I was surprised at just how candid and matter-of-fact Cohen seemed to be in explaining why Lenny Baker was placed in Featured.
I guess I'm naive, but I don't think the committee should've been gaming or manipulating the system to insure certain winners.
Cohen's reasoning also didn't include Barry Bostwick; I wonder if he was shocked when Bostwick won over Raul Julia.
P.S.: I looked up the Drama Desk's nominees for Leading Actor in a Musical for 1976: Ian Richardson (''My Fair Lady'') won over Raul Julia (''The Threepenny Opera''), Jerry Orbach (''Chicago'') and Nicol Williamson (''Rex''). And in 1977, Lenny Baker won for Leading Actor in a Musical over Barry Bostwick (''The Robber Bridegroom''), Yul Brynner (''The King and I''), Robert Guillaume (''Guys and Dolls'') and Reid Shelton (''Annie''). |
