I was going to open one but didn't want to step on anyone's toes. Is there interest in having a reaction thread? I'll be at work, but I will definitely be monitoring the noms as they come in.
WILLIAM PETERSEN: Well, this is a shock. The only explanation for this is that somehow in the last year, every one of you tried to act with rubber gloves and tweezers.
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Stockard Channing, “Pal Joey” Sutton Foster, “Shrek the Musical” Allison Janney, “9 to 5″ Alice Ripley, “Next to Normal” Josefina Scaglione, “West Side Story”
Leading Actor in a Musical | 8:38 a.m.
David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish, “Billy Elliot” Gavin Creel, “Hair” Brian d’Arcy James, “Shrek the Musical” Constantine Maroulis, “Rock of Ages” J. Robert Spencer, “Next to Normal”
Score | 8:38 a.m.
“Billy Elliot” “Next to Normal” “9 to 5″ “Shrek the Musical”
Leading Actress in a Play | 8:37 a.m. Hope Davis, “God of Carnage” Jane Fonda, “33 Variations” Marsha Gay Harden, “God of Carnage” Janet McTeer, “Mary Stuart” Harriet Walter, “Mary Stuart”
Best Play | 8:26 a.m. “Dividing the Estate” “God of Carnage” “resons to be pretty” “33 Variations”
Best Musical | 8:26 a.m. Musical “Billy Elliot” “Next to Normal” “Rock of Ages” “Shrek the Musical”
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WILLIAM PETERSEN: Well, this is a shock. The only explanation for this is that somehow in the last year, every one of you tried to act with rubber gloves and tweezers.
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“Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” “Mary Stuart” “The Norman Conquests” “Waiting for Godot”
Musical Revival | 8:41 a.m.
“Guys and Dolls” “Hair” “Pal Joey” “West Side Story”
WILLIAM PETERSEN: Well, this is a shock. The only explanation for this is that somehow in the last year, every one of you tried to act with rubber gloves and tweezers.
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Leading Actor in a Play | 8:44 a.m. Jeff Daniels, “God of Carnage”
Raúl Esparza, “Speed-the-Plow”
James Gandolfini, “God of Carnage”
Geoffrey Rush, “Exit the King”
Thomas Sadoski, “Reasons to Be Pretty”
WILLIAM PETERSEN: Well, this is a shock. The only explanation for this is that somehow in the last year, every one of you tried to act with rubber gloves and tweezers.
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Featured Actor in a Play | 8:46 a.m. John Glover, “Waiting for Godot”
Zach Grenier, “33 Variations”
Stephen Mangan, “The Norman Conquests”
Paul Ritter, “The Norman Conquests”
Roger Robinson, “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”
WILLIAM PETERSEN: Well, this is a shock. The only explanation for this is that somehow in the last year, every one of you tried to act with rubber gloves and tweezers.
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Featured Actress in a Play | 8:47 a.m. Hallie Foote, “Dividing the Estate”
Jessica Hynes, “The Norman Conquests”
Marin Ireland, “reasons to be pretty”
Angela Lansbury, “Blithe Spirit”
Amanda Root, “The Norman Conquests”
WILLIAM PETERSEN: Well, this is a shock. The only explanation for this is that somehow in the last year, every one of you tried to act with rubber gloves and tweezers.
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Featured Actress in a Musical | 8:48 a.m. Jennifer Damiano, “Next to Normal”
Haydn Gwynne, “Billy Elliot”
Karen Olivo, “West Side Story”
Martha Plimpton, “Pal Joey”
Carole Shelley, “Billy Elliot”
Featured Actor in a Musical | 8:48 a.m.
David Bologna, “Billy Elliot, The Musical”
Gregory Jbara, “Billy Elliot, The Musical”
Marc Kudisch, “9 to 5″
Christopher Sieber, “Shrek the Musical”
Will Swenson, “Hair”
WILLIAM PETERSEN: Well, this is a shock. The only explanation for this is that somehow in the last year, every one of you tried to act with rubber gloves and tweezers.
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WILLIAM PETERSEN: Well, this is a shock. The only explanation for this is that somehow in the last year, every one of you tried to act with rubber gloves and tweezers.
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Cat Fight Alert! | 8:53 a.m. Patrick Healy writes: Wow, the Tony nominators are casting their lot with feuding ladies in the category of Leading Actress in a Play. The two women in “God of Carnage” are almost as vicious as the two women in “Mary Stuart” — though, of course, there’s no beheading in “Carnage.” Of these four deliciously, colorfully, nasty roles, which proved the most memorable?
Scenic Design in a Musical | 8:52 a.m. Robert Brill, “Guys and Dolls” Ian MacNeil, “Billy Elliot” Scott Pask, “Pal Joey” Mark Wendland, “Next to Normal”
Scenic Design in a Play | 8:51 a.m. Dale Ferguson, “Exit the King” Rob Howell, “The Norman Conquests” Derek McLane, “33 Variations” Michael Yeargan, “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”
WILLIAM PETERSEN: Well, this is a shock. The only explanation for this is that somehow in the last year, every one of you tried to act with rubber gloves and tweezers.
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Wow. No 9 to 5 for Scenic Design? They really didn't care for 9 to 5, did they?!
Just got to work...sipping coffee...waking up...processing these. My first reaction after glancing at these is the nominators had really short memories this year. What a shame.
B level reviews were obviously not enough for 9 to 5.
WILLIAM PETERSEN: Well, this is a shock. The only explanation for this is that somehow in the last year, every one of you tried to act with rubber gloves and tweezers.
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Best Costume Design of a Musical | 9:10 a.m. Gregory Gale, “Rock of Ages” Nicky Gillibrand, “Billy Elliot, The Musical” Tim Hatley, “Shrek The Musical” Michael McDonald, “Hair”
Best Costume Design of a Play | 9:09 a.m. Dale Ferguson, “Exit the King” Jane Greenwood, “Waiting for Godot” Martin Pakledinaz, “Blithe Spirit” Anthony Ward, “Mary Stuart”
Best Special Theatrical Event | 9:05 a.m. “Liza’s at The Palace….” “Slava’s Snowshow” “Soul of Shaolin” “You’re Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush”
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Best Direction of a Play | 9:21 a.m. Phyllida Lloyd, “Mary Stuart” Bartlett Sher, “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” Matthew Warchus, “God of Carnage” Matthew Warchus, “The Norman Conquests”
Best Direction of a Musical | 9:21 a.m. Stephen Daldry, “Billy Elliot” Michael Greif, “Next to Normal” Kristin Hanggi, “Rock of Ages” Diane Paulus, “Hair”
WILLIAM PETERSEN: Well, this is a shock. The only explanation for this is that somehow in the last year, every one of you tried to act with rubber gloves and tweezers.
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I am so glad that [title of show] got thrown a bone with a best book nod and that Rock of Ages and especially next to normal got as many nominations as they did. The biggest surprise to me is that only Allison Janney made the Leading Actress in a Musical cut from 9 to 5 (close second: no Tovah Feldshuh, boy is she really overdue now!), but these lineups really say a lot about respect for originality. And both Dolly and Jane are nominated! My biggest upset hope is for Thomas Sadoski and Marin Ireland to win in their categories.
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Now on to guessing which songs from musicals will be performed. I hate that 9 to 5 won't be performing. I think they need as many musical numbers on the awards as possible. Make it fun and have people want to sing along and enjoy themselves. The CMA and ACM awards have a TON of performances and always seem to do well. Worth a shot.
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I'm thrilled and surprised at David Bologna's nomination for Featured Actor. He stole the show and I'd LOVE to see him win!!! Although I think that Jbarra and Kudisch have a leg up.
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Billy Elliot, The Musical - 15 Next to Normal - 11 Hair - 8 Shrek The Musical - 8 Mary Stuart - 7 The Norman Conquests - 7 God of Carnage - 6 Joe Turner’s Come and Gone - 6 Rock of Ages - 5 33 Variations - 5 Exit the King - 4 9 to 5: The Musical - 4 Pal Joey - 4 West Side Story - 4 Reasons to Be Pretty - 3 Waiting for Godot - 3 Blithe Spirit - 2 Dividing the Estate - 2 Equus - 2 Guys and Dolls - 2 Irving Berlin’s White Christmas - 2 Liza’s at The Palace - 1 Slava’s Snowshow - 1 Soul of Shaolin - 1 Speed-the-Plow - 1 [Title of Show] - 1 You’re Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush – 1
WILLIAM PETERSEN: Well, this is a shock. The only explanation for this is that somehow in the last year, every one of you tried to act with rubber gloves and tweezers.
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So I've seen noone of these...live way too far and haven't been to New York since 2007...
I just wanna say that I'm a huge Dolly Parton fan and I am so excited that she got a tony nom this morning!!!
She has now been recognized by the big four groups...
7 grammys and 44 nominations (more nods than any other female btw) 2 oscar nominations 1 emmy nomination - "Cher...Special" 77-78 variety supp actress 1 TONY NOMINATION!!!
PS. Fonda, Lansbury & Channing are great favs as well!!!
Originally posted by BamaEd: Now on to guessing which songs from musicals will be performed. I hate that 9 to 5 won't be performing. I think they need as many musical numbers on the awards as possible. Make it fun and have people want to sing along and enjoy themselves. The CMA and ACM awards have a TON of performances and always seem to do well. Worth a shot.
Well 9 to 5 might still get to perform, last year they let "A Catered Affair", "The Little Mermaid", and "Young Frankenstein" have a brief segment, even though none of them were nominated for Best Musical. Of course this year "9 to 5" is the only new musical still open that didn't receive a nomination for Best Musical. Personally I hope they don't have them perform and allow for readings from the nominees for Best Play.
I figure Billy Elliot will perform "Electricity", but they might do a medley so all 3 boys can perform. I don't know about Next to Normal b/c all of the songs are so good.
I would love it if Liza Minnelli and Angela Lansbury would perform since they are both nominated.
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