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.'' |
