Not Nominated / Should Have Won

[bwaydreamer]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 1:15pm

Who are your top people that weren't even nominated for the Tony award their year and should have won.  My top three are:

 

1) Steven Pasquale (Bridges of Madison County) - How he wasn't nominated still baffles me to this day.  One of the best male vocals on broadway ever.  And Neil Patrick Harris sounds so awful on the recording, he is a terrible singer.

2) Rachel Bay Jones (Pippin) - She was far and away the best thing about the whole show and made that part work better than anyone has ever done.  Andrea Martin was great but just because you go up in a trapeze when you are 65 does not mean you should win a tony award.

3) Leslie Kritzer (Beetlejuice) - Ali Stroker was great in Oklahoma but Leslis is performing circles around all the women nominated.  Working her ass off, sounding incredible and stealing her whole show.  

 

Updated On: 10/26/19 at 01:15 PM

[The Other One]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 1:20pm

Her name is Leslie Kritzer.

[VotePeron]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 1:21pm

Benjamin Walker easily could’ve won Best Actor in a Musical for American Psycho that year, but he wasn’t even nominated. Probably the only truly baffling snub in my book.

I also disagree about Kritzer, she’s very talented but giving a better performance than Ali Stroker or Amber Grey she is not.

[bwaydreamer]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 1:24pm

Oh I forgot about Amber Gray.  I will give you that, I thought she was incredible.  The Other One - I fixed it.  It's called a typo.  Calm down and enjoy life.  

[JBroadway]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 1:31pm

I’m sure I could think of a bunch if I go through and look carefully at the seasons, but the first one that came to my head was just from a couple years ago:

Tony Yazbeck in Prince of Broadway. In my opinion, his performance of “The Right Girl” alone was far and away better than any other performance in that category. But he didn’t get nominated, and instead the slots went to Grey Henson, Gavin Lee, Norbert Leo Butz, Alex Gemignani, and of course, Ari’el Stachel, who ended up winning.

[binau]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 1:40pm

Marin Mazzie in Bullets Over Broadway (& Next to Normal - but a replacement)

Bernadette Peters in Follies (& A Little Night Music & Hello, Dolly! - but a replacement)

 

[sassylash3s]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 1:54pm

I think Gideon Glick should have been nominated for Significant Other, and if it were up to me, he'd have won it too.

I'm still baffled that none of the awards bodies even nominated Spencer Liff for his choreography for Head Over Heels, which I thought was far and away the best of any show last season.

[binau]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 2:02pm

Aaron Tveit in Next to Normal

[adam.peterson44]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 2:12pm

Agree about Aaron Tveit in Next to Normal, and will add the costume designer for Aladdin, Gregg Barnes.

[AADA81]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 2:24pm

Andre de Shields in Ain't Misbehavin'.  Superb.

[trentsketch]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 2:31pm

The first one that pops into my head is Ann Harada for Avenue Q. It felt like she was going to get in for featured actress and then didn't. I was at the first performance after the nominations came out and her entrance was met with so much applause that they had to vamp until the house was quiet enough to continue the show. 

[Skye8]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 3:00pm

Michael Urie for Torch Song!

Posted: 10/26/19 at 3:04pm

Amber Gray should have won. I saw both her and Ali, and Amber's performance just blew me away. Ali was wonderful, but Amber. Just breathtaking.

Also I believe Reeve Carney should have been nominated. I know a lot of people may disagree, but I thought he was amazing as Orpheus.

[SisterGeorge]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 3:33pm

Don't know if he should have won for either, but Daniel Radcliffe should have been nominated for "The Cripple of Inishmaan" and "How to Succeed..." and probably for "Equus" too.

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 6:10pm

"Aaron Tveit in Next to Normal"

I agree. 

Updated On: 10/26/19 at 06:10 PM

[The Other One]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 6:12pm

bwaydreamer said: "Oh I forgot about Amber Gray. I will give you that, I thought she was incredible. The Other One - I fixed it. It's called a typo. Calm down and enjoy life."

Perfectly calm here.  I figured it was a typo.  I just let you know.  No harm intended.

 

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 6:22pm

Wow. I love the tastes of everyone who's posted on this thread so far. I practically agree with every performer who's been listed here. (And I do think Radcliffe deserved to WIN for ''How to Succeed.'' )

Having been passed over for ''Next to Normal'' and ''Catch Me If You Can,'' Aaron Tveit deserves some Tony love, and I hope the third time's the charm for him with ''Moulin Rouge!''

I'll add 3 more to this list of top talents that should've been Tony-nominated and won: Cheyenne Jackson in ''All Shook Up,'' Sherie Rene Scott in ''Aida'' and Noah Racey in ''Never Gonna Dance.''

Updated On: 10/26/19 at 06:22 PM

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 6:47pm

Aida should have been nominated for Best Musical and should have won over that mess they called Contact. It was a superior show to any of the nominees that year and was grossly overlooked.

[Madison7]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 6:59pm

Rebecca Naomi Jones should have been nominated for Oklahoma instead of Mary Testa 

[ModernMillie3]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 7:02pm

Steven Pasquale (Bridges of Madison County) - How he wasn't nominated still baffles me to this day.  One of the best male vocals on broadway ever.  And Neil Patrick Harris sounds so awful on the recording, he is a terrible singer.

Agree completely. He' mostly done straight plays on Broadway since then, much to my sadness. I kept going to the theater to hear him sing that score, he is one of the most exciting singers on Broadway. It was crazy he was not nominated. Every chance to hear him sing, I jump at the chance. He was brilliant in The Wild Party and Chicago's Carousel. 

[The Other One]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 7:40pm

Jonny Lee Miller should have been nominated for Ink.  And it was a hard choice but I probably would have voted for Benjamin Walker in All My Sons over Jonny's Tony-winning co-star, Bertie Carvel.  There were many outstanding performances last year, however, and it's hard to argue with any of them when the work is that good.

[aj88]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 8:20pm

I concur with Ann Harada. That was the very first name that popped into my head and considering some of the weak nominees they chose over her, it becomes laughable (although Anika Noni Rose was very good and a worthy selection).

I also agree with Aaron Tveit for both Next to Normal and Catch Me If You Can although he only deserved nominations.

Sherie Rene Scott for AIDA and Amy Spangler for KISS ME KATE should’ve happened in 2000.

And lastly I also have to agree about Rachel Bay Jones in PIPPIN. Thankfully she was able to score DEAR EVAN HANSEN not long after.

[AADA81]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 8:51pm

qolbinau said: "Marin Mazzie in Bullets Over Broadway (& Next to Normal - but a replacement)

Bernadette Peters in Follies (& A Little Night Music & Hello, Dolly! - but a replacement)

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I didn't see Bullets but Bernadette in Follies definitely!

[Sputnik-Z]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 9:12pm

-Rebecca Naomi Jones should’ve been nominated for best actress in Oklahoma!
-Reeve Carney should’ve been nominated for best actor in Hadestown.
-Patrick Vaill should’ve been nominated for featured actor in Oklahoma! and also should’ve won.
-John Behlmann should’ve been nominated over Andy Groteleuschen.
-Damon Daunno or Alex Brightman should’ve won best actor this year.
-Beetlejuice should’ve won set design over Hadestown.

Updated On: 10/26/19 at 09:12 PM

[Erin V]

Posted: 10/26/19 at 9:59pm

YES! He not only deserved a nomination, he also deserved a win.