Tony Upsets- Page 4

[WaltSummersPI]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 3:42pm

Why would that be an upset? I thought that was a given. :)

[Kalimba]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 3:56pm

Actually I was very pleased that Marissa won for her role in Hairspray. On the other hand, I think Tonya deserved it over Idina who screeched and gasped her way through Wicked.

[ruprecht]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 3:59pm

That breath thing Idina has is so distracting. I thought TP was unbeatable which just goes to show you, you never know what the (ill)logic is behind the nominations and the wins. Upsets are completely plausible.

[Kalimba]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 4:00pm

Not only plausible, but to be expected.

[ruprecht]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 4:01pm

Totally expected Kalimba.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 4:05pm

To those saying Orfeh v. MLW to Winokur v. Peters:

Keep in mind that when Marissa won, Hairspray swept the awards that year. Marissa was just riding the wave. And I don't think anyone is expecting Legally Blonde to sweep at all.

[ruprecht]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 4:09pm

Again, totally right WW but we're just going with what would put shock waves through the audience this year. I can't think what it would be like if Ebersole loses to ANYONE, if SA loses to MP, if MLW loses to Orfeh. People would freak out.

[WaltSummersPI]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 4:11pm

And not a good freak out, like when AQ beat Wicked.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 4:17pm

Would it really be an upset if Audra takes the Tony this year?

[SorryGrateful]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 4:17pm

My big fear is that everyone's been saying for so long that the Tony is Ebersole's that it's actually jinxed her. (Yes, I believe in jinxes. ) I really want her to win.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 4:19pm

If Audra didnt already have a butt load of Tonys, it would be a much bigger possibility, imo.

[courtnyj]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 4:20pm

Yeah, Audra has too many Tonys to be considered a real threat to Ebersole.
Updated On: 5/18/07 at 04:20 PM

[SorryGrateful]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 4:21pm

True. Girlfriend already has, what, four? Of course, I think it should be about talent and not who's already gotten one, but I'm naive and trusting like that.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 4:27pm

Talk about upsets, the year Christine Ebersole won out over Marla Schaffel. I think that's the reason why I don't particularly care for her.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 4:32pm

Dottie, I was blown away by Ebersole in 42nd street and wasnt surprised at all. I saw what a hot mess Tammy Grimes was in the original...she made SO MUCH out of that role.

I DEF. didnt meant to imply that someone should win a tony for anything other than that performance, that year, but if Audra had been doing all of this good work, and this was possibly her first tony...it'd be alot different.

Gotta catch a train...nite kids!

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 4:37pm

Oh, Doodle, I felt that although her portrayal of Dorothy Brock was worthy of a nomination, I liked Marla much better.

I saw the original production, and I don't remember much about Tammy Grimes performance at all, but I like the way you described it.

[blaxx]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 4:38pm

I didn't see CoC, so I can't comment, but I thought Menzel's performance was extraordinary, and, more to the point, unbeatable

She was unbeatable but you never saw the other performances...mmm, that's great.

She was probably the weakest of all nominees, and most likely the consolation prize for Wicked not winning Best Musical.

[WaltSummersPI]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 4:42pm

I didn't say I didn't see the other performances, I said I didn't see CoC.

[blaxx]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 4:45pm

Still, how can she be, to the point, unbeatable, if you never saw the strongest performance of that season?

[bwaygal1]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 4:54pm

doodle-I saw 42nd St. just before the Tonys and predicted, to the chagrin of theater colleagues, she would win.
Just blew me away. (and I had just seen her in "Gore Vidal's The Best Man".)
She owned the stage. (Still does)
And I felt she deserved the award.

[WaltSummersPI]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 4:57pm

As has been alluded to many times in this thread, being unbeatable has nothing to do with the strength of your performance.

[jv92]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 5:21pm

Just had to say something about Orfeh winning...

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! HA.

Never gonna happen.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 6:53pm

Hoping for Audra to pull it off & also hoping for Curtains or Phppins to win.

[FutureAladdinOnB'Way]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 6:55pm

In all of this arguing about what will win what, I thought of a very eye-opening sentence from Patti LuPone...." The base of the Tony is plastic"....Just thought I would share that..

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 5/18/07 at 6:56pm

Interesting take on all of the hoopla