& JULIET On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread — Page 15

hearthemsing22 said: "With the awards season coming to an end with the Tonys next Sunday, and given what the show has/has not won, I couldn't help but wonder...did I give the show too much credit? Could it not win many awards on June 11th?"

Every category is pretty much stacked, with 38 productions (plays and musicals) being considered and 11 being shut out entirely. The fact that it got 9 nominations does say a lot about how the nominators liked it - but the voting body is entirely different.

Considering &J's categories:

Best Musical: Some Like It Hot and Kimberly Akimbo are the ones duking it out for the top prize  - the chance of winning is minimal.

Best Leading Actress/Musical: Lorna should be happy to be nominated considering there were 16 leading actresses to be considered for the 5 slots, but a stronger case could be made for any of the other 4 nominess (Clark, Diamond, Bareilles, and Ashford)

Best Featured Actress/Musical: Odds are better here, but it's going to be an uphill battle against Bonnie Milligan, who has all the momentum.

Best Book/Musical: I think this one is Shucked's to lose, though the runner-up could be a toss between this and Kimberly Akimbo

Best Costume Design: Six nominees and wildly varied styles at that. Too hard to tell, but I think Some Like It Hot or even KPOP have a leg up.

Best Lighting Design: Again, six nominees and mileage may vary. I love &J's lighting design, but who knows?

Best Sound Design: I feel like a case could be made for a win here, though it's hard to tell.

Best Choreography: Jennifer Weber is already up against herself for the far superior KPOP and if she isn't the winner, I could see it going to SLIH or NY, NY

Best Orchestrations: SLIH has this down. Charlie Rosen is a darling in this category and you can never count out a Marc Shaiman score.

Overall: Too many unpredictable factors with one category where the odds are best (Featured Actress/Musical). If anything, I forsee maybe a tech nod or two but nothing in the big categories..
 

dwwst12 said: "It will probably win very few. But that doesn't mean it's not a great show!"

My comment is absolutely NO reflection on how good the show is, because I love it so much. I've seen it the most out of any new musical this season. Trust me, I love it! But the competition is STRONG. So I was just curious. 

dwwst12 said: "I'm in the minority, I realize, but I loved both & Juliet and Shucked far more than KA... so if KA sweeps on Tony night it'll be a little disappointing/dull for me. Not that that show isn't a fine effort by all involved, it just didn't work for me. Which is weird, because I'm a Next to Normal and Dear Evan Hansen guy...so it should've landed squarely in my wheelhouse!"

Oh I agree completely.  I enjoyed both & Juliet and Shucked more and I've been trying to figure out why because on paper Kimberly has everything that I usually like, but I think it has tonal issues that prevent me from getting as invested in the plot (though I'm happy it works for other people!).

That being said, I do think sound design is Juliet's best chance at a win here.  I'm personally rooting for Betsy Wolfe over Bonnie Milligan for the win, though I think Bonnie Milligan is deserving as well.  This show would also be my pick for costumes but I'm not sure it actually has a great shot at it.  

The company performing “Since U Been Gone” and “CAN’T STOP THE FEELING!” on GMA:

Lorna Courtney - with the & Juliet orchestra - performing “…Baby One More Time” on The View:

I think you may in fact be losing it. 

Several people commented on the YouTube video about Lorna's pitchiness. Unfortunately, all of her TV appearances have been very underwhelming.

Just had to say Lorna sounded better tonight than I’ve EVER heard her. Phenomenal. 
 

If anyone else was there tonight - did you notice what cracked Betsy & Stark up so much during “I Want It That Way” at the beginning? They couldn’t even sing they were laughing and I guess I completely missed it.

We have our next Nurse/Angélique!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Charity-Angl-Dawson-Joins-the-Cast-of-JULIET-in-January-20231207

A friend and I sat in Orchestra J 13-15 which is the farthest seats house left (although K goes two seats further) and we had a great view. I seem to remember there being more action on house right than left, which you might miss from that angle though. But if you’re choosing between side mezz and side orchestra—go orchestra. The sound is extra loud and clear from those areas due to the speakers as well, so the environment is definitely more energetic than the mezz (and you can grab some confetti as a souvenir if you want).

GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "I have to share my ideal Dreamcast replacement: Jasmine Fosberg Juliet ."

I’d love to see Juliet and Romeo played by two people actually dating IRL someday, but I’m not sure if Jasmine’s boyfriend can pull off Romeo. 

Updated On: 12/25/23 at 06:53 PM

Is anyone attending Melanie’s final performance tonight?