Figured since I've started the 2016 Outer Critics Circle and Drama League threads, I might as well hold the monopoly on beginning this award season's threads just so everything is formatted the same way!
Nominations Announcement: Thursday, April 28 at 10 a.m., announced by Matthew Morrison and Vanessa Williams
Ceremony: Sunday, June 5 at 8 p.m., hosted by Michael Urie
Very excited for these noms. I personally get just as --if not more-- excited by the Drama Desk noms as a do for the Tony noms. I love that the pool of eligible nominees is so huge, and this year should be particularly interesting since Hamilton will not be eligible. I'm personally hoping to see noms for the following Non-Broadway shows:
--Futurity (Musical, Music, Set Design, Direction) --Smokefall (Play, Direction, Featured Actress - Taylor Richardson) --Dot (Play) --Invisible Thread (Music, Direction) --Incident at Vichy (Revival of a Play) --The Robber Bridegroom (Revival of a Musical, Direction) --First Daughter Suite (Featured Actress - Rachel Bay Jones, Mary Testa, Alison Fraser, Caissey Levy) --Henry IV (Revival of a Play, Direction, Featured Actress - Jade Anouka and Sophie Stanton) --Nice Fish (Leading Actor - Mark Rylance) --Broadway and the Bard (Outstanding Revue)
--Dear Evan Hansen (Musical, Score, Lead Actor)
Does anyone know if Streetcar is eligible even though it just started previews this week? I'm guessing not, but I hope I'm wrong.
Here we go!! Hoping they give some love to FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
I'm so happy for Rachel—she was incredible and I couldn't believe the lack of love she got at the other awards. I'm surprised by how little attention Tuck is getting. Also, Playwrights Horizons got so much recognition at the other awards—not so much here. I'm also surprised by the fact that Tavi Gevinson hasn't gotten any nominations. I thought at least one of the awards would nominate her. She's incredible in The Crucible.
Who has thoughts on Shuffle Along getting a best musical nomination over American Psycho? I haven't seen either yet but I hear that American Psycho is in much better shape.
The love was REALLY spread out. Not a single acting nomination for SHUFFLE ALONG but it grabbed a Best Musical nomination. After all the nominations for BRIGHT STAR and AMERICA PSYCHO I was shocked to see them not grab a Best Musical nomination.
Things don't look good for ON YOUR FEET in terms of awards love going forward.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
I'd say we have our lead acting TONY nominees below if we cut out the 3 Off-Broadway performers and substitute Miranda, Odom Jr., and Soo.
Outstanding Actor in a Musical Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof Robert Creighton, Cagney, York Theatre Company Michael C. Hall, Lazarus, New York Theatre Workshop Zachary Levi, She Loves Me Benjamin Walker, American Psycho
Outstanding Actress in a Musical Laura Benanti, She Loves Me Carmen Cusack, Bright Star Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple Jessie Mueller, Waitress Annette O'Toole, Southern Comfort, Public Theater
Was there some sort of stipulation which lead to none of the actors from Shuffle Along being nominated? That is quite surprising and makes me really wonder how the Tony nominations will bode for the cast.