Tony Awards Race - Audra vs. Nicole Edition- Page 4

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 3/3/25 at 11:15pm

''If ever we needed a tie, it’s now lol''

Ties are rare at the Tonys, but believe it not, it has happened in Best Actress in a Musical. And not just once, but THREE times:

1958: Thelma Ritter, Gwen Verdon (both from ''A New Girl in Town'' )

1962: Anna Maria Alberghetti (''Carnival'' ), Diahann Carroll (''No Strings'' )

1968: ''Patricia Routledge (''Darling of the Day'' ), Leslie Uggams (''Hallelujah, Baby! )

But there's never been a tie in Best Actor in a Musical.

 

 

 

[Kad]

Posted: 3/4/25 at 9:30am

theblackumbrella said: "I also think Audra winning would be a way to acknowledge Gavin Creel. Audra has spoken on Colbert and CBS - and I’m pretty sure every outlet that has covered this revival that at their shared thanksgivings years ago, Gavin told her she needed to play the role. I haven’t seen Audra, but have seen Nicole and found her breathtaking, but awards are mainly about narratives anyways."

I do not find it at all plausible that many voters will vote for Audra in order to honor Gavin Creel. Other than telling her she should play the role- something he was not alone in doing- there is no connection to her performance or the production. Awards are indeed built on narratives but the narratives have to be extremely strong and this one just isn’t. 

[gibsons2]

Posted: 3/4/25 at 10:16am

Objectively, Nicole should win. Not only her performance and voice are phenomenal, unique and frankly groundbreaking, Sunset Blvd. is a much higher quality production overall comparing to the lackluster Gypsy. It was my first exposure to Gypsy so I can't really have an opinion on whether Audra was miscast or not, but I would never recommend this musical to anyone. One song by Audra didn't save it for me. Surprisingly disappointing experience. 

Updated On: 3/4/25 at 10:16 AM

[the_wall_is_paul]

Posted: 3/4/25 at 12:27pm

Thats wild honestly I haven’t seen both it seems like both are fantastic. Gypsy is a much better written but sunset seems like a better production. Not that gypsy is bad it just seems like a very classical production and not breaking to many molds besides the casting. I feel like Nicole will win by a little and then it may be a gateway for more stunt cast like roles to win even though this is very different and inspired