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

[fosca3]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 9:31am

CONLETH HILL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(I wish I had bigger letters)

That was who I had my fingers crossed for

I'm so happy

And YAY Conor McPherson -- it's well-deserved

And I'm happy for Rufus Sewell too

Updated On: 5/13/08 at 09:31 AM

[exedore]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 9:31am

"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!"

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 9:32am

to me Cheyenne is a hell of a lot funnier (and better vocally) in Xanadu that Butler, i think he should have got a nod

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 9:32am

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

[Testing1232]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 9:35am

<< 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.

YAY for Kerry Butler!!! >>

Agree !! So happy for Kerry, but think you might be in the minority with Merediz. Even people that dont like the show that much seem to think she is a standout.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 9:40am

"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.

[Zeitoujo]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 9:51am

Excited for Sondheim!!!

Ugh In The Heights better not win best book- that was awful. It was awful! I HATE THAT SHOWWW UGH!

Gypsy better win everything =]

[tgrabon]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 9:57am

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.

[Zeitoujo]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 9:57am

Gypy PWNS my life. Patti better win. Gypsy better win everythingg!

[Testing1232]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 9:59am

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

[jaystarr]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 10:03am

I agree! Douglas Carter Beane will win the book for Musical!

Thank you testing!

J*

[heathurrr]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 10:09am

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.

[chrysler99]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 10:24am

I think this is going to be one of those years that the awards get scattered among the various shows (at least for musicals). For example, I could easily see In The Heights get Best Musical, Passing Strange get Best Score, Xanadu get Best Book and Cry Baby get best choreography.

Posted: 5/13/08 at 10:29am

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.

[Parks]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 10:32am

Nobody else SHOCKED that Sherie Rene Scott didn't even get a nod? Absolutely ridiculous! The woman was incredible and stole the show!

[Vespertine1228]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 10:34am

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.

[folkyboy]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 10:34am

i love that Disney got snubbed again. HILARIOUS!

i am sad to see A Catered Affair get ruled out over Cry-Baby. someone must REALLY want them to record a cast recording or somethin'.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 10:38am

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

[dwperkins]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 10:39am

I'm thrilled for the recognition for PASSING STRANGE which is the most original creative and BEST musical of 2008. That IN THE HEIGHTS got a nomination for Best Book is simply appalling. That is the most hackneyed, corney, predictable yet unbelievable and AWFUL BOOK of a musical in the last 10 years.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 10:43am

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!

[acrocksyo]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 10:44am

How many times can one person say they are shocked that Cry-Baby got nominated over A Catered Affair(5 times) A Catered Affair and Cry-Baby both got a lot of negative reviews, and as said before, for a commercial choice Cry-Baby was the better nominee.

Kind of shocked though that Mary Testa didn't get a nomination.

[jacobson]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 10:51am

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.

[musikman]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 10:52am

The best, and pretty much only good news that comes out of this are the awards for Sondheim and Chicago Shakes.

So happy for both!

Unfortunately, I think these nominations certainly point out the overall weakness of the new musicals, and strength of the plays this seasons.

Here's to the musicals of the '08-'09 season. May you be filled with music and producitons that are actually worth of Tony's!

[Hiram]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 11:11am

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!

[BrianS]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 11:14am

yeah Jacobson,

Mel is so gracious that I'm sure with everything going on this morning a) he took the time to talk to you personally, b) he was gracious enough to wish another show well (cause I doubt he can do anything today but yell about how great his show is and how wrong everyone has it), and c) was nice enough to lie to your face that tickets are selling well.