No Tony nomination for Betty Buckley in Drood

[Leadingplayer]

Posted: 5/5/21 at 12:42am

Was this a big shock? The whole cast practically got nominated except for her. (and she was Drood.) 

 

Did this have anything to do with her early exit from the show? 

 

Didn't Patti Cohenour quit for in some argument? 

[NameGreg]

Posted: 5/5/21 at 12:29pm

I didn’t know of any early exit, but I have wondered about this. Perhaps she just got outperformed by her fellow cats members. In my opinion, Drood can be easily outshined by the Chariman and suspects, particularly since the roel is pretty much absent for all the voting, which is the show’s most popular part. I’m presuming she was submitted lead. I know she also had a reputation for being quite a diva back then, maybe that hurt her.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 5/5/21 at 12:31pm

Likely a fifth wheel situation.  Nothing more. 

[nmartin]

Posted: 5/5/21 at 5:28pm

I saw the OBC twice, and while Buckley was certainly good, she did not stand out. Cleo Laine, on the other hand, was dazzling! 

[Leadingplayer]

Posted: 5/5/21 at 5:43pm

Chita Rivera had been in a car accident that made it questionable if she'd ever walk/dance again. I always felt like she took Betty's slot out of a sympathy vote. 

[gypsy101]

Posted: 5/5/21 at 7:44pm

idk/idc if she got outshined by the cast but that performance of Writing on the Wall on the OBCR remains one of my favorite recorded moments in broadway history. that final note blew my socks off the first time I heard it

Updated On: 5/5/21 at 07:44 PM