Will You Be Happy If Kelli O'Hara Wins The Tony? — Page 2

This reminds me of last season, when people tried to manufacture a "race" for the Tony between Audra McDonald and Christine Ebersole, when I don't think there was one. No one was going to beat Ebersole last year, just as no one is going to beat LuPone this year.

PJ, I'm totally down with them giving Patti a Nobel Prize.

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The thread isn't about who will win - it's about whether or not we would be okay if Ms. O'Hara won instead of Ms. LuPone.
Unlikely - yes, but this is a "what if" question. We're playing out an unlikely scenario for the sake of discussion.

I view the Tony awards in the same way i view the Superbowl. I would much rather see a game in which there is a close score and a major upset (NY Giants / Patriots), than see a completely predictable blow out where one team is assumed to win from the onset. In the case of football, I'm a Patriots fan but this year's superbowl was so exciting that ultimately I was happy for the Giants - they played a damn good game.
Likewise, I would be more than happy if Kelli landed the award. She is deserving as hell and quite an actress and singer. She also had the guts to re-work the character of Nellie as a more realistic individual. I would be very happy for her...I'd be shocked, though.

Updated On: 4/18/08 at 02:51 PM

Well, I wouldn't be angry, but I do hope Patti wins.


And A Director, it's not as if there were riots when Patti lost for SWEENEY TODD. I know you don't like her performance in GYPSY, but must you insult the woman on every thread? It makes you seem childish and frankly, like an ass.

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The tony is not Lupone's to lose get those thoghts out of your head, I rather see competition than just giving Lupone the award like they did for Ebersole. She may have not gotten the raves Patti got, but Kelli did get raves and there are other things than reviews that go into the Tonys. Is highly likely that Kelli O'Hara could and can take the Tony away from Lupone. Hell Yes!!!

Patti should get it? We all thought Bernadette should have gotten it too. But she got robbed. So coulda, woulda, shoulda with the Tony's.

All I can say is that if the Giants can take the Superbowl from the Patriots than O'Hara can take the Tony away from Lupone

Eh...less my reaction to you specifically and more the world in general. lol. No worries. I'll be more organic.

"Kelli deserved the Tony for Clara in Piazza. Can we just retroactively give her one for that?"

Nope. Sorry.

Anyway, O'Hara really does not have a good chance. I think the only other person who might even get close is Jenna Russell.

If Keli loses this tony she will be like the Kate Winslet of broadway. She is overdue .

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What i meant H.Higgins is that she is similar to Kate Winslet. There both brilliantly talented. They just havent found that role. They are overdue in the sense that they are both very talented at tony and oscar worthy.

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I believe that Kelli deserved 23948723942 Tonys for her work in The Light in the Piazza. However, in South Pacific, I feel that her voice is not properly showcased and if I was judged simply from that performance, I wouldn't necessarily call it Tony worthy (that's the writer's fault, not O'Hara's). I wouldn't be mad if she won, however, because I definitely believe that lady deserves a Tony.

I have to admit that I did not see Patti, but I definitely think Jenna deserves some attention for her work in Sunday in the Park With George. She made me cry and left a lasting impression on me.