Is THE COLOR PURPLE still the front-runner to win Best Musical? — Page 2

"I think an award should be given to the ppl who actually took time to write a score, good or bad, they should get some kind of recgonition."

A bad score should get recognition just because it's original? My two year old makes up songs all the time, doesn't mean she deserves a damn Tony.

I loved Drowsy Chaperone, but it is a very light and fluffy show. It's funny, it's incredibly charming, it's an absolutely delightful way to spend 100 minutes. Frankly, I think the creators behind Jersey Boys had a much tougher road. I hated the way the songs in Mamma Mia were shoehorned clumsily into the plot and thought the Jersey Boys book writers really avoided that trap. And they also didn't have the luxury of creating an original plot. They were working with two serious restrictions - a true story and existing music - and ended up creating a very entertaining piece of musical theater that feels more original than a lot of other crap I've seen. I think the critical reaction to Jersey Boys was so positive because it took the jukebox musical to a new level, and the bar has now been set much higher for future shows incorporating existing music.

Well, if you're praising the bookwriters so much, why not give it best book?

The music in COLOR PURPLE is bland and uninteresting. That's its major flaw.

The tunes in DROWSY CHAPERONE are clever, endearing and quite hummable (Show Off, As We Stumble Along, Toledo Suprise to name a few)

Thank God there's at least something finally to really get excited about come Tony time!

Hmmm...The Color Purple hasn't really ever been the front-runner, though I don't think Jersey Boys is all the great.

Hopefully,
Felicia P. Fields will get a Tony nomination. She shines in the Color Purple.
Hell, YES!

Updated On: 2/9/06 at 06:11 PM

STILL the front-runner? Honey, it never was the front-runner.

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But think of the bias! Sure, it'll get nominated, but these Tony bastards hate shows with songs by popular music groups, no matter how much artistic merit they show.
The Color Purple's music is interesting. The lyrics are insipid, I truely think it's between Drousy Chaperone and Wedding Singer. As much as I'd love to see a big, exiting musical drama win, it's gonna be a musical comedy year.

I'm going to TCP on March 1st and JB in April, so I'll be sure to post my opinions then but I think TCP will have one of the strongest campaigns to win Best Musical in a long time and I think it will beat out Jersey Boys. I really hope John Lloyd Young will win Best Actor. I hear he's sensational.

I think it will come down to Drowsy, Tarzan and Jersey Boys...

Color Purple and Wedding Singer will gun for the 4th slot, but I think Purple will get in...

Well, THE COLOR PURPLE is by far the most "sentimental" of the likely nominees, Urban, so if they vote for which ever show "moves" them the most - they'll vote for that.

If they vote with their hip pocket (meaning $) they'll go for TARZAN or JERSEY BOYS.

Yeah, but only if Oprah is looking to continually take her money and invest in Broadway. She hasn't indicated that her interest in being a Broadway Impressario is anything beyond THE COLOR PURPLE so its not the same "business vote" as investing in Disney or some other company with major Broadway aspirations.

People aren't going to vote for THE COLOR PURPLE just cause its OPRAH...

Trust me - the old cantakerous queens who vote on the Tonys could care less about Oprah, and the people who watch her show could care less about the Tonys are so its a fair trade off.

Thanks for making me feel slightly less cyncial Michael.