Tony winners who’s careers didn’t take off after winning.- Page 2
Tony winners who’s careers didn’t take off after winning.
Tony Winners#25
Posted: 11/24/17 at 4:24am
In regards to Victoria Clark and Alice Ripley, keep in mind that middle aged women have a limited number of roles available to them in comparison to men.
Ultimately, winning a Tony is not a guarantee of anything. There are “one hit wonders” in all entertainment mediums.
Tony Winners#26
Posted: 11/24/17 at 12:27pm
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who's = who is
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Tony Winners#27
Posted: 11/24/17 at 2:53pm
Brave Sir Robin2 said: ""Lisa Kron, Victoria Clark, The Billy Elliot boys, Ruthie Ann Miles, Lena Hall, Cynthia Erivo,Christian Hoff, John Lloyd Young."
Is Lena still attached to THE CHER SHOW? And Ruthie was just in SUNDAY IN THE PARK... as well as SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM at the Hollywood Bowl this summer."
Yes but its not Ruthie's career really TOOK off.
Tony Winners#28
Posted: 11/24/17 at 3:02pm
Ann Duquesnay. You could say the same about many recipients of the tony for best featured actor/actress; it's a tough business
Updated On: 11/24/17 at 03:02 PMTony Winners#29
Posted: 11/24/17 at 4:56pm
Ben Harney. I can't find a thing he's done since Dreamgirls in the 80s.
I'm surprised no one's mentioned book writers or Composers. William Finn has only done 3 shows in the 25 years since he won for Falsettos. I wish Sater and Sheik had written a follow up to Spring Awakening. Ditto for Adam Guettel and the writers of The Drowsy Chaperone (save for Bob Martin, who's written some other shows)
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Tony Winners#30
Posted: 11/24/17 at 6:36pm
Alex Kulak2 said: "Ben Harney. I can't find a thing he's done since Dreamgirls in the 80s.
I'm surprised no one's mentioned book writers or Composers. William Finn has only done 3 shows in the 25 years since he won for Falsettos. I wish Sater and Sheik had written a follow up toSpring Awakening. Ditto for Adam Guettel and the writers ofThe Drowsy Chaperone(save for Bob Martin, who's written some other shows)"
Looks like Ben Harney left the business though.
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/19/theater/sheryl-lee-ralph-and-ben-harney-on-the-long-reach-of-dreamgirls.html?referer=https://www.google.com/
Tony Winners#31
Posted: 11/25/17 at 4:40am
Jeffrey Karasarides said: "Michael Maguire"
I only met him very briefly once, but mutual friends tell me he had a concert career for a while and then went into another industry. Wikipedia says he was stockbroker and is now a lawyer in California. My impression is that he has been sufficiently successful at anything he has tried and doesn't feel he needs the hassles of show business; but my impression is from quite a distance.
Tony Winners#32
Posted: 11/25/17 at 4:42am
ethan231h said: "Lisa Kron, Victoria Clark, The Billy Elliot boys, Ruthie Ann Miles, Lena Hall, Cynthia Erivo,Christian Hoff, John Lloyd Young"
Victoria Clark, Cynthia Erivo and Lena Hall work all the time. Perhaps the others do, too.
There are paying gigs outside of Manhattan, you know.
Tony Winners#33
Posted: 11/25/17 at 4:44am
Sally Durant Plummer said: "Maryann Plunkett has received raves from Ben Brantley 6 times since 2011, and her her performances as Barbra in "The Apple Family Plays" and Mary in "The Gabriels: Election Year In the Life of One Family" were acclaimed (and both were or are going to be broadcast on PBS). I think she's been doing just fine, especially since she's been able to do 7 plays with her husband and long-time collaborator Richard Nelson."
Miss Plunkett has guest starred on LAW & ORDER more than once, and I suspect that isn't the only show that has hired her. I'm not sure where some people are getting their ideas as to who is unemployed.
Tony Winners#34
Posted: 11/25/17 at 4:53am
Jarethan said: "Off the top of my head...
I agree with Jarrod Emick...expected SOMETHING.
I also expected much from Melba Moore, but I think I remember reading that drugs got in the way, which is a damn shame....
Helen Gallagher. Two Tony awards, although both were in bad years. I can't remember if she did anything after No No Nanette.
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I can't account for everything Moore has done over the past 40 years--and I apologize for my lack of memory because I worked with and wrote a bio for her about 7 years ago. IIRC she did a lot of NYC theater in the 1970s, then a lot of TV guest work, then a lot of club work.
For the three months I worked with her, she was entirely reliable and not in the least impaired.
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Helen Gallagher made her Broadway debut 20 years before Sweet Charity and 26 years before No, No, Nanette. The problem with including her in this thread is that she won awards at the end of a long career. It's like asking, "Why didn't Irene Ryan work more after Pippin?" Gallagher starred in a handful of shows after Nanette, which took up most of the 1970s, her fourth decade on Broadway.
Tony Winners#35
Posted: 11/25/17 at 11:45am
I've got a future one: Ben Platt.
It will all be downhill for Platt after DEH. Especially since he wants to transition to a recording artist. HA! Producers have already done his Pops a solid, I doubt they'll need to keep casting Ben to curry favor and get help with future productions.
Tony Winners#36
Posted: 11/25/17 at 11:51amPlatt will never have a career in music, but he will continue to work as an actor for sure.
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Tony Winners#37
Posted: 11/25/17 at 12:46pmI don't think you can really say a career hasn't taken off if someone decides not to do theater anymore. I mean, c'mon, Helen Gallagher? 14 years and Emmy wins for Ryan's Hope.
Tony Winners#38
Posted: 11/25/17 at 12:54pm
The Distinctive Baritone said: "Platt will never have a career in music, but he will continue to work as an actor for sure."
You can’t say he will never have a career, because he’s already been signed by Atlantic Records and is writing music for them.
Tony Winners#39
Posted: 11/25/17 at 1:09pm
I don't think Platt will have any real career in music. Atlantic is striking while the iron's hot. But plenty of Tony winners get an album and that's it. (Anyone crying out for Leslie Odom Jr's next album? But I'd bet he'll continue in DEH if/when it goes to London, and then he'll stay for a long time in movies and TV.
Not everyone can land a Sara Ramirez deal where ABC basically offered her anything she wanted and landed a 10-year gig on Grey's - that option really doesn't even exist anymore. Holding deals are gone. With more shows going to streaming and/or are limited runs, and more movies going straight to VOD, success nowadays is really now more than ever just landing the next gig and hoping it lands good buzz and doesn't get lost in the shuffle.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
Tony Winners#40
Posted: 11/25/17 at 1:23pm
Kawaii2 said: "fashionguru_23 said: "John Llyod Young from "Jersey Boys"
I feel like the question could be tweaked. Some people that wonthe Tony and haven't made it back to Broadway, but have made waves in other art forms."
what does JLY do now?"
He recently finished playing Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie at a regional theatre in Alabama. Aside from that, he's been doing concert work. He'll even be doing another series of them at 54 Below this April.
Tony Winners#41
Posted: 11/25/17 at 1:45pm
Call_me_jorge said: "The Distinctive Baritone said: "Platt will never have a career in music, but he will continue to work as an actor for sure."
You can’t say he will never have a career, because he’s already been signedby Atlantic Records and is writing music for them."
If he’s writing music, then who knows. But if he’s trying to be a pop singer or a Michael Buble type, I don’t see it happening. He is a phenomally talented musical theatre character actor and I think that he could end up doing more film acting, but I wouldn’t buy a Ben Platt solo album.
Tony Winners#42
Posted: 11/25/17 at 2:13pm
Ruthie Ann Miles has worked steadily in theater since her win. She had a major recurring guest spot on The Americans. I'm not really sure what more you want from somebody. To say nothing of the difficulty for Asian actors getting plum parts.
Tony Winners#43
Posted: 11/25/17 at 2:50pm
GavestonPS said: "Jarethan said: "Off the top of my head...
I agree with Jarrod Emick...expected SOMETHING.
I also expected much from Melba Moore, but I think I remember reading that drugs got in the way, which is a damn shame....
Helen Gallagher. Two Tony awards, although both were in bad years. I can't remember if she did anything after No No Nanette.
"
I can't account for everything Moore has done over the past 40 years--and I apologize for my lack of memory because I worked with and wrote a bio for her about 7 years ago. IIRC she did a lot of NYC theater in the 1970s, then a lot of TV guest work, then a lot of club work.
For the three months I worked with her, she was entirely reliable and not in the least impaired.
***
Helen Gallagher made her Broadway debut 20 years before Sweet Charity and 26 years before No, No, Nanette. The problem with including her in this thread is that she won awards at the end of a long career. It's like asking, "Why didn't Irene Ryan work more after Pippin?" Gallagherstarred in a handful of shows after Nanette, which took up most of the 1970s, her fourth decade on Broadway."
My point was that, at the time, I expected that we would have seen her periodically after that. How many musical actresses had 2 Tonys in a leading role almost 50 years ago; and, despite being around for a long time, she didn't seem that old to me (and I was only 21 when I first saw No No Nanette in Boston). I thought we'd see more of her on the great white way than we did; and I don't recall seeing her in any featured roles in TV or movies. I thought it was a shame that a trooper would have such a career high on Broadway, and pretty much never appear again, although I may be forgetting something. (I had previously seen her in Sweet Charity, Mame (as Gooch), and Cry For Us All, and thought she was terrific in all of them, essentially a 'musical comedy character actress'. I really didn't think she gave a Tony worthy performance in a leading role for No No Nanette, but she would have richly deserved a supporting one. To my way of thinking, it was a real shame that we didn't see her after that.
Tony Winners#44
Posted: 11/25/17 at 3:04pm
Helen Gallagher (who I only managed to see in Sweet Charity) did cover for Ann Miller in Sugar Babies on Broadway in 1981 (?).
Updated On: 11/26/17 at 03:04 PMBroadway Legend Joined: 5/16/06
Tony Winners#45
Posted: 11/25/17 at 3:22pm
Jarethan said: "GavestonPS said: "Jarethan said: "Off the top of my head...
I agree with Jarrod Emick...expected SOMETHING.
I also expected much from Melba Moore, but I think I remember reading that drugs got in the way, which is a damn shame....
Helen Gallagher. Two Tony awards, although both were in bad years. I can't remember if she did anything after No No Nanette.
"
I can't account for everything Moore has done over the past 40 years--and I apologize for my lack of memory because I worked with and wrote a bio for her about 7 years ago. IIRC she did a lot of NYC theater in the 1970s, then a lot of TV guest work, then a lot of club work.
For the three months I worked with her, she was entirely reliable and not in the least impaired.
***
Helen Gallagher made her Broadway debut 20 years before Sweet Charity and 26 years before No, No, Nanette. The problem with including her in this thread is that she won awards at the end of a long career. It's like asking, "Why didn't Irene Ryan work more after Pippin?" Gallagherstarred in a handful of shows after Nanette, which took up most of the 1970s, her fourth decade on Broadway."
My point was that, at the time, I expected that we would have seen her periodically after that. How many musical actresses had 2 Tonys in a leading role almost 50 years ago; and, despite being around for a long time, she didn't seem that old to me (and I was only 21 when I first saw No No Nanette in Boston). I thought we'd see more of her on the great white way than we did; and I don't recall seeing herin any featured roles in TV or movies. I thought it was a shame that a trooper would have such a career high on Broadway, and pretty much never appear again, although I may be forgetting something. (I had previously seen her in Sweet Charity, Mame (as Gooch), and Cry For Us All, and thought she was terrific in all of them, essentially a 'musical comedy character actress'. I really didn't think she gave a Tony worthy performance in a leading role for No No Nanette, but she would have richly deserved a supporting one. To my way of thinking, it was a real shame that we didn't see her after that.
Jarethan, look at post #37. We are talking about the same Helen Gallagher aren't we?
Tony Winners#46
Posted: 11/25/17 at 5:16pm
Well, I think the bottom line is someone winning a Tony or otherwise getting a high-profile role on Broadway is not much different than having a hit song or TV show - in show business, the "highs" are usually fleeting if they ever come at all. John Lloyd Young is really no different from all those people on "Lost" - remember that show? Where are those actors now? Some of them may still be acting but none of it is high-profile.
Tony Winners#47
Posted: 11/25/17 at 7:56pm
smidge said: "Jarethan said: "GavestonPS said: "Jarethan said: "Off the top of my head...
I agree with Jarrod Emick...expected SOMETHING.
I also expected much from Melba Moore, but I think I remember reading that drugs got in the way, which is a damn shame....
Helen Gallagher. Two Tony awards, although both were in bad years. I can't remember if she did anything after No No Nanette.
"
I can't account for everything Moore has done over the past 40 years--and I apologize for my lack of memory because I worked with and wrote a bio for her about 7 years ago. IIRC she did a lot of NYC theater in the 1970s, then a lot of TV guest work, then a lot of club work.
For the three months I worked with her, she was entirely reliable and not in the least impaired.
***
Helen Gallagher made her Broadway debut 20 years before Sweet Charity and 26 years before No, No, Nanette. The problem with including her in this thread is that she won awards at the end of a long career. It's like asking, "Why didn't Irene Ryan work more after Pippin?" Gallagherstarred in a handful of shows after Nanette, which took up most of the 1970s, her fourth decade on Broadway."
My point was that, at the time, I expected that we would have seen her periodically after that. How many musical actresses had 2 Tonys in a leading role almost 50 years ago; and, despite being around for a long time, she didn't seem that old to me (and I was only 21 when I first saw No No Nanette in Boston). I thought we'd see more of her on the great white way than we did; and I don't recall seeing herin any featured roles in TV or movies. I thought it was a shame that a trooper would have such a career high on Broadway, and pretty much never appear again, although I may be forgetting something. (I had previously seen her in Sweet Charity, Mame (as Gooch), and Cry For Us All, and thought she was terrific in all of them, essentially a 'musical comedy character actress'. I really didn't think she gave a Tony worthy performance in a leading role for No No Nanette, but she would have richly deserved a supporting one. To my way of thinking, it was a real shame that we didn't see her after that.
Jarethan, look at post #37. We are talking about the same Helen Gallagher aren't we?
It is the same. I didn't know about the daytime TV soap opera. Steady income, but seems like a real step down.
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Tony Winners#49
Posted: 11/26/17 at 5:56am
Call_me_jorge said: "Who are some tony award winners who’s careers didn’t really take off after winning the tony?
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Its not an unresaonable question, but lets not diminish the achievement of having won a Tony in the first place.
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