Originally posted by R2684: Shrek winning Scenic Design of a Musical would be quite an upset, considering it's not even nominated.
You know, I was actually about to post something about this. The fact that it wasn't even nominated is absolutely ridiculous. The rotating stage, particularly during the Travel scene, is incredibly well-done. The fact that its not nominated is a huge snub, in my opinion.
The costumes, on the other hand, are going for the Tony gold.
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I was also surprised by Shrek's Set Design snub. The nominating committee was relatively pro-Shrek, so its omission is pretty confusing.
LOL, some are saying that Obama's trip to see Joe Turner's Come and Gone may influence voters and help it win Revival. I don't really buy that. If anything, it'll help Roger Robinson who already seems to be very slightly ahead.
Time Out NY released their predictions. They don't take any huge gambles.
Best Musical - Billy Elliot Best Play - God of Carnage Best Revival of a Musical - Hair Best Revival of a Play - The Norman Conquests Best Director of a Musical - Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot (says it's competitive between him and Paulus) Best Director of a Play - Matthew Warchus, The Norman Conquests Best Actor in a Musical - Billy Elliots (mentions voters' disapproval of the joint nomination/no obvious alternate) Best Actress in a Musical - Alice Ripley, Next to Normal (landslide) Best Actor in a Play - Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King (landslide) Best Actress in a Play - Marica Gay Harden, God of Carnage (adds that neither Jane Fonda nor Janet McTeer can be counted out) Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot (says it's tight between him and Swenson) Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Karen Olivo, West Side Story Best Featured Actor in a Play - Roger Robinson, Joe Turner's Come and Gone (mild frontrunner) Best Featured Actress in a Play - Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit (landslide) Best Book - Billy Elliot (close) Best Score - Billy Elliot (50/50 coin toss)
I didn't find the set for Shrek particularly impressive. It was big, for sure, but not very distinctive or imaginitive. Like most of Shrek, I found it disappointing.
Updated my predictions with a few new categories. Nothing changed from the old ones. Still a few I'm not ready to call, including Best Musical, Book and Score, Best Actress in a Play and a lot of the weirdly competitive design categories.
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MUSICAL: Billy Elliot the Musical PLAY: God of Carnage REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: Hair REVIVAL OF A PLAY: The Norman Conquests
LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish - Billy Elliot the Musical LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Alice Ripley - Next to Normal FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Will Swenson - Hair FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Hadyn Gwynne - Billy Elliot the Musical
LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY: Geoffrey Rush - Exit the King LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Marcia Gay Harden - God of Carnage FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY: Roger Robinson - Joe Turner's Come and Gone FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Angela Lansbury - Blithe Spirit
DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL: Stephen Daldry - Billy Elliot the Musical DIRECTOR OF A PLAY: Matthew Warchus - The Norman Conquests
ORIGINAL SCORE: Tom Kitt, Brian Yorkey - Next to Normal BOOK OF A MUSICAL: Lee Hall - Billy Elliot the Musical
SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Ian MacNeil - Billy Elliot the Musical SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY: Derek McLane - 33 Variations
COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Tim Hatley - Shrek the Musical COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY: Dale Ferguson - Exit the King
LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Rick Fisher - Billy Elliot the Musical LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY: David Hersey - Equus
SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Paul Arditti - Billy Elliot the Musical SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY: Gregory Clarke - Exit the King
CHOREOGRAPHY: Peter Darling - Billy Elliot the Musical ORCHESTRATIONS: Martin Koch - Billy Elliot the Musical
Sunday night, I'm really pulling for Stockard Channing (Pal Joey), Stephen Mangan (The Norman Conquests), & Gregory Jbara (Billy Elliot, The Musical). Stockard's a pipe dream, yet the others have more-than-substantial chances.
MUSICAL: Billy Elliot the Musical PLAY: God of Carnage REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: Hair REVIVAL OF A PLAY: The Norman Conquests
LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish - Billy Elliot the Musical LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Alice Ripley - Next to Normal FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Will Swenson - Hair FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Hadyn Gwynne - Billy Elliot the Musical
LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY: Geoffrey Rush - Exit the King LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Marcia Gay Harden - God of Carnage FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY: Roger Robinson - Joe Turner's Come and Gone FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Angela Lansbury - Blithe Spirit
DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL: Stephen Daldry - Billy Elliot the Musical DIRECTOR OF A PLAY: Matthew Warchus - The Norman Conquests
ORIGINAL SCORE: Next to Normal BOOK OF A MUSICAL: Billy Elliot the Musical
SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Billy Elliot the Musical SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY: Exit the King COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Shrek the Musical COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY: Exit the King
LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Billy Elliot the Musical LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY: Mary Stuart
SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Hair SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY: Exit the King
CHOREOGRAPHY: Billy Elliot the Musical ORCHESTRATIONS: Billy Elliot the Musical
SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT: Liza's at the Palace
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BEST MUSICAL Will: "Billy Elliot, the Musical" Should: "Next to Normal" (in my opinion, this is the best new American musical since Ragtime)
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY Will: "The Norman Conquests" Should: "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL Will: "Hair" Should: "West Side Story"
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Will: David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish, "Billy Elliot, the Musical" Should: J. Robert Spencer, "Next to Normal"
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Will/Should: Alice Ripley, "Next to Normal"
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY Will: Geoffrey Rush, "Exit the King" Should: Raul Esparza, "Speed-the-Plow"
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY Should/Will: Marcia Gay Harden, "God of Carnage"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY Will/Should: Roger Robinson, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY Will: Angela Lansbury, "Blithe Spirit" Should: Hallie Foote, "Dividing the Estate"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Will: Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot the Musical Should: Christopher Sieber, "Shrek" (and where the @#*% is Aaron Tveit!!!)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Will: Karen Olivo (tho Haydn is thisclose) Should: Karen Olivo, "West Side Story" or Jennifer Damiano, "Next to Normal"
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY Will/Should: Matthew Warchus , "The Normal Conquests"
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL Will: Stephen Daldry, "Billy Elliot, the Musical" Should: Michael Greif, "Next to Normal"
BEST SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT Will: "Liza's at The Palace" Should: "You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush"
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Will/Should: Peter Darling, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS Will/Should: Martin Koch, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY Will/Should: Dale Ferguson, "Exit the King"
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL Will/Should: Ian MacNeil, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY Will/Should: Dale Ferguson, "Exit the King"
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL Will/Should: Tim Hatley, "Shrek The Musical"
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY Will: David Hersey, "Equus" Should: Brian MacDevitt, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL Will: Rick Fisher, "Billy Elliot, The Musical" Should: Kevin Adams, "Next to Normal"
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY Will/Should: Gregory Clarke, "Equus"
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL Will: Paul Arditti, "Billy Elliot, The Musical" Should: Brian Ronan, "Next to Normal"
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I agree with a lot of your Shoulds there True Tenor but am totally baffled at how anybody could think the current "West Side Story" is better than "Hair".
"Hair" is the best musical - new or revived - of the season, and right up there with "South Pacific" as the best musical currently running on Broadway.
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Originally posted by Dr. McPhearson: LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY PREDICTION: Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King PREFERENCE: Thomas Sadoski, reasons to be pretty DARK HORSE: Raul Esparza, Speed-the-Plow
Rush is onstage every single second of King, and is one of the finest British character actors, at least in the film world. He's got the movie star aura, and the critic prizes to boot. He does, however, have his detractors, who claim his performance is more than a little over-the-top.
I haven't heard anybody call Rush's performance over-the-top. It's an Ionesco play. It's not realism. It's pitch-perfect for the style. Absurdism may not be everyone's taste but it's not Rush's fault...in fact even people I've talked to who don't like the play at all think Rush is tremendous.
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Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Billy Elliot, The Musical Music: Elton John Lyrics: Lee Hall
Best Revival of a Play
The Norman Conquests
Best Revival of a Musical
Hair
Best Special Theatrical Event
You’re Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish – Billy Elliot, The Musical
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Alice Ripley, Next to Normal
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Roger Robinson, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Christopher Sieber, Shrek The Musical
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Karen Olivo, West Side Story
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Derek McLane, 33 Variations
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Mark Wendland, Next to Normal
Best Costume Design of a Play
Anthony Ward, Mary Stuart
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Tim Hatley, Shrek The Musical
Best Lighting Design of a Play
David Hersey, Equus
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, Next to Normal
Best Sound Design of a Play
Russell Goldsmith, Exit the King
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Paul Arditti, Billy Elliot, The Musical
Best Direction of a Play
Matthew Warchus, God of Carnage
Best Direction of a Musical
Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot, The Musical
Best Choreography
Andy Blankenbuehler, 9 to 5: The Musical
Best Orchestrations
Martin Koch, Billy Elliot, The Musical
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The real suspense is between Norman Conquests and Joe Turner's Come & Gone. I wonder how many people actually saw all three nights of NC, and JTC&G has got a good shot of taking this.
Originally posted by R2684: I agree with a lot of your Shoulds there True Tenor but am totally baffled at how anybody could think the current "West Side Story" is better than "Hair".
"Hair" is the best musical - new or revived - of the season, and right up there with "South Pacific" as the best musical currently running on Broadway.
For me, this came down more to the show itself, and I am not a fan of Hair. It's a preference thing. I don't think it's that great of a show, and I don't think this new production was as daring as it could have been. West Side at least tried some new things, and it's female cast is extraordinary.
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BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Will: Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot the Musical Should: Christopher Sieber, "Shrek" (and where the @#*% is Aaron Tveit!!!)
AGREED about Aaron Tveit!!!!!! Travesty. He should get a Tony simply for being so gorgeous.
although i have a feeling that goc is going to win, i'd love to see 'reasons to be pretty' score the tony. it really is the first labute play where a male character self-sacrifices. and thomas sadowski carries the arc of the character in a strong sweeping way.
Originally posted by ad-girl: The real suspense is between Norman Conquests and Joe Turner's Come & Gone. I wonder how many people actually saw all three nights of NC, and JTC&G has got a good shot of taking this.
Tony voters recieved tickets to the Saturday trilogy marathon. I'm sure the vast majority went to all three. I agree it'll be close but I still expect Norman to pull it out.
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Originally posted by quin browne: although i have a feeling that goc is going to win, i'd love to see 'reasons to be pretty' score the tony. it really is the first labute play where a male character self-sacrifices. and thomas sadowski carries the arc of the character in a strong sweeping way.
Though I'd have voted for Dividing the Estate, I think reasons to be pretty is every bit God of Carnage's equal -- probably even its superior, despite my general aloofness towards Neil Labute in general. COMPLETELY agree about Thomas Sadoski; of all this year's nominees he is maybe the most unappreciated. He completely carries the play.
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