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| Tony Nominations: Cry-Baby and Xanadu Snag Nods | |
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| Topic Started: May 14 2008, 06:36 PM (172 Views) | |
| Rick | May 14 2008, 06:36 PM Post #1 |
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Tony Shockers: Cry-Baby and Xanadu Snag Noms The Tonys are shaking some things up this year. The nominations for this year's Tony Awards have just been announced and while the event is typically yawn-worthy, this year is a bit different. The usually predictable gang of nominators has given us a few surprises. Shocker # 1: Conventional wisdom on Broadway had A Catered Affair snagging a nomination for Best Musical this year, but Cry-Baby has robbed them of their spot. Cry-Baby (adapted from the John Waters' film of the same name), which opened to mixed reviews and sluggish ticket sales, has captured one of the coveted four spots for Best Musical giving them a priceless feature on the Tony Awards telecast which will surely translate to $$$ at the box office. Almost everyone on the rialto was predicting a Tony shut out for Cry-Baby and a quick shuttering. I say, "not so fast, B'way insiders!" Shocker #2: The Mega-Musicals got SHUT OUT! The Little Mermaid (the Disney spectacle on roller skates) and Young Frankenstein (the Mel Brooks monster manifestation) did not fare well with the critics when they opened this season and were considered long shots for Tony noms. However, as show after show tanked with the reviewers, many had thought things were looking better for YF and Mermaid. Turns out that "the little musical that could" Xanadu has charmed the Tony nominators and secured a spot for themselves on the list of shows for Best Musical. YF and Mermaid picked up a few small nominations, but they didn't get any of the real BIG prizes. Fortunately for both shows they don't really need a boost at the box office - they are doing quite well for themselves! Nominees for the 62nd Annual Tony Awards Best Play August: Osage County , Author: Tracy Letts Rock 'n' Roll, Author: Tom Stoppard The Seafarer, Author: Conor McPherson The 39 Steps, Author: Patrick Barlow Best Musical Cry-Baby In The Heights Passing Strange Xanadu Best Book of a Musical Cry-Baby, Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan In The Heights, Quiara Alegría Hudes Passing Strange, Stew Xanadu, Douglas Carter Beane Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Cry-Baby, Music & Lyrics: David Javerbaum & Adam Schlesinger In The Heights, Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda The Little Mermaid, Music: Alan Menken, Lyrics: Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater Passing Strange, Music: Stew and Heidi Rodewald, Lyrics: Stew Best Revival of a Play Boeing-Boeing The Homecoming Les Liaisons Dangereuses Macbeth Best Revival of a Musical Grease Gypsy Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific Sunday in the Park with George Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play Ben Daniels, Les Liaisons Dangereuses Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing Rufus Sewell, Rock 'n' Roll Patrick Stewart, Macbeth Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play Eve Best, The Homecoming Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County Kate Fleetwood, Macbeth S. Epatha Merkerson, Come Back, Little Sheba Amy Morton, August: Osage County Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Daniel Evans, Sunday in the Park with George Lin-Manuel Miranda, In The Heights Stew, Passing Strange Paulo Szot, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific Tom Wopat, A Catered Affair Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Kerry Butler, Xanadu Patti LuPone, Gypsy Kelli O'Hara, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific Faith Prince, A Catered Affair Jenna Russell, Sunday in the Park with George Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play Bobby Cannavale, Mauritius Raúl Esparza, The Homecoming Conleth Hill, The Seafarer Jim Norton, The Seafarer David Pittu, Is He Dead? Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play Sinead Cusack, Rock 'n' Roll Mary McCormack, Boeing-Boeing Laurie Metcalf, November Martha Plimpton, Top Girls Rondi Reed, August: Osage County Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Daniel Breaker, Passing Strange Danny Burstein, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific Robin De Jesús, In The Heights Christopher Fitzgerald, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein Boyd Gaines, Gypsy Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical de'Adre Aziza, Passing Strange Laura Benanti, Gypsy Andrea Martin, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein Olga Merediz, In The Heights Loretta Ables Sayre, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific Best Scenic Design of a Play Peter McKintosh, The 39 Steps Scott Pask, Les Liaisons Dangereuses Todd Rosenthal, August: Osage County Anthony Ward, Macbeth Best Scenic Design of a Musical David Farley and Timothy Bird & The Knifedge Creative Network, Sunday in the Park with George Anna Louizos, In The Heights Robin Wagner, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein Michael Yeargan, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific Best Costume Design of a Play Gregory Gale, Cyrano de Bergerac Rob Howell, Boeing-Boeing Katrina Lindsay, Les Liaisons Dangereuses Peter McKintosh, The 39 Steps Best Costume Design of a Musical David Farley, Sunday in the Park with George Martin Pakledinaz, Gypsy Paul Tazewell, In The Heights Catherine Zuber, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific Best Lighting Design of a Play Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps Howard Harrison, Macbeth Donald Holder, Les Liaisons Dangereuses Ann G. Wrightson, August: Osage County Best Lighting Design of a Musical Ken Billington, Sunday in the Park with George Howell Binkley, In The Heights Donald Holder, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific Natasha Katz, The Little Mermaid Best Sound Design of a Play Simon Baker, Boeing-Boeing Adam Cork, Macbeth Ian Dickson, Rock 'n' Roll Mic Pool, The 39 Steps Best Sound Design of a Musical Acme Sound Partners, In The Heights Sebastian Frost, Sunday in the Park with George Scott Lehrer, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific Dan Moses Schreier, Gypsy Best Direction of a Play Maria Aitken, The 39 Steps Conor McPherson, The Seafarer Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County Matthew Warchus, Boeing-Boeing Best Direction of a Musical Sam Buntrock, Sunday in the Park with George Thomas Kail, In The Heights Arthur Laurents, Gypsy Bartlett Sher, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific Best Choreography Rob Ashford, Cry-Baby Andy Blankenbuehler, In The Heights Christopher Gattelli, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific Dan Knechtges, Xanadu Best Orchestrations Jason Carr, Sunday in the Park with George Alex Lacamoire & Bill Sherman, In The Heights Stew & Heidi Rodewald, Passing Strange Jonathan Tunick, A Catered Affair * * * Regional Theatre Tony Award Chicago Shakespeare Theater Special Tony Award Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981), in recognition of his historic contribution to American musical theatre in the field of orchestrations, as represented on Broadway this season by Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific. Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Stephen Sondheim * * * Tony Nominations by Production In The Heights - 13 Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific - 11 Sunday in the Park with George - 9 August: Osage County - 7 Gypsy - 7 Passing Strange - 7 Boeing-Boeing - 6 Macbeth - 6 The 39 Steps - 6 Les Liaisons Dangereuses - 5 Cry-Baby - 4 Rock 'n' Roll - 4 The Seafarer - 4 Xanadu - 4 A Catered Affair - 3 The Homecoming - 3 The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein - 3 The Little Mermaid - 2 Come Back, Little Sheba - 1 Cyrano de Bergerac - 1 Grease - 1 Is He Dead? - 1 Mauritius - 1 November - 1 Thurgood - 1 Top Girls - 1 |
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| Deleted User | May 14 2008, 07:08 PM Post #2 |
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Notice Kerry Butler, ex-Claudia - the psycho ex of Nash's from OLTL |
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| Matt | May 14 2008, 09:47 PM Post #3 |
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"A place, where nobody dared to go..." WOOHOO! It's supposed to go on tour next year. I hope it comes close because I *so* want to see it! Xanadu :wub: |
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