You Know How I Feel About Wedding Singer but...

I don't really disagree with you, about any of those points.

This has been discussed before. In my opinion, Spanger was one of the few good things about a thoroughly mediocre show. Did her performance warrant a Tony nomination, however? No.

Her work aside, the material she had alone couldn't compare to that of those that were nominated that year. Leavel, Withers-Mendes, and Fields alone all had meaty parts with show stopping numbers specifically for them, where as Spanger did not (not to mention the fact that Finley, in her ten minutes of stage time, managed to steal the rug right out from under her.) Lawrence was able to ride the "Pajama Game" wave and Carmello was recognized for being consistently good (even if she too was in a crappy show with crappy material.)

In a particularly strong season for Featured Actresess, it wasn't a big shock to see someone like Spanger overlooked.

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Updated On: 3/6/07 at 07:34 PM

While I do think that Spanger was good, it's a bit of a stretch to say that she was "robbed."

The 5 nominees were:

Beth Leavel, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
Carolee Carmello, LESTAT
Felicia P. Fields, THE COLOR PURPLE
Megan Lawrence, THE PAJAMA GAME
Elisabeth Withers Mendes, THE COLOR PURPLE

I would have nominated Spanger over Carmello, but certainly not over:

Donna Lynne Champlin, SWEENEY TODD
Diana Dimarzip, SWEENEY TODD
Lauren Molina, SWEENEY TODD
Cyndi Lauper, THE THREEPENNY OPERA

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Would you have nominated Champlin, Munk? I certainly enjoyed her in the role, but I though DiMarzio was far more effective.

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Updated On: 3/6/07 at 11:31 PM