Is revival the only real Tony race this year? — Page 6

Wayman_Wong said: "To me, the big question looming over the Tony race is: Will ''Shuffle Along'' be categorized as a New Musical or a Revival? Obviously, that will be a sizable factor in those respective categories."



Having seen show, it seems pretty clear that Shuffle Along is an original musical. Unless they completely throw out almost all of the material currently in the show and replace it all with scenes from the original 1921 musical, I don't see a scenario in which this is ruled a revival.

I forgot about all of the great performances in Noises Off! That changes everything! The acting categories for plays this year are very exciting.

'In regards to American Psycho, it got mixed-to-positive critical reviews in London. I personally wasn't too impressed with the press preview, but we'll see how it plays out. I already know that it is going to be a very hard sell financially.'



personally I thought the press clips looked great and very inventive and original, plus the cast recording is genius.

Am I correct in thinking that (up til now) Supporting Actor in a Musical is arguably the weakest of the acting categories? Good as they are, I don't see any of the supporting men of FIDDLER, BRIGHT STAR, THE COLOR PURPLE, SPRING AWAKENING or ALLEGIANCE being strong contenders.



We have a couple of men from Hamilton -- Jonathan Groff, Daveed Diggs who seem likely nominees.



From SHE LOVES ME - maybe Gavin Creel?



Are we thus looking to SHUFFLE ALONG, WAITRESS or AMERICAN PSYCHO to potentially fill out this category?

Yikes, it's been almost a year since I saw Hamilton, but Chris Jackson doesn't linger in memory at all for me. Of the rest of the featured men, I'd say Anthony Ramos was the most memorable, but I've already gone on record as saying, great as they are -- I think if Hamilton gets three supporting actor nods it will be because they are just carried on the coat tails of the show being a juggernaut. It's not like the ladies in FUN HOME last year who each had individual show stopping musical solos that were unforgettable.

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I would venture to say Groff is a pretty solid, safe bet for a nomination.

QueenAlice, take another listen to "One Last Time." That's all you need to justify the Tony nomination Jackson deserves. Tears.

@z5 said: "I would think Isaiah Johnson for feat musical actor for Color Purple over Scatliffe and instead of others to be honest. "



I agree. Isaiah had a huge responsibility in the show, the one to make us hate him (a lot), show his vulnerability for Shug, and not make the eventual coming around of Mister seem cheesy. Celie's Curse is not only a very difficult song to sing, it's extremely deep. "How can a man do good, when all he has known is bad?" does not make me shake my head with the typical 'take responsibility for your ****', but believe him and feel bad for the guy. Not pity, he is not asking for it - and he knows he doesn't need it. Harpo is... comical and after a point, just plain annoying. Specially next to so many assertive characters. Kyle's portrayal, while doing justice to the direction, does not make me want to give him an award.


I hope we see more of Isaiah in the future, he's really talented. I'd like to see his take on Jean Valjean or one of the other classical musical theater roles.


My pick for the win for featured actor is probably going to be Christopher Jackson over Daveed Diggs. I know it's not a popular opinion, but I liked Washington over Jefferson. I unfortunately don't even remember him from Act I even though "Guns & Ships" is one of my favorite jams from the cast album. "One Last Time" and even "History Has It's Eyes On You" make me cry most times I hear them.

I would like to see Adam Kantor nominated for Fiddler, I think he's doing great work.

For Best Actor in a Play... I haven't seen Jesse Tyler Ferguson mentioned, but I wouldn't count him out. We obviously haven't see the performance yet, but given the role itself (and the assumption that he'll do it justice) I would be pretty surprised if he wasn't nominated.

I still wish they had a replacement category.

Something of note about the Hamilton folk is that they've already been nominated for Lucille Lortels, Drama Desks, OCCs, and Drama League Awards. Remember?

The Lortels rewarded Miranda (not Odom), Soo, Diggs, and Goldsberry. The DDs rewarded Goldsberry. The League nominated Miranda and Diggs. The OCC nominated NONE OF THEM.

While this is a different season, and I could just be blind/wrong, I do not think Odom has the narrative going that y'all are writing here. I think Burstein will win Actor. Soo will likely be nominated, but there's no way she's winning for a probably featured role against heavyweight, acclaimed performances like Cynthia Erivo and Laura Benanti. The featured boys are in danger of canceling themselves out, though Diggs is probably the best bet. Goldsberry's narrative is best for a Tony win.

On the other hand, it could go the route of The Producers and sweep entirely. Guess we'll find out.