Rant about the 2014 TONY NOMINATIONS here- Page 7

[Jim3]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 9:48am

Could be Mazzie was out when they went to see Bullets.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 9:48am

"Steven Barnett and Tony Shalhoub over Zachary Quinto? What the F?"

His name is Samuel Barnett. He is a young actor of the very first rank and as Viola in Twelfth Night he just led one of the finest productions of a classic, and arguably the most impressive Shakespeare, to ever appear on Broadway in our lifetime, giving a performance of exquisite economy, extraordinarily restrained comedy and transcendent beauty.

And, by the way, he's a previous tony nominee (The History Boys).

With due respect to Mr. Quinto, also a great actor, and someone who gave a very strong performance, this wasn't a "snub." It was simply a committee doing their job: nominating the performances each individually felt were the most meritorious, not a committee charged with honoring stars over non-stars. Quinto is in very good company this season: there was an embarrassment of riches of famous men giving acclaimed performances: others not nominated in this category include Sir Ian McKellan, Sir Patrick Stewart, Daniel Radcliffe and Denzel Washington. The committee didn't "snub" these performances. They simply gave their job serious thought and did their unenviable task.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 9:49am

Everything about these nominations is just so...bland. They'd better get NPH to host the show as Hedwig in order to make it interesting.

[dreaming]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 9:51am

I will say I was right-I said Lena Hall had a nod. Now, maybe she can win! (She sure is terrific.)

I don't have a lot of complaints. My biggest "WTF" was the fact that Rylance got a nod over either Denzel or Daniel Radcliffe (what does he have to do to get recognition???? He was amazing-and is dedicated to theater.). I thought Denzel had a nod in the bag. (Makes it a lot easier for Cranston to win-I thought it'd be between them.)

I think a lot of the wins are more predictable now that I've seen the nominees...

Also, I didn't think Leigh Silverman's direction for Violet was that special-certainly not Tony worthy. (Doesn't matter-it'll either go to Mayer (who should get it) or Tresnjak (watch out for an "Adele Zadeem" moment if he wins).

I'm not that displeased with the nods. I'm glad that James Iglehart continues his path to the Tony. (He really is amazing.)

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 9:56am

I honestly have no desire to watch the awards this year. Boring nominations. I don't even remember the last time nominations were there boring. It's even more sad considering that this season had some really great shows. And they could have honored one of them in that 5th slot.

[binau]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 9:57am

Meh these are a joke lol. So off I will just pat the Tony committee on the head and wish them the best for the future.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 9:57am

I lied. I am LIVID about one snub, and that's Stephen Pasquale's. That's simply unacceptable.

Also, I just realized... The Realistic Joneses was completely shut out. Can't wait to hear what Isherwood has to say about that...

[Rainbowhigh23]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 9:57am

So happy for the love for Bridges - Best Original Score (the award should be renamed Most Sublime Score on Broadway) and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for Kelli! And I knew when she was smashing eggs on her brother's head that Slippy Helen was something special - go Sarah Greene!!

I'm also proud that Lena Rocker Hall is nominated - I remember stage dooring for Kinky Boots last April and she was so friendly, she told me about her band playing at Santos Party House after the show. I didn't go but I knew it would have been good.



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[haterobics]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 9:57am

"My biggest "WTF" was the fact that Rylance got a nod over either Denzel or Daniel Radcliffe..."

That can only mean you didn't see Rylance's performance.

[haterobics]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 9:59am

"And they could have honored one of them in that 5th slot."

Yes, if only they didn't have pesky rules dictating the conditions under which that fifth slot opens up...

[bjh2114]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 9:59am

Well Rylance's reviews for Richard III were actually not all that fantastic. They were good, but they weren't the raves he got for Twelfth Night.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 10:00am

Let's do away with the "they could have used the fifth slot and they didn't!" complaint. As someone else already pointed out, the fifth slot will be used if there are three votes separating the shows with the 4th and 5th highest votes.

[ljay889]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 10:01am

I know that the nominating committee members do not come together as a whole to nominate shows, but sometimes it's hard to believe that they don't, given how some snubs seem so "collective." The nominations seem more and more unexpected each year.

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[Musicaldudepeter]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 10:01am

Is the video of the nominations announcement available to view anywhere?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 10:03am

Jones was an elongated Seinfeld episode - a show about nothing. It did not deserve a nod.

Neither did a bookless and actorless musical After Midnight. It is a revue pure and simple and should be in a separate category

A nod for a score that is basically not a new one. Why?

No nomination for Yorke in Bullets? This is a head scratcher

No nod for Quinto. Remind me of Julie Andrews and her egregious comment.

The committee will be remembered this year not for what they nominated but what they did not and should have.

[valeposh]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 10:04am

So sad for Bridges, and pissed for Steven Pasquale. Can't believe Zachary Quinto wasn't nominated for The Glass Menagerie. I saw Gentleman's Guide and loved it, but it didn't move me as much as Bridges did, nor am I listening to the score on repeat like I do with Bridges. As someone pointed out, sad we won't get a Bridges or If/Then performance on Tony night. Upset at all the Aladdin love.

[dreaming]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 10:05am

Uh, maybe I did see Rylance. He was very good, but I think Quinto, Washington or Radcliffe, most especially, were worthier of that nomination.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 10:05am

These nominations are like a Rorschach. Some call bland and snubby. Others, like myself, call taste and smarts.

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[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 10:06am

Amazed Jones had no love at all.

[NYC4Life]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 10:07am

"The nominators clearly LOVED Twelfth Night. I am pretty surprised Rylance got both nominations. It's one thing to get two nominations in a year when the field (especially the Leading field) isn't super competitive, but this year it was STACKED. "

That production of Twelfth Night was one of the greatest things to come to broadway in years. Rylance is a ridiculously gifted stage actor and should be nominated in both categories.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 10:08am

The Drama Desks single out Joneses and its cast. The Tonys snub it entirely. Interesting. (I have no opinion, I haven't seen it yet.)

[Roscoe]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 10:08am

"His name is Samuel Barnett. He is a young actor of the very first rank and as Viola in Twelfth Night he just led one of the finest productions of a classic, and arguably the most impressive Shakespeare, to ever appear on Broadway in our lifetime, giving a performance of exquisite economy, extraordinarily restrained comedy and transcendent beauty."

His name is indeed Samuel Barnett, I fixed my post a few minutes after posting it. He is an entirely capable young actor and as Viola in Twelfth Night he delivered an entirely capable but frankly rather one-note performance that didn't impress me nearly as much as Zachary Quinto's in GLASS MENAGERIE. It was Quinto, for me, who delivered the performance of exquisite economy, extraordinarily restrained emotion and transcendent beauty.

Yes, he got a similarly undeserved nomination for that HISTORY BOYS thing. The Tony award committee's ongoing analingus of all things British continues unabated.

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[haterobics]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 10:10am

"Well Rylance's reviews for Richard III were actually not all that fantastic. They were good, but they weren't the raves he got for Twelfth Night."

I didn't commit his reviews to memory, but the nytimes certainly seemed equally smitten with his Richard: "As played by Mr. Rylance, Richard otherwise dominates the proceedings in spectacularly high style. His interpretation of the crookback king is as thoroughly thought out as it is daring. From his famous opening words (“Now is the winter of our discontent”), this Richard is unafraid to come across as a clown, as a seemingly none-too-bright goofball uncle, who happens to be handy with a sword. Even when he’s confiding his diabolical schemes to us, we don’t quite take him seriously. And like the succession of rivals he gulls, we pay for our misperception."

Admittedly, his Olivia is the role that stuck with me of the two, but both shows were rather delightful.

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 10:13am

I'm very happy for After Midnight and Adriane Lenox. Too bad Fantasia couldn't have found a place there too. I'm really rooting for it to win, but I actually think Beautiful stands the best chance at this moment.

Sad about Quinto and Denzel, but that was a very tough category.

I'm sorry for Bridges not getting a Best Musical nomination.

Thrilled for Lauren Worsham though!

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 10:13am

I am in the minority here but I am sorry Big Fish came up empty. Really enjoyed it and it deserved a better fate than it got.

Cue the brickbats.