tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post4096789088337758104..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Tonys in ContextPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-21344767191280964612007-05-16T18:38:00.000-04:002007-05-16T18:38:00.000-04:00Not really contributing anything, but for the reco...Not really contributing anything, but for the record, Les Miserables was indeed eligible for best revival of a musical. the only things it was ineligible for was individual awards for the creative team (i.e. direction, design). So, in a way, it was a snub. However, I don't think the producers are crying on their way to the bank with this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-51315953079976558792007-05-16T17:21:00.000-04:002007-05-16T17:21:00.000-04:00Thank you, Steve.Just so you know, my comment wasn...Thank you, Steve.<BR/><BR/>Just so you know, my comment wasn't really meant as a response or counter to yours. Just something I forgot to say in the original post and didn't get around to till later.Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-52044932558125618732007-05-16T13:29:00.000-04:002007-05-16T13:29:00.000-04:00Actually, we're more in agreement than my previous...Actually, we're more in agreement than my previous post let on. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I'm not a fan of the Grammytization of the Tonys where you have to have a category for everyone. I think their decision a couple years back to differentiate between the scenic, lighting and costume design for musicals and plays further diminishes the integrity of the awards. <BR/><BR/>The one new award I actually wish they'd consider offering would be a Tony for Best Ensemble - something that I think the Screen Actors Guild does with great success. <BR/><BR/>Enjoy reading your site with your thoughtful commentary each and every day!Steve On Broadway (SOB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04353077627991682499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-23519678585548977702007-05-16T13:10:00.000-04:002007-05-16T13:10:00.000-04:00Just like to add-- I do realize I'm not being enti...Just like to add-- <BR/><BR/>I do realize I'm not being entirely fair to the Tony committee I suppose by bringing up what's not nominated. I mean, how could they win, right? If good shows were neglected, we'd criticize them for being philistines, or whimping out. If the pickings were so slim that the only passable shows were the ones they nominated, that hardly reflects badly on them, does it.<BR/><BR/>So I guess my only point in seeing what the field was overall this "season" was to show that emaybe the reason the Tonys are so arbitrary and lame is because Broadway has ceased to entail any inherent quality as a genre/category any more.Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-22194980704422520712007-05-15T17:21:00.000-04:002007-05-15T17:21:00.000-04:00If past years are any indication, the Tony nominat...If past years are any indication, the Tony nominating committee need not have provided a full complement of shows in any of the categories if they didn't believe they were merited. <BR/><BR/>For example, as recently as 2002, only two musicals were nominated for Best Revival of a Musical: <B>Oklahoma!</B> and <B>Into The Woods</B> (the latter won). Just last year, only three tuners were nominated in that category.<BR/><BR/>In 1995 - when musicals were considered all but dead - only two shows were nominated for Best Musical: the winner <B>Sunset Boulevard</B> and the also-ran <B>Smokey Joe's Cafe</B>.<BR/><BR/>Of course, there was a time -- way back -- when as many as five shows were nominated in a category, but that was also long before the Best Revival categories became official in 1994.<BR/><BR/>While this may not have been a banner year for Broadway, it was still a pretty decent one. Thanks to the real competition in so many categories, I'm actually looking forward to the awards for the first time in years.Steve On Broadway (SOB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04353077627991682499noreply@blogger.com