Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress

[JakeB]

Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#0

Posted: 2/20/05 at 4:17pm

Laura Michelle Kelly has won for Mary Poppins..

Conleth Hill (Roger DeBris) best supporting for The Producers..

Matthew Bourne/Stephen Mears for Mary Poppins choreography, NOT Susan Stroman

Fingers crossed for The Producers Best Musical.

[melissa errico fan]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#1

Posted: 2/20/05 at 4:20pm

Depression overtakes me. MARIA...

[Rob]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#2

Posted: 2/20/05 at 4:27pm

Follow along with the winners @
https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=2291

Congrats to Nathan Lane who was just announced as Best Actor in a Musical. Updated On: 2/20/05 at 04:27 PM

[munkustrap178]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#3

Posted: 2/20/05 at 4:30pm

THE PRODUCERS and Susan Stroman deserve nothing. THat show is crap.

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

[melissa errico fan]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#4

Posted: 2/20/05 at 4:31pm

I second that, Munk. I'm fashioning the noose since Maria lost.

[munkustrap178]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#5

Posted: 2/20/05 at 4:35pm

Hopefully POPPINS or WOMAN will take best musical and they embrace their British-ness, but I have a feeling THE PRODUCERS will undeservedly win.

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

[CapnHook]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#6

Posted: 2/20/05 at 4:36pm

The choreography in THE PRODUCERS isn't too impressive, however the show is DEFINITELY something!

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[EponineThenardier]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#7

Posted: 2/20/05 at 4:36pm

Producers is good, but it isn't worth all the hype that it is getting.

[munkustrap178]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#8

Posted: 2/20/05 at 4:37pm

It's terribly written.

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

[CapnHook]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#9

Posted: 2/20/05 at 4:39pm

It doesn't need to have a well-written script. It's a unique style comedy. It's Mel Brooks. It's vaudeville-like humor in a musical theatre setting.

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[CapnHook]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#10

Posted: 2/20/05 at 4:40pm

And it won Best Musical...AGAIN.

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[munkustrap178]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#11

Posted: 2/20/05 at 4:42pm

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

[melissa errico fan]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#12

Posted: 2/20/05 at 4:42pm

I would take THE WOMAN IN WHITE over PRODUCERS any day of the week.

[apdarcey]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#13

Posted: 2/20/05 at 4:45pm

i wish mary poppins would have won. producer's is crap in my opinion.

[melissa errico fan]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#14

Posted: 2/20/05 at 4:46pm

I cannot believe that, save for a single award for sound, TWIW left empty-handed.

[JakeB]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#15

Posted: 2/20/05 at 4:47pm

Really pleased The Producers won. It's the best show in London.

[broadwaynut20]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#16

Posted: 2/20/05 at 4:55pm

producers did not deserve to win. nath lane wasn't even in the show that long how did he win best actor

[melissa errico fan]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#17

Posted: 2/20/05 at 4:57pm

Yeah, how long was Lane with the show in London? 8 weeks?

[JakeB]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#18

Posted: 2/20/05 at 5:01pm

So? Limited seasons can win awards. Barbara Cook, for example. Doesn't make it any less of a performance.

[Sally]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#19

Posted: 2/20/05 at 7:29pm

I'm with Melissa erirco fan in mourning the lack of awards for WiW---just one for sound. It was a completely new and rather original musical, but a show has to be new only to the West End, and the voters liked it. I've seen both, and I preferred WiW, but they didn't ask me.

[jo]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#20

Posted: 2/20/05 at 7:45pm

Sorry, but I think the Oliviers are not known for their consistent astuteness in recognizing excellent performances and productions.

The Producers ( I saw the Broadway version ) was too hyped - while I thought it was entertaining, I was somewhat disappointed vis a vis the hypeI was led to believe before I saw it.

[BWAYboi_yes]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#21

Posted: 2/20/05 at 7:53pm

Maria Friedman was robbed.

[Princeton78]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#22

Posted: 2/20/05 at 8:19pm

While I'm very pleased for Laura Michelle Kelly, I really think that overall, "The Woman In White" and "Mary Poppins" were robbed. I'm so sick of "The Producers" and I resent Mr. Lane's win for having done the show so briefly. Does this mean he can clear room on his shelf for the Oscar when the movie comes out? I'll swear off awards shows forever if this happens. It's nothing personal against Mr. Lane or Ms. Stroman etc., I just still don't see what all the fuss is over "The Producers."

"Y'all have a GRAND day now"

[broadwaynut20]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#23

Posted: 2/20/05 at 9:54pm

if lane gets nominated or even wins for the frogs my head will explode

[MasterLcZ]

re: Oliviers being announced now - Mary wins Best Actress#24

Posted: 2/20/05 at 10:11pm

Congratulations to Nathan and THE PRODUCERS for a well-deserved win.

Seeing all these bitter Bettys stewing in their own sulphrous juices made my evening.

"Christ, Bette Davis?!?!"