NORBERT LEO BUTZ OVER JOSH GRAD?!
NORBERT LEO BUTZ OVER JOSH GRAD?!
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showchoirguy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/14/10
#2NORBERT LEO BUTZ OVER JOSH GRAD?!
Posted: 6/12/11 at 11:00pmI believe that Butz won over Gad because from what I saw in Catch Me, Butz seriously did some great thought about characterization which made his performance so real. Gad was fantastic and extremely hilarious as Elder Cunningham, yet Gad plays roles like this which made it probably easier for him to act out. "I Believe" that everyone deserved the award :)
#4NORBERT LEO BUTZ OVER JOSH GRAD?!
Posted: 6/12/11 at 11:05pm*shrugs* I for one am glad that Norbert won. By the way, did you forget to turn off your caps lock?
#6NORBERT LEO BUTZ OVER JOSH GRAD?!
Posted: 6/12/11 at 11:07pmIm sad Tony deserved that TONY!!!!!
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#7NORBERT LEO BUTZ OVER JOSH GRAD?!
Posted: 6/12/11 at 11:07pm
"*shrugs* I for one am glad that Norbert won. By the way, did you forget to turn off your caps lock?"
Well Broadwaybound, The same reason that you double posted. Boomroasted. 
Updated On: 6/12/11 at 11:07 PM
#8NORBERT LEO BUTZ OVER JOSH GRAD?!
Posted: 6/12/11 at 11:14pm
I think Norbert won because the Tony's when undecided becomes a popularity contest.
Tony Sheldon or Josh Gad or Andrew Rannels would have been a better choice.
Norbert, a performer I like, did a Tom Hank's rip off job in Catch me if you can then gets rewarded in a popularity contest.
My only real disappointment of the evening.
WTF???
#9NORBERT LEO BUTZ OVER JOSH GRAD?!
Posted: 6/12/11 at 11:14pmThis did not need its own thread; go away.
Formerly: WishingOnlyWounds2 - Broadway Legend - Joined: 9/25/08
#10NORBERT LEO BUTZ OVER JOSH GRAD?!
Posted: 6/12/11 at 11:16pm
Norbert Butz:
a) gave a great performance
b) is a true musical comedy star
c) suffered a tremendous loss and went on with the show.
He should have won, and he did. Bravo Norbert!
threetwoone
Featured Actor Joined: 7/30/09
#11NORBERT LEO BUTZ OVER JOSH GRAD?!
Posted: 6/12/11 at 11:21pm
I don't understand how anybody who saw both the movie and the musical could say Norbert's performance was ripped off from Tom Hanks, but to each their own.
Congrats Norbert! Completely deserved it, imo. He gave an exceptional performance, even seeing the world premiere of the show in Seattle less than a week after his sister was killed. Unbelievable man.
#12NORBERT LEO BUTZ OVER JOSH GRAD?!
Posted: 6/12/11 at 11:23pmI didn't know Josh Grad was nominated. what show is he in??
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#13NORBERT LEO BUTZ OVER JOSH GRAD?!
Posted: 6/12/11 at 11:26pmButz's characterization did not remind me of Hanks' at all. So he was not doing a cheap rip off. In fact, Josh Gad (or Grad or whatever you want to call him) did.
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#15NORBERT LEO BUTZ OVER JOSH GRAD?!
Posted: 6/12/11 at 11:30pm
Thanks PJ, ya just made my night- i needed a good laugh-
***tips hat to PJ and EXITS STAGE RIGHT*****
#17NORBERT LEO BUTZ OVER JOSH GRAD?!
Posted: 6/12/11 at 11:49pm
"I didn't know Josh Grad was nominated. what show is he in??"
LOL thank you <3
PremierFan
Swing Joined: 4/12/11
#18NORBERT LEO BUTZ OVER JOSH GRAD?!
Posted: 6/12/11 at 11:50pmGo Norbert! He truly deserved this award. He is outstanding in every way possible.
pinoyidol2006
Broadway Star Joined: 5/3/11
#19NORBERT LEO BUTZ OVER JOSH GRAD?!
Posted: 6/13/11 at 12:17amI'm glad he won. Gad didn't deserve it, in my opinion. If I were to pick a Mormon boy to win the award, I would pick Rannells over Gad.
I like your imperturbable perspicacity.
guiltyone2
Swing Joined: 6/9/11
#20NORBERT LEO BUTZ OVER JOSH GRAD?!
Posted: 6/13/11 at 12:21amI'm so glad that Norbert got it. I saw both shows this past weekend, and while I definitely thought the Book of Mormon was a much better show, I didn't think that Gad or Rannells were stand-outs in the same way that Norbert was.
#21NORBERT LEO BUTZ OVER JOSH GRAD?!
Posted: 6/13/11 at 12:24amI wanted it go to either Rannells or Sheldon.
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Owen22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/11
#22NORBERT LEO BUTZ OVER JOSH GRAD?!
Posted: 6/13/11 at 12:26amI loved both Mormon boys. They split the vote. Nikki's win shows how voters WANTED to vote for Mormon. Very simply that opened up Norbert, who is and always will be one of Broadway's GREAT performers. Like Meryl Streep, even though they might not win, is automatically the BEST whenever they're nominated.
pinoyidol2006
Broadway Star Joined: 5/3/11
#23NORBERT LEO BUTZ OVER JOSH GRAD?!
Posted: 6/13/11 at 12:41amPlease tell me you're saying Norbert is like Meryl Streep, not the mormon boys.
I like your imperturbable perspicacity.
Owen22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/11
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