Tony nom rants — Page 6

Sophie SHOULD win.

orangeskittles said: "
I'm surprised how many people think Jonathan Groff didn't deserve the nomination because he's not on stage as much as other actors. The nomination is for best performance, not "most time on stage". He owns the stage for those 9 minutes. It's a memorable role and a memorable performance. He makes better use of his limited stage time than actors who are onstage for most of the show. His nomination was more of a given than Chris Jackson- who is wonderful, but more of a solemn performance than the Tonys usually acknowledge.
If Hamilton wins only one acting award in the 4 categories, it should be Daveed Diggs, but Jonathan Groff was of course going to be nominated for a stand-out role like King George."



Totally agreed. Groff's King George is a scene-stealing comedic role that the Tonys like to reward with a nomination. It's a prime standout in a production that has quite a few standouts already, and people have a very strong positive reaction to it.

Yes @ Kad. Groffsauce deserves that nomination.

Bright Star for the Best Book Nom? Seriously? The ridiculously banal ending totally destroys the show for me.

To be honest, I think it's, to some extent, sort of a foolproof role and anyone who originated it would've been nominated. But Groff does go above & beyond the strengths of the writing.

Jay94 said: "The nominating committee clearly wanted to make Hamilton the most nominated show ever. I think the exclusivity and hype mean that it will win in every possible category, except maybe Actress in a Musical."



Do the nominators speak to each other about who they nominate? I assumed it was done in secrecy, to avoid collusion or whatever.

Not a rant, but I was kind of hoping that SIerra Bogess would sneak in for supporting actress.

Kad said: "To be honest, I think it's, to some extent, sort of a foolproof role and anyone who originated it would've been nominated. But Groff does go above & beyond the strengths of the writing.

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I think Brian D'Arcy would have had just as good a chance of a nom in the same role that he originated.

Jordan Catalano said: "Jennifer Hudson's tweet says - "my presence was used for my celebrity , not my talent . I'm not surprised ."

I honestly can't even wrap my head around that.



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I don't really disagree with her but I don't think she is making a case for herself. Yes a star in a stage vehicle can't hurt and people would come to see her so maybe....she got the part because of her celebrity.... not because of her talent. That said, would she have gotten the part on her talent alone? I am not sure..

Don't get me wrong, she was fine... but she wasn't a standout like Cynthia and Danielle. Her singing was amazing but her acting felt a little flat at times. Well to me anyway...

I wish the Tony's added a "best new breakout star" category

ZellMorrowsPledge said: "I wish the Tony's added a "best new breakout star" category"

I speak for a lot of people when i say the biggest missing category right now is Sound Design.

And if there was a breakout star category, I'd still give it to Cynthia Erivo. Rachel Tucker would get a nod here too. (Almost sounding like a "Best Across The Pond Import"

My fault with Bright Star getting a Book nom isn't necessarily in the quality of the writing or the ending—it's that it's structured in a way that you see the "twist" coming from 7,000 miles away. If you can see what's going to happen that early on in the show, you have a poorly structured book on your hands. Simple as that. It certainly wouldn't have received a nomination if it was written by somebody of lesser fame than Steve Martin.

Just like last year, I have no qualms with the nominations with the exception of Hudson's snub, lack of Fiddler on the Roof nominations (though I guess 3 is enough), and some little things here and there. Really good year all around and for Hamilton to get 16 nominations is indeed a record that was made to be broken, well deserved in my opinion.

Can't wait until June.