| Why the Tony ruling for the 'Billy' boys was so flat-footed |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 11:27 am EST 02/01/18 |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 11:18 am EST 02/01/18 |
| In reply to: re: Phillip Seymour Hoffman and John C. Reilly's Tony nomination for True West - Michael_212 10:27 am EST 02/01/18 |
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I totally agree. And I saw all THREE of the original boys in ''Billy Elliot.'' And they're weren't all at the same level.
The Tony ruling to allow them to compete as one is one of the worst decisions; it set a bad precedent, and was so unfair to the other nominees (who had to do 8 quality shows a week, instead of only two or three). This ruling wasn't even consistent within ''Billy Elliot'' itself. David Bologna and Frank Dulce shared the role of Michael, Billy's friend, however only Bologna was allowed to be Tony-nominated.
The ruling also had a domino effect in the Best Actor category. As a result of the ''Billy'' boys getting a nomination, they won ... and (I believe) robbed Brian d'Arcy James (''Shrek'') of his Tony. D'Arcy James had won Best Actor from the Drama Desk and Outer Critics (both of which did NOT allow the joint ''Billy'' nomination). And the ''Billy'' boys took up a slot that should've gone to James Barbour in ''A Tale of Two Cities'' (a Drama Desk and Outer Critics nominee) or Matt Cavenaugh in ''West Side Story'' (an Outer Critics nominee).
If the Tony really felt the ''Billy Elliot'' boys deserved recognition, they could've given them a special award or Tony Honor.
The latter is what the Tonys did with the three alternating lead couples in Baz Luhrmann's ''La Boheme.'' That would've been much better. |
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