Tony Committee Meets April 12th
Tony Committee Meets April 12th
MungoGypsy8232
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/8/07
#1Tony Committee Meets April 12th
Posted: 4/12/07 at 6:51am
Tony Committee meets today to dicuss some spring shows Tony elligibility. Also, on this board there was talk of Karen Ziemba having a leading role, do you think the producers see it the same way? She has a much better chance in the featured actress category, but then again Lea Michele was put into the leading actress category. Discuss!
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bwaygal1
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#2re: Tony Committee Meets April 12th
Posted: 4/12/07 at 7:35amIf I were a producer, I would personally put actresses into the featured category as much as I could because leading is tough this year. (and winner as I've said numerous times, wrapped up pretty much.)
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#2re: Tony Committee Meets April 12th
Posted: 4/12/07 at 9:18am
I don't know which categories, if any, the respective producers are petitioning each actor for, but here are some guesses.
For JOURNEY'S END, Hugh Dancy, Boyd Gaines, and Jefferson Mays are above the title. My guess is that at least Jefferson Mays will be ruled Featured, with Boyd Gaines also very likely being ruled Featured.
For PRELUDE TO A KISS, Annie Parisse, Alan Tudyk, and John Mahoney are above the title. I'll bet that John Mahoney will be ruled Featured, given his character's absense for the majority of Act I. Plus this way, Mahoney and Tudyk won't be competing.
For THE COAST OF UTOPIA, the only performers that I see being ruled as Leading are Brian F. O'Byrne and Ethan Hawke.
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Updated On: 4/12/07 at 09:18 AM
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
MungoGypsy8232
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/8/07
#3re: Tony Committee Meets April 12th
Posted: 4/12/07 at 5:02pm
Utopia to be one play!
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Updated On: 4/12/07 at 05:02 PM
#4re: Tony Committee Meets April 12th
Posted: 4/12/07 at 5:07pm
It's a good thing they didn't petition Jennifer Ehle to be leading. They might as well engrave her name on the featured actress in a play Tony now.
EDIT: I am a little surprised at the decision to keep Boyd Gaines as leading.
Updated On: 4/12/07 at 05:07 PM
MungoGypsy8232
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#5re: Tony Committee Meets April 12th
Posted: 4/12/07 at 5:16pmDoes this mean that if one aspect of one part of the trilogies is off, it'll count against the whole of it?
#6re: Tony Committee Meets April 12th
Posted: 4/12/07 at 5:19pm
"Does this mean that if one aspect of one part of the trilogies is off, it'll count against the whole of it?"
Technically yes; though one aspect won't have as much weight as one aspect of any other show. Also, all of the aspects of all 3 parts are astounding, so it's really not an issue, lol.
-BJH 
Updated On: 4/12/07 at 05:19 PM
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#7re: Tony Committee Meets April 12th
Posted: 4/12/07 at 5:20pm
"The shows discussed at the afternoon meeting included Translations, Journey's End, Prelude to a Kiss and the three parts of Tom Stoppard's Coast of Utopia.
The rulings follow:
All three parts of Tom Stoppard's Coast of Utopia trilogy — Voyage, Shipwreck and Salvage — will be considered as one play in the Best Play category. In that show at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, Brían F. O'Byrne will be eligible for nomination in the Leading Actor in a Play category.
Both Jefferson Mays (Journey's End) and John Mahoney (Prelude to a Kiss) will be eligible for nomination in the Best Featured Actor in a Play category.
All other decisions were consistent with the opening-night credits. That is, only actors whose names appear above the title are eligible for nomination in the Leading Actor/Actress categories. Producers must petition the Administration Committee in order to change actors' eligibility status."
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#8re: Tony Committee Meets April 12th
Posted: 4/12/07 at 5:37pm
It's a good thing they didn't petition Jennifer Ehle to be leading. They might as well engrave her name on the featured actress in a play Tony now.
You obviously did not see Susan Lynch's performance in TRANSLATIONS or Dana Ivey's performance in BUTLEY, nor have any of us seen Jan Maxwell's performance in CORAM BOY.
Yes, I'm well-aware that TRANSLATIONS and BUTLEY will have been closed for some time by Tony time, and that many of the voters will have not seen their performances (yet by some miracle Michele Pawk won a few years ago?), but UTOPIA will also be closed by Tony time.
For me, all of the women in UTOPIA blended together. UTOPIA is about the men.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#9re: Tony Committee Meets April 12th
Posted: 4/12/07 at 5:43pm
bwaygal1, what are you going to do if, by some VERY SLIM chance, Ebersole does not win the Tony this year? I pretty much agree that she has the best chances, but stranger things have happened in the past. I fear for your health if she loses. 
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#10re: Tony Committee Meets April 12th
Posted: 4/12/07 at 6:09pmI did see both of those performances, and thought they were both very overrated. How can you say Jennifer Ehle blends together with the rest of the women? Her performance in Shipwreck was OUTSTANDING. I will give you the fact that none of us have seen Maxwell yet, and now also apparently Pinkins will be considered featured. So I guess there is a chance that Ehle won't win. But if she loses, it won't be to Ivey or Lynch.
#11re: Tony Committee Meets April 12th
Posted: 4/12/07 at 6:22pmWasn't Ethan Hawke expected to be considered in the Leading Actor category? Oh well.
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#12re: Tony Committee Meets April 12th
Posted: 4/12/07 at 6:24pm
"Wasn't Ethan Hawke expected to be considered in the Leading Actor category? Oh well."
Yes, I am a little surprised by this as well. I guess because he's really only the lead in Voyage, whereas O'Byrne is the lead in both Shipwreck and Salvage, they figured his part is more featured than anything.
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#13re: Tony Committee Meets April 12th
Posted: 4/13/07 at 4:04pmWhy, God, did you give me a father with the patience of a two-year-old!!!!!! I'll never get to see The Coast of Utopia!!!!!!!
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