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AllIWantIsYourClutch · 05-17-2007, 12:07 PM

Okay I don't know how many of you actually care about this, but....I do. So I'm posting it.

2006-2007 Tony Nominations

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Best Play
The Coast of Utopia
Frost/Nixon
The Little Dog Laughed
Radio Golf

Best Musical
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
Spring Awakening

Best Book of a Musical
Curtains, Rupert Holmes & Peter Stone
Grey Gardens, Doug Wright
Legally Blonde The Musical, Heather Hach
Spring Awakening, Steven Sater

Best Original Score
Curtains
Music: John Kander
Lyrics: Fred Ebb, John Kander & Rupert Holmes

Grey Gardens
Music: Scott Frankel
Lyrics: Michael Korie

Legally Blonde The Musical
Music & Lyrics: Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin

Spring Awakening
Music: Duncan Sheik
Lyrics: Steven Sater

Best Revival of a Play
Inherit the Wind
Jouney's End
Talk Radio
Translations

Best Revival of a Musical
The Apple Tree
A Chorus Line
Company
110 in the Shade

Best Special Theatrical Event
Jay Johnson: The Two and Only
Kiki & Herb Alive on Broadway

Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Play
Boyd Gaines, Journey's End
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Brían F. O’Byrne, The Coast of Utopia
Christopher Plummer, Inherit the Wind
Liev Schreiber, Talk Radio

Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Play
Eve Best, A Moon for the Misbegotten
Swoosie Kurtz, Heartbreak House
Angela Lansbury, Deuce
Vanessa Redgrave, The Year of Magical Thinking
Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed

Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Musical
Michael Cerveris, LoveMusik
Raúl Esparza, Company
Jonathan Groff, Spring Awakening
Gavin Lee, Mary Poppins
David Hyde Pierce, Curtains

Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Musical
Laura Bell Bundy, Legally Blonde The Musical
Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens
Audra McDonald, 110 in the Shade
Debra Monk, Curtains
Donna Murphy, LoveMusik

Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Play
Anthony Chisholm, Radio Golf
Billy Crudup, The Coast of Utopia
Ethan Hawke, The Coast of Utopia
John Earl Jelks, Radio Golf
Stark Sands, Journey's End

Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Play
Jennifer Ehle, The Coast of Utopia
Xanthe Elbrick, Coram Boy
Dana Ivey, Butley
Jan Maxwell, Coram Boy
Martha Plimpton, The Coast of Utopia

Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me
Christian Borle, Legally Blonde The Musical
John Cullum, 110 in the Shade
John Gallagher, Jr., Spring Awakening
David Pittu, LoveMusik

Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Musical
Charlotte d’Amboise, A Chorus Line
Rebecca Luker, Mary Poppins
Orfeh, Legally Blonde The Musical
Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens
Karen Ziemba, Curtains

Best Direction of a Play
Michael Grandage, Frost/Nixon
David Grindley, Journey's End
Jack O'Brien, The Coast of Utopia
Melly Still, Coram Boy

Best Direction of a Musical
John Doyle, Company
Scott Ellis, Curtains
Michael Greif, Grey Gardens
Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening

Best Choreography
Rob Ashford, Curtains
Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear, Mary Poppins
Bill T. Jones, Spring Awakening
Jerry Mitchell, Legally Blonde The Musical

Best Orchestrations
Bruce Coughlin, Grey Gardens
Duncan Sheik, Spring Awakening
Jonathan Tunick, LoveMusik
Jonathan Tunick, 110 in the Shade

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Bob Crowley & Scott Pask, The Coast of Utopia
Jonathan Fensom, Journey's End
David Gallo, Radio Golf
Ti Green and Melly Still, Coram Boy

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins
Christine Jones, Spring Awakening
Anna Louizos, High Fidelity
Allen Moyer, Grey Gardens

Best Costume Design of a Play
Ti Green and Melly Still, Coram Boy
Jane Greenwood, Heartbreak House
Santo Loquasto, Inherit the Wind
Catherine Zuber, The Coast of Utopia

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, Legally Blonde The Musical
Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins
Susan Hilferty, Spring Awakening
William Ivey Long, Grey Gardens

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Paule Constable, Coram Boy
Brian MacDevitt, Inherit the Wind
Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner, and Natasha Katz, The Coast of Utopia
Jason Taylor, Journey's End

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening
Christopher Akerlind, 110 in the Shade
Howard Harrison, Mary Poppins
Peter Kaczorowski, Grey Gardens

Regional Theatre Tony Award
Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA

So...
Has anyone seen any of these? Any opinions? Anything? I hope I'm not the only one who cares.

Personally, I haven't seen any of them, but I will be seeing Spring Awakening and Grey Gardens in July. Still, I hope Grey Gardens wins. And Christine Ebersole for best actress in a musical. And also, I think Charlotte will win for featured actress, only because she's kind of a veteran. But it would complete my life if Rebecca Luker won that. I'm also kind of irritated that Pirate Queen wasn't nominated for anything. It got crappy reviews, but their scenic design and costumes are so much better than Spring Awakening's. And CHOREOGRAPHY. Hello, creators of Riverdance, anyone? So that sucks.

I hope I'm not the only person with an opinion on this.

AllIWantIsYourClutch · 05-17-2007, 12:21 PM

(This actually is theatre...not movies...)

Liza · 05-18-2007, 06:20 PM

Thank you for posting this, I really like the Tonys, but I'm always behind on catching the nominees and often miss the show.

So they've made Legally Blonde into a musical now?

Sheesh, Broadway really hasn't got any new ideas, do they? The Producers, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Thoroughly Modern Millie... all great shows, but do they all have to be based on movies?

Glad to see Christopher Plummer's up this year. It'd be nice to see him win.

Mary Poppins is up for best musical - well that's deserved. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to remember that Chitty Chitty Bang Bang wasn't nominated when it came out - and, dang it, I was really ticked! That was a WONDERFUL show!

My gripe: why is Audra McDonald always nominated? Why is she in every single show? She's like the Scarlett Johanson of Broadway. I mean, Audra can sing and she's a good enough actor, but what is the fuss? I'd much rather see Bernadette onstage again than anything McDonald's doing.

Yeah, you're definately not the only one with an opinion on this

Liza · 05-18-2007, 06:21 PM

Oooh, I just saw Jennifer Ehle's nominated! Yes! Definately rooting for her, and Swoosie Kurtz.

I think I want "A Chorus Line" to win best revival. I only saw them perform at the Thanksgiving Day parade, but they looked great and they have a wonderful album out. I can't tell you how surprised I was to see "110 in the Shade" up there! Gosh, the only thing I know about that show is that it was Lesley Ann Warren's first musical. That's it. Haven't got the foggiest notion what it's about.

Looks like "Legally Blonde" and "Mary Poppins" are gonna be the top contenders. Guess I'll root for Mary Poppins, although, I really wish they'd stop turning movies into shows. When I was in London I took a tally - about 99% of the shows were either revivals (Chicago, Fiddler on the Roof, Oklahoma!), originally movies (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Tarzan, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) or musicals based on rock groups (Movin Out, Mamma Mia!, We Will Rock You)

This is the theatre! There's supposed to be some new ideas out there!

TJL · 05-18-2007, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liza

My gripe: why is Audra McDonald always nominated? Why is she in every single show? She's like the Scarlett Johanson of Broadway. I mean, Audra can sing and she's a good enough actor, but what is the fuss? I'd much rather see Bernadette onstage again than anything McDonald's doing.

Nice observation.

Heidi · 05-18-2007, 10:43 PM

I alway care about this. I haven't seen any of the shows, but I'm always interested in who wins. Plus, I get to watch scenes from the shows.

AllIWantIsYourClutch · 05-19-2007, 03:02 AM

The Wedding Singer was nominated for best musical last year (or was it two years ago, I dont even know) too...Apparently Legally Blonde is good, though. Laura Bell Bundy is awesome, regardless.

I don't know about the revival. Personally, I hope ACL gets it. But apparently Raul Esparza is doing good things with Company. The Apple Tree went over horribly and it's already closed so I dont think that will even be an issue.

And

to the Audra comment. I love her, but she really is everywhere.

05-17-2007, 12:21 PM	#2
AllIWantIsYourClutch peaceout. Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 02, 2001 Location: Illinois. Posts: 53,424	(This actually is theatre...not movies...)

05-18-2007, 06:20 PM	#3
Liza BestYearsofOurLives Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 24, 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 6,537	Thank you for posting this, I really like the Tonys, but I'm always behind on catching the nominees and often miss the show. So they've made Legally Blonde into a musical now? Sheesh, Broadway really hasn't got any new ideas, do they? The Producers, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Thoroughly Modern Millie... all great shows, but do they all have to be based on movies? Glad to see Christopher Plummer's up this year. It'd be nice to see him win. Mary Poppins is up for best musical - well that's deserved. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to remember that Chitty Chitty Bang Bang wasn't nominated when it came out - and, dang it, I was really ticked! That was a WONDERFUL show! My gripe: why is Audra McDonald always nominated? Why is she in every single show? She's like the Scarlett Johanson of Broadway. I mean, Audra can sing and she's a good enough actor, but what is the fuss? I'd much rather see Bernadette onstage again than anything McDonald's doing. Yeah, you're definately not the only one with an opinion on this

05-18-2007, 06:21 PM	#4
Liza BestYearsofOurLives Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 24, 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 6,537	Oooh, I just saw Jennifer Ehle's nominated! Yes! Definately rooting for her, and Swoosie Kurtz. I think I want "A Chorus Line" to win best revival. I only saw them perform at the Thanksgiving Day parade, but they looked great and they have a wonderful album out. I can't tell you how surprised I was to see "110 in the Shade" up there! Gosh, the only thing I know about that show is that it was Lesley Ann Warren's first musical. That's it. Haven't got the foggiest notion what it's about. Looks like "Legally Blonde" and "Mary Poppins" are gonna be the top contenders. Guess I'll root for Mary Poppins, although, I really wish they'd stop turning movies into shows. When I was in London I took a tally - about 99% of the shows were either revivals (Chicago, Fiddler on the Roof, Oklahoma!), originally movies (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Tarzan, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) or musicals based on rock groups (Movin Out, Mamma Mia!, We Will Rock You) This is the theatre! There's supposed to be some new ideas out there!

05-18-2007, 10:43 PM	#6
Heidi Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 09, 2002 Location: Wallingford Connecticut Posts: 76	I alway care about this. I haven't seen any of the shows, but I'm always interested in who wins. Plus, I get to watch scenes from the shows.

05-19-2007, 03:02 AM	#7
AllIWantIsYourClutch peaceout. Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 02, 2001 Location: Illinois. Posts: 53,424	The Wedding Singer was nominated for best musical last year (or was it two years ago, I dont even know) too...Apparently Legally Blonde is good, though. Laura Bell Bundy is awesome, regardless. I don't know about the revival. Personally, I hope ACL gets it. But apparently Raul Esparza is doing good things with Company. The Apple Tree went over horribly and it's already closed so I dont think that will even be an issue. And to the Audra comment. I love her, but she really is everywhere.