Riedel's Tony predictions.....- Page 3

[VernonGersch]

Posted: 4/27/12 at 10:20pm

Totally disagree with Riedel and think that THE LYONS will get that Best Play slot

The critics and everyone who I talked throughly enjoyed the show - and loved Linda Lavin

And I'm hoping that GHOST gets the Best Musical nomination over SPIDER MAN.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 4/27/12 at 10:41pm

In any other season I think The Lyons would be nominated. But I think the field is too strong. It deserves to be nominated over Clybourne Park, but we all know that isn't happening.

[Kad]

Posted: 4/28/12 at 12:34am

The Lyons will be represented by Linda Lavin, I'd say. I really can't see it knocking off any other play- even though Peter and the Starcatcher had the weakest reviews compared to the other contenders, it's selling better and has very positive word-of-mouth and love from the community.

[AC126748]

Posted: 4/28/12 at 12:36am

I think Latessa will be nominated. I was surprised he didn't receive a Drama Desk nomination.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 4/28/12 at 1:16am

Saw The Lyons tonight (see review), and it was a packed house. And they were loving it, I'd say.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 4/28/12 at 2:59am

I wonder what this would have been like if Funny Girl had opened this season as planned... I bet that could have been a MAJOR game changer for the leading actress and revival category.

[Copperfield2]

Posted: 4/28/12 at 9:32am

Re: Funny Girl. I wish the producers for Leap of Faith had invested that revival. At least we would have heard Jule Styne's fabulous score.

About Jan Maxwell. I love her but the second time I saw Follies, I wasn't as taken with her performance, particularly her delivery of Could I Leave You?

Not sure how will take the Best Actress in a Musical this year.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 4/28/12 at 9:32am

bwayphreak, I was thinking the same thing last night as it was the show I was most excited about this season. But of course how can one speculate about how good it and Ambrose would have been. While I was highly optimistic, many people weren't. And it's been a season of such disappointments on so many levels, one of the lessons to take resonates with the age old theatrical mainstay of risk and uncertainty; which is of course what makes the business so exciting and volatile.

[Copperfield2]

Posted: 4/28/12 at 9:38am

I wouldn't cry if One Man, Two Guvnors were overlooked for best play.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 4/28/12 at 9:42am

That's really hard to decide....its really the road less traveled right? We can hardly guess what MIGHT have happened. Most of us wewre excited about Evita and were left disappointed -- who knows what would have happend with Funy Girl.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 4/28/12 at 10:12am

^exactly what I was trying to say Dramamama, but you got to the point far quicker and said it far better.