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Poll: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 7:45pm

Which show would you have voted for Best Musical each year? The show that DID win is listed first for each year.

2000
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James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party

2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre

2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical

2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out

2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked

2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer

2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins

2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu

2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek

Feel free to copy my list, and bold your own choices.

I'm curious to see responses.

I will tally these in a week or so.

Updated On: 7/19/09 at 07:45 PM

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 7:50pm

2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
**Though, I believe the best musical of this season was Aida.**

2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre

2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical

2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out

2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked

2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer

2007
Spring Awaking
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins

2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu

2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek

Updated On: 7/18/09 at 07:50 PM

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 7:53pm

2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party **

2001
The Producers **
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre

2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical **

2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out **

2004
Avenue Q **
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked

2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels **
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone **
The Wedding Singer

2007
Spring Awaking ** (Sorry, don't hate me!)
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins

2008
In The Heights **
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu

2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal**************************
Rock of Ages
Shrek

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 7:54pm

2000
James Joyce's The Dead

2001
The Full Monty

2002
Urinetown: The Musical

2003
Hairspray

2004
Caroline, or Change

2005
The Light in the Piazza

2006
The Drowsy Chaperone

2007
Grey Gardens

2008
Xanadu

2009
Next to Normal

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 8:09pm

2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party *

2001
The Producers *
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre

2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie *
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical

2003
Hairspray *
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out

2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change *
The Boy From Oz
Wicked

2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza *
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone *
The Wedding Singer

2007
Spring Awaking
Curtains
Grey Gardens *
Mary Poppins

2008
In The Heights *
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu

2009
Billy Elliot *
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek

"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 8:09pm

2000
The Wild Party

2001
The Producers

2002
Urinetown: The Musical

2003
Hairspray

2004
Caroline, or Change

2005
The Light in the Piazza

2006
The Drowsy Chaperone

2007
Grey Gardens

2008
Passing Strange

2009
Next to Normal

Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 8:10pm

2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party

2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre

2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical

2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out

2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked

2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer

2007
Spring Awaking
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins

2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu

2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 8:13pm

2000-The Wild Party
2001-The Producers
2002-Urinetown: The Musical
2003-Hairspray
2004-Wicked
2005-Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
2006-The Color Purple
2007-Spring Awakening
2008-Cry-Baby
2009-Next to Normal

"It doesn't work when you lick it!"

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 8:43pm

Aida wasn't nominated for Best Musical.

-Benjamin
--http://www.benjaminadgate.com/

#10

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 8:47pm

Aida wasn't nominated for Best Musical.

No sh*t, Sherlock. Did you read what I wrote? I voted for a nominee, but stated I felt it was the best musical of the season.

#11

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 8:47pm

2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party

2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre

Whaaat!? No Jane Eyre love!?

2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical

2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out

2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked

2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
HAHA: Woman in White

2007
Spring Awaking
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins

2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu

2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek

#12

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 8:50pm

You don't have to be rude...I misunderstood and thought you were saying you thought Aida was the Best Musical winner of the season. Sorry.

-Benjamin
--http://www.benjaminadgate.com/

#13

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 9:14pm

2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party

2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre

2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical

2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out

2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked

2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer

2007
Spring Awaking
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins

2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu

2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek

Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

#14

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 9:14pm

2000 - The Wild Party

2001 - The Producers

2002 - Urinetown

2003 - Hairspray

2004 - Avenue Q

2005 - Spelling Bee

2006 - The Drowsy Chaperone

2007 - Spring Awakening

2008 - Xanadu

2009 - Next To Normal

Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!

"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"

lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical

#15

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 9:22pm

The baby Jesus cries every time someone doesn't pick Caroline or Change.

#16

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 9:25pm

2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party

2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre

2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical

2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out

2004 TIE!!
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked

2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer

2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins

2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu

2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek

Going to NYC for the 1st (real) time! Seeing Next to Normal, Wicked, and Jersey Boys. If anyone has a suggestion for rush Wednesday matinee (something not mainstream) please PM me! :D

#17

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 9:26pm

The baby Jesus cries every time someone doesn't pick Caroline or Change.

That 's ok, someone even picked Cry-Baby!

Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE

#18

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 9:56pm

2000
Contact (Only because it pissed so many people off.)

2001
The Producers

2002
Sweet Smell of Success

2003
Hairspray

2004
CAROLINE, OR CHANGE

2005
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

2006
The Drowsy Chaperone (By default; I hated all the musicals.)

2007
Spring Awakening

2008
Passing Strange

2009
Next to Normal

#19

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 10:10pm

2000
The Wild Party

2001
The Producers

2002
Urinetown: The Musical

2003
Hairspray

2004
Caroline, or Change
(my personal vote for best new Broadway musical of the decade)

2005
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
(but I didn't see The Light in the Piazza)

2006
Jersey Boys

2007
Spring Awakening

2008
Passing Strange

2009
Next to Normal

#20

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 10:50pm

2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
Aida (write in)***

2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty***
Jane Eyre

2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie***
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical

2003
Hairspray***
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
(I LOVE Movin' out, it's my favorite 'garbage' show...but Hairspray is brilliant)

2004
Avenue Q***
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked

2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels***
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
Lestat (write in)***-waits to be eaten-
2007
Spring Awaking***
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins

2008
In The Heights***
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu

2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal***
Rock of Ages
Shrek

"There's nothing good on. The media hates Christmas. The media loves vampires, though. Maybe they will show a Twilight Christmas."
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.

#21

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 10:51pm

Wild Party
Producers
Millie
Hairspray
Wicked (my pick, but Caroline deserved it, too)
Piazza
Drowsy
Grey Gardens
I'm not familiar enough with the nominees from the last two years to judge.

#22

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 10:56pm

2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party

2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre

2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical

2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out

2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked

2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer

2007
Spring Awaking
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins

2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu

2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek

2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5 May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot

#23

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 10:58pm

2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
Aida(My choice)***

2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
Seussical(My Choice)***

2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie***
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical

2003
Hairspray***
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out

2004 TIE
Avenue Q***
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked**

2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee**

2006
Spring Awaking***
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins

2008
In The Heights***
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu

2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal***
Rock of Ages
Shrek

#24

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 10:59pm

2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party

2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre

2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical

2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out

2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked

2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer

2007
Spring Awaking
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins

2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
Sunday in the Park with George for best musical revival.

2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek

#25

re: If you were a Tony voter for this entire decade....

Posted: 7/18/09 at 11:01pm

2000-The Wild Party (but I do agree that AIDA was the best of the season)

2001-A Class Act

2002-Thoroughly Modern Millie

2003-Hairspray

2004-Wicked

2005-The Light in the Piazza

2006-The Color Purple

2007-Spring Awakening

2008-In the Heights

2009-next to normal

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