There are so many ifs and buts and contradictions and exceptions in the eligibility rules for this category that I'm waiting for the Tony committee to put their list of eligible replacements out there and then I might have an opinion.
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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"The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney
You need to be contracted to do a show for at least six months.
There will be no nominations.
There will be a seperate award for Actor/Actress.
At the TONY ceremony they will just award it. (Or the committee reserves the right to not award it at all, if they feel no replacement is worthy of the award that year.)
"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde
I cans e eit going to Megan Hilty in the musical category, and Eileen Atkins in the play category (If I'm understanding this whole thing correctly.)
http://www.beintheheights.com/katnicole1 (Please click and help me win!)
I chose, and my world was shaken- So what? The choice may have been mistaken,
The choosing was not...
"Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
"And when Idina Menzel is singing, I'm always slightly worried that her teeth are going to jump out of her mouth and chase me." - Schmerg_the_Impaler
There's no distinction between actor in a musical or play or between actor and actress, it's just one general award although in the same season the award may go to more than one person or it could not be awarded to anyone.
Why not Hilty? I know a lot of people who think she is the best Glinda out there . . . Personally I have nothing to compare her to but I thought she was great!
"I wrote a book: "How to Be Popular". Now I've put together a top ten list of how to help you:
-Elphie, everyday... shower. I mean, who knows? Maybe some of that green is gonna come off!
-Deodorant Elphie. No body likes a stinky witch!
-I think we've covered the hair, we'll get to that.
-Clean underclothes. That's all I'm gonna say.
-Look at your posture. That's no way to be popular!
-Bed made, room straightened. We've done that.
-Colors blended. Oookay.
-But the most important thing to have, to make yourself popular, is to keep your beautiful smile."
~Kristin Chenoweth in her last performance of the song "Popular"
I think, if there is a winner, the TONY committee will invite the winner (and probably some of the others they were considering) so that they don't just give away who they've picked.
"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde