Tony Noms!

[yendi]

The Tony Award nominations have been announced.

Was the revival of Little Shop really that bad? You can usually just sneeze and get your revial nominated for Best Revival, but other than one acting nom, it's shut out.

Even without having seen any current B-way show, it's hard not to root for Kristin Chenoweth for best actress (although I'd imagine that she and Menzel will hurt each other by both being up as lead actresses).

And hey! Boy George, up for a Tony. Who knew?

EDIT: aussie_nyc points out this article in the Times, worth a read to anyone who gives a damn about theatre.

Comments

[aussie-nyc.livejournal.com]

We saw Little Shop and loved it.

Also: Public Editor on the NY Times and the Tony Awards (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/09/weekinreview/09bott.html) is well worth reading.

[yendi]

Great article!

[kizlj.livejournal.com]

I think it was less problems with Little Shop (which was indeed pretty strong) than a really crowded field this year. I suspect its's the show that got bumped when Assassins was ruled a revival.

[yendi]

Was there debate about that? Seems that both Assassins and Little Shop have the same pedigree.

[kizlj.livejournal.com]

yeah, it was controversial. the commitee gets to rule by fiat on these things, and the rules are squishy. I think it's something like 'if it has entered the theatrical repertory, it gets considered a revival.' for Little Shop, which got ruled on months ago, the consensus was that it's pretty widely performed. but Assassins? reporting a week or so ago indicated committee members were pretty split on it.

in light of the ny times article, I wonder how cynical the decision was. Assassins would have almost certainly taken Best Score, and given Wicked a run at Best Musical. So, voters with a vested interest in Wicked likely weren't sad to see Assassins get bumped to revival.

[yendi]

Weird. Cynical as I am about it, I honestly feel that Assassins should have been treated as a revival, with no controversy. It's toured aplenty (hit Atlanta last year, in fact), and since the original off-Bway one did have an OCR recorded (which I still own), I don't feel a ton of sympathy (although it is, frankly, the best thing Sondheim's done in the '90s or beyond).

[penmage.livejournal.com]

I'd love for Idina to win, but if any Wicked actress wins, it'll prolly be the media darling, Kristin. Boo.

[yendi]

What's wrong with Kristin (other than maybe her getting bumped to Leading instead of Supporting)?

[losgunna.livejournal.com]

I'll admit to seeing none of them, but I'm seriously pushing for Wicked to runaway with it all. I'm just dying to see it!!!

The book was just fantastic.....

[yendi]

morenasangre sent me the OCR, and I adore it. Wonderful adaptation.