Rant about the 2015 TONY NOMINATIONS here- Page 10

[dramamama611]

Posted: 4/28/15 at 5:08pm

Of course, he'll have other roles...but not because of the Tony nom....because he's a delightful performer.

[JoseLee_]

Posted: 4/28/15 at 5:30pm

Compared to the 1996 Best Revival Winning The King and I, does this production deserve Best Revival as well?

[broadwayfan24]

Posted: 4/28/15 at 5:31pm

I really enjoyed Gigi. I hope it gets a chance to perform though. There are a few shows that don't have nominations that I would love to see a performance of.

[SweetLips]

Posted: 4/28/15 at 5:40pm

""Because it didn't happen."
yeah because it closed. You are out of your mind if you think Honeymoon wouldn't have been nominated if it was open."

 Maturity is knowing when to shut up and listen.

[Musical Master]

Posted: 4/28/15 at 6:08pm

"Compared to the 1996 Best Revival Winning The King and I, does this production deserve Best Revival as well?

To say yes would be a rather huge understatement. Plus I don't think ON THE TOWN and ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY even has a chance to beat it at this point.

Updated On: 4/28/15 at 06:08 PM

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 4/28/15 at 6:10pm

who else on here thinks Honeymoon in Vegas would have been nominated for best musical if it was still running?

[Bilbo3]

Posted: 4/28/15 at 6:21pm

*crickets*

[Skimbleshanks2]

Posted: 4/28/15 at 6:44pm

Robbie: DAMN!!! I may not be riding the Chita Train with you (GO KELLI!) but I'm glad we can share a mutual love for Andy Karl's talent and, um, other things

He is such a talent.

[broadwaysfguy]

Posted: 4/28/15 at 6:59pm

Loved the nominations overall

man the pros on this board had it nailed!

Just landed in NYC and checked in for ottc

thank God kchens back on!

 

 

[tazber]

Posted: 4/28/15 at 7:27pm

How in the world is On the Town "crass"?

 

[little_sally]

Posted: 4/28/15 at 8:07pm

I, too, am very happy for Andy Karl. He's become one of my favorite performers.

[theatreguy12]

Posted: 4/28/15 at 8:18pm

"Compared to the 1996 Best Revival Winning The King and I, does this production deserve Best Revival as well?"

 It will probably get it, even though I'd prefer it doesn't.  

Only for the reason that even if it is a great revival, so are On the Town and On the Twentieth Century.   The rapid fire comedy and timing of the latter alone should say something for that show.  The former is the quinitessential New York musical.  

Sentimentality will be on the side of the The King and I though, I'll bet.

TKaI is a gorgeous musical, but it would be nice to see something different get it this time.

Updated On: 4/28/15 at 08:18 PM

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 4/28/15 at 9:25pm

SNUBS that made me sad:

Best Musical: FINDING NEVERLAND (in place of THE VISIT)

Best Play: CONSTELLATIONS (miles above HAND TO GOD)

Lead Actor, Play: Jake Gyllenhall in CONSTELLATIONS

Sup. Actor, Musical: John Cariani in SOMETHING ROTTEN (in place of ALL others nominated)

Set Design, Play: Bob Crowley for THE AUDIENCE (in place of WOLF HALL), and yeah, I know that'd make 5 for Bob!

Set Design, Musical: Scott Pask for THE VISIT AND Derek MacLane for GIGI (over FUN HOME and THE KING AND I)

Costume Design, Musical: Paul Tazewell for SIDE SHOW (over THE KING AND I)

All things considered, that's a super-short list. So yay, Tony Nominating Committee!

 

 

 

[Showface]

Posted: 4/28/15 at 9:43pm

Well, I didn't really follow this season (I will try to do so next season), but if what I've seen and heard is true, then I'm pleased (I just want a great award show)!

 

[goldenboy]

Posted: 4/28/15 at 10:58pm

Glad no directing nominees for John Doyle and Eric Schaeffer.  Those two do not need to be encouraged.  Gigi was a total miss by the director and I am sick to death of John Doyle making people play the tuba, sing dance and narrate and shrink a musical to its bare minimum.

Finding Neverland was a better musical than many of those nominated. This hate for Harvey Weinstein has to stoop. It's similar to the hate Broadway Critics have for Frank Wildhorne whose Bonnie and Clyde was not given a fair shake on Broadway.  Honeymoon in Vegas was the best musical this year hands down and it got nothing.Rob Mclure and Nancy Opel, Jason Robert Brown   deserved so much better. 

Nominating Victoria Clark for that Turkey called Gigi was ridiculous. Another case of favoritism. The only true deserving actor nomination from Something Rotten was Brad Oscar who was truly brilliant and funny and should win.

 

Okay I'm done.

[ljay889]

Posted: 4/28/15 at 11:08pm

 I am sick to death of John Doyle making people play the tuba, sing dance and narrate and shrink a musical to its bare minimum.

 

And he did none of that with The Visit. 

[Fantod]

Posted: 4/28/15 at 11:22pm

I guess you could say taking the show from its 2 and a half hour runtime in Arlington to it's 100 minute runtime without intermission now would be shrinking it to its bare minimum.

[icecreambenjamin]

Posted: 4/28/15 at 11:54pm

I don't really have any complaints.

I think that Doyle was snubbed for his direction.  His direction may be minimal at times, but he always makes me look at shows in a different way.  He makes revivals interesting.

Fun Home and The Visit are beautiful and deserve every nomination they received. 

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 4/29/15 at 12:09am

Sorry if someone else has already noticed this but in broadwayworld's sound off on Tony snubs there is a gross error:

"THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME snubbed for Best Play. One of the most well-received and innovative new productions of the season, the West End import failed to catch on with the Tony Awards and did not receive a nomination for Best Play, which surprised many pundits when the nominations were announced yesterday."

The Curious Incident was indeed nominated for best play and certainly caught on with the Tony Awards as it received six nominations including best director, actor and even choreography!  And is widely believed to be a shoe-in to win best play.https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/SOUND-OFF-Special-Edition-2015-Tony-Award-Nominations-Surprises-Snubs-20150429

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 4/29/15 at 12:17am

Somebody was doing Roxy math.

[Wilmingtom]

Posted: 4/29/15 at 1:08am

"Compared to the 1996 Best Revival Winning The King and I, does this production deserve Best Revival as well?"

They have nothing to do with each other in terms of creative team, cast, design or anything else.  It's an utterly unique and original production.  "Deserve" is a far reaching word.  Evidently the nominators believe On the Town and On the 20th Century are also "deserving" so we'll see what the voters think.

[theatreguy12]

Posted: 4/29/15 at 1:39am

Good answer, wilmingtom.

[gmhots]

Posted: 4/29/15 at 2:05am

@Someone in a Tree2

 

John Cariani was ruled as Leading, not supporting/featured.

[Princeton Returns]

Posted: 4/29/15 at 2:38am

The only slight surprise was no design nominations for the visit and something rotten

As much as I loved the king and I, and that it's a stunning production visually, it doesn't do anything new or different. Which makes me wonder if one of the other two may won revival as they are less revived 

[Wilmingtom]

Posted: 4/29/15 at 2:48am

I would actually argue that K&I was "new" in a way that the other two were not.  Both hewed pretty closely to the original productions.  Not that they weren't glorious - they were - but they were not reinvented in the way I felt K&I was.