Serious TONY pick: best play.

[hermisicoso]

Posted: 5/27/14 at 5:05pm

Hands down: CASA VALENTINA...out of town visitors this is a must see!

[hermisicoso]

Posted: 5/27/14 at 5:06pm

And "NO"...I don't work for MTC nor am I Barry Grove's cleaning lady.

[VernonGersch]

Posted: 5/27/14 at 9:14pm

I enjoyed it as well. Exceptional acting and brilliantly directed. Do you think it could win The Tony? I'd like to see it win

[HogansHero]

Posted: 5/27/14 at 9:29pm

The play itself is not very good. What's great is what talent applied to it, and that talent is what should be awarded. But there is a lot of traffic...

[A Director]

Posted: 5/28/14 at 2:35am

Hands down, All The Way will win Best Play!

[hermisicoso]

Posted: 5/28/14 at 6:56am

Ok, Mr. Director...tell me why you think so?

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 5/28/14 at 9:11am

Casa Valentina won't win. It's between Act One and All the Way.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 5/28/14 at 9:14am

YOU didn't give us any reasons for your pick....so how about we start there?

(But I agree, All the Way pretty much has this in the bag.)

[wonkit]

Posted: 5/28/14 at 8:59pm

Saw ALL THE WAY today. The three hours of beautifully written character development and no cliches. It should get the TONY, IMO.

[AC126748]

Posted: 5/28/14 at 9:20pm

ACT ONE should and will win.

[jnb9872]

Posted: 5/29/14 at 11:11am

Both ACT ONE and ALL THE WAY fall short of some of our recent Best Play winners, but I agree ACT ONE deserves it this year. Both shows felt bloated, but ACT ONE felt bloated with theatricality and emotional resonances, and ALL THE WAY felt bloated with anecdotes, famous quips and historicity rather than analysis. ALL THE WAY told me nothing about what it was like to be any of those men (MLK aside, the only character I felt was three-dimensional in the writing.) ACT ONE was a richer emotional experience, and more entertaining overall, though not great literature. ALL THE WAY was academic (and not in a good way, ie Stoppard) and wooden. A chore to stick with, since it was like a High School textbook instead of a compelling drama.

[dreaming]

Posted: 5/29/14 at 11:49am

"All the Way" will take it I think.

I would vote for the far more daring and current "Mothers and Sons" or "Casa Valentina". I thought the success of "All the Way" is due to the sublime cast-the material trudges along at certain points. It was fine. The cast...was stellar. (Makes me wish for an ensemble Tony.)

[newintown]

Posted: 5/29/14 at 12:25pm

I agree that none of the nominees are particularly well-written, but since a "best" award has to be given, I imagine that it'll go to All The Way which presented the best total package.

[themysteriousgrowl]

Posted: 5/29/14 at 12:29pm

^ I concur. This was an exceptionally weak season for new plays.

[jnb9872]

Posted: 5/29/14 at 12:35pm

I've said this before, but personally my vote would be for MULLINGAR, which I found far and away the best-written and most enjoyable play of the season.