The Kristin/Kelli/Chita competition... — Page 15

"Kelli was impressive. Just not as impressive as she's been in the past, and not as impressive as Cheno was this season."

"She should have won for Bridges instead."

If you ask me Patti gave a Tony-worthy performance in Sweeney Todd, which was more impressive than her quite fine Rose in Gypsy (though I didn't see La Chanze in Color Purple) and Kelli should have won for South Pacific over Patti in Gypsy. And, yes, I agree Kristin's Lily was more impressive than Kelli's Anna.

But, in the end, we're talking about strong competition and an absence of slouches. At a certain point comparisons are intriguing, fun to discuss, and, of course, what awards are all about... but nothing to get nuts about when there's so many riches.

Saw On The Twentieth Century last night- As good as Kristin was, Kelli more then deserved that award. She was luminous. Kristin was terrific, but I wasn't blown away by her work. I really didn't care for the show that much, I found the material dull, it never engaged me in a way a slapstick musical comedy like this should. i admit the second act was better. I felt the material dragged Kristin down as good as she was, she also was a little old for the role IMO, though that didn't really matter. So for my money, the Tony's got it right.

Agreed, Soaring. I saw Kristin. I thought she was great, but wasn't blown away like everyone else. I thought she was good enough at least for a nomination. The only scenes I found her truly memorable were his numbers, especially Veronique. I was tired, just watching her in that scene.

Sadly, I would be at the weekend that Kelli was out with the flu, so I can't make any comparisons. But, based on the Tony performances and the soundtrack, I imagine her to be stellar. I'm not worried about missing her in a Tony-winning role. That lady has many Tonys to come!

"Saw On The Twentieth Century last night- As good as Kristin was, Kelli more then deserved that award. She was luminous. Kristin was terrific, but I wasn't blown away by her work. I really didn't care for the show that much, I found the material dull, it never engaged me in a way a slapstick musical comedy like this should. i admit the second act was better. I felt the material dragged Kristin down as good as she was, she also was a little old for the role IMO, though that didn't really matter. So for my money, the Tony's got it right.

Just guessing, but judging by your profile picture and going by your previous posts you've made about Kelli, it sounds like you had your mind made up about this "competition" before the curtain even opened at On the Twentieth Century. "

Yeah, I doubt there was much objectivity from the two posters with Kelli O'Hara as their profile pic. Don't know why Kelli supporters have to tear down her competition just to bolster Kelli up. The Tonys are over, but the need to validate her win remains strong.

I'll admit I'm a big fan of Kelli, but I am not so biased that I had my mind up before the curtain went up. Kristin was the only reason that I saw that show and I still think she was terrific. And also, they were both nominated for an award where they both competed against each other as well as 3 other nominees. So like it or not, it is a competition. I shouldn't be made out to be trashing Kristin just because I'm expressing a critical opinion and that I prefer someone else's work. Many people on this site have stated opinions about preferring somebody else's work over another. Both were great, but one has a preference to which one they preferred and I happened to prefer Kelli. It's subjective. I am a huge fan of Kristin and she is an amazing talent that is very deserving of a second Tony Award, I just thought that she was brought down by the material. Both are amazing talents and influences of mine. I'm not trashing anybody. I'm just responding to those people who claimed that Kelli was underwhelming and that Kristin deserved to win more. I happen to disagree.

Updated On: 7/19/15 at 03:29 PM

Oh my. Shots fired...

^ My thoughts exactly, bjh.

I think Kelli very much deserved the Tony this year as well as last year. And that's not taking into account all of this "it was her time" nonsense. I just think she gave the best performances in her category this year and the year before. Chita was a very close second.

^ ... yet you haven't seen Kelli O'Hara ...

I was just talking as if it was between chita or Kristin. Im seeing King and I next month depending if they are selling rush, and i'll get back to this thread then. If not, i'll be seeing it in November lol

"And did you even see her in Bridges? Mueller worked wonders in a mediocre show but Kelli was a revelation."

LOL, but yet Beautiful was nominated instead of Bridges. Yea i saw Bridges. I don't think it was superior to Beautiful at all. They were both great, but I think I liked Jessie so much because i had never seen a performance like that ever. I think Jessie was more critically acclaimed than Kelli for that reason. On top of the fact that Jessie is a waaaay better actress than Kelli, and i am a big Kelli O'hara fan too don't get me wrong