| re: Odd Tony omissions from the 70s |
| Posted by: AlanScott 03:55 am EDT 08/18/17 |
| In reply to: Odd Tony omissions from the 70s - bobby2 01:20 am EDT 08/18/17 |
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Re Jennings and Louise: I don't remember any furor. Perhaps there would have been some if there had been an internet. I certainly was disappointed that they were not nominated. And I was so pleased they won the Drama Desk awards for their performances, which for me have never been equaled in those roles. The Drama Desks were televised that year. I think it was the first time they were televised, and then it was a long time before they were televised again. IIRC, they were on Channel 5 in New York in the early afternoon on a weekday.
Of course, the Tony winners in the featured or supporting category in 1979 were really the leads in that show. They were eligible the previous year for the Drama Desks (and placed in the correct category), but they lost to Ken Page and Nell Carter.
I think there was some puzzlement over Mills not being nominated for a Tony, but there also was a feeling that even though her singing was terrific, her acting was not very good. She did get a Drama Desk nomination. |
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