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re: Which was the toughest competitive year for Best Musical?

Posted by:	Chazwaza 06:50 pm EST 01/16/14
In reply to:	re: Which was the toughest competitive year for Best Musical? - EvFoDr 06:41 pm EST 01/16/14

I had a question about that too... I didn't live through it either, but because Joseph is such a popular show around the world, for God-knows what reason, and because ALW was such a big success between 1972 and 1984, I figured it was worth assuming the show was a threat. And it sounds to me, from what I've read and seen, that Nine was just a more relatable story with more comedy and even more an EVEN more showy/spectacular staging than Dreamgirls. Nowadays I can't imagine a season with either show, it might make heads explode with the talent behind the scenes. (I think both shows are great, but I have never been as taken with Dreamgirls as many others, whereas Nine enchants and haunts me (despite a few silly things here or there). I'm sure if I'd seen Bennett's production, it would have. But I didn't see Tune's production of Nine, so I can only take the shows as the material. (and both made movies I didn't like, though Dreamgirls was certainly better as a movie). However neither show is in my top 5, or even probably my top 10, but Dreamgirls wouldn't even make the top 25.

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Thread:	re: Which was the toughest competitive year for Best Musical? - allineedisthegirl 04:32 pm EST 01/17/14 re: Which was the toughest competitive year for Best Musical? - EvFoDr 06:58 pm EST 01/16/14 (1) Tony cut-off openings - Chazwaza 07:06 pm EST 01/16/14

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