GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007- Page 8

[ashley0139]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#175

Posted: 5/14/07 at 1:10pm

Yay Erin! I'm campaigning *points to signature*. I think we all should.

"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife

[FOAnatic]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#176

Posted: 5/15/07 at 1:30pm

Congratulations to GREY GARDENS for it's 10 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS!

Best Musical

Best Book of a Musical: Doug Wright

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: Scott Frankel & Michael Korie

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical: Christine Ebersole

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical: Mary Louise Wilson

Best Direction of a Musical: Michael Greif

Best Orchestrations: Bruce Coughlin

Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Allen Moyer

Best Costume Design of a Musical: William Ivey Long

Best Lighting Design of a Musical Peter Kaczorowski

"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde

[munkustrap178]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#177

Posted: 5/15/07 at 1:32pm

At least we know they'll at least win 1!

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

[bwaygal1]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#178

Posted: 5/15/07 at 1:38pm

Munk, I'm thinking minimum 2 for the ladies, and Doug Wright for best book. (Costumes are possible, too, as are orchestrations.)

"A birdcage I plan to hang. I'll get to that someday. A birdcage for a bird who flew away...Around the world." "Life is a cabaret old chum, only a cabaret old chum, and I love a cabaret!"-RIP Natasha Richardson-I was honored to have witnessed her performance as Sally Bowles.

[ashley0139]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#179

Posted: 5/15/07 at 1:40pm

Congrats! I'm pulling for them in everything.

"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife

[munkustrap178]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#180

Posted: 5/15/07 at 1:43pm

They don't have a chance at Orchestrations.

LOVEMUSIK will take Orchestrations.

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

[FOAnatic]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#181

Posted: 5/15/07 at 2:09pm

The house we live in will win!!!!!!

"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde

[ragdoll4390]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#182

Posted: 5/15/07 at 2:25pm

Im so happy for Grey Gardens!!!!I still really would have liked to see Erin Davie get nominated.

choose to be happy:0)-Grey Gardens

[karenL2]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#183

Posted: 5/15/07 at 2:27pm

I think that Grey Gardens can definitely win best musical. I think the only competition is Curtains

[ashley0139]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#184

Posted: 5/15/07 at 2:28pm

The GG site is already boasting their nominations. Good for them.

"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife

[munkustrap178]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#185

Posted: 5/15/07 at 2:34pm

Actually, I think CURTAINS is the only show not in GREY GARDENS' way.

SPRING AWAKENING is a threat to GARDENS, and POPPINS is a huge threat to SPRING.

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

[TechEverlasting]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#186

Posted: 5/15/07 at 2:46pm

I would not be at all surprised to see Grey Gardens take best score even if it loses the best musical trophy to Spring Awakening. These are both great scores in their own way. If I was voting I'd give it to GG just because of the extraordinary craftsmanship.

It wouldn't be the first time we saw an ad bragging about "The Tony winning Best Music on Broadway"

"I have got to have some professional music!" - Big Edie

[BSoBW2]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#187

Posted: 5/15/07 at 2:48pm

I like this thread.

GREY GARDENS has a theatrical score that carries it from one moment to the next - not to mention the jarring change in styles between Acts I and II.

[jv92]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#188

Posted: 5/15/07 at 4:12pm

I think it's safe to say we'll see Christine, Mary Louise, Doug Wright and Korie and Frankel up there. I've been thinking about the Best Score category. I've been thinking about road voters way too much, but with titles like "The Bitch of Living" "Totally F*cked" and "Touch Me", they may be a tad frightened of giving the music of Spring Awakening a Tony. A tender ballad called "Another Winter in a Summer Town" seems like a song that people from Ohio and Wisconsin will find more suitable. Plus it's a lot better than Spring Awakenings banal ****.

[notabb]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#189

Posted: 5/15/07 at 4:36pm

I'd love to see GG take top prize. SPRING didn't do much for me. The GG score is far superior to me.

[ahmelie]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#190

Posted: 5/15/07 at 4:54pm

I'd be okay with Spring Awakening winning Best Musical if Grey Gardens got Best Score and vice versa.

But if SA gets both, I'm gonna be *pissed.*

I'm pulling for GG to get all it's nominated for, though!

Theatre is a safe place to do the unsafe things that need to be done. -John Patrick Shanley

[HeyMrMusic]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#191

Posted: 5/15/07 at 5:10pm

jv, I wouldn't count out Spring Awakening out because of that. Remember, Avenue Q won with titles like "You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want When You're Making Love" and "The Internet Is for Porn." And that was a year they could have voted for Stephen Schwartz, who has yet to win a Tony Award.

~Steven

[fflagg]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#192

Posted: 5/15/07 at 5:34pm

It is a fine show.

I root for it although the "Gay Mafia" at the NY Times seems hellbent on the other show winning.

If GG only wins 2 Tonys--Lead and Support Actress--how much longer can it run?

My idea. As soon as DEUCE closes, get Angela to replace Mary Louise Wilson.

Do you know what happens when you let Veal Prince Orloff sit in an oven too long?

[harris007]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#193

Posted: 5/15/07 at 6:37pm

Gay Mafia????????????

Attend the tale of Bovine Boy His party threads we all enjoy But does he have Mad Cow Disease? He doesn't eat beef - but cows skating? - oh please!!! With cocoa!?! And lemonade!?! The heifer-mad poster of Broadway (World)

[jv92]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#194

Posted: 5/15/07 at 6:46pm

Re: Avenue Q and Best Score

Good point, but Avenue Q was cute, fun Sesame Street music. Spring Awakening is hardcore rock (at least I thought it was).

You know, ignore me. I'm just trying to pretend that Korie and Frankel have the Tony 100% in the bag. They don't, though they certainly deserve to.

[Mr Roxy]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#195

Posted: 5/15/07 at 6:47pm

While I like Curtains, I believe SA will sweep the Tonys

Poster Emeritus

[Dirty_Rotten_Guy]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#196

Posted: 5/15/07 at 6:51pm

Yeah, I really would LOVE Grey Gardens to win Best Score at the Tonys, but it seems like Spring is set on taking that award. I dont know, I prefer the music for Grey Gardens any day.

But Grey Gardens BETTER take Book.

Still leary on the Featured Actress award though...I don't know, Karen Ziemba just seems like she could steal it from Mary Louise. I'd be happy if either of them won, though.

My 2007/2008 Season: Grey Gardens (7/5) 110 in the Shade (7/6) Mary Poppins (7/7) Xanadu (7/7) Deuce (7/8) Spamalot (7/8) Jersey Boys (8/25) The Year of Magical Thinking (8/25) Mauritius (11/2) Young Frankenstein (11/3) Rock 'N' Roll (11/3) Pygmalion (11/4) Mauritius (11/10) Mauritius (11/21) Mauritius (11/21) Sunday in the Park with George (3/6) South Pacific (3/7) Gypsy (3/8) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (3/9)

[fflagg]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#197

Posted: 5/15/07 at 7:28pm

Gay Mafia = Isherwood, Brantley, and Holden [the latter has a huge boner for Sheik]

Do you know what happens when you let Veal Prince Orloff sit in an oven too long?

[bwaygal1]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#198

Posted: 5/15/07 at 9:04pm

Mary Louise Wilson has never won a Tony, despite being nominated numerous times. (Was cheated on Cabaret, IMO) Believe me, she's probably going to get it. (Yes, I know it's rare for a show to snag both leading and featured actress Tonys and between the two ladies from GG, Christine Ebersole has my vote, but Mary Louise should get a Tony for this remarkable performance.)

"A birdcage I plan to hang. I'll get to that someday. A birdcage for a bird who flew away...Around the world." "Life is a cabaret old chum, only a cabaret old chum, and I love a cabaret!"-RIP Natasha Richardson-I was honored to have witnessed her performance as Sally Bowles.

[bwaygal1]

re: GREY GARDENS for Best Musical 2007#199

Posted: 5/15/07 at 9:07pm

fflagg-great idea, but when is Mary Louise's contract up? (Christine Ebersole is in through Oct., provided they can stay open that long.)

"A birdcage I plan to hang. I'll get to that someday. A birdcage for a bird who flew away...Around the world." "Life is a cabaret old chum, only a cabaret old chum, and I love a cabaret!"-RIP Natasha Richardson-I was honored to have witnessed her performance as Sally Bowles.