I'm interested to see who they cast in the Mare Winningham/Shirley Henderson role in The Girl From the North Country. It's the kind of role that could attract a big star and the show probably needs just that.
In London, Adrienne Warren did not win the Olivier Award for Best Musical Female Performance- Sharon Clarke from Caroline Or Chanage did. Could be a real knock down drag out at the Tony's- Adrienne was simply incredible as Tina- have rarely seen such a star performance- can she be overlooked again?
OLIVIER AWARDS----BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Sharon D Clarke for Caroline, Or Change at Playhouse Theatre Rosalie Craig for Company at Gielgud Theatre Kelli O'Hara for The King And I at The London Palladium Adrienne Warren for Tina - The Tina Turner Musical at Aldwych Theatre
Mike Barrett said: "And The Lehman Trilogy still hasn't announced yet."
IIRC, the prevailing rumor was that Lehman Trilogy was going into the Beaumont. But with the Beaumont now booked for both the fall and the Spring, I can't help but wonder if something fell through with Lehman, and it's not transferring after all.
Rainah said: "How's best actor looking? Isaac Powell and Tveit are contenders I imagine"
On paper it's shaping up to be a pretty weak category this year, if only just because of the roles themselves.
I thought Tveit was underwhelming, personally, but realistically I could see him getting a nomination. Powell is in a good position right now, with such an iconic leading role. I wasn't wowed by his acting in Once On This Island, but I look forward to seeing what he does with Tony.
Too early to say whether Harry Hadden-Paton and Tony Yazbeck will be leading or featured in Flying Over Sunset, or whether the roles will be meaty enough to get them in. But both are established talents, and if one or both of them is considered leading, they may both get in.
Maybe the kid from Caroline, or Change? Based on the cast recording it seems like he is a co-lead with Caroline, but that might be deceiving. Anyone know how he was placed in the original? I see he wasn't nominated.
I'm not familiar enough with Tina, Diana, or Jagged Little Pill to know if there is a significant male leading role in any of them. But I get the sense they are all pretty female-led.
Girl From the North Country doesn't really have a male lead, as it's mostly an ensemble piece. Maybe they could put actor playing Nick in leading, but I don't know if it's strong enough to get nominated. And if they cast Stephen Bogardus, I doubt he'll get in - personally I thought he was the weak link in the cast at the Public.
And then Six obviously isn't eligible here, and neither would Company be if/when it transfers.
(Chris McCarrell is in there too, though I pray they don't nominate him)
JBroadway said: "Rainah said: "How's best actor looking? Isaac Powell and Tveit are contenders I imagine"
On paper it's shaping up to be a pretty weak category this year, if only just because of the roles themselves.
I thought Tveit was underwhelming, personally, but realisticallyI could see him getting a nomination. Powell is in a good position right now, with such an iconic leading role. I wasn't wowed by his acting in Once On This Island, but I look forward to seeing what he does with Tony.
Too early to say whether Harry Hadden-Paton and Tony Yazbeck will be leading or featured in Flying Over Sunset, or whether the roles will be meaty enough to get them in. But both are established talents, and if one or both of them is considered leading, they may both get in.
Maybe the kid from Caroline, or Change? Based on the cast recording it seems like he is a co-lead with Caroline, but that might be deceiving. Anyone know how he was placedin the original? I see he wasn't nominated.
I'm not familiar enough with Tina, Diana, or Jagged Little Pill to know if there is a significantmale leading role in any of them. But I get the sense they are all pretty female-led.
Girl From the North Country doesn't really have a male lead, as it's mostly an ensemble piece. Maybe they could put actor playing Nick in leading, but I don't know if it's strong enough to get nominated. And if they cast Stephen Bogardus, I doubt he'll get in - personally I thought he was the weak link in the cast at the Public.
And then Six obviously isn't eligible here, and neither wouldCompany be if/when it transfers.
(Chris McCarrell is in there too, though I pray they don't nominate him)
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The guy who played Ike in Tina on the West End won the Olivier this year, so don't count out Daniel J. Watts.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
''Powell is in a good position .. with an iconic leading role.''
Isaac Powell's role of Tony is iconic, but in terms of Tonys, it's been a thankless one. Among the handful of Broadway productions, the actresses playing Maria (Carol Lawrence, Jossie de Guzman, Josephina Scaglione) and Anita (Debbie Allen, Karen Olivo) have gotten Tony nominations, but the actors playing Tony (Larry Kert, Matt Cavenaugh) have never been singled out. Maybe Powell will be the first to break out.
''I thought Tveit was underwhelming, personally, but realistically I could see him getting a nomination.''
To me, Tveit is terrific in ''Moulin Rouge!,'' tackling a sizable role with such vocal demands. (It's possible that he sings even more than Olivo, his leading lady.) Plus, he's overdue for Tony recognition, having been passed over in the past for ''Catch Me If You Can'' and, most notably, ''Next to Normal'' (he was the only member of Diana's family NOT to get a Tony nomination). This time around, Tveit has gotten his share of acclaim. Ben Brantley of the N.Y. Times raved that Christian in ''Moulin Rouge!'' was a role Tveit was ''born to play.''
''The guy who played Ike in 'Tina' on the West End won the Olivier this year, so don't count out Daniel J. Watts.''
For the record, that guy was Kobna Holdbrook-Smith.
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