Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
bigbelterbaby
Broadway Star Joined: 7/5/10
#1Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 2:56am
(Chita Rivera, Bernadette Peters, Angela Lansbury, Mary Martin, Lynn Redgrave)
Guess how many Tony Nominations these 5 have all together? 30!
I would be interested in anyone's opinions/thoughts about a snub (for a nomination or a win) that you don't get or that irks you even if it was in the 60's or something.
I'm also wondering if there are any Broadway gals past and present that were never recognized by the Tony Committee(or not yet anyway) despite having acclaim. Anyone come to mind for you that fits this?
(again - just interested in da ladies (who lunch?) XD
There are great lists on Wikipedia of all the winners/nominees if you want to jolt your memory - Happy Tony Season x
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Musical
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Performance_by_a_Featured_Actress_in_a_Musical
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#2Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 3:48am
Bernadette in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
Bernadette in GYPSY
Bernadette in NIGHT MUSIC (they should have started the replacement Tony category for her and Mazzie in NEXT TO NORMAL :P)
Bernadette in FOLLIES (it's an inevitability)
I sense a trend..
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Updated On: 4/16/12 at 03:48 AM
#4Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 6:12amWithout question Tonya Pinkins in Caroline or Change.
....but the world goes 'round
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#5Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 6:36am
Bernadette Peters in La Strada
Bernadette Peters in Into the Woods (should have won)
Dorothy Collins in Follies (should have won)
Judy Holliday in Hot Spot
Laura Benanti in Women on the Verge (should have won)
Ethel Merman in Gypsy (should have won)
#6Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 6:36amI know it was a strong year for actresses, but I'm still not over the fact that Tovah Feldshuh didn't get a nom for Irena's Vow.
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#7Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 6:49amTovah should have won for GOLDA'S BALCONY.
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#8Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 7:21am
Kristin Chenoweth - The Apple Tree
Laura Benanti - Nine
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#10Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 11:41amOf course Raul for not winning against DHP
#11Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 11:46amMarla Schaffel should have won for Jane Eyre.
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#12Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 11:53am
I think people are confused. A snub is when a performer is ignored by the Academy/Committee/what-have-you. Thus, people like Esparza in "Company" or Peters in "Gypsy" or Pinkins in "Caroline, or Change" don't qualify 'cause they were nominated. They just didn't win. Perhaps the subject title should be changed to "Tony Losses That Bother you?" or actually list actors who gave good performances but were not nominated.
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Updated On: 4/16/12 at 11:53 AM
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
#13Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 11:57amThere are six people who can remember any past Tony winners/nominees and none of them are fun at dinner.
bigbelterbaby
Broadway Star Joined: 7/5/10
#14Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 12:16pmOuch!
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bigbelterbaby
Broadway Star Joined: 7/5/10
#15Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 12:18pm
nah it's OK I said for a nomination or a win. so saying Bernadette should have won is fine (love you Bernie fangirlsxo). I'd like to hear more about those who have *never* been nominated though.
oh and why are people posting men? Actresses only please. lol
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Updated On: 4/16/12 at 12:18 PM
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#16Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 12:26pmI think that Elaine Stritch should have been recognized for her work long before her one woman show. She was definitely snubbed for Show Boat in 1995 (not even nominated). She should have taken a Tony for Joanne in Company and possibly for Claire in the revival of A Perfect Balance.
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Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#17Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 12:35pmSNUBBED - Rachel York in Victor/Victoria
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henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#18Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 1:04pm
BARBARA COOK's Amalia AND BARBARA BAXLEY's Ilona in SHE LOVES ME - I didn't see it (not quite that old) but can someone please explain why either were not nominated for these legendary performances in signature roles?
Laura Benanti in NINE (not nominated)
Susan Egan and Nancy Opel in TRIUMPH OF LOVE (not nominated)
Patti Lupone in SWEENEY TODD (should have won)
Kelli O'Hara in SOUTH PACIFIC (should have won and might have if Lupone would have rightfully won for SWEENEY TODD)
Updated On: 4/17/12 at 01:04 PM
#19Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 1:13pmBernadette wasent eligible for Into the Woods because she left the show so soon.
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#20Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 1:28pmBernadette for Into the Woods and Gypsy and whoever that girl is that sings A Way Back to Then in [title of show]
#21Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 1:38pm
Okay They are not actresses .. however
I think Daniel Radcliffe should have been nominated for How to succeed.
I mean a year earlier the mediocre Catherine Zeta Jones was nominated and won in a "pro movie star year"
And Daniel got "an anti movie star year".
I also felt that Aaron Tveit got a raw deal from the Tony's regarding Catch me If you can for not being nominated.
Aaron and Daniel both carried their shows. it was not Aaron's fault his show was poorly written and asked him to narrate, entertain us and play with our heart stings at the same time.
Also way back when when Big was on, it wasn't a perfect show like Catch me if you can but the lead Daniel Jenkins wasn't nominated. He
was terrific. The show was likable but did have ugly sets.
I think its hard to differentiate great performances from mediocre shows.
bigbelterbaby
Broadway Star Joined: 7/5/10
#22Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 1:45pmRachel York! yes. she was snubbed.
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#23Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 1:50pm
SNUBBED - Rachel York in Victor/Victoria
Agreed. She was the best thing about that show.
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bigbelterbaby
Broadway Star Joined: 7/5/10
#24Tony snubs that bother you? (Actress)
Posted: 4/16/12 at 1:54pm
Elaine Stritch was recognized fairly early on actually. She was nominated in 1956 for Best Featured Actress - Play for 'Bus Stop' She was born in 1925 so in 56' she would have been 31.
She understudied Ethel Merman in 'Call Me Madam' in the early 50's and then played Merman's Tony winning role on tour.
That being said -
Her first Broadway appearance was in 1946 though - 10 years earlier. when she was 21. I don't know...took her awhile to get there but she did :)
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