. The only nomination missing is the brilliant Alli Mauzey from Cry-Baby.

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I think Beane will (and should) win for book-

My thoughts:


YES for tons of Sondheim love (lifetime acheivement!) on the Tony's. Can't wait! :)

Patti will crush poor Jenna, which is sad, but they are both SO GOOOD. It's nearly impossible for me to chose one over the other, but I think Patti will win.

I was 100% suprised to see TLM got snubbed for set (I think Sunday will win that one, anyway!)
But, Alan Menken got a nom. for score, I knew that would happen.

Best musical? I want to barf looking at the shows that got those nomination. I was expecting Cry Baby to be left out and YF & A Catered Affair to both get best musical noms, but noooo.

So glad Raúl Esparza got nominated. I would have murdered someone if he didn't. Hopefully he'll get his Tony now.

I'm really glad Christopher Fitzgerald got nominated! He carries Young Frankenstein.

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Wow wow wow. I am honestly shocked with this list.

I know it has gotten bad reviews all around, but I should have just seen Cry-Baby to have my own opinion on it. Still shocked though.... overall, the best musical category was shot. I still thought Young Frankenstein was going to get a nod, I know that's stupid but I am shocked at that list. What a week list of Best Musical... YEAR OF THE REVIVALS :) Cry-baby had more nominations than Young Frankenstein... and that just baffles my mind, because YF has all the major stars. Without those TWO actor nominations, YF would be completely invisble with only one nom. Wow.

I'm surprised that Grease got the revival nomination. I wasn't sure what to expect, but yeah... there it is.

Congratulations to the FOUR wonderful stars from South Pacific to receive nomations. I'm biased, but I still wish Matt Morrison would have gotten a nomination. but wow, they covered the categories!! Paulo, Kelli, Loretta, Danny.. congrats!

Someone else mentioned it, but yeah... I'm not sure either how I feel about the broadcast this year. I just want to see the revivals and how everything pans out for them. SOUTH PACIFIC all the way haha.

I think Beane will win book as a holdover for The Little Dog Laughed in addition to people wanting to give Xanadu something. It's the most deserving possible award for the show. He actually did a lot with it.

I was really hoping something amazing might happen and Sherie would get her second nomination but I'm not surprised she didn't. D:

Few thoughts:
-Yay, IN THE HEIGHTS. Congrats to Lin-Manuel, Olga, Robin, Quiara, Thomas (only director nominated for a new musical) and everyone else.
-They REALLY hated A CATERED AFFAIR. I suspected they wouldn't get a nod, they hated LOVEMUSIK last year too and decided to nominate that bland thing called MARY POPPINS.
-No Anika? You're kidding me?!!!! Whatever.
-Sending hugs to Rosie Perez, Jennifer Garner and Marisa Tomei, all snubbed.
-Don't really get the Andrea Martin nod, but good for her.

Please, someone explain to me how LITTLE MERMAID got a Best Score nod!

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I just spoke to Mel Brooks and he told me flat out that he has made many enemies in the Broadway community. He fully expected not to get major nods for YF but was thrilled about the supporting noms for Andrea and Chris. He also said he wasn't that upset as his show is still selling tickets faster than even he expected. Last thing he told me is that he hopes Heights wins for best musical.

Happy Kerry Butler got her first Tony nomination. Wish the always spot on Mary Testa had gotten one too.

Hope Boyd Gaines wins his fourth Tony!