New Tony Predictions? — Page 4

bluetuna, it seems like all the musical revivals are gonna be good this year. I just think On the Town will be the one to not be nominated. And there are soo many better women that are/will give better performances than Alysha Umphress. She was good, but i doubt she will get recognized for a Tony.

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"I just think On the Town will be the one to not be nominated"

It got raves and a love letter by the times. It's definitely getting in. Are you SURE you are in the industry? hmmmmm...

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Would you care to explain Why you have this opinion? Also, I have seen nothing that indicates that King and I or Gigi will be getting raves. I doubt King and I has even done a full run through yet. Maybe you know something I don't (doubtful).

All shows are fair game but we have hardly seen half the revivals coming out this season, so I'm not entirely sure I know what you are talking about when you say "all shows are fair game".

Yes, I do think the Times loving On the Town will help it get a nomination. It got raves all across the board. It's pretty much the best reviewed revival of the season as of now. So Yes I do think it will get a nomination.

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Updated On: 1/26/15 at 07:12 PM

"It seems like all of the musical revivals will be getting raves this season."

Please keep in mind that both The King & I as well as On the Twentieth Century will be opening cold in New York, meaning there will be no pre-conceived notions about ether production from out-of-town. Luckily, On the Twentieth Century will begin previews two weeks from this Thursday, so we'll see if that's gonna be a contender.

Updated On: 1/26/15 at 07:14 PM

I think that the last slot is going to either go Gigi or Side Show. I have a hard time seeing On The Town NOT getting a nomination.

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How do you KNOW On the 20th Century and The King & I are going to be amazing? Granted, The King & I has a team with proven success, you're telling everyone who thinks On the Town has a shot at being nominated that they're wrong because these two productions that no one has seen a performance of yet are definite locks for nominations.

Why don't you just let everyone voice their opinion and see who's right come April 28th.

I will say that I think Gigi will certainly be nominated. It is an amazing show. I also think that On The Town most certainly will be nominated as well. It remains to be seen how 20th Century and King & I do, I guess.

"Theres nothing that really stands out about On The Town IMO except the choreo"

That's not a valid reason because many many many people would disagree with you on that, including critics and tony voters. To be frank, it doesn't really matter what you or I thought of the show, the industry embraced it and therefor it stands a great chance at getting nominated. Just cause we personally don't like something, has no bearing on if it will get nominated or not. When it comes to awards, we have to look at them objectively.

" Tell me why you think On the Town is better than the other shows?"

It's doesn't matter what I think is better. What matters is what is more embraced by the industry. Side show got good reviews but did not receive the praise On The Town got, so that leads me to believe On The Town stands a better chance at getting a nomination. King And I and the others aren't out yet so I can't say much about them.

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Updated On: 1/26/15 at 11:15 PM

Well you "work in the industry" so I guess you know more than I.

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"The King and I has the same team as South Pacific and Light in the Piazza, and we all know how those shows went. "

If/Then had the same team as N2N...

except we already know The King and I already works...

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A lot of shows have been proven to work but still have tepid revivals without that special spark.

I'm not arguing that you're wrong, since I don't care what gets nominated. It just seems silly to be so sure based on opinions.

Of course, you've never let evidence get in the way of having an opinion.

You haven't backed up anything. "Oh I heard not many people think On the Town is that good" isn't backing up anything. You have every right to your opinion, even if it is misguided.

And for the future, Please don't insult my intelligence. You aren't an industry member. Show some respect to the people who bother to converse with you.

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