I'm sorry to revive an old thread, but I can't believe the ignorance of some of you.
To begin with, there is no comparision at all between Sara's illness and the fact that Chenoweth decided half-way into the run that she was too good to show up for work. If you remember, Chenoweth missed many, many performances before the nominations came out. However, she was there once voting hit full swing. Additionally, she was missing performances to do other projects-not just because she was sick or injured. The fact that Sara was sick during the weeks of Tony voting is a pretty clear indication that she was "pulling" nothing and just happened to be ill.
Mr. Tuttle, has it occured to you that the producers and creative staff were the ones who chose which number "Spamalot" would perform? It wasn't Sara. The people in charge wanted to highlight her to advertise the show on national television. I have little doubt that she was instructed by the producers to do what she had to do in order to be well enough to show up for the Tonys. Additionally, if you're, for lack of a better word, stupid enough to believe that performing in a five minute presentation at an awards show is as vocally draining as full production, you're really not worth debating with.
I wonder how many of you who believed that Kelli deserved the award have actually seen "The Light in the Piazza." While she sang the part well, I didn't think that she was believable as a woman with a ten year old's mental capacity. Of the nominees, I would have ranked her last.
Updated On: 6/12/05 at 01:23 PM
