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| Speaking of Charlie Smalls ... | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 04:22 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Dorothy in Baum's books - Chromolume 11:03 am EDT 05/31/23 | |
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| Smalls made history as the first African-American to win the Tony for Best Score, but I wonder why he was a no-show at the 1975 Tony Awards. I believe Geoffrey Holder (director) and George Faison (choreographer) also had historic first African-American wins in their categories, too. (Further down this board, I also wonder why Stephanie Mills missed out on a Tony nomination for ''The Wiz.'' Scroll below for that.) |
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| re: Speaking of Charlie Smalls ... | |
| Posted by: Maguire75 11:07 am EDT 06/01/23 | |
| In reply to: Speaking of Charlie Smalls ... - WaymanWong 04:22 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
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| In his acceptance speech, producer Ken Harper mentions that Charlie Smalls is home that evening with a cold. | |
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| re: Speaking of Charlie Smalls ... | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 02:12 am EDT 06/02/23 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 02:10 am EDT 06/02/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Speaking of Charlie Smalls ... - Maguire75 11:07 am EDT 06/01/23 | |
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| Thanks. In watching the video of the 1975 Tonys, Elliott Gould was the presenter of Best Score, and no one told him either. When Smalls didn't show up onstage, Gould was baffled and just walked off, without saying a word. Not even the perfunctory ''I guess he couldn't make it, but I'll be glad to accept it for him (or see that he gets it). And if the producer knew Smalls had a cold and wouldn't appear, why didn't he go onstage to say something on Smalls' behalf? At any rate, what a shame. And what a shame Smalls never wrote another Broadway musical. |
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