Rant about the 2018 TONY nominations here — Page 3

Did i read the list wrong this morning? I swear it looked like LaChanze and DeBose were both nominated for leading actress. Now that I'm rereading it has DeBose in featured. I guess I was sleepy this morning LOL

Balcony Bill said: "I guess it would be too much to ask that the people announcing the names of the nominees could actually pronounce them properly..Katharine McPhee seemed to never have seen the word Farinelli before and had to have her co-host tell her how to pronounce the word live on camera..as if this was some bizarre, obscure name that no one could be expected to pronounce...As if she was a tourist from Iowa dragged in off of the street and told to read the cue cards with no time to prepare. Did the organizers not go over the names beforehand with the announcers? And Hammer-Steen?? Seriously??? What's next? Stephen Sond-HEEM?? Franken-STEEN (For those young frankenstein fans)?? Next year, Tony organizers, get your act together."

Can you imagine any young performer, making their living in the theater and invited to read the nominations, who would NOT have rehearsed the pronunciation of the names more than once?

Bye, bye!

#TeamIvy

Updated On: 5/1/18 at 10:31 PM

I agree with many others here. Kenita Miller should have gotten a nomination. She was amazing! And Phillip Boykin, too.

I haven't seen anything other than Frozen because of where I live, so I really can't judge... that said I really wanted Caissie Levy and Patti Murin to get nominations. They are amazingly talented, but also are just really nice, genuine, respectful people who have done their time and give outstanding performances... especially together. Like I said, I can't judge them against the other shows so I'm committing to be a grown up starting tomorrow. Until then, I appreciate a thread I can whine in for a day. I feel like Tonys should fall from the ceiling while the roof comes down at the end of Let It Go every night. They should have a best vocal performance category. Maybe Frozen wasn't competitive enough in the lead category next to other shows, but daymn... Levy can wail. Give her a Grammy or a something. She's an incredible singer.

EllieRose2 said: "Spongebob? Seriously? That's just embarrassing for the academy."

Did you actually see the show and hate it, or are you bashing it on name alone? If it's the former, that's of course your prerogative - we're all entitled to our own informed opinions. If it's the latter, get over yourself and actually see the production. It's delightful. "The Academy" thinks so as well.

theatreguy12 said: "It seems SpongeBob and Mean Girls came in duringthe right season. Outside of The Band's Visit it seems there are very few viable considerations for new musical. Margaritaville and Summer seem to be the ones who got nixed because of their lesser reviews, whileSpongeBob and Mean Girls got in by the hair of their chinny chin chin. None of these four seem to be getting incredible reviews. With Margaritaville and Summer getting bumped in favor of two rather meh musicals."

I don't understand why people keep saying that Spongebob and Mean Girls got bad reviews. They did not.

The reviews for Mean Girls were somewhat mixed, with a few flatout negative reviews thrown in there, but most critics said they at least enjoyed the show. Much more mixed than negative. As for Spongebob, most critics actually loved it. It didn't get the level of raves that The Band's Visit or My Fair Lady got, but reviews were by no means negative.

Overall I'm really happy for both shows. Spongebob I saw leading nominations but the amount of Mean Girls love took me by surprise in a good way. Can't wait to see what they both perform at the Tonys.

Did you actually see the show and hate it, or are you bashing it on name alone?

HAHA. Why would I bash a show I have not seen? That's incredibly ignorant. Yes I unfortunately did see it and it was crap and gave me a headache. Step off. The "academy" didn't have a lot of choices this year. It won't win anything important. It SUCKS.

Updated On: 5/2/18 at 05:29 PM

funhamilton_rent said: "I don’t understand how TBV got so many nominations. I’m ready for the swarm of people that are going to show up at my door with pitchforks for saying it, but what about it was really that good? I get it’s a weak season but still. There are a few redeeming moments in the score but why does the book deserve to win? There isn’t even real plot with a beginning, middle, and end. It’s just starts and keeps going until it ends. Katrina was good, but in my opinion nowhere close to Hailey Kilgore, who gave an absolutely magnificent performance. Debate me calmly if you’re gonna debate."

I mean... Hailey was great but I forgot I was watching a performance when I saw Katrina. It was one of the best performances I have ever seen.

JudyDenmark said: "ellbellthomps said: "funhamilton_rent said: "I don’t understand how TBV got so many nominations. I’m ready for the swarm of people that are going to show up at my door with pitchforks for saying it, but what about it was really that good? I get it’s a weak season but still. There are a few redeeming moments in the score but why does the book deserve to win? There isn’t even real plot with a beginning, middle, and end. It’s just starts and keeps going until it ends. Katrina was good, but in my opinion nowhere close to Hailey Kilgore, who gave an absolutely magnificent performance. Debate me calmly if you’re gonna debate."

I mean... Hailey was great but I forgot I was watching a performance when I saw Katrina. It was one of the best performances I have ever seen."

I second this. I'm thrilled for Hailey and her Broadway debut and the accolades she and the show aregetting, but Katrina Lenk was transcendent to me and I'm definitely pulling for her on Tony night. I also see where people are coming from who found Band's Visit boring, and it's not a show for everyone, but to me it was about how these individual people's lives were changed from this random experience.I think it's the same show as Come From Away in many ways, just the opposite in terms of overtness (and scale)."

I agree! I LOVED TBV and have seen it several times, but it isnt for everyone