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Recipients of Special Tonys announced

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway-Inspirational-Voices-Peter-Entin-Joseph-Blakely-Forbes-and-More-Will-Receive-The-2019-Tony-Honors-for-Excellence-in-the-Theatre-20190429

Congrats to all of the recipients! I think its great that in recent years theyve been awarding people whose contributions truly do go unseen by the general public, such as the costume launders from a recent year, and this year the nearby fire station.

I cant help but notice though that this means there is no recognition for the King Kong puppet! I dont think Im alone in saying that seemed like kind of a no-brainer for the excellence in theatre special award. I imagine the shows generally poor reception hurt its chances.

(sorry for the lack of apostrophes in the post - stupid mobile site got rid of them!) 

Updated On: 4/29/19 at 09:54 AM

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Recipients of Special Tonys announced

These are just Tony Honors. They usually announce Special Tony Awards (like Bruce last year) with the nominations. So there’s still opportunity for Kong to win. Recipients of Special Tonys announced

That said, congrats to these recipients! I agree that it’s wonderful to see those mostly unseen get honored.
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Recipients of Special Tonys announced

The posthumous award for Mazzie is a really touching gesture.


"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
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Recipients of Special Tonys announced

HeyMrMusic said: "Looks like King Kong did indeed win a Special Tony! Also a posthumous award for Marin Mazzie and a recognition for Jason Michael Webb’s work in Choir Boy!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Marin-Mazzie-Jason-Michael-Webb-and-Sonny-Tilders-and-Creature-Technology-Co-to-Receive-Special-Tony-Awa
"

Oh that makes me so happy. I know people like to crap all over King Kong, but that really was one of the coolest visceral experiences I've ever had at the theatre. They deserve to be recognized. 

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Recipients of Special Tonys announced

bwaylyric said: "Was Jason Webb not eligible to be nominated for best score?"

Makes me wonder if they found his original music not substantial enough for a Best Original Score nomination but they wanted to recognize him. I wonder if this also means the committee loved Choir Boy and what that would mean for nominations tomorrow.

 

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Recipients of Special Tonys announced

Looks like I was premature with my original post. But WOW all three of these newest recipients make me SO happy!!
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Recipients of Special Tonys announced

HeyMrMusic said: "I wonder if this also means the committee loved Choir Boy and what that would mean for nominations tomorrow."

Any correlation would be purely coincidental. The Admin Committee and Nominating Committee are entirely different groups of people.
 

TONY ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Ted Chapin, Michael David, Cecilia Friederichs, Sue Frost, John Gore, Heather Hitchens, David Henry Hwang, Natasha Katz, Kenny Leon, Paul Libin, William Ivey Long, John Lyons, Mary McColl, Kevin McCollum, James L. Nederlander, Enid Nemy, Laura Penn, Michael Price, Judith O. Rubin, Charlotte St. Martin, Thomas Schumacher, Ralph Sevush, Philip Smith, David Stone

The Administration Committee determines eligibility for nominations in all awards categories and reviews the rules governing the awards. It may, at its discretion, bestow non-competitive Tony Awards including Special Tony Awards, the Regional Theatre Tony Award, and the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award; as well as Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre.

 

TONY NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Emily Altman, Bob Alwine, Brenda Braxton, Milly Barranger, Suzy Benzinger, Luis Castro, Dawn Chiang, Patricia Cruz, Carmen de Lavallade, Eisa Davis, Jerry Dixon, Edgar Dobie, Judith Dolan, Scott Elliott, John Erman, Tim Federle, Peter Jay Fernandez, Scott Frankel, Maija Garcia, Anna Glass, Mason Granger, Katori Hall, Ann Harada, Peter Hedges, JoAnn Hunter, Mara Isaacs, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Michael Kantor, Anne Keefe, Michael John LaChiusa, Priscilla Lopez, Martyna Majok, John Mauceri, Tony Meola, Jessica Molaskey, Sheila Nevins, Peter Parnell, Rosalba Rolón, Daphne-Rubin Vega, Paul Rudnick, Don Scardino, Kimberly Senior, Mikki Shepard, Randy Skinner, Ellen Sorrin, Jessica Stone, Mark Wendland, Evan Yionoulis

The Nominating Committee attends all productions during the Broadway season and meets on the date designated by the Administration Committee to determine, by vote, the Tony Award nominees for that season. The 2018-2019 committee of Tony Nominators will include 48 members. Members of the committee serve a three-year term. 

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