The 77th Annual Tony Award Nominations for 2024 — Page 8

MemorableUserName said: "I haven't seen BTTF but this is hilarious.

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I'm baffled. I understand people in the industry enter social media and chat boards at their own risk, but just like free speech can still have consequences, the opinions we all share here can still cause harm. To cloak ourselves in self-centered and self-important cries of "That's my opinion" is not just careless, it's immature.

Have an opinion, sure, but if it hurts someone, you can't say that's entirely on them for hearing it. You also decided to speak your thoughts. Sure, that's what we all do here, but own it, as well as it's ramifications.

Wow. We caught Hell's Kitchen last night. HOW was this nominated for Best Book?

It's one of the worst books in Broadway history. Simple - basic and no more than 20 lines before a song trying to create emotion and link songs to scenes. It's embarrassing this book is nominated for a Tony. The music in the show is fine if you like Keys - if not overtly "fixed" in sound design - but the book is painfully bad.

ElephantLoveMedley said: "Best Actress is going to be such a nailbiter. I would predict, without question, Kelli's second win if Days...was still running, but the show being closed for months now really hurts her odds."

As well as the fact that it's not even nominated for Best Musical. Those factors pretty much prevented her from winning for The Bridges of Madison County in 2014.

Vulture: Two Tony Voters Dissect This Year’s Ballot

This was posted in another thread (can't remember which one now), and I found it interesting that they seemed to have opinions that matched the people on this board a bit more, particularly around Hell's Kitchen.

PipingHotPiccolo said: "thoughts:

Musical:No real surprises here, though its a shame Here Lies Love, flawed as it was, didnt make the cut. Days of Wine Roses not making the cut surprised me based on the intense love for this show, but I thought it was dull as hell so no love lost here. All the love for Hells Kitchen is understandable, its a fun night with insane performances, but the notion that this book was nominated for anything is just... hard to stomach. Similarly, the idea that W4E was nominated for Score.... I find myself pulling for The Outsiders here, but I'm nervous the enthusiasm for Hells Kitchen will only build.."



It wasn't. It's very telling that an original musical got 7 noms including Best Musical but not score, in this exactly season LOL

BJR said: "dramamama611 said: "But do you think his comment to GFH, is remotely acceptable?"

I see it as an emotional response to an opinion unkindly stately aloud and asked for by no one. At worst an eye for an eye, but notably not where the poor behavior begins."

Oh, please. People here have said far worse things about his performance. That comment was pretty tame. And I'm sure the op never expected him to actually see it. While his was a direct, and childish, attack.

dramamama611 said: "But do you think his comment to GFH, is remotely acceptable?

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Yes

Tony Noms Debrief: Niche Rules and the Fall of Boomersicals


https://www.vulture.com/article/tony-noms-debrief-niche-rules-and-the-fall-of-boomersicals.html

Broadway Flash said: "I hope EddieRedmayne wins over Jonathan Groff. What are the odds of that happening you think?"

Very slim. If anything they'll split the votes and it will go to someone from The Outsiders

The nyt didnt even mention redmayne which was weird. His performance didn’t get bad reviews

Broadway Flash said: "The nyt didnt even mention redmayne which was weird. His performance didn’t get bad reviews"

The point is that universally-praised Groff isn't losing to or splitting votes with Redmayne, whose performance plenty of people dislike, or at least just don't care about.

Broadway Flash said: "The nyt didnt even mention redmayne which was weird. His performance didn’t get bad reviews"

His performance was very pointedly panned by NY Mag and Time Out, barely acknowledged by Jesse Green, and got a slew of mixed notices besides.

Broadway Flash said: "The nyt didnt even mention redmayne which was weird. His performance didn’t get bad reviews"

A few reviewers were critical of Redmayne. Vulture wrote, “As the Emcee, Eddie Redmayne is on his own look-at-me planet. His singing voice never leaves a plugged-up, somewhat Muppet-y place somewhere behind his nose, and his physical palette is all coyly twirling fingers and hunched-up, leering Gollum poses.”

Yes, Redmayne also got some positive notices. But compared to Groff, who got across-the-board raves, I don't think Redmayne's chances are great.