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I can't quite express how obsessed I am with this song right now. I can't stop listening to it. :weeps:

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just got back from NY and saw:

 

Stereophonic - 11/10: deserves all the hype. amazing acting and the way they integrate the music is perfect

 

Doubt - 8/10: the two leads were great but I needed a little more tension. it felt rushed

 

The Outsiders - 8/10: surprised how much I liked this. the guys are hot, the music is fun, go see it.

 

The Great Gatsby - 3/10: Jeremy and Eva are great but this show is not

 

Cabaret - 4/10: dry revival that's not really saying much. and it's staged horribly for the round. if you're on the "fake" orchestra side, you'll look at backs of heads for 80% of the show

 

Tommy - 9/10: an almost perfect revival of Tommy. vocals and dancing were fantastic. I just wanted a bit more spectacle.

 

The Notebook - 6/10: fine. the older Allie and Noah are great but the rest of the show is boring.

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Is Patti Luppone overrated?

 

Yes, i think she is!

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Yeah I've heard a lot of bad things about TGG unfortunately. :'(

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Tony nominations so far:

 

 

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Rest of the nominations:

 

Best Book of a Musical

Hell's Kitchen

Kristoffer Diaz

The Notebook

Bekah Brunstetter

The Outsiders

Adam Rapp and Justin Levine

Suffs

Shaina Taub

Water for Elephants

Rick Elice


Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Days of Wine and Roses

Music & Lyrics: Adam Guettel

Here Lies Love

Music: David Byrne and Fatboy Slim
Lyrics: David Byrne

The Outsiders

Music & Lyrics: Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) and Justin Levine

Stereophonic

Music & Lyrics: Will Butler

Suffs

Music & Lyrics: Shaina Taub


Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Will Brill, Stereophonic
Eli Gelb, Stereophonic
Jim Parsons, Mother Play
Tom Pecinka, Stereophonic
Corey Stoll, Appropriate


Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Doubt: A Parable
Juliana Canfield, Stereophonic
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mother Play
Sarah Pidgeon, Stereophonic
Kara Young, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch


Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Roger Bart, Back To The Future: The Musical
Joshua Boone, The Outsiders
Brandon Victor Dixon, Hell's Kitchen
Sky Lakota-Lynch, The Outsiders
Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Along
Steven Skybell, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club


Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Shoshana Bean, Hell's Kitchen
Amber Iman, Lempicka
Nikki M. James, Suffs
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Monty Python's Spamalot
Kecia Lewis, Hell's Kitchen
Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along
Bebe Neuwirth, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club


Best Scenic Design of a Play

dots, Appropriate
dots, An Enemy of the People
Derek McLane, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
David Zinn, Jaja's African Hair Braiding
David Zinn, Stereophonic


Best Scenic Design of a Musical

AMP featuring Tatiana Kahvegian, The Outsiders
Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, Hell's Kitchen
Takeshi Kata, Water for Elephants
David Korins, Here Lies Love
Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini, Lempicka
Tim Hatley and Finn Ross, Back To The Future: The Musical
Tom Scutt, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club


Best Costume Design of a Play

Dede Ayite, Appropriate
Dede Ayite, Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Enver Chakartash, Stereophonic
Emilio Sosa, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
David Zinn, An Enemy of the People


Best Costume Design of a Musical

Dede Ayite, Hell's Kitchen
Linda Cho, The Great Gatsby
David Israel Reynoso, Water for Elephants
Tom Scutt, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Paul Tazewell, Suffs


Best Lighting Design of a Play

Isabella Byrd, An Enemy of the People
Amith Chandrashaker, Prayer for the French Republic
Jiyoun Chang, Stereophonic
Jane Cox, Appropriate
Natasha Katz, Grey House


Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Brandon Stirling Baker, Illinoise
Isabella Byrd, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Natasha Katz, Hell's Kitchen
Bradley King and David Bengali, Water for Elephants
Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim, The Outsiders


Best Sound Design of a Play

Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella, Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Leah Gelpe, Mary Jane
Tom Gibbons, Grey House
Bray Poor and Will Pickens, Appropriate
Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic


Best Sound Design of a Musical

M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer, Here Lies Love
Kai Harada, Merrily We Roll Along
Nick Lidster for Autograph, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Gareth Owen, Hell's Kitchen
Cody Spencer, The Outsiders


Best Direction of a Play

Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic
Anne Kauffman, Mary Jane
Kenny Leon, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Lila Neugebauer, Appropriate
Whitney White, Jaja's African Hair Braiding


Best Direction of a Musical

Maria Friedman, Merrily We Roll Along
Michael Greif, Hell's Kitchen
Leigh Silverman, Suffs
Jessica Stone, Water for Elephants
Danya Taymor, The Outsiders


Best Choreography

Annie-B Parson, Here Lies Love
Camille A. Brown, Hell's Kitchen
Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman, The Outsiders
Justin Peck, Illinoise
Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll, Water for Elephants


Best Orchestrations

Timo Andres, Illinoise
Will Butler and Justin Craig, Stereophonic
Justin Levine, Matt Hinkley and Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance), The Outsiders
Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone, Hell's Kitchen
Jonathan Tunick, Merrily We Roll Along


Best Revival of a Play

Appropriate

Author: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Producers: Second Stage Theater, Carole Rothman, Lisa Lawer Post, Ambassador Theatre Group, Amanda Dubois, Annapurna Theatre, Bad Robot Live

An Enemy of the People

Author: Amy Herzog
Producers: Seaview, Patrick Catullo, Plan B, Roth-Manella Productions, Eric & Marsi Gardiner, John Gore Organization, James L. Nederlander, Jon B. Platt, Atekwana Hutton, Bob Boyett, Chris & Ashlee Clarke, Cohen-Demar Productions, Andrew Diamond, GI6 Productions, Sony Music Masterworks, Triptyk Studios, Trunfio Ryan, Kate Cannova, DJL Productions

Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

Producers: Jeffrey Richards, Hunter Arnold, Leslie Odom, Jr., Louise Gund, Bob Boyett, Curt Cronin, John Joseph, Willette and Manny Klausner, Brenda Boone, Salman Moudhy Al-Rashid, Creative Partners Productions, Irene Gandy, Kayla Greenspan, Mark and David Golub Productions, Kenny Leon, John Gore Organization, W3 Productions, MorwinSchmookler, Van Kaplan, Ken Greiner, Patrick W. Jones, Nicolette Robinson, National Black Theatre, Alan Alda, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson, Phylicia Rashad, Nnamdi Asomugha, Kerry Washington, The Shubert Organization


Best Revival of a Musical

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

Producers: ATG Productions, Underbelly, Gavin Kalin Productions, Hunter Arnold, Smith & Brant Theatricals, Wessex Grove, Julie Boardman, Tom Smedes, Peter Stern, Heather Shields, Caiola Productions, Kate Cannova, Adam Blanshay Productions & Nicolas Talar, Aleri Entertainment, Alex Levy Productions, Bunny Rabbit Productions, D'Angora Padgett Productions, Cyrene Esposito, David Treatman, Eddie Redmayne, The Array IV, Bad Robot Live, BlueJay Productions, Grace Street Creative Group, Iocane Productions, Jim Kierstead, Marco Santarelli, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, George Waud, Yonge Street Theatricals, Federman Koenigsberg Productions/Sara Beth Zivitz, Tina Marie Casamento/Jennifer Johns, M. Kilburg Reedy/Tilman Kemmler, Greenspan Proffer/Kat Kit 4, Patty Baker/Matthew Christopher Pietras, Broadway Strategic Return Fund/Red Mountain Theatre Company, Evan Coles/The Cohn Sisters, Nolan Doran/Fakston Productions, Epic Theatricals/Jeffrey Grove, Jessica Goldman Foung/Andrew Paradis, William Frisbie Tilted Marguerite Steed Hoffman/Willette & Manny Klausner, Vasi Laurence/Stephen C Byrd, Brian & Dayna Lee/City Cowboy Productions, Maybe This Time/3D Productions, Nothing Ventured Productions/Theatre Producers of Color, Perfectly Marvelous/Catherine Schreiber & Co, Second Act/Freedom Theatricals, SSP Holdings/Todd & Bronwyn Bradley, Two Ladies/Nicole Eisenberg, Ilana Waldenberg/W Stage Productions, The Wolf Pack/Burnt Umber Productions, The Shubert Organization

Gutenberg! The Musical!

Producers: Ambassador Theatre Group, Patrick Catullo, Bad Robot Live, Seth A. Goldstein, Isaac Robert Hurwitz, Runyonland Productions, Elizabeth Armstrong, Timothy Bloom, Larry Lelli, Alchemation, The Council, Crescent Road, Wendy Federman, Marcia Goldberg, Hariton deRoy, LD Entertainment, James L. Nederlander, Al Nocciolino, Spencer Ross, Independent Presenters Network, Medley Houlihan/Score 3 Partners, Tryptyk Studios/Iris Smith, Jonathan Demar/Griffin Dohr, Andrew Diamond/Alexander Donnelly, Futurehome Productions/Koenigsberg Subhedar, Roy Gabay/Nicole Eisenberg, Jessica R. Jenen/Linda B. Rubin, Daniel Powell/Amplify Pictures, Jeremy Wein/Walport Productions, Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson, Bee Carrozzini

Merrily We Roll Along

Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, David Babani, Patrick Catullo, Jeff Romley, Debbie Bisno, Lang Entertainment Group, OHenry Productions, Winkler &Smalberg, Stephanie P. McClelland, Timothy Bloom, Creative Partners Productions, Eastern Standard Time, Fakston Productions, Marc David Levine, No Guarantees, Ted & Mary Jo Shen, Gilad Rogowsky, Playing Field, Key to the City Productions, Richard Batchelder/Trunfio Ryan, FineWomen Productions/Henry R. Muñoz, III, Thomas Swayne/Lamar Richardson, Abrams Corr/Mary Maggio, Osh Ashruf/Brenner-Ivey, Craig Balsam/PBL Productions, deRoy DiMauro Productions/Medley Houlihan, Andrew Diamond/Katler-Solomon Productions, Dodge Hall Productions/Carl Moellenberg, Friedman Simpson/Vernon Stuckelman, William Frisbie/J.J. Powell, Robert Greenblatt/Jonathan Littman, Cleveland O'Neal, III/Tom Tuft, Roth-Manella Productions/Seaview, New York Theatre Workshop

The Who's Tommy

Producers: Stephen Gabriel, Ira Pittelman, Sue Gilad & Larry Rogowsky, Mary Maggio & Scott Abrams, Tom Tuft and Glenn Fuhrman, Batman Harris/Elliott Cornelious, Laura Matalon/Spencer Waller, Richard Winkler, Sheldon Stone, Firemused Productions/Stone Arch Theatricals, LeonoffFedermanWolosky Productions/Koenigsberg Batchelder, Roy Putrino/Narang Moran, Rich Martino, Aged in Wood/Lee Sachs, Paul and Margaret Liljenquist, R & R Productions, Marla McNally Phillips, Merrie Robin, O'Neill Snow, Work Light Productions, Nederlander Presentations, Independent Presenters Network, John Gore Organization, Palomino Performing Arts, Wavelength Productions, Robert Nederlander, Jr., Botwin Ignal Dawson, Jamie deRoy, Betsy Dollinger, Stacey Woolf Feinberg, Gold Weinstein, Tyce Green, Jenen Rubin, Jim Kierstead, Marco Santarelli, Nancy Timmers, Thomas B. McGrath, Olympus Theatricals, Goodman Theatre

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Leading Actress in a Play lineup :jonny:

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Leading Actress in a Play lineup :jonny:

Right? A bloodbath! It'll really be between AHS legends Sarah Paulson & Jessica Lange. Jessica Lange is amazing in Mother Play, but Sarah Paulson genuinely gives the best performance of her career in Appropriate. I think she's winning :clap3: 

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Nomination count:


Hell's Kitchen – 13
Stereophonic – 13
The Outsiders – 12
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club – 9
Appropriate – 8
Merrily We Roll Along – 7
Water for Elephants – 7
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch – 6
Suffs – 6
An Enemy of the People – 5
Jaja's African Hair Braiding – 5
Here Lies Love – 4
Illinoise – 4
Mary Jane – 4
Mother Play – 4
Days of Wine and Roses – 3
Doubt: A Parable – 3
Lempicka – 3
The Notebook – 3
Prayer for the French Republic – 3
Back To The Future: The Musical – 2
Grey House – 2
The Great Gatsby – 1
Gutenberg! The Musical! – 1
Monty Python's Spamalot – 1
Patriots – 1
Uncle Vanya – 1
The Who's Tommy – 1

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Kinda surprised the elderly versions of the notebook characters both got lead noms

I haven't looked into it, but the original movie was very centered around the young versions and wasn't seen as an awards thing

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50 minutes ago, fridayteenage said:

Kinda surprised the elderly versions of the notebook characters both got lead noms

I haven't looked into it, but the original movie was very centered around the young versions and wasn't seen as an awards thing

the older versions are definitely the leads of this show (and the best actors in it)

 

Joy Woods (the only other good part of that show) should've gotten a featured actress nom - they already have 7, why not 8? :michael:

 

 

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16 minutes ago, Lost In Paradise said:

the older versions are definitely the leads of this show (and the best actors in it)

 

Joy Woods (the only other good part of that show) should've gotten a featured actress nom - they already have 7, why not 8? :michael:

 

 

That's what confuses me. Were there tied votes in featured musical actor & actress? One having 6, and the other having 7. The rest have 5. 

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i watched mothers play and jim parsons was the best out of all 3!

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3 hours ago, Lost In Paradise said:

the older versions are definitely the leads of this show (and the best actors in it)

 

Joy Woods (the only other good part of that show) should've gotten a featured actress nom - they already have 7, why not 8? :michael:

It was so sad to not see Joy's name in the nominations. But I'm thrilled that Eden Espinosa is finally a Tony nominee! :weeps: And Shoshana getting her second nom! Can't wait to see them there celebrating together.

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GoldDerby predictions: https://www.goldderby.com/odds/combined-odds/tony-awards-2024-predictions/

 

Merrily We Roll Along & Appropriate to deservedly do well :clap3: Can't wait to see Jonathan Groff & Daniel Radcliffe finally win, as they were both sensational. Hell's Kitchen with those 13 nominations I wouldn't be surprised to see upset in some categories, potentially Best Musical. 

 

It'll be interesting to see the precursors to see which performance gets the most buzz in lead actor in play, Leslie Odom Jr or Jeremy Strong (who I feel I always hear more raves about his performance). 

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10 hours ago, Hector said:

Amber Iman, Lempicka

So deserved :clap3: I saw Lempicka over the weekend and she ATE up this performance. (Outperformed Eden in her lead role tbqh :fan:)

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I just learned that only 2 of the winning producers get trophies initially. Everyone else has to pay $2500 each if they want a trophy.

 

Makes sense. Giving out dozens of trophies for just one category wouldn't be very profitable for the organization.

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Just saw Hell's Kitchen over the weekend. Fantastic show, Meleah Jai Moon, Kecia Lewis, Soshanna Bean & Alicia Keys all deserve their flowers, incredible show :clap3: 

 

Outer Critics Circle Award Winners:

 

Outstanding New Broadway Musical: Suffs

Outstanding New Broadway Play: Stereophonic by David Adjmi

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical: Dead Outlaw
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play: Primary Trust
New American Play (preferably by a new playwright): Oh, Mary!
Outstanding Revival of a Musical: I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Outstanding Revival of a Play: Appropriate
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play: Jessica Lange – Mother Play
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play: Kara Young – Purlie Victorious
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical: Kelli O'Hara – Days of Wine and Roses
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical: Kecia Lewis – Hell's Kitchen
Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical: Andrew Durand – Dead Outlaw
Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical (tie): Judy Kuhn – I Can Get It For You Wholesale; Thom Sesma – Dead Outlaw
Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play (tie): Cole Escola–Oh, Mary!William Jackson Harper – Primary Trust
Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Play: Jay O. Sanders – Primary Trust
Outstanding Solo Performance: Patrick Page – All the Devils are Here
Outstanding Book of a Musical: Shaina Taub – Suffs
Outstanding Score: Shaina Taub – Suffs
Outstanding Orchestrations Marco Paguia – Buena Vista Social Club
Outstanding Direction of a Musical: Jessica Stone – Water for Elephants
Outstanding Direction of a Play: Daniel Aukin – Stereophonic
Outstanding Choreography (Broadway or Off-Broadway): Justin Peck — Illinoise
Outstanding Scenic Design (tie): David Zinn – Stereophonic; Paul Tate dePoo III – The Great Gatsby
Outstanding Costume Design: Linda Cho – The Great Gatsby
Outstanding Lighting Design: Brian MacDevitt – The Outsiders
Outstanding Sound Design: Ryan Rumery – Stereophonic
Outstanding Video/Projections: Peter Nigrini – The Who's Tommy

 

New York Drama Critics' Circle Award Winners: 

 

Best Play: Stereophonic (David Adjmi)
Best Foreign Play: no award
Best Musical: Dead Outlaw (Itamar Moses, David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna)

Special Citations: The Broadway revivals of Merrily We Roll Along and Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch; Maryann Plunkett and Jay O. Sanders for lifetime achievement; writer-composer Heather Christian

 

Looks like Stereophonic is the lock for Best Play at the Tony Awards. And the Sarah Paulson Vs. Jessica Lange race for Best Lead Actress in a Play gets interesting :duca: 

 

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Miss Lange is such an acting legend.

Like 2 Oscar, 3 Emmy, 1 Tony, all real acting award, none are charity

And she is coming again

 

Still sad about Lea cannot win her well deserved Tony. Like she would be snatching that 99% if she was eligible

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34 minutes ago, chiliam said:

Miss Lange is such an acting legend.

Like 2 Oscar, 3 Emmy, 1 Tony, all real acting award, none are charity

And she is coming again

 

Still sad about Lea cannot win her well deserved Tony. Like she would be snatching that 99% if she was eligible

well, last year they had her announce noms, present a category, and perform at the ceremony.

so she may be a priority for her next production.

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Just looked at the (American) Triple Crown of Acting winners list… if Jessica wins, she'll become the first person to complete it twice :jonny:

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OK, I'm perched :jonny5: With The Devil Wears Prada,  that makes two classic Meryl movies turned into musicals,  her never ending impact :clap3:

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Drama League Award Winners (the PGA/SAG equivalent for the theatre this awards season):

 

Distinguished Performance Award: Sarah Paulson, Appropriate

Outstanding Production of a Play: Stereophonic

Outstanding Production of a Musical: Hell's Kitchen

Outstanding Revival of a Play: Appropriate

Outstanding Revival of a Musical: Merrily We Roll Along

Outstanding Direction of a Play: Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic

Outstanding Direction of a Musical: Maria Friedman, Merrily We Roll Along.

Special Recognition Honorees:

Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater Award: Jonathan Groff

Contribution to the Theater Award: Jessica Lange

Founders Award for Excellence in Directing: Schele Williams

Gratitude Award: Kandi Burruss.

 

If Sarah Paulson wins the Drama Desk Award (theatre's equivalent of the Golden Globes), she's 100% winning the Tony.

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