Who Do You Think Were Robbed Tonys? — Page 6

I never meant that he should win simply because he's never won before. - and you don't need to call me stupid. (Personally I think he should have won for "Wicked" - I know some of you will disagree.) And, though I know this is a mute point as they were never on Broadway, but I think if he'd had the chance to be nominated for either "Children of Eden" or "Baker's Wife" he might have taken home the tony.

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I'm not sure...I would assume so since it was never produced on Broadway. But that would be an interesting call on the part of the nominating comittee.

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While I can't say he was robbed (he was up against "Doubt") I still think Martin McDonaugh should have won for "Pillowman"

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:) Thanx

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The Full Monty not winning any Tony Award. At all. Is a joke. Should've gotten Best score, book, choreography, sup. actress, sup. actor (Andre de Shields-though i loved Gary Beach, Andre de Shields STOPPED THE SHOW), and musical. I don't get The Producers love and don't see why it was considered so wonderful when it first opened. It's pretty sad that that musical has the most Tony wins of all time, and Gypsy won none when it opened.

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Elphie3: the word is MOOT

moot1 [moot]
–adjective
1. open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful: a moot point.
2. of little or no practical value or meaning; purely academic.
3. Chiefly Law. not actual; theoretical; hypothetical.

A MOOT point.

A mute point would be a silent one. And what's the point of a point being silent?

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Also Sondheim's score for A FUNNY THING HAPPEND ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM wasn't nominated...and the show won Best Musical!

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i skipped over the middle pages, so dont crucify me if someone already said it, but Miss Saigon losing to Will Rogers made me mad

munkustrap - I know, but those are just my opinions. I thought that The Frogs was actually fantastic, but I can see why a lot of people didn't like The Odd Couple. Some of the jokes fell flat, Matthew Broderick was DREADFUL, and IMO so was Brad Garret.

And come on, you can't honestly tell me, that Mary Martin's performance as MARIA was better than THE Ethel Merman in GYPSY!

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^^^you know I thought the same thing about Drowsy after I saw it. I didn't see what the big deal with it was.

Bernadette Peters not winning for Mama Rose in Gypsy

and Wicked not winning for best musical

CastAlbumFan: I was just talking to an older friend of mine who did see Merman in GYPSY - twice. The first time was relatively early in the run and he said she was mesmerizing, and completely "on." The second time was mid-run, and he said she was frozen solid, lifeless and "phoning it in." He was quite shocked, and he could never watch her perform again after that without thinking about that second performance he'd seen. By contrast, the three times he saw Martin in THE SOUND OF MUSIC, she was bubbly, alive and quite mischievous, not at all as sweet or gooey as any other subsequent Maria he's ever seen.

Unfortunately, I've never seen either of them live; I wish I had. Even a "frozen" Merman would have been something to see, I'm sure.

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Yes, Piazza won sets. It won all three of the technical awards.

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