Tony Award Snubs!
Tony Award Snubs!
brdwybound04
Featured Actor Joined: 4/5/07
#1Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/12/16 at 11:43pm
Most every award was super predictable this year, but as happy as I am for Leslie Odom Jr. I feel terrible for Danny Burstein and the cast of Fiddler... They really needed Danny to win tonight, not to mention he's been nominated like 5 times and never won yet... 
I was also surprised Mark Strong didn't win AVFtB over Frank Langella who's won 3 previous times... Thoughts???
aaaaaa15
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/31/15
#3Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/12/16 at 11:47pm
Would have given Shuffle Along costumes but other than that all awards went to the right people.
Nettik
Featured Actor Joined: 6/4/10
#4Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/12/16 at 11:49pm
I felt like the awards were all well-deserved, though I was rooting for American Psycho to take Lighting Design over Hamilton. Hamilton's lights are definitely Tony-worthy though so no complaints here.
herewegoabc
Leading Actor Joined: 1/26/08
#5Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/12/16 at 11:57pm
My personal choice would be Shuffle Along for choreography and American Psycho for lighting.
Cupid Boy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/5/13
#6Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/13/16 at 12:13am
I know it's not helping anything, but Burstein's been nominated six times.
sng
Featured Actor Joined: 6/7/15
#7Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/13/16 at 12:15am
I never wanted anyone to win or not to win because they have previously won or not won before. But sometimes The Tony award does it. Not this year tho, I feel like every winner deserved the award tonight. Although I was rooting for Jane Krakowski. She amazed me in She Loves Me.
#8Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/13/16 at 12:20am
American Psycho's lighting
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#9Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/13/16 at 12:20am
Poor Danny Burstein. It would have been mayhem here last year if Kelli had lost. It shows how much we worship our divas.
#10Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/13/16 at 12:22am
AGAIN once someone gets their 6 nomination without any wins they should get a tony award. If they were recognized THAT many times they should be THAT good!
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Cupid Boy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/5/13
#11Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/13/16 at 12:24am
Call_me_jorge said: "AGAIN once someone gets their 6 nomination without any wins they should get a tony award. If they were recognized THAT many times they should be THAT good! "
I'm sure Danny got his punchcard stamped just in case they decide to allow him to redeem it for that complimentary award.
#12Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/13/16 at 12:25am
Anything that lost to Hamilton.
Just kidding. Had to say it before someone comes in and has a meltdown.
In all seriousness, I would have liked to see Shuffle Along take choreography and costumes.
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#13Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/13/16 at 12:25am
Cupid Boy2 said: "I know it's not helping anything, but Burstein's been nominated six times.
"Is that as many times that he's been on Law & Order?? Give the man something!!
#14Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/13/16 at 12:30am
Costumes-Shuffle Along
Choreography-Shuffle Along
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Cupid Boy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/5/13
#15Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/13/16 at 12:31am
ljay889 said: "Poor Danny Burstein. It would have been mayhem here last year if Kelli had lost. It shows how much we worship our divas."
While that's a fair point to make, I also think it's important to acknowledge that most men are not scrutinized to the extent that many leading ladies are around here. The diva worshippers are so quick to pit women against one another, tearing one down to build up the other. It's very much a two-sided coin.
#16Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/13/16 at 12:34am
I don't know why people think I'm joking about my 6 nominations suggestion. It makes sense.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#17Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/13/16 at 12:35am
I really dont' think there were any snubs this year. Everything was pretty predictable.
#18Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/13/16 at 12:47am
The only thing I was really sad/surprised by was director of a play. Very much wanted Joe Mantello to win as The Humans was my favorite show, play or musical, of the season. I know he works all the time, but he's severely underrated and under appreciated in my book.
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#19Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/13/16 at 12:55am
It would have been nice to see Eclipsed and Shuffle Along walk away with something (or more than Costumes, in the case of Eclipsed). Hamilton gets a lot of praise for its diverse cast, and rightfully so, but these shows are fantastic works of specifically black art and are really excellent in their own right, and in a night when diversity was such a buzzword, it would have been nice to see them remembered.
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brdwybound04
Featured Actor Joined: 4/5/07
#20Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/13/16 at 1:01am
I'm not sensing a ton of love here tonight for Fiddler, could that be a casualty of the Tonys come Labor Day? "Saigon" seems imminently ready to swoop in and reclaim the Broadway...
BakerWilliams
Leading Actor Joined: 2/1/16
#21Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/13/16 at 1:23am
Most things lined up with what I would have voted for. What I would have picked that didn't win:
Noises Off for best revival of a play
Michelle Williams for Blackbird
Jane Krakowski for She Loves Me
Shuffle Along for costumes
Shuffle Along for choreography
Solid year with a lot of great nominees.
John Adams
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/13
#22Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/13/16 at 1:31am
I don't feel like it was a snub, but I really wanted Carmen Cusack to win.
#23Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/13/16 at 1:40am
Kelli v Kristin was a way different battle than Leslie v Danny. I feel like Kristin was better than Kelli but neither gave historic performances. Leslie was so much better than Danny. The only viable way he could have won is either the split vote or sympathy. Does he really want that? Besides, I'm not sure if Leslie will have access to another Hamilton caliber role and Danny will be in more shows. It's not like he's 80. He will win one day. IMO, he wasn't even close to Odom's performance.
aaaaaa15
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/31/15
#24Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/13/16 at 1:44am
Hellob said: "Kelli v Kristin was a way different battle than Leslie v Danny. I feel like Kristin was better than Kelli but neither gave historic performances. Leslie was so much better than Danny. The only viable way he could have won is either the split vote or sympathy. Does he really want that? Besides, I'm not sure if Leslie will have access to another Hamilton caliber role and Danny will be in more shows. It's not like he's 80. He will win one day. IMO, he wasn't even close to Odom's performance."
Agreed. Danny will win a Tony. This might have been Leslie's only chance. I hope not.
theatreguy12
Broadway Star Joined: 4/20/15
#25Tony Award Snubs!
Posted: 6/13/16 at 2:43am
herewegoabc said: "My personal choice would be Shuffle Along for choreography and American Psycho for lighting.
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My sentiments exactly. Lighting and choreography in Hamilton were super, but the lighting in AP was absolutely mesmerizing, and Savion's choreography in SA was simply astounding. Jaw-dropping, in fact. IMO, these two awards got swept up in the wave that is Hamilton and I don't think there would have been any intention of excluding them when almost everyone else in the show got theirs. I think those were the only two awards I disagreed with.
