Tony "surprise" nominations and wins?

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Tony "surprise" nominations and wins?

Posted: 4/18/08 at 6:03pm

Even if some of the nominees and winners seem obvious from our own impressions, popularity and reviews, there is ALWAYS a few nominees and winners that make us go...WTF?!

Any guesses about unlikely happenings at this year Tonys?

TO CLARIFY MY POST: Some people get nominations and/or wins for politics, etc. not necessarily for artistic merit. Think LBB taking the nomination over Chenoweth, for example.

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Updated On: 4/18/08 at 06:03 PM

re: Tony 'surprise' nominations and wins?

Posted: 4/18/08 at 6:06pm

I think it'll come as a "surprise" to more than a few people if XANADU takes the top prize this year...

re: Tony 'surprise' nominations and wins?

Posted: 4/18/08 at 6:08pm

Funny that you mention, I was thinking Xanadu might get away with more than we think.

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re: Tony 'surprise' nominations and wins?

Posted: 4/18/08 at 6:10pm

Stew winning Best Actor.

Anyone other than Patti winning Best Actor.

Little Mermaid being nominated for Best Score.

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re: Tony 'surprise' nominations and wins?

Posted: 4/18/08 at 6:13pm

Robin de Jesus for Featured Actor (In the Heights) , perhaps?

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re: Tony 'surprise' nominations and wins?

Posted: 4/18/08 at 6:20pm

I though Mermaid was not deemed eligible for Best Score?

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re: Tony 'surprise' nominations and wins?

Posted: 4/18/08 at 6:22pm

It is eligible.

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Posted: 4/18/08 at 6:25pm

Bucchino and Fierstein walking off with Book and Score. I STILL think that the chance of a rock/pop show winning two years in a row are slim. Plus, they (the voters) like to award up and coming writers. I have doubts about Stew or the guy that wrote In the Heights coming up with something else. Even after the terrible reviews he has gotten (he deserved better, let me tell you) I think Bucchino is the most likely out of all the possible nominees (Stew, Miranda, Bucchino and Menken I am presuming) to be a contributor to future musical theatre efforts.
That's my only "big surprise of the night" idea. I think what everyone has been predicting so far will happen.

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Posted: 4/18/08 at 6:27pm

A Best Musical nomination for TLM.

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Posted: 4/18/08 at 9:21pm

Well, it's interesting that 3 of the Tony Award producers are the Shubert Org., Liz McCann and Joey Parnes. I DO think $$$ and politics, as usual, will play a large part. I would love to be a fly on the wall during the bribe season!?

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Posted: 4/18/08 at 9:35pm

Not noms or wins, but
Seeing musical numbers from many shows even if not nominated, or even from other seasons, a RENT tribute would be fitting.

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Posted: 4/18/08 at 10:37pm

TLM seems like a long shot, but I'm thinking Best Musical could very well be:

Passing Strange
In The Heights
Young Frankenstein
Xanadu

Another one that could be possible: O'Hara or Russell not getting a nomination.

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Updated On: 4/18/08 at 10:37 PM

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Posted: 4/19/08 at 1:47am

GREASE getting a nomimation in any category other than Best Revival

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#14

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Posted: 4/19/08 at 3:05am

Curtis Holbrook getting a best supporting actor nod
That would make my year...

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Posted: 4/19/08 at 3:13am

Best musical nom. for Little Mermaid.

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Posted: 4/19/08 at 3:50am

In the Heights being nominated or winning for best book would surprise me.

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Posted: 4/19/08 at 10:46am

Kerry Butler winning for xanadu. I love her and shes fantastic from what I hear but since its lupone's tony, butler of all 5 people to win it would be a huge surprise!

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Posted: 4/19/08 at 11:15am

after seeing all the shows, I think Butler deserves it.

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Posted: 4/19/08 at 11:22am

Kerry Butler winning her Tony.

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Posted: 4/19/08 at 3:12pm

Kerry Butler winning her Tony would make my year!

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Posted: 4/19/08 at 5:06pm

cry baby wins best show.

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Posted: 4/19/08 at 5:09pm

I think it would be a "surpise" if A Catered Affair isn't nominated for best musical. I also think it's plausible. If "Glory Days" is good, I see it edging A Catered Affair.

Don't know why, it just feels that way.

Also,
Best Supporting Actor nod for David Pittu.

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Posted: 4/19/08 at 5:17pm

cry baby wins best show.

Uh... NO!

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Posted: 4/19/08 at 5:21pm

blaxx, I'm with you on the best new musical nominations. After looking at the reviews for A Catered Affair, I think YF has a great chance at a nomination.

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Posted: 4/19/08 at 5:53pm

Young Frankenstein being nominated for Best Musical
Leslie Kritzer being nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
The Little Mermaid being nominated for Best Original Score
Paul Szot winning Best Actor in a Musical
Sunday in the Park with George winning Best Revival of a Musical
Robin DeJesus winning Best Featured Actor in a Musical

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