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Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
#75Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:44amBring it On...... Really, Hands on a Hardbody deserved that slot
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#76Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:45am
I'm thrilled for GOLDEN BOY, for not getting lost in the shuffle...8 nominations is certainly nothing to shrug at. Would have loved to have seen Seth Numrich make the cut, though!
Also, surprised Charl Brown got nominated for MOTOWN over the Michael Jackson boys. The Tonys really gave the kids the cold shoulder this year...
Updated On: 4/30/13 at 08:45 AM
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#77Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:46amI am CRACKING UP at these dropped phone calls on NY1.
#78Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:46amA little bummed about Jim Norton and Alan Cumming being overlooked, but overall pretty pleased with the nominations. I guess I need to see Kinky Boots now. I'm just pleased that something got more noms than Matilda.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#79Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:46am
Tony Nominations by Production
Kinky Boots - 13
Matilda The Musical - 12
Pippin - 10
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella - 9
Golden Boy - 8
Lucky Guy - 6
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike - 6
The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 5
The Nance - 5
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - 5
Motown The Musical - 4
The Trip to Bountiful - 4
The Assembled Parties - 3
A Christmas Story, The Musical - 3
Hands on a Hardbody - 3
The Testament of Mary - 3
Bring It On: The Musical - 2
The Heiress - 2
Orphans - 2
Ann - 1
Annie - 1
The Big Knife - 1
Chaplin - 1
Cyrano de Bergerac - 1
The Other Place - 1
Scandalous - 1
YouDon'tClimbTrees?
Understudy Joined: 11/24/09
#80Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:47am
I saw Kinky Boots -- I liked it but I would not run to see it.
And Billy Porter was excellent, although he messed up badly on a line when I saw him -- that was excruciatingly painful to witness.
Updated On: 4/30/13 at 08:47 AM
#81Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:48amThrilled that Rob McClure was nominated. Too bad he doesn't have a shot at winning.
funnyman2
Swing Joined: 9/8/12
#82Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:48amSo it's come to this: all four nominees for Best Musical are (at least partially) based on films. I know Matilda is 'based on the novel' but there still is a pre-existing movie, and people do associate the two.
suestorm
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/15/13
#83Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:49am
cant complain, except im sorry Jessica Chastain and Yvonne Strahovski were overlooked. both were mesmerizing and both made me cry.
Bring it on! Yay!!!! proof it wasnt just a HS show
#84Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:50amOn the one hand, it's surprising to me that Kinky Boots has 13 nominations. On the other hand, it wasn't a very strong year. I did think it was a thoroughly mediocre show, but...this year that's enough!
#85Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:51amI'm crying listening to Cyndi Lauper crying.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#86Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:52amShe's just the best! Really glad for her and for the show!
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#87Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:52amOther than my disappointment with Jim Norton being overlooked, these noms seem to be pretty rational (for the TONYs).
YouDon'tClimbTrees?
Understudy Joined: 11/24/09
#88Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:53am
I actually thought the lyrics in Kinky Boots were awful. Except for one song (the one sung by Annaleigh Ashford), I was embarrassed for Lauper. All of the rhymes were so obvious that I guessed most of them before I heard them.
Not as bad as Kathie Lee's Scandalous lyrics, though. Wow.
#89Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:53amOrphans for Best Revival is the one nomination that I just think is completely insane. I'd have given that spot to Picnic. Or...anything else.
#90Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:54amBiggest disappointment for me is that both Jesse Mueller and Andy Karl.... IMO the best performances in DROOD...were not nominated.
#91Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:54amYay for the nominations for "Vanya-Sonya-Masha & Spike". Shalita Grant and Billy Magnussen have such enthusiasm for their play, in all those promotional videos they've made. I'm looking forward to being in NYC during the Tonys weekend. Yay. from RC in Austin, Texas...back to work.
mamaleh
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
#92Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:56am
Would have been great to see John Bolton's delightful performance in A CHRISTMAS STORY recognized, but I guess the slate was just too crowded.
Surprised at BRING IT ON's inclusion--I thought either CHAPLIN or HANDS ON A HARDBODY would snag the wild card. Well, at least it wasn't MOTOWN.
Also surprised THE TESTAMENT OF MARY got the nod over THE NANCE.
But overall, pretty good selections.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#93Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:57am
This is a great list. But I'm pretty bummed not to see Seth Numrich's name in Best Actor. He carried Golden Boy and gave one of the most powerful performances of the season IMO.
congrats to all the great nominees today!
dreaming
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/24/09
#94Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:57amI'm not ranting-I LOVE THE NOMINATIONS!! Go Kinky Boots and Pippin!!!! Woo hoo!!!
John Adams
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/13
#95Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:57am
What is the deal with Cinderella?
How can it be a revival if it's never been on Broadway before, and the book has been substantially re-written to the point that it does not resemble its original story?
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Ooops... Never mind. Found the answer here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cara-joy-david/cinderella-are-you-new-or-a-revival_b_2949554.html
Updated On: 4/30/13 at 08:57 AM
KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#96Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:58amI am thrilled for Kinky Boots..but very sad for Anthony Warlow. The subtle fabulous performances usually get overlooked.
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#97Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:58am
So... Posner got three out of four nominations. And he'll lose them all? Crazy town!
Don't have many gripes about this, except for the shunning of Alan Cumming and Lilla Crawford. The Crawford thing bothers me mostly because they are awarding the MATILDA girls just because they can.
#98Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:59amNot one fncking nomination for Macbeth?
#99Rant about the 2013 TONY nominations here
Posted: 4/30/13 at 8:59am
I'm proud to say that I called those orchestration nominations in an earlier thread.
My only other reactions - a nomination for Best Musical for Bring It On, a cute piece of middling fluff?? And - nyah, nyah, nyah to Jeckyll & Hyde.
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