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| Alex Newell - Tony Chances | |
| Posted by: MimiMe 01:44 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
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| How is this not a Tony Award winning performance? I've seen it twice in person, and even the video makes we want to stand up and cheer. This is a performance that will stand the test of time. |
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| Link | https://youtu.be/RHuDodgiDIQ |
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| re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances | |
| Posted by: DistantDrumming 11:11 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
| In reply to: Alex Newell - Tony Chances - MimiMe 01:44 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
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| I'd rather poke my eyes out than watch Glee or Zoe's... Playlist, so I was not familiar with Alex Newell. What a talent! What a voice. | |
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| re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 09:09 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
| In reply to: Alex Newell - Tony Chances - MimiMe 01:44 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
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| Alex is so fabulous in this show. I’m curious to see what the Tony nominators decide in terms of their category. | |
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| re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 06:40 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
| In reply to: Alex Newell - Tony Chances - MimiMe 01:44 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
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| She’s great. Where did she come from? I’d never heard of her. Also- does Kevin Cahoon have a chance at a nomination? I haven’t seen the show yet. Is it a showy role? | |
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| Kevin Cahoon? | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 01:09 pm EDT 04/04/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances - KingSpeed 06:40 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
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| No one answered that question. | |
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| re: Kevin Cahoon as Peanut | |
| Posted by: Dale 01:14 pm EDT 04/04/23 | |
| In reply to: Kevin Cahoon? - KingSpeed 01:09 pm EDT 04/04/23 | |
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| No enough character there, but funny as HELL! | |
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| re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances | |
| Posted by: Ann 06:49 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances - KingSpeed 06:40 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
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| Newell has done some TV and was (wonderful) in the recent Once on This Island revival production. | |
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| re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances | |
| Posted by: PlazaBoy 02:03 pm EDT 04/04/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances - Ann 06:49 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
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| And had a pretty big club hit with Kill The Lights. A fanatic dance tune in the disco genre. Link below. | |
| Link | Alex Newell & DJ Cassidy with Nile Rodgers - Kill The Lights (Official Video) |
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| re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 09:30 am EDT 04/04/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances - Ann 06:49 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
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| Newell's "Mama Will Provide" was a major highlight in an overall terrific production. | |
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| re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 07:11 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances - Ann 06:49 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
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| Newell has had quite a notable TV career so far, as a major character in several seasons of Glee, coming from The Glee Project or whatever that spin-off casting show was... and being one of the lead characters in the musical TV series Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, which ran for 2 seasons on NBC recently. | |
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| re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances | |
| Posted by: Thom915 07:44 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances - Chazwaza 07:11 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
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| Like J Harrison Ghee, Newell has the dilemma of which category in whihc to be nominated. I believe that Ghee has already stated they will accept a nomination in the Best Actor category but I may not be remembering correctly (I don't thein the Tony Committee made a statement on this.) I don't know in which category Newell will be placed. I do know for the one award prediously for which they received a nomination (for Zooey's Extraordinary Playlist) they were in the Best Supporting Actor category so I think they again may be placed in the Actor catefory again which might mean there would be two gender non conforming performers competing in that category. Of course one could be placed in a supporting catefory. | |
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| re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances | |
| Posted by: mikem 08:36 am EDT 04/04/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances - Thom915 07:44 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
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| I haven't seen Shucked. Who are the leads? The website lists 7 actors in alphabetical order, then the 12 ensemble members in alphabetical order. As Chazwaza said below, I believe Newell has said in the past that he is fine with he/him, so I think he will be considered for the Actor categories. I noticed that the two understudies for his role seem to be women from their photos and bios. Is Newell playing a character who is considered to be a woman within the world of the show? |
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| re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 10:07 am EDT 04/04/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances - mikem 08:36 am EDT 04/04/23 | |
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| It’s very much an ensemble show, but narratively, the leads are Caroline Innerbichler, Andrew Durand, and John Behlman. Newell plays a cis-woman. |
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| re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 08:00 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances - Thom915 07:44 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
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| Well, I am pretty sure that Newell goes by he/him, in addition to she/her and they/them. It seems like for Newell it's not as much a rejection of any gender identity or pronoun other than the one he uses, but a fluidity of personal presentation of gender and embracing of all pronouns/identities. But I can't speak to it, I don't know Alex personally. |
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| re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances | |
| Posted by: Thom915 09:39 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances - Chazwaza 08:00 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
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| I don't know Alex personally either but I have read that they use all pronouns and yes, they identify as gender fluid to the best of my knowledge. | |
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| re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances | |
| Last Edit: wizrdofoz27 02:37 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
| Posted by: wizrdofoz27 02:37 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
| In reply to: Alex Newell - Tony Chances - MimiMe 01:44 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
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| One good-bad thing about Shucked is that the two standout songs and performances - this song and "Somebody Will" - arrive in a one-two punch, one right after the other, but no later songs really match their quality in my opinion. Still well worth the ticket to see them. | |
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| re: "two standout songs" | |
| Posted by: Dale 01:02 pm EDT 04/04/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Alex Newell - Tony Chances - wizrdofoz27 02:37 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
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| I counted three... | |
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| Thanks for posting that! | |
| Posted by: gad90210 01:59 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
| In reply to: Alex Newell - Tony Chances - MimiMe 01:44 pm EDT 04/03/23 | |
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| Newell was terrific. A high point of the show, for sure. | |
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