"Deserved"?? Are you people for real? Do you really believe people win these awards because they "deserve" them.
I saw all five performances and could make an argument for or against all five walking away with that award. (As well as a few others...) Namo is right on in pointing out that incessant screech of Miss Menzel and her poor breathing. Those things, coupled with her tongue hanging out of her mug -- it's like Taye is behind her giving her a big wedgie and she wants more.
But really, grow up, about the "deserving" part. It's really callow. These performers WORK for this. They lobby for the roles. The producers lobby for the awards. Only 700+ people are eligible to vote on them, and any number of factors determine how those votes are cast. Ask a Tony voter -- who "deserves" to win is usually not an issue. And, when it is, how one Tony voter defines "deserving" is far different from another. Economics factors in as much as anything else.
Some of you really need to finish high school before getting all crazy about these kinds of things. Sit back, shut up and learn something. Enjoy the performances when they are brilliant, and learn from other's mistakes when they are not. Work to perfect your craft and once you see how hard it is, you won't worry about who "deserves" a Tony -- or any other -- award.
Okay, I'm gonna get stoned now. It's after 10 a.m.
Stop worrying about what I'm doing -- focus instead on what you're eating.
