Sondheim has been screwed...

[JudasIscariot]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:00pm

Thank you Tony voters for screwing Sondheim yet again.

Go visit your good friend Sweeney and have a shave. You all deserve it. Updated On: 6/11/06 at 11:00 PM

[CJWesselman]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:02pm

They spend so much time praising him, then they snub him. Right.

[CJWesselman]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:02pm

They spend so much time praising him, then they snub him. Right.

[Marguerite Chauvelin]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:03pm

Well said, say hello to my avatar friend (who himself was snubbed).

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[JudasIscariot]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:04pm

I feel very sorry for Michael, he deserved it so much.

As did Mano and Patti, this cast deserves all the awards.

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:07pm

I'm still floored Sweeney didn't get Best Revival.

And I would've REALLY loved to see Patti win.

I hope she comes back to Broadway soon again after this, so she has another chance.

[waddledee524]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:09pm

Sweeney not getting it really surprised me too. Damn.

[JudasIscariot]

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

Ugh, friggen Pajama Game.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:16pm

I still can't believe Pajama Game won!!! Every newspaper/magazine has praised Sweeney since it's start. Every newspaper/magazine predicted Sweeney would win Best Revivial. What the hell happened?!?!?!

[faithanytwo]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:17pm

I was surprised, hopefully getting tickets for it soon.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:18pm

very disappointed. I thought Sweeney was a shoo-in.

[neomystyk29]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:18pm

I hate the fact that Sweeney lost.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:28pm

Stephen Sondheim wasn't eligible for a thing tonight. Some of you need to learn a little bit more before you start making false statements. How was Sondheim screwed? Details, please.

[jewishboy]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:28pm

how long, maybe another hundred years until Sondheim is fully appreciated? I mean his works causes you to think. Yes theater might be entertainment but is their anything wrong if you get a little knowledge out of it!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:31pm

Patti looked confident when they announced her, and I bet now she is breaking car windows...or people's faces...

[broadway86]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:31pm

I still don't know what to say, except that I think Felciano, LuPone, and the production were robbed.

Every newspaper/magazine has praised Sweeney since it's start. Every newspaper/magazine predicted Sweeney would win Best Revivial. What the hell happened?!?!?!

Hate to bring this up again, but it sounds a lot like what happened to Brokeback, which I'm still pissed about. The End.

[Marguerite Chauvelin]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:32pm

Well, I guess Sondheim gets another chance when Company comes...

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:32pm

Patti's already won a Tony.

Maybe the Tony voters figured the revival Tony would help PJ Game when it opens this fall, rather than Sweeney who has already made back it's investment.

[jewishboy]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:34pm

I'm not saying that some of these actors and shows did not deserve an award. But, we are talking best!

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:39pm

LOL Sondheim won a Tony for Sweeney for its ORIGINAL PRODUCTION, YA'LL. He was not nominated for anything tonight because he did not rewrite the show or write any eligible new shows this season. And just for the record, if you haven't followed Tony history, Sondheim and Tony are not necessarily synonymous.

And I'm sure he is doing just fine.

[ne2mo]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:41pm

Yes! Yes! Yes! That production is what theatre is all about!!
The Pajama Game. Pu-lease!!!!

[ethanbrat]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:46pm

He also has already won for Company. I don't think he's been snubbed at all, he has gone 6 for 9 in the Best Score category. And he won for Best Lyrics for Company. And his lyrics and score helped A Funny Thing... win Best Musical. So definately not overlooked by the Tonys.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:49pm

Jewishboy said:

"how long, maybe another hundred years until Sondheim is fully appreciated? I mean his works causes you to think. Yes theater might be entertainment but is their anything wrong if you get a little knowledge out of it!"

Where have you been? Sondheim's works and the revivals of those works have won a lot of Tony Awards. Just because someone's work doesn't win everytime they're nominated doesn't mean they're not appreciated. Given the number of awards, it's the attendance at Sondheim shows that is the problem, not the recognition. I place the blame for this primarily with the critics. The critics have tended to create the impression that Sondheim works are too intellectual for the ordinary theatre-goer. I personally don't think that it true, but the critics portray those works in that fashion. I've seen the original productions of all of Sondheim's works with the exception of Anyone Can Whistle. I like them but I'm afraid too many potential audience members are scared off.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:51pm

Not sure how anyone with 8 Tony wins (a record for a composer -- no one else is even close) can be said to be underappreciated by the Tonys.

[aspiringactress]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:53pm

::le sigh:: I love Sondheim.