Way too early 2017 Tony predictions — Page 26

froote said: "I could see a world in which CFA and DEH split the votes for the emotional, pulling on your heartstrings shows and Comet came through the middle for being the innovative, landmark artistic achievement.

agree. and would love to see this happen!

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Can Bette Midler and company break the ‘Hello, Dolly!’ Tony Awards curse?

http://www.goldderby.com/article/2017/bette-midler-hello-dolly-tony-awards-predictions-news-135790864/

I finally got around to seeing Sunset Blvd and I was blown away! I think this is the sleeper pick for Best Revival of a Musical - especially since Glen won't be up for Best Actress.

Updated On: 4/24/17 at 09:50 AM

Daddy Warbucks said: "I finally got around to seeing Sunset Blvd and I was blown away! I think this is the sleeper pick for Best Revival of a Musical - especially since Glen won't be up for Best Actress.

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I've wondered if Tony voters might feel similarly and pass on giving it to Hello Dolly as best revival giving Bette that award, but giving it to Sunset since this one has been billed as GLENN CLOSE IN SUNSET BOULEVARD (rather than Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard as it was in the original)

I thought Sunset Blvd and Great Comet were the two most insufferable things I have sat through this year. The thought of them winning their respective Tony categories gives me palpitations.

Great Comet should (and will) win set, and I would be happy if it won lighting. The performances (outside of Groban) were dreadful. The music was forgettable. The plot was unintelligible. (Why would you champion a plot that needs program notes and charts to be understood?) I get that it was a new way to produce theatre, but, goodness...

As for Sunset, I may be in the minority but I kept wondering if I should laugh at every scene. I kept wondering if Kate Mackinnon should replace Glenn Close when she left the production.

Bobbyd3- we should be friends....I escaped Comet after the first Act and agree about Sunset- laughable and a big bore.

Robbie2 said: "Can Bette Midler and company break the ‘Hello, Dolly!’ Tony Awards curse?

http://www.goldderby.com/article/2017/bette-midler-hello-dolly-tony-awards-predictions-news-135790864/


It wasn't a curse. I saw all three revivals and enjoyed all three, but...

The Channing revivals were essentially the same as the original Broadway version (if the sets were slightly more austere, I don't remember), but truthfully had the feeling of the last stop on a bus-and-truck tour. They were entertaining, but lacked energy. There was no reason to nominate anyone in the case, which were all that would have been eligible (or should have been eligible). If Eddie Bracken was nominated, I will venture to guess that it was a loss season for musicals and that they were stretching. He was fine, but nothing special.

I remember the Pearl Bailey version being more energetic, but it was still not a new production...just the same old same old.

I don't see Dolly for another month, but am already delighted to see that the sets are different (of what I have seen, the Harmonia Gardens stairs look much 'richer' than the original production, which projected no 'elegance'. (Despite that, I still think that was probably the best single production number that I have ever seen).

Bottom line: No true revival, No curse.








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BroadwayConcierge said: "Precisely, and that's why I strongly believe Great Comet deserves Best Musical.

Dear Evan Hansen and Come from Away are, of course, wonderful shows. But in my eyes, Great Comet represents the future of what musical theatre can achieve. It's dynamic, innovative, new. It isn't avant-garde for the simple sake of being avant-garde. It's ambitious and is tremendously successful in what it accomplishes. That, to me, makes it this season's "Best Musical."

I hope the Tony voters will recognize this.



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YES TO ALL OF THIS. I agree it will be a tough draw between Comet, DEH, and Come from Away, but I firmly believe Comet deserves the win. It's ambitious but doesn't throw everything else out the window. I do not understand the backlash saying the storyline is nothing. The plot is beautiful and is a story that has been loved since the 19th century in arguably one of the most classical books in all of literature. It is a story that defies time, and I think Comet proves that point by their contemporary take. I think the wins will go as follows

Best Musical: Great Comet

Best Revival of a Musical: Hello, Dolly!

Best Leading Actor in a Musical: Ben Platt

Best Leading Actress in a Musical: Bette Midler

Best Featured Actor in a Musical: Lucas Steele

Best Featured Actress in a Musical: Rachel Bay Jones

Best Book of a Musical: Come From Away

Best Original Score: Great Comet

Best Orchestrations: Great Comet

Best Direction: Great Comet

Best Lighting Design: Great Comet

Best Scenic Design in a Musical: Great Comet

Is Jon Jon Briones up for Featured or Leading role?

War Paint Musical Montage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VCg0Kv2ypo

I Predict: 3 nominations

Patti

Christine

Costumes

Does anyone think War Paint has a chance at a scenic design nom?

Another Winter said: "Does anyone think War Paint has a chance at a scenic design nom?"

Well theoretically it has a chance at a nomination in every category for which it is eligible.

The Tonys can't really be predicted by the behavior of the other theatre awards. Unlike the Academy Awards' precursors, the other theatre awards aren't generally made up of blocs of Tony nominators or voters and also have wildly divergent rules. Also, productions that are contenders for major Tonys are often transfers of earlier off-Broadway productions, meaning they are ineligible for reconsideration by the OCC or Drama Desks or whatever.

Updated On: 4/25/17 at 11:41 AM