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| Posted by: | ARReith1982 11:06 am EDT 03/19/14 |
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| Does anyone think Marin Mazzie will get her first Tony award this year?? I feel she making bigger splashes than O'Hara? While not her best role, she certainly does great work. Her best work, IMHO, was as Mother (in Ragtime) and/or Lilli Vanessi in Kiss Me Kate. Thoughts? | |
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| Posted by: | JT 03:35 pm EDT 03/19/14 |
| In reply to: | Marin Mazzie - ARReith1982 11:06 am EDT 03/19/14 |
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| Marin's already giving a terrific performance in Bullets Over Broadway,that I imagine it will be even stronger by the time the show opens. Still I would find it hard to believe this role and performance would be considered anything but featured (and a very fine featured performance it is). | |
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| Posted by: | WaymanWong 12:35 pm EDT 03/19/14 |
| In reply to: | Marin Mazzie - ARReith1982 11:06 am EDT 03/19/14 |
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| As it's been discussed, this is Broadway season packed with Best Actress possibilities: Sutton Foster, Idina Menzel, Jessie Mueller, Kelli O'Hara, Michelle Williams, etc. ... That's gonna be one of the most competitive categories. But is Mazzie a Leading Actress or a Featured Actress in ''Bullets''? Right now, she's billed below the title, but the producers could petition to bump her up. (Dianne Wiest, who played Helen on film, won the Oscar for Supporting.) Or would Mazzie's chances be better in Featured Actress? Then again, she could be competing against her ''Bullets'' co-stars, and fellow Tony nominees could include Helene Yorke, Karen Ziemba and Betsy Wolfe. It's a tricky situation. | |
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| Posted by: | writerkev 02:15 pm EDT 03/19/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Marin Mazzie - WaymanWong 12:35 pm EDT 03/19/14 |
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| I haven't seen it yet, but if the buzz about the other women in the cast is to be believed, it seems the producers would be silly to allow Marin to remain in the featured category and possibly deprive nominations or awards to the others. (Of course, as we know, it isn't fully up to the producers. Sometimes the Tony Administration Commitee makes up their own minds about these matters, no matter the petitioning.) | |
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| Posted by: | tpdc 07:43 pm EDT 03/19/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Marin Mazzie - writerkev 02:15 pm EDT 03/19/14 |
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| Mazzie is wonderful in Bullets but the role is much smaller than than other potential nominees for best actress this season and while I liked her very much in Bullets winning a Tony for this role over O'Hara or Menzel who have bigger roles which allow them more opportunity to shine seems unbelievable to me. She gets second to last bow but it is a large supporting role. Also working against her is that her first scene is her best in the show. Braff is the only lead in Bullets. | |
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| Posted by: | Chazwaza 05:47 pm EDT 03/19/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Marin Mazzie - writerkev 02:15 pm EDT 03/19/14 |
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| Also, what makes everyone think Mazzie is locked for a nomination regardless of what category she is in? Perhaps if she is in Featured she won't get one over her co-stars if they are favored by the committee and so are stand outs from other shows. I think it would be near impossible for her to win the Best Actress this year... if it doesn't go to Idina I'm guessing it will probably go to Williams or O'Hara. But then again, I know as little as anyone else who is speculating uselessly and I haven't personally seen any of the performances I'm talking about! | |
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| re: Marin Mazzie | |
| Posted by: | ARReith1982 08:00 pm EDT 03/19/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Marin Mazzie - Chazwaza 05:47 pm EDT 03/19/14 |
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| I don't think Idina has a chance. I thought the show was poorly written and her performance bland. Yorke and Mazzie were SUPERIOR in every way. I'm an Idina fan, but I found the show dull. Just my opinion. | |
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| Posted by: | OntheBooks 11:11 am EDT 03/19/14 |
| In reply to: | Marin Mazzie - ARReith1982 11:06 am EDT 03/19/14 |
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| I always thought O'Hara really should have won for Piazza. That performance, for me, still stands above any other I've seen from her. | |
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| Posted by: | perfectlyfrank 02:32 pm EDT 03/19/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Marin Mazzie - OntheBooks 11:11 am EDT 03/19/14 |
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| Totally agree. She was wonderful in PIAZZA, in the hardest role in that show. In any other year, she would have won a Tony for her work in SOUTH PACIFIC...then LuPone delivered a fierce "Rose's Turn" in GYPSY and deservedly took home the Tony that year. I feel this may be O'Hara's year. Mazzie's role, even if bumped to Best Actress, may be deemed not as significant as O'Hara's role in BRIDGES or Meuller's role in BEAUTIFUL. Then there's CABARET and Michelle Williams as Sally Bowles is a pretty sure bet for a nomination. It's sure going to be a competitive category but I think O'Hara's reputation, her history of great work, and her raves in BRIDGES seem to make her the favorite at this point. | |
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| re: Marin Mazzie | |
| Posted by: | n2mss 05:47 pm EDT 03/19/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Marin Mazzie - perfectlyfrank 02:32 pm EDT 03/19/14 |
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| Unfortunately I think Yorke's performance was stronger. Mazzie was great, but Yorke really was the female standout | |
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