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| Last Edit: mikem 11:34 am EDT 08/21/20 | |
| Posted by: mikem 11:20 am EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: - Ann 11:11 am EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| In terms of eligibility, two shows opened in the month prior to shutdown: West Side Story and Girl from the North Country. I imagine they would just ask the shows whether they want to be eligible. My guess is that they would both ask to be deferred into next season. If I were them, I would have the Nominating Committee pick nominees, up to the typical number in each category but could be fewer if the committee wanted. Then just give them all special Tonys rather than have the full vote. Everyone will be happy, or happy enough. If they want, they can reduce the number of nominees in each category by one to reflect the shortened season. |
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| I doubt that | |
| Posted by: dramedy 01:03 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Tony Awards to be broadcast digitally this fall - mikem 11:20 am EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| West side story is interesting because it could just be awarded revival musical—it’s probably worthy of it unlike some revivals that aren’t. But tony committee might combine the play and musical category. WSS would probably still win but it would be a competitive win. Girl did play offbroadway so if some of the voters saw it there, it might help it’s chances. But if any show would defer it would be this one. Moulin rouge was the front runner after it opened and I doubt that anything including six Or Doubtfire would have Won the top prize. Acting awards maybe. |
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| Eligibility quirks | |
| Posted by: mikem 11:56 am EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Tony Awards to be broadcast digitally this fall - mikem 11:20 am EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| If West Side Story and Girl from the North Country both defer, there are only 4 shows eligible in the musical categories: Moulin Rouge The Lightning Thief Tina Jagged Little Pill (I believe American Utopia did not invite voters and is not eligible. There were no musical revivals except for West Side Story that opened already.) So the only eligible scores would be from The Lightning Thief plus whatever plays had original scores. The only candidates for Leading Actor in a Musical are Aaron Tveit for Moulin Rouge and Chris McCarell for The Lightning Thief. Maybe bringing The Lightning Thief to Broadway may have an unexpected payoff... The play categories are more healthy. There are 13 shows eligible in the play categories. I didn't realize how front-loaded the season was. There are only 17 eligible shows if WSS and Girl both defer, and 18 shows that ended up not being eligible. So maybe each category should have a smaller number of nominees. |
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| re: Eligibility quirks | |
| Posted by: PurpleMoney 08:38 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: Eligibility quirks - mikem 11:56 am EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| Jagged Little Pill has 4 new songs written for this musical and could be nominated and win for score. | |
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| re: Eligibility quirks | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 09:34 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 09:20 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Eligibility quirks - PurpleMoney 08:38 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| Of all the Tony categories, Original Score has produced the quirkiest results. At the 1974 Tonys, Lerner & Loewe's ''Gigi'' won with a score that included only 5 new songs. At the 1996 Tonys, ''State Fair'' was nominated for Score, but only for the 4 specific Rodgers & Hammerstein songs that were added to the stage adaptation. They included 2 cutouts from ''Oklahoma!'': ''When I Go Walking With My Baby'' and ''Boys and Girls Like You and Me.'' In more recent times, however, the rule of thumb is that half of the score needs to be original and written for the stage. Ordinarily, ''Jagged Little Pill'' wouldn't be Tony-eligible for Best Original Score, but these aren't ordinary times. Right now, only ''The Lightning Thief'' has an original song score, but the Tonys would seem to have various options: Beefing up the category by including scores from plays. Only nominating it alone, as it did with ''Sunset Boulevard'' at the 1995 Tonys. Or dropping Best Score altogether, as it did at the 1989 Tonys, even though they could've fielded a category with ''Starmites,'' ''Legs Diamond'' and ''Welcome to the Club.'' |
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| re: Eligibility quirks | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 03:25 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: Eligibility quirks - mikem 11:56 am EDT 08/21/20 | |
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| As past Tonys have shown, they have the discretion to bump up or down performers (or worse, eliminate categories). I easily could see Daniel J. Watts, who plays Ike in ''Tina,'' bumped up to Leading Actor in a Musical. Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, who was Ike on the West End, was nominated for Leading at the Olivier Awards - and won! |
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