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

Posted by:	EvFoDr 06:58 pm EST 01/16/14
In reply to:	re: Which was the toughest competitive year for Best Musical? - Chazwaza 06:50 pm EST 01/16/14

"Nowadays I can't imagine a season with either show, it might make heads explode with the talent behind the scenes." Amen to that! I am often in awe that they came from the same season. I think another simple reason for the Nine edge is that it opened something like the last day or a few days before the Tony eligibility cut off date. Dreamgirls had been running since December. We know that often the "fresh in mind" spring shows have an edge.

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Tony cut-off openings

Posted by:	Chazwaza 07:06 pm EST 01/16/14
In reply to:	re: Which was the toughest competitive year for Best Musical? - EvFoDr 06:58 pm EST 01/16/14

Yes... I just posted about this with regard to FOLLIES. Nine had the edge because it opened JUST before the cut off. It was a dazzeling new show that was the freshest it could possibly be in voters minds (and fresh PR too). Follies had the misfortune of being open a year before the Tony Awards it was eligible for happened.

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