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re: I think finally "Aladin" is Disney's "Best Musical"TONY w/"Gentleman" taking book & score! nm

Posted by: bwaydiva1 01:30 pm EDT 03/19/14
In reply to: I think finally "Aladin" is Disney's "Best Musical"TONY w/"Gentleman" ... - MichaelAS 01:25 pm EDT 03/19/14

Gentleman's Guide may well take book or score-a lot depends on the reviews for If/Then and Bullets (and rulings on Hedwig and Violet).

I think If/Then may win-it's an original musical (and Kitt and Yorkey are darlings of the theater now-my own distaste of the show notwithstanding)
Another possibility is "After Midnight" which, while a musical revue, has done decently this season and is critically acclaimed (Fosse, Smokey Joe's and Ain't Misbehaving all won and I view them as revues)

While I adored Iglehart's performance, I don't think the production was anything special (they'll be lucky to be nominated).

Also-The Lion King did win best musical. So this would be Disney's second best musical win if Aladdin ekes out a win.


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I don't think bullets will qualify for book or score

Posted by: dramedy 02:21 pm EDT 03/19/14
In reply to: re: I think finally "Aladin" is Disney's "Best Musical"TONY w/"Gentleman&qu ... - bwaydiva1 01:30 pm EDT 03/19/14

Definitely not score. It seems like the book is the movie with some tweaks. So I don't think it will qualify.


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re: I don't think bullets will qualify for book or score

Posted by: MikeR 02:29 pm EDT 03/19/14
In reply to: I don't think bullets will qualify for book or score - dramedy 02:21 pm EDT 03/19/14

The Bullets score, of course, won't qualify. But I don't think there's any question that the book will be eligible. There's no rule that I'm aware of that says that movie adaptations aren't eligible for the Best Book award. A Christmas Story and Kinky Boots were both nominated last year. And in prior years Sister Act, Shrek, Billy Elliot, Cry-Baby, Legally Blonde, and Grey Gardens all got nominations (and Billy Elliott won).


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I guess they can't do a 50% rule for book

Posted by: dramedy 02:36 pm EDT 03/19/14
In reply to: re: I don't think bullets will qualify for book or score - MikeR 02:29 pm EDT 03/19/14

Nothing could be nominated some seasons with all these movie to stage shows.


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Smokey Joe's lost to Sunset. Jerome Robbins Broadway

Posted by: Esther 02:03 pm EDT 03/19/14
In reply to: re: I think finally "Aladin" is Disney's "Best Musical"TONY w/"Gentleman&qu ... - bwaydiva1 01:30 pm EDT 03/19/14

certainly seems to be a revue & it also won, albeit in a very weak season. Its competition was Starmites & another revue, Black And Blue.


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