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Another famous example (also from a Meredith Willson show)
Posted by: carolinaguy 08:59 pm EDT 03/18/22
In reply to: re: Tony Awards Administration Committee Meets to Determine Eligibility for 2021-2022 Season - sirpupnyc 05:25 pm EDT 03/18/22

Tammy Grimes won as Featured Actress playing the title character in UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN due to billing.
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but also, look at 1961
Posted by: Chazwaza 11:08 pm EDT 03/18/22
In reply to: Another famous example (also from a Meredith Willson show) - carolinaguy 08:59 pm EDT 03/18/22

Chita Rivera wasn't nominated in leading actress either... in Bye Bye Birdie, Rosie is clearly the female lead with Kim as Featured ("Kim" wasn't nominated for either). We can easily say Tammy won Featured "due" to billing... but would she have beaten Elizabeth Seal who won the award (for Irma La Douce) and if not Seal, the other nominees... Julie Andrews – Camelot Carol Channing – Show Girl Nancy Walker – Do Re Mi I have no idea! In this case I bet she might have, which is too bad. But in Featured her only other competition because Chita in BBB was Nancy Dussault in Do Re Mi.
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