Jessie Mueller Labeled as "Best Actress"?

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 5/1/14 at 8:59am

Don't get me wrong, I love Jessie Mueller. But a brand-new spot just ran on television this morning for BEAUTIFUL and the voiceover said "...and featuring best actress Jessie Mueller" with text that has her name and the words "Best Actress"

Could anyone elaborate on this? Has she won some kind of award already for her this show? I have no idea why they have labeled her as "Best Actress," since it doesn't indicate what she is "Best Actress" for/of. Confused.

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 5/1/14 at 9:05am

I'm guessing the marketing team goofed!

[bjh2114]

Posted: 5/1/14 at 9:05am

I just saw a commercial (I'd assume it was the same one), and it said "Now nominated for 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Actress Jessie Mueller."

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 5/1/14 at 9:13am

The one I saw earlier this morning definitely did not have that, bjh. It only said "...and featuring Best Actress Jessie Mueller"

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 5/1/14 at 9:20am

Perhaps the same way people can advertise their mayonnaise or subcompacts as "the best" as opposed to having been "voted the best."

[Patash]

Posted: 5/1/14 at 9:23am

I have it on good authority that there is a store called "Best Buy". Who decided that?

And maybe, but I can't be 100% sure of this, some shows have also advertised such things as "funniest show" or "best music" or "year's best comedy". I think that's called advertising.

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 5/1/14 at 9:26am

Well out of the group nominated she is the best "actress", the others are good "singers" and "screamers".

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 5/1/14 at 9:35am

Yeah, well thanks for pointing out the obvious, Patash. It just kind of took me by surprise because I don't know most agencies - SpotCo, AKA, etc. - to do that without some mention of why or how they are the "Best," whether it be a pull quote from a review or an award nomination/win. That's all.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 5/1/14 at 10:01am

Hey. Chill. Don't get your pantaloons in a twist. It's going to be all right. Life will go on. Everything will be okay.

[avyrocks]

Posted: 5/1/14 at 10:10am

It's perfectly acceptable to use puffery in advertising. And, since "best" is subjective, it could be anyone's opinion, including the marketing team's. This is so as long as they don't use "2014 Tony Award Winning Best Actress."

[PalJoey]

Posted: 5/1/14 at 10:51am

Probably you misheard.

[tazber]

Posted: 5/1/14 at 10:57am

There was a guy named Tony who saw the show and was heard to say "Jessie Mueller (should win) best actress".

So that's probably where they got it from.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 5/1/14 at 11:09am

Or maybe you're just inventing a negative controversy where there is none, the way you always do.

[avyrocks]

Posted: 5/1/14 at 11:16am

^ Truth.

[BobNC]

Posted: 5/2/14 at 11:22pm

Liza's Headband's too tight. She heard the commercial wrong... Plain and simple. It said nominated for 7 tony awards ...including Best Actress Jessie Mueller. Maybe Liza's losing her hearing and not just her voice...




Updated On: 5/2/14 at 11:22 PM

[brdway411]

Posted: 5/2/14 at 11:51pm

Just saw the commercial and it as stated Nominated for 7 Tony awards including Best Musical and Best Actress, Jessie Mueller.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 5/2/14 at 11:53pm

That's what I heard, too.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 12:08am

How date they truncate the commercial when only LH witnesses it? They are gaslighting LH! They're the crazy ones. THEY ARE!!!

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 5/3/14 at 3:02pm

This is one of the stupidest threads ever. Just trying to stir up trouble.

[aasjb4ever]

Posted: 5/8/14 at 10:50am

I’m just going to take a wild guess that THIS was the ad.

“Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Now nominated for seven Tony Awards
Including Best Musical of the Year
and Best Actress: Jessie Mueller”




https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eLFr2eYNcgw Updated On: 5/8/14 at 10:50 AM