#801
Posted: 3/17/15 at 10:31pm
@Fisherman-what a truly inspired idea your post inspired. Let's get Honeymoon to close only to be reprised during PBS pledge drives every year!
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#802
Posted: 3/18/15 at 9:27am
This thread gives me life too.
#803
Posted: 3/19/15 at 1:15am
Last week when I was in NYC my plane arrived in time for me to see a Wednesday night performance (I had tickets for 5 other shows already). I had not planned on ever seeing Honeymoon In Vegas, but then decided "why not?" if nothing else to see Rob McClure. I'm glad I went! I liked it and was entertained - that's all I expected. I wasn't going in thinking I would see a Sondheim type show...
#804
Posted: 3/19/15 at 9:35am
I did go into Honeymoon in Vegas with extremely high expectations, particularly because of the strong review it got from Ben Brantley back during its Papermill run, not to mention all of the songs I had heard from the show were very catchy and memorable.
I saw the show prior to it officially opening on Broadway, and I did go in having seen the movie although it had been well over 10 years since I had.
I left the show extremely confused....what I left feeling positive about was the score and orchestrations which were both great, along with Rob McClure. I think the biggest thing that hurts the show is the book and that becomes more apparent in Act Two.
If anything though, I think it deserves better business than it is getting.
I saw the show prior to it officially opening on Broadway, and I did go in having seen the movie although it had been well over 10 years since I had.
I left the show extremely confused....what I left feeling positive about was the score and orchestrations which were both great, along with Rob McClure. I think the biggest thing that hurts the show is the book and that becomes more apparent in Act Two.
If anything though, I think it deserves better business than it is getting.
#805
Posted: 3/19/15 at 4:52pm
Well, Tony Danza has been determined to be eligible for Featured Actor. Not Lead. Even though his name is above the title.
#806
Posted: 3/19/15 at 4:54pm
I think it's the right category for Danza.
#807
Posted: 3/19/15 at 4:56pm
his chances are much better now being featured
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#809
Posted: 3/19/15 at 5:09pm
Featured actor seems wide open as of now. Never say never.
#810
Posted: 3/20/15 at 12:10am
I think it's the one smart thing these producers have done, if they petitioned it. Unless it was the committee exercising their own judgment.
Despite the fact that Danza is now apparently their entire advertising campaign, Rob McClure is clearly the lead in this show. And none of the other men besides Danza would have a snowball's chance in hell of scoring a nomination, so divvy them to try and score where you can. Since you can't justify McClure as Featured for this role, Danza should be it. And he is.
Of course, I'd be surprised if any of this actually matters in come May.
Despite the fact that Danza is now apparently their entire advertising campaign, Rob McClure is clearly the lead in this show. And none of the other men besides Danza would have a snowball's chance in hell of scoring a nomination, so divvy them to try and score where you can. Since you can't justify McClure as Featured for this role, Danza should be it. And he is.
Of course, I'd be surprised if any of this actually matters in come May.
Words don't deserve that kind of malarkey. They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos. But when they get their corners knocked off, they're no good anymore…I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.
#811
Posted: 3/20/15 at 2:02pm
Happy for Tony Danza, assuming this becomes an actual nomination, but seems a bit disingenuous. If Tony Danza is a featured actor, then Rob McClure should also be a featured actor. Assuming neither of them is the lead actor.
Is there history of no leading actor in a musical but more than one featured actor?
Is there history of no leading actor in a musical but more than one featured actor?
#812
Posted: 3/20/15 at 2:05pm
Someone said that Christian Borle is featured for Something Rotten while Brian d'Arcy James is a lead
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#813
Posted: 3/20/15 at 2:07pm
Having seen the show, Rob McClure definitely seemed like the lead actor to me. I think they were correct to place Tony Danza in the featured category. Even though the musical numbers felt evenly distributed between the two of them, I felt that Rob McClure were on stage more, and had more dialogue. I thought they both delivered amazing performances and wish them the best of luck.
#814
Posted: 3/20/15 at 2:21pm
We go through this all the time - and it took me a while to understand:
The Tonys are not the Oscars.
Simple rules:
Lead: Name above title.
Featured: Name below title.
The category may be changed based on producer application. So, Danza had to ask to be changed.
The rule has caused all manner of trouble over the years. William Daniels turning down his nomination for 1776. Rita Moreno commenting during her acceptance for "featured" and not "lead" Tony.
Moreno Acceptance Speech
The Tonys are not the Oscars.
Simple rules:
Lead: Name above title.
Featured: Name below title.
The category may be changed based on producer application. So, Danza had to ask to be changed.
The rule has caused all manner of trouble over the years. William Daniels turning down his nomination for 1776. Rita Moreno commenting during her acceptance for "featured" and not "lead" Tony.
Moreno Acceptance Speech
#815
Posted: 3/20/15 at 2:21pm
#816
Posted: 3/20/15 at 3:03pm
Re: LoveGReatVocals
Many shows have had their entire casts eligible under the featured category. Spelling Bee comes to mind. It happens all the time for ensemble shows where the characters are more or less weighted equally. This year the entire cast of You Cant Take it With You competes as featured. So its not uncommon.
And it was reported producers did indeed ask for Danza to be considered featured. Smart move. Right now Grammer and Karl seem the only locks with other spots wide open. And Danza gets tons of stage time.
Many shows have had their entire casts eligible under the featured category. Spelling Bee comes to mind. It happens all the time for ensemble shows where the characters are more or less weighted equally. This year the entire cast of You Cant Take it With You competes as featured. So its not uncommon.
And it was reported producers did indeed ask for Danza to be considered featured. Smart move. Right now Grammer and Karl seem the only locks with other spots wide open. And Danza gets tons of stage time.
#817
Posted: 3/24/15 at 10:00pm
Quite sad for Friday night right now, http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/03004CD7F433E71F
#818
Posted: 3/25/15 at 11:56am
Awaiting post 817...818...819...
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#819
Posted: 3/25/15 at 3:30pm
Do you think the show will be nominated? I'm kind of assuming it's in direct competition with Something Rotten for the 4th slot alongside Fun Home, American in Paris and The Visit.
#820
Posted: 3/25/15 at 3:32pm
LOL American in Paris is not getting nominated. Fun Home, The Visit, Something Rotten are definites. Finding Neverland, Honeymoon In Vegas (which i think will be nominated), It Shoulda Been You, and Doctor Zhivago will take the last 1-2 slots
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#821
Posted: 3/25/15 at 3:32pm
At this point, I suspect Rotten has a lock on a spot. American in Paris, not so much.
#822
Posted: 3/25/15 at 3:48pm
LOL, Philly, Shoulda Been You, is NOT getting nominated. You'll seeeeeeeeee!!!
#823
Posted: 3/25/15 at 3:52pm
hahah it might!!!!!!!!! I still wouldn't count it out yet, and we have yet to see Doctor Zhivago which i feel like is just gonna be a huge surprise and be amazing :)
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#824
Posted: 3/25/15 at 4:05pm
"which i feel like is just gonna be a huge surprise and be amazing :)"
And you had to ask what being a happy clown meant...
Both Shoulda and Zhivago are DOA. And you know it.
And you had to ask what being a happy clown meant...
Both Shoulda and Zhivago are DOA. And you know it.
#825
Posted: 3/25/15 at 4:13pm
how do you know when Zhivago has yet to be seen?
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