julie andrews tony give back

So what is the story around this. In 1996 She didnt accept her Tony for Victor/Victoria, instead it was given to Donna Murphy for the King And I. What where her reasonings for this? has this ever happened before?

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Updated On: 6/1/06 at 07:37 PM

She was the sole person nominated for Victor/Victoria. She didn't like this and denounced the nomination and the ceremony. They didn't take her off the ballot. As it turned out, Donna Murphy won. It wasn't given to her because Julie didn't accept it.

Well, I don't believe she could've done that back in the 60s because she was only a legend-in-the-making, in the 90s she was already a established legend so it mattered a lot more. I honestly thought Donna Murphy was more deserving of the award regardless, with Daphne Rubin-Vega being a distant second place.

Thanks, I guess it shows my bias towards Ms.Murphy

I believe the phrase she used was, "egregiously overlooked."

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Yes! She brought back a word that nobody used; and, afterward, you saw it everywhere.

Actually, and this is the real Julie fan in me coming out now, My Fair Lady did the damage to her voice, she just happened to have the surgery while in V/V.

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What happened in My Fair Lady?

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Donna Murphy was a crtics and audience darling until she started missing performances of Wonderful Town. Andrews certainly should have won for Victor/Victoria. She did a marvelous job. Murphy's was merely lackluster...her "take" on the role, I guess

Eh, I thought Andrews was nominated simply for recreating one of her most beloved cinematic roles on stage, but I found her performance to be rather dull. She was better in the film. I actually preferred Liza in V/V who added much needed energy and to the character and delivered a better vocal performance. But I do agree that while V/V was not the best show, it defintely deserved noms for scenic design and Rachel York's performance, which stole the show. And yes, I agree that Donna Murphy's Tony was well-deserved that year. She took The King and I to whole new level of maturity and honesty that I had never before seen. It was a gorgeous production.

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