Most Famously Tony Snubbed Broadway Shows/Actors/Directors/Producers/etc?- Page 2

[John Adams]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 8:53am

I vote for Daniel Radcliffe, too.

In another thread about "favorite Tony performances", I wanted to add the Brotherhood of Man number from his production, but I was lazy.

[jcrispee2]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 9:16am

Sherie Rene Scott in Aida!!!

[adam.peterson44]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 9:19am

I felt that the absence of a nomination for Greg Barnes for the Aladdin costumes was gob-smackingly shocking.  Those are literally the most beautiful costumes that i have ever seen in any show in any year.  I felt that he should have won by a landslide.  To not even be nominated was unthinkable.

 

I also felt very sad about Warren Carlyle not winning for his wonderful choreography on A Christmas Story.  It is the reason that i went back to see it again  The thrilling tap dancing, the delightfully whimsical show-motion assisted run moment in Ralphie to the Rescue - they were brilliant!

Updated On: 4/19/16 at 09:19 AM

[broadwayboy223]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 10:10am

Forgive me since this is not Tony related, but Judy Garland lost the Oscar to Grace Kelly :/ Though it was a flawed movie Judy gave one hell of a performance. IMO she deserved the Oscar. Sorry to slightly change the topic but Judy is musical theatre related. This was a huge snub IMO 

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 10:29am

Robert Cuccioli for his performance in "Jekyll & Hyde, lost Tony to James Naughton in "Chicago"

[philly03]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 10:31am

-Robert Cuccioli - Best Actor/Jekyll & Hyde  (won every other major award except the Tony)

-Marla Schaffel - Best Actress/Jane Eyre (won or tied every other major award except the Tony)

-James Barbour - Best Actor/A Tale of Two Cities (snubbed)

 

 

-yankee lol posted nearly the same time!

Updated On: 4/19/16 at 10:31 AM

[vfd88]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 11:04am

I feel like the term snub is usually used to refer to egregiously missed nominations, in which case I want to throw my hat in the ring for Daniel Radcliffe in How to Succeed. The two men who previously played that role WON the Tony, so not even to be nominated must have felt like a smack in the face.

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 11:05am

mrmushnik said: "Bridges of Madison County was inexplicably snubbed for Best Musical.  Steven Pasquale should have been nominated as Best Actor in a Musical."

These are the two biggest ones for me in the past several years.

[mikem]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 11:18am

The revival of The Seagull with Kristin Scott Thomas, Carey Mulligan, and Peter Sarsgaard did not get any nominations at all, which was shocking because it was extremely well-received by the critics.  (It was also popular with audiences, and recouped its investment.) However, it closed in December of that season.  I think that if it had opened in the spring, it would have received several nominations.

 

If Daniel Radcliffe had been nominated for How to Succeed, I think he would have won.

Updated On: 4/19/16 at 11:18 AM

[vfd88]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 11:57am

mikem said: "If Daniel Radcliffe had been nominated for How to Succeed, I think he would have won."

Agreed, and it would have been deserved. I love me some Norbert Leo Butz, but it felt like a pretty lame win.

[The Other One]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 12:20pm

"The revival of The Seagull with Kristin Scott Thomas, Carey Mulligan, and Peter Sarsgaard did not get any nominations at all, which was shocking because it was extremely well-received by the critics.  (It was also popular with audiences, and recouped its investment.) However, it closed in December of that season.  I think that if it had opened in the spring, it would have received several nominations."

 

That was a shock.  Kristin and Carey were magnificent.

 

Going back many years, it was a shock when the well-reviewed revival of "Death of a Salesman" failed to win Tony nominations for Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich.  I, personally, did not like their performances, but they and the production had received rave reviews so their omission really was glaring.  (Ditto Malkovich for "Burn This."

[perfectlymarvelous]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 4:17pm

I'll put in another vote for Daniel Radcliffe, for all three Broadway shows he's done but especially for Equus. He should have won that year, and probably also would have won for How to Succeed if he had been nominated. He's a really strong stage actor and it's still shocking to me that the Tonys haven't recognized him at all even though he's turned in three excellent performances in completely different roles. 

[hork]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 4:33pm

Radcliffe was merely competent in How to Succeed. Nothing award-worthy about his performance. 

[Valentina3]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 4:59pm

Carmen Cusack.

 

(You know it's gonna happen)

[BroadwayMan5]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 7:43pm

Should have been nominated: Daniel Radcliffe (How to Succeed), Chip Zien (Into the Woods), Sherie Rene Scott (Aida)

 

Should have won Best Musical: Into the Woods, Ragtime, Matilda, Beautiful

 

Should have been nominated AND won: Aida

[broadwayboy223]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 8:35pm

As much as I love Jessie, Kelli should have one for Bridges. 

[ozjust4]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 9:05pm

Kerry Butler for Hairspray.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 9:23pm

Tonya Pinkins for CAROLINE, obviously.

[devonian.t]

Posted: 4/20/16 at 6:36am

Although this is mostly just a list of people you think deserved to win, there are one or two cases that do have a whiff of snub.

The politics of Finding Neverland do seem to have turned the community en masse against it; Daniel Radcliffe seems to be firmly shut in his Potter box.

But are there any other examples where a show/ performer managed to lose the love of Broadway and earn a snub in return?  I seem to recall Stew ruining his chances with comments about hating Broadway?

[KathyNYC2]

Posted: 4/20/16 at 10:12am

devonian.t said: "Although this is mostly just a list of people you think deserved to win, there are one or two cases that do have a whiff of snub.

The politics of Finding Neverland do seem to have turned the community en masse against it; Daniel Radcliffe seems to be firmly shut in his Potter box.

But are there any other examples where a show/ performer managed to lose the love of Broadway and earn a snub in return?  I seem to recall Stew ruining his chances with comments about hating Broadway?

 

"

I agree with you. Most of these comments in this thread refer to people/shows who just didn't happen to win - when there was more than one amazing show/performance that they were competing against. That's not really a snub...you have Lion King and Ragtime for example, and I would have picked Ragtime 10X over to win but its loss was not a snub, it was just a loss.

A snub is a deliberate non-vote against a show or person who because of politics, personal grudge, etc.. was not nominated or did not win. I do feel that Daniel Radcliffe was a snub in at least 2 (if not 3) of his Broadway performances (though I can't understand why the snub exists). I also agree that Finding Neverland probably fell into that category (though I am not saying it deserved the noms/awards, just that it wasn't even considered because of the snub (and here I understand it - to a point).