How can you be nommed for Best Musical and have no noms for Best Book or Score???? — Page 2

Okay, okay! I believe you.



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EDIT: And just to be clear, my example of Wicked winning was ironic, because even though it fits your criteria as much as any show ever has, it didn't win.

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Updated On: 5/3/11 at 04:21 PM

I believe Mary Poppins was eligible for Best Score; if so, that is the most recent example before Catch Me of being nominated for Best Musical without a Book or Score nomination for a show with an eligible score.

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I think that this year's case has more to do with the fact that the nominators were likely down to Priscilla and Catch Me for Best Musical, and felt like they were going with the lesser of two evils with Catch Me, though they felt the Book and Score weren't worthy. I am most upset about the lack of choreo nod for Catch Me, like PJ said. Way more deserving than Ashford copying his own choreo from previous shows in How to Succeed...

As for how Evita won Best Book...I think this is still a mystery to many people.

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"Honestly, I think the reason Wicked didn't win (aside from Avenue Q having a solid campaign), was the fear that with it's sets and effects, it wouldn't be able to tour to as many theatres."

I have never heard this before. After Phantom first went on the road many of the major road houses went through huge renovations to accommodate that show, and later upgraded further for The Lion King. It's been a while since I've seen Wicked, but I don't remember seeing anything in it that any theatre that had already hosted Phantom or Lion King wouldn't be able to handle.

The only show I remember in recent memory that people questioned the touring ability of its physical production was Mary Poppins. Pretty much every road presenter knew that they were not going to get a show that looked like the one running in New York, they just didn't know what it would look like once it hit the road.