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#1

So... Kristen Chenoweth really should have won the Tony for Wicked (not Idina)

Posted: 6/25/14 at 8:09pm

Rewatched some youtube clips, and Kristen's acting is simply phenomenal and really defined who that character was. Don't think anyone has done it better.

Love Idina, but honestly Kristen deserved that leading actress Tony. I think with the "Defying Gravity" song and Kristen winning the Tony was the reason she won.
#4

So... Kristen Chenoweth really should have won the Tony for Wicked (not Idina)

Posted: 6/25/14 at 8:30pm

Glad you were able to form this opinion based on youtube clips.
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#5

So... Kristen Chenoweth really should have won the Tony for Wicked (not Idina)

Posted: 6/25/14 at 8:35pm

The role was bulked up so that they could get Kristin to do the show. The starring role is really Elphaba and G(a)linda should really be in the supporting category.
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#7

So... Kristen Chenoweth really should have won the Tony for Wicked (not Idina)

Posted: 6/25/14 at 9:05pm

Jordan Catalano, I just clicked on this post to say that same thing. Tonya Pinkins should have won, the category was an embarrassment of riches, but what Pinkins did with Caroline Thibodeaux should have earned her every award. I get why Idina Menzel won, and I'm usually fine with the nature of awards, but boy does this one bother me.
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#9

So... Kristen Chenoweth really should have won the Tony for Wicked (not Idina)

Posted: 6/25/14 at 9:28pm

"Tonya Pinkins should have won, the category was an embarrassment of riches, but what Pinkins did with Caroline Thibodeaux should have earned her every award."

Sometimes it's difficult for people to separate the performance from the material. Tonya Pinkins was working her butt off, but the material was heavy lifting. That's why we still have Wicked running and Caroline closed.
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#10

So... Kristen Chenoweth really should have won the Tony for Wicked (not Idina)

Posted: 6/25/14 at 11:06pm

Caroline, or Change is quite possibly the epitome of Musical Theatre at it's height of perfection. A gorgeous, breathtaking score - and each song is absolutely necessary to the story. A tear-jerking plot, and plenty of great roles. Miss Pinkins really did carry the show - but not in a way that the show would not work without her. I have seen community productions that still move me to tear without her. I think it did exactly what it wanted to do and succeeded in that way artistically. In the 2004 season it should have won both best musical and best leading female - but unfortunately Broadway was more focused on the glitz and glamor of Wicked - and not the heart and soul of Caroline.
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#13

So... Kristen Chenoweth really should have won the Tony for Wicked (not Idina)

Posted: 6/25/14 at 11:55pm

First of all, I agree that Caroline or Change is a damn near perfect musical, and Tonya Pinkins was unreal.

I also think that in art, awarding the "best" anything can be absurd at times, particularly in a season so rich with great performances by leading ladies, as the 2004 season was. I'm not sure any of the women nominated were BETTER than the others, to me they all breathed unique life into their respective roles, and all were worth celebrating.

But with award shows, votes tend to go in the direction of the cultural moment and a bigger picture. Idina's performance and her role had (and still have) a life that is bigger than the show itself and bigger than just being impressive or expertly executed. It really was an event. It doesn't mean she was really better than the others, but she was lucky enough to be part of building a role that had a certain effect on people, and for that I think yeah...she deserved to win.

What does "best" really mean anyway?
#15

So... Kristen Chenoweth really should have won the Tony for Wicked (not Idina)

Posted: 6/26/14 at 5:45am

I kind of agree but I think they both deserved it in their own kind of way. It just came down to a popularity contest in the end

Have you seen Kara Lindsay as Galinda. I thought that was phenomenal. She brought a new magic to the show. She was great in Newsies too.



Updated On: 6/26/14 at 05:45 AM

#16

So... Kristen Chenoweth really should have won the Tony for Wicked (not Idina)

Posted: 6/26/14 at 7:19am

Yes, and that evening so changed both of their lives. Such a shame that Cheno never recovered.

That year was no different then any other (excepting the amount of wonderful, deserving nominees)
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#19

So... Kristen Chenoweth really should have won the Tony for Wicked (not Idina)

Posted: 6/26/14 at 9:15am

Donna Murphy deserved to win.
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#21

So... Kristen Chenoweth really should have won the Tony for Wicked (not Idina)

Posted: 6/26/14 at 10:50am

No, that was sarcasm.
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#24

So... Kristen Chenoweth really should have won the Tony for Wicked (not Idina)

Posted: 6/26/14 at 11:41am

It was a fantastic crop of nominees. I'm also on the Tonya Pinkins should have won train, but I'm throwing out support for Stephanie D'Abruzzo in Avenue Q. She broke my heart while playing through a puppet and doing the heavy emotional lifting in that show. She made it look effortless, too.

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