william daniels- 1776
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william daniels- 1776#0
Posted: 2/26/05 at 1:49pmI was watching boy meets world yesterday with william daniels and a question popped into my head. I have heard somewhere that he refused a Tony Award or a Tony Nomination for 1776. Is this true? and if so why?
Stand-by Joined: 11/27/04
re: william daniels- 1776#3
Posted: 2/26/05 at 1:57pm
He refused the Tony nom because it was for Best Featured Actor, as opposed to Best Actor, which he should have been nominated for. In the old days, the Tonys went by billing - if you were billed above the title, you were eligible for Best Actor/Actress. If you were below, you are Featured. 1776 didn't bill anyone above the title, so all were featured. John Adams (Daniels role) is clearly the lead, however.
Please, someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Updated On: 2/26/05 at 01:57 PM
re: william daniels- 1776#4
Posted: 2/26/05 at 1:59pmBecause he was billed below the title, the Tony nominators placed him in the Best Featured Actor category rather than Best Lead. He found that to be insulting and so he withdrew his name from consideration. There was only three nominees in the category as a result and Daniels' fellow castmate Ron Holgate (Richard Henry Lee) took home the prize.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/21/04
re: william daniels- 1776#5
Posted: 2/26/05 at 2:05pmWilliam Daniels was, clearly, the best actor in a musical or anything else that year. He was superb in 1776.
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