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| re: Look what happened to 'Mabel' in 1975 | |
| Posted by: Jack1009 01:31 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Look what happened to 'Mabel' in 1975 - Billhaven 10:55 am EST 02/20/20 | |
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| Grand Tour came after Mack and Mabel | |
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| re: Look what happened to 'Mabel' in 1975 | |
| Posted by: Billhaven 01:42 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Look what happened to 'Mabel' in 1975 - Jack1009 01:31 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
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| You are right! Sorry. | |
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| re: Look what happened to 'Mabel' in 1975 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 03:05 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Look what happened to 'Mabel' in 1975 - Billhaven 01:42 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
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| For the record, the Tonys DID nominate Jerry Herman for ''The Grand Tour'' at the 1979 ceremonies. But they managed to snub another noted theater composer that year: Marvin Hamlisch (and lyricist Carole Bayer Sager). ''They're Playing Our Song'' got 4 Tony nominations, including Best Musical, but its Score was passed over. Sager wasn't the only female snubbed here. So was Carol Hall for ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.'' I wonder if ''Song'' was too pop for the Tony nominators, and ''Whorehouse'' was too country for their tastes. So who got nominated? ''Sweeney Todd,'' which won, along with ''The Grand Tour,'' ''Eubie!'' and ''Carmelina.'' |
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| re: Look what happened to 'Mabel' in 1975 | |
| Posted by: BillEadie 10:23 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Look what happened to 'Mabel' in 1975 - WaymanWong 03:05 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
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| And, as discussed a while back, the "Ballroom" score was also overlooked, despite a nomination for Best Musical and Best Book. Bill, in San Diego |
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| re: Look what happened to 'Mabel' in 1975 | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 11:40 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 11:39 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Look what happened to 'Mabel' in 1975 - BillEadie 10:23 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
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| Yes, the 1979 Best Musical nominees matched up 4-for-4 for Best Book, but only ''Sweeney'' was nominated for Best Score. Usually, Best Score matches up a lot with the Best Musical nominees, but not on this occasion. Go figure. |
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| re: Look what happened to 'Mabel' in 1975 | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 09:13 am EST 02/21/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Look what happened to 'Mabel' in 1975 - WaymanWong 11:39 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
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| In 1964, 110 in the Shade got a best score nomination, while She Loves Me did not, while the latter was nominated for best musical, and the former was not. The following year, Golden Boy was nominated for best musical, but not best score. One of the four best musical nominees was Oh What a Lovely War, which was not eligible for best score. Nominations for best score went to Fiddler and Half a Sixpence, both nominated for best musical, and Do I Hear a Waltz? and Roar of the Greasepaint, neither of which was nominated for best musical. And, of course, in 1963, Sondheim was not nominated for this Forum score, even though the show won best musical. The score for Bravo Giovanni was nominated over Forum. And in 1984, The Tap Dance Kid was nominated for best musical but not for best score, while The Rink was nominated for score but not musical. I'm pretty sure there are others. |
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| re: Look what happened to 'Mabel' in 1975 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 02:49 pm EST 02/21/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Look what happened to 'Mabel' in 1975 - AlanScott 09:13 am EST 02/21/20 | |
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| No doubt there are others, where a Best Musical wasn't nominated for Best Score, or vice versa, but that wasn't my point. In 1979, it seemed unusual that 3 of the 4 nominees for Score came from shows that weren't up for Best Musical. It happened in 1981, too: ''Woman of the Year,'' ''Charlie & Algernon,'' ''Copperfield'' and ''Shakespeare's Cabaret.'' |
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| re: Look what happened to 'Mabel' in 1975 | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 05:59 pm EST 02/21/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Look what happened to 'Mabel' in 1975 - WaymanWong 02:49 pm EST 02/21/20 | |
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| Sorry, Wayman. Didn't read carefully enough. | |
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| re: Look what happened to 'Mabel' in 1975 | |
| Last Edit: PlayWiz 11:20 am EST 02/21/20 | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 11:17 am EST 02/21/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Look what happened to 'Mabel' in 1975 - AlanScott 09:13 am EST 02/21/20 | |
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| I think "Tap Dance Kid" could have been one of the great shows if it had a better score. It had a really good, affecting book, performances and choreography. "The Rink" has a really good score (with maybe one clinker in there), so I think the nominators got it right that year. | |
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