Why wasn't Maureen nom?

[tagiunagi]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 12:02pm

Why? She was amazing! Your reactions. And try to avoid "Little Women sux and therefore Maureen sux" kind of comments that seem to be popular on this.

[MTVMANN]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 12:07pm

I was surprised too......I expected her to win or come close to it......on the awards on here she was 2nd......oh well

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 12:07pm

The nominating committee apparently really disliked the show...

[Bwaybaby109]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 12:16pm

I totally agree, I thought she should have been nominated. She had like one of the longest applauses I have heard after her song in the 2nd act when I came opening night. It's a shame how much this show is being shafted.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 12:35pm

I think the competition was just too stiff in her category.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 12:43pm

What the crap, man? Maureen was BRILLIANT with such a little part. God, I am mad right now.

[Luke0827]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 12:52pm

There's no question that Maureen McGovern is Tony-worthy, though I don't believe for the role of Marmee. The role was simply to poorly written to give any actress the chance to play it amazingly well. I think Maureen does the best she can considering the inherent limitations of her role. She's given very little else to do in the show except hand-wringing, saying "Oh girls," and acting mildly amused or sad depending on the scene. Her voice is absolutely spectacular, and I would argue that her second act song is the finest in the show.

[starlight2]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 1:06pm

Luke0827, I agree the role was poorly written and as I have stated, out of the 7 shows I saw on Broadway this winter, it was my least favorite, but I thought Maureen saved the show! Her grace and beautiful presence and knowledge of the role and time in history was impeccable. It is not easy to play a strong dominating Mother with just enough wit, nurturing and unconditional love, and portray that throughout a very long, poor, show.She deserved the Tony nod! I especially think it would be hard to be there with that whining, annoying Amy person!

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 1:13pm

Agree with most of the sentiments here. Her 2nd act solo was, by far, one of the most beautiful moments in this TERRIBLY uneven play, even though the show was actually rife with beautiful moments (Megan McGinnis and Sutton's Kite song was wonderful)...but it was so terribly uneven that it was definitely going to be ignored.
That said, Maureen coasted by in her role on warmth. Now, arguably, there's not much else for Marmee to do but be warm but, as written, that was really all.
Again, does not Miss McGovern have a Grammy (I know she has at least a nomination)? Somehow, I think, like Raul, she's crying all the way into her paycheck and moving on with her life.

[Practically Perfect]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 1:17pm

I'm very sad for her. I haven't seen the show yet, but from what I've read, heard and seen, she is amazing and I would think deserves a nomination.

Mary P x

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 2:02pm

I wasn't too surprised actually. When I saw the show I was very surprised that Maureen wasn't in the show THAT much...she wasin it a bit but the show really centers around Jo and even when the story tries to go to another character, Sutton steals the scene.

I think it should have gotten some more noms..but w/e i don't vote :)

[PJ]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 3:10pm

She did the best she could with such a small role, I'll give her that. But "LW" is clearly Sutton's show and she simply swallowed up everyone else that was onstage with her. That my friends is stage presence.

[Sasha3]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 4:27pm

Hmmm. Gonna disagree with you there, PJ. There's a difference between stage presence and the inappropriate stealing of focus in a scene -- and Sutton is more often than not guilty of the latter.

[ShuQ]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 4:50pm

I totally disagree with you Sasha, Sutton doesn't steal focus, she DEMANDS it and it's damn well deserved.

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 5:08pm

Maureen McGovern should have been nominated. She's amazing. I saw the show and I have to say that she and Sutton Foster were the best parts.

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 5:28pm

Sasha, I think Sutton's presence is just not matched on that stage, not because she wants to steal a scene, but simply because she is THAT good. The others don't live up to what she does, and she shouldn't have to hold back because of that.

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 5:40pm

I'm really bummed that the show itself didn't get the book and score that it deserves. The novel and stroy itself is so classic and beautiful, and it turned out to have a terrible book, mediocre score and bad reviews. The only saving grace was the cast, thank God for Sutton and Maureen.

It's sad the story of Little Women deserves so much more. And yes, Maureen deserved a nomination.

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 6:54pm

Sutton doesn't distract...she demands...and like someone else said IT IS DESERVED!

She is the most magical star to watch that I have ever seen.

and Maureen wasn't my second favorite person in the show..Meg McGinnis was...I guess Maureen was my third.:)

[ashley0139]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 7:04pm

I definetly was completely suprised that Maureen didn't get a nom. I thought she was great.

EDIT- And Sutton Foster rocks my face!

Updated On: 5/10/05 at 07:04 PM

[SallyBrown]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 9:43pm

Yeah I was surprised at that....

[Benzy92]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 9:46pm

Not only should she have been nominated for LW, she should have been a strong contender to win the award all together.

[SallyBrown]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 9:52pm

I was looking at the list, and at first I found myself looking at Beast Feautred Actress in a Play, but I didnt have my glasses on, so when I realized I wasnt in the right topic, I scrolled down quickly..and then got sad

[Jon]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 10:42pm

It's really hard to be nominated if you are in a bad show - no matter how good you are. Sutton seems to be the exception this year. Note: NO nominations for Dracula, Good Vibrations, Brooklyn, The Frogs.

It seems as if the nominators chose their four Best Musical nomiees first, and then thought about performers - so you get Featured nominations for Gleason, O'Hara, Ramirez, and Keenan-Bolger - from the four nominated shows. That left only one more slot, which went to Jan Maxwell, who according to those who've seen it, absolutley steals CHITTY with Marc Kudisch.

[tagiunagi]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 11:39pm

Did you think that Joanna Gleason was better than Maureen McGovern? I know that Joanna is a Tony favorite, but I really thought that Maureen was spectacular.

[Glebb]

Posted: 5/10/05 at 11:41pm

Maureen was gorgeous.
I guess she wasn't tenacious, spunky and endearing.