Tony question - what if....?

[ChrisLovesShows]

Posted: 5/22/03 at 6:48pm

OK, I know there is no chance in heck it would happend, but WHAT IF Urban Cowboy won the Original Score Tony? The are THIRTY persons listed as writing music and lyrics for the show. Would each person get their own Tony Award????? Surely not. That would mean you could write part of one song and get a Tony for Best Score??? Say it isn't so. Has there been a case like this in the past? What happened?

[CourtneyM]

Posted: 5/22/03 at 7:22pm

i do believe they would give it to the lead writer but i am not positive. does anyone know for sure?

[mrmarkdsutton]

Posted: 5/23/03 at 7:40pm

Technically, I guess they would have to give it to them all. It is not really fair to nominate them, have them win, and then not give them all the award.

However, I don't think the Tony voters would vote for URBAN COWBOY, due to the large number of nominees. This is what I think contributed to THE LION KING not winning Best Score, as there were just too many people (and Ragtime played a large part!).