cry baby......tony noms bought by producers clearly — Page 2

Talk about putting the "bitter" in bitter theater queen. This thread title is ridiculous.

Look, Bucchino did his job well, but that show was slow and for those people who couldn't get on board, was boring as hell. Nothing wrong with a difference of opinion, but CB DID get mixed (not negative) reviews and almost everyone I talked to who saw it late in previews said it was a good show. It does make me happy to see all the haters on this board get their panties in a bunch though.

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You have to remember that the nominators do more than just nominate shows that they like.

They also DO NOT nominate show that they DON'T LIKE or that have annoyed them.

"Young Frankenstein" and "The Little Mermaid" annoyed them.

I would say that it was a toss-up for the nominators between "Cry Baby" and "A Catered Affair". And "A Catered Affair" is a small show as are several of the other nominated shows. "Cry Baby" is a big splashy musical and the people who book shows for those large theatres across the country like to see that there are big shows that, hopefully, can fill up their twenty-four hundred seat theatres.

^^^best explanation EVER! Thank you!

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Updated On: 5/13/08 at 01:01 PM

If only that sentence could be taken literally.

I'm thrilled to see they got the nomination. Cry-Baby was easily the most enjoyable new musical of the season. I think I may actually watch the Tonys now instead of just recording it and watching the important acceptance speeches when I find the time.

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i couldn't help but laugh at the thread subject because I know that a lot of people were pissed this morning to see that CB got so many Tony noms... Personally I enjoyed CB, but that's because I didn't expect it to change my life... But I used to work for one of the producers of CB and they wouldn't do that.. I mean I know that it wasn't a serious comment but I thought I'd just say it.. But nobody sets out making a play or musical that's bad. They want it to be good so that it'll make money. In La Jolla it seemed to get positive reviews but here in NYC, not so much and it's unfortunate because if people just went into it not expecting the world, they might enjoy themselves. I hate that I have to defend and explain it to so many people but o well.. just doing my civic duty I suppose.. But I am a little surprised at the amount of noms it got over some other things out there

You took the words right-out-of-my-mouth, Sondheim, producers across the country want what will sell, not necessarily what is good. I have a feeling XANADU might take it, only because it's a small show, somewhat small cast and small scenery to move around....of course it would also need a smaller house than the ones across the country have...so who knows...I think XANADU and or IN THE HEIGHTS...I am hoping for ITH!

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I love Xanadu, but regional houses are bigger, not smaller, than broadway. Can you imagine Xanadu at the Fox or OCPAC with 3,200 seats? Even the average house on the circuit is 1,600+. It's gonna get swallowed in those places.

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"They also DO NOT nominate show that they DON'T LIKE or that have annoyed them."

That's a good point and certainly helps explain YF and TLM being omitted, but it also may explain why ACA did not get the fourth slot. It wouldn't surprise me (though I admit I'm totally speculating) if the nominators were split on ACA -- that is, perhaps some really liked it and wanted to nominate it, but other nominators not only didn't like it, they really HATED it. Even if nobody really liked CB all that much, it could be that it was just less objectionable than ACA for some nominators. In other words, maybe CB was just a compromise -- it was the least objectionable to the most nominators.

The reason I think this could be possible is just thinking about how the shows were treated by the reviewers -- ACA had that glowing Barnes review and a couple other nice reviews, but it also got panned badly by a bunch of others. I don't recall the reception being as divided for CB -- while I can't recall any rave reviews, and while I'd probably say most of the notices were mixed or negative, on the whole, they didn't seem as harsh in their criticism as the worst of the ACA reviews.

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Biggest joke of the year.

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I wonder how much it would cost to buy a tony nom. How come YF didnt buy one? How come Disney didnt spring for one for TLM? Sad, sad, sad that y'all think that way.

Go Cry Baby!

Quiet. What's that sound?

It's all of you cry-babies out there in broadwayworld.com message board land.

I am thrilled that Cry-Baby was nominated for FOUR - YES COUNT THEM - FOUR TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS! Can't wait to see the cast performing (let's hope) "A Little Upset" on the big show. Will blow everybody else away.

Maybe if you all didn't have your panties twisted into such a tight bunch, you might be able to sit back and enjoy a show that is hysterically funny, snarky smart, and just pure entertaining.

Could have been worse.

Little Mermaid could have taken the spot.

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It is GWB's fault

Not only did the producers buy the nomination they also bought the award too.

I see pigs flying .

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