performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show and role

[esparza 333]

performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show and role#1

Posted: 10/18/07 at 2:34pm

I feel many people form the cast of the pirate queen and Hugh Panaro could be big contenders.

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[WaltSummersPI]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#2

Posted: 10/18/07 at 2:36pm

Panaro, maybe.

My first thought was Orfeh, who, while nominated for the Tony this year, could hae been much more competition for MLW with stronger material.

[defyingravity11]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#2

Posted: 10/18/07 at 3:04pm

Julia Murney!

[rose_pearl]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#3

Posted: 10/18/07 at 3:05pm

Brian d'Arcy James.

~*Sara*~
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[Pippin]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#4

Posted: 10/18/07 at 3:13pm

really, anybody who has acting ability if paired with the right part could potentially win the tony. There is a perfect part out there for everyone, it's just a matter of being in the right place at the right time.

"I'm an American, Damnit!!! And if it's three things I don't believe in, it's quitting and math."

[WaltSummersPI]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#5

Posted: 10/18/07 at 3:14pm

That's not even remotely true.

I think you have to be able to act/sing/dance on a certain level to be able to make even the perfect part magical.

[thevolleyballer]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#6

Posted: 10/18/07 at 3:16pm

Jennifer Cody. Give her an incredible role and she'll likely be incredible in it.

[BustopherPhantom]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#7

Posted: 10/18/07 at 3:20pm

Sherie Rene Scott

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[Pippin]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#8

Posted: 10/18/07 at 3:24pm

that's what I mean, Walt. Maybe I didn't explain myself correctly. As long as one has the basic tools for the show they are in under thier belt, if the perfect role comes along, it's Kismet.

"I'm an American, Damnit!!! And if it's three things I don't believe in, it's quitting and math."

[somethingwicked]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#9

Posted: 10/18/07 at 3:31pm

Leslie Kritzer

Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

[madbrian]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#10

Posted: 10/18/07 at 3:35pm

Gosh, if Audra MacDonald could just find the right role, I'm sure she'd finally get a nomination.

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[WaltSummersPI]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#11

Posted: 10/18/07 at 3:37pm

somethingwicked, I think Ms. Kritzer's got herself in the running this year. :)

[Grand Motel]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#12

Posted: 10/18/07 at 3:44pm

Actually, and I know this might upset Walt, if MLW wasn't in the running, I'd feel safe betting that Orfeh would have won that Tony. I understood and agree with Pippin. We can use certain roles and people as an example, any actress with true triple threat talent would have won playing Elphaba. I won't give too many examples but you get my drift. It is the marriage of the right role and the right actor sometimes, but in the case of Wicked, it's more the role that strikes a nerve with the public.

[WaltSummersPI]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#13

Posted: 10/18/07 at 3:46pm

Motel, I agree with you. But I'm saying with better material, she might have even had a shot of winning against MLW.

[Grand Motel]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#14

Posted: 10/18/07 at 4:00pm

A-ha Walt, I see your point. It is a testament to Orfeh's talents and more than anything, likeability that she was able to infuse so much (and pull the top 3 nods there are in theaterland) into some of the strangest lyrics and pedestrain lines I've heard in a long time.

[WaltSummersPI]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#15

Posted: 10/18/07 at 4:07pm

Yep, I agree.

[doodlenyc]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#16

Posted: 10/18/07 at 4:28pm

"I think you have to be able to act/sing/dance on a certain level to be able to make even the perfect part magical."

Surely you dont have to do all three...one very deserving Tony winner last year didnt even get out of bed!

Many magical perfomances won Tonys by non-singers, some didnt sing a note.

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[WaltSummersPI]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#17

Posted: 10/18/07 at 4:30pm

Yeah, that's what I meant. Two out of three is pretty good.

[Pascal/Menzel/Bundy]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#18

Posted: 10/18/07 at 4:31pm

I absolutely agree with Orfeh. I'm basically going to list a ton of LB performers(past and present) that could take the Tony in a stronger show(even though I love LB)

-Orfeh
-LBB
-Annaleigh Ashford
-Nikki Snelson
-Leslie Kritzer
-Richard H. Blake

Also, I really love Merle Dandridge. She's just amazing and needs to get handed a better role than some part in Tarzan.

"It means nothing to come and sit in a theater night after night and immerse yourself in fantasy, only then to walk out the door and be unchanged in reality. This show will live on in our hearts. But where it truly must survive is in our actions, our compassion and our generousity of spirit towards one another." - Adam Pascal on the closing of RENT

[WaltSummersPI]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#19

Posted: 10/18/07 at 4:51pm

I disagree about Laura Bell (Elle IS her perfect part, and she didn't come close to being Tony worthy), but the rest sounds right.

[somethingwicked]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#20

Posted: 10/18/07 at 5:41pm

WaltSummersPI, while Leslie Kritzer is turning in a truly beautiful performance in A Catered Affair (and will almost surely be recognized for her work when the show gets to New York), the role of Janey just simply doesn't have the material to warrant a Tony win.

Keep in mind that the Featured Actress category is going to be quite tough this year, especially with scene stealing actresses like Andrea Martin and Sherie Rene Scott in the running (both of whom get significant solo moments to shine in their respective shows, something Leslie unfortunately doesn't have.)

Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

Updated On: 10/18/07 at 05:41 PM

[antiandrewx]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#21

Posted: 10/18/07 at 5:54pm

Sherie Rene Scott!

[alliez92092]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show an#22

Posted: 10/18/07 at 6:07pm

I second the Murney, and agree with all of the Sheries :)

[esparza 333]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show #23

Posted: 10/18/07 at 8:08pm

What about Keli O'Hara

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[Revolutionary]

re: performers who could be tony worthy if they only find the right show #24

Posted: 10/18/07 at 8:15pm

Sarich