No Tony for Rob McClure ?
No Tony for Rob McClure ?
willrogers2008
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dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#2No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 12:49pm
Really? Why can't you believe it? He hasn't even yet been snubbed for a nomination.
But no, I don't think he has a chance to win. (And I really liked his performance.)
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#2No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 12:57pm
I have a feeling he'll be nominated. The show was not a hit but he gave a great performance with the material he had to work with.
Bertie Carvel
Rob McClure
Billy Porter
??????
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#4No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 1:07pm
I actually do think he'll be nominated. He won't win though. I think the nominations will be:
Bertie Carvel, Matilda
Brandon Victor Dixon, Motown: The Musical
Santino Fontana, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
Rob McClure, Chaplin
Billy Porter, Kinky Boots
And I think if anyone misses a nomination, it'll be Brandon Victor Dixon whose notices were really nothing more than average. I would anticipate Anthony Warlow picking up the spot if he misses it. And all of this is assuming that Carvel and Porter are both ruled leading.
#5No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 1:20pmI certainly hope that he is nominated in a few weeks. He was fastastic in "Chaplin."
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#6No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 1:40pmI do think he has a good chance of a nomination. (to spite my earlier snarky comment)
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Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#7No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 1:41pmGuess I'm missing something, but I thought Carvel was going to be considered Best Supporting Actor in a Musical -- I haven't seen Matilda, so I have no way of knowing how he should be categorized.
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#9No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 1:44pmI wouldn't count out Anthony Warlow.
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#10No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 1:46pmI think Jim Norton will get a nomination as well.
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#11No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 1:49pm
If Bertie Carvel gets put into featured, the nominees should be:
Jim Norton, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Anthony Warlow, Annie
Rob McClure, Chaplin
Billy Porter, Kinky Boots
Santino Fontana, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
frankywhitley
Chorus Member Joined: 10/29/12
#12No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 1:51pmAnthony Warlow will be nominated. Billy Porter will win.. Rob will be nominated as well. mark it.
#13No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 2:09pm
Porter's character struck me as Featured in Kinky Boots - it's showy and all, but the show is about Stark Sands' character, not Porter's.
But I'd say the same thing about Carvel in Matilda.
Emmaloucbway
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/16/11
#14No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 2:25pmI doubt Rob will win since Chaplin closed in January, but I bet he'll be nominated. Adored his performance in Chaplin, and it is totally worth a Tony nomination.
#15No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 2:31pm
I think Bertie will be placed in Featured.
I think the nominees for Lead Actor will be
Anthony Warlow
Billy Porter
Stark Sands
Santino Fontana
and then either Rob McClure or Jim Norton for the 5th slot.
I think Billy Porter will win the award, and possibly be the only winner for Kinky Boots, much like Norbert won the only award for Catch Me two years ago.
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wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#16No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 3:09pmJim Norton gave one of the most gloriously clever and entertaining performances I have ever seen. I do hope he is nominated, with a good chance of winning.
#17No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 3:32pmI loved Norton's performance too and hope he is nominated. I was going with what I think will happen, not what I necessarily want to happen.
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WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#18No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 4:20pm
I really hope Norton gets nominated too.
My guesses at the moment, however, are Sands, Porter, McClure, Fontana, and Dixon.
That's assuming Carvel will be considered featured.
#19No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 4:24pm
And hold up everybody!!
How could we all have forgotten about Matthew James Thomas?!
He'll certainly be nominated for Pippin. In light of that I will alter my predictions:
Anthony Warlow
Billy Porter
Stark Sands
Matthew James Thomas
Last spot Norton, Fontana or McClure. Really McClure isn't guaranteed a nomination at all.
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dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#20No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 4:31pm
I doubt that both Sands and Porter will be in leading category -- and if they are, I doubt they will both catch a nom.
But yes....Matthew James Thomas should not be out of the running. (I thought I brought that up earlier....hmmmm...I wonder what happened to that post?)
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#21No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 5:08pmEven though people's reactions to CHAPLIN as a show were mixed, his performance was singled out by most everyone as being truly special which I think will help him get that nomination.
theatergoer3
Broadway Star Joined: 4/13/13
#22No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 5:17pmI hope he gets nominated. He was great in Chaplin. It probably won't happen though because Chaplin opened in the beginning of the season and has already closed.
ARTc
Stand-by Joined: 11/4/11
#23No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 5:19pmI saw Mr. McClure in Chaplin. He was good. I wasn't blown away by either his performance, or Chaplin as a whole. Actually, I thought Chaplin a bore.
#24No Tony for Rob McClure ?
Posted: 4/16/13 at 5:57pm
How could we all have forgotten about Matthew James Thomas?!
I actually didn't forget him. I think he's going to have to get rave reviews if he wants a nomination. As much as I loved Pippin, I couldn't help but feel as though he was completely overshadowed by the supporting players, Patina, the direction, and the acrobatics.
As much as I would LOVE Jim Norton to be nominated, I don't see it happening. If he wasn't nominated for Finnian's a few years back after his show closed early, I doubt he'll be nominated for this, which is a smaller and less showy part.
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