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A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet?
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A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet?#1
Posted: 1/5/19 at 4:40pm

 


I realize it may seem absurd, but it's been several days since I've seen KING KONG and I still find myself haunted by the performance of the puppet.

Your thoughts on the puppet getting nominated for Best Actor in a musical?



 

 

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A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet?#2
Posted: 1/5/19 at 4:46pm
Ludicrous. Equity would light the city on fire.
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A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet?#3
Posted: 1/5/19 at 5:00pm

No chance. But I could see them (rightfully) giving that creative team a Special Tony. 

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A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet?#4
Posted: 1/5/19 at 9:34pm

its gonna be a tough rase between Santino fontana and King Kong the puppet.

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A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet?#5
Posted: 1/5/19 at 10:49pm

The award is for best actor, not best character, or best puppet.

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A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet?#6
Posted: 1/5/19 at 10:54pm

whatdoesntkillme said: "The award is for best actor, not best character, or best puppet."

 

A point well taken

 

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A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet?#7
Posted: 1/5/19 at 11:07pm

Dollypop said: "


I realize it may seem absurd, but it's been several days since I've seen KING KONG and I still find myself haunted by the performance of the puppet.

Your thoughts on the puppet getting nominated for Best Actor in a musical?





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Dollypop u holding up okay with Hello Dolly not on Broadway 

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A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet?#8
Posted: 1/6/19 at 12:04am

Could you imagine being a Broadway-caliber actor and losing to a puppet? A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet? 

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A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet?#9
Posted: 1/6/19 at 12:17am

(Insert Clever Name) said: "Dollypop said: "


I realize it may seem absurd, but it's been several days since I've seen KING KONG and I still find myself haunted by the performance of the puppet.

Your thoughts on the puppet getting nominated for Best Actor in a musical?





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Dollypop u holding up okay with Hello Dolly not on Broadway"

I have my moments.

 

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A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet?#10
Posted: 1/6/19 at 1:51am
Well id certainly support that over Ms Pitts being nominated. I swear at one point the puppet was thinking I cant work with these people. Hes the best actor on that stage.
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A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet?#11
Posted: 1/6/19 at 10:02am

JudyDenmark said: "No chance. But I could see them (rightfully) giving that creative team a Special Tony."

Agreed. Likely this is the scenario. I could see them getting shut out but getting a special tony for whomever is responsible for the puppet design. Then again, War Horse didn't a special one, so it's possible they don't.

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A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet?#12
Posted: 1/6/19 at 10:17am

BJR said: "Then again, War Horse didn't a special one, so it's possible they don't."

 

Actually, the creators of the War Horse puppets DID get a special Tony! 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/65th_Tony_Awards#Special_awards

 

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A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet?#13
Posted: 1/6/19 at 11:54am

all_that_jazz said: "Well id certainly support that over Ms Pitts being nominated. I swear at one point the puppet was thinking I cant work with these people. Hes the best actor on that stage."

Perhaps I was fortunate in not seeing Ms Pitts. Her alternate was exceptionally good.

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A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet?#14
Posted: 1/6/19 at 12:41pm

PatrickDC said: "Could you imagine being a Broadway-caliber actor and losingto a puppet? A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet?"

Imagine how the cast and creative team of Wicked felt.

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A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet?#15
Posted: 1/7/19 at 4:19pm

Alas, I believe Tony Rules require a best actor nominee to be listed ABOVE the title, not AS the title, so at best the puppet gets a featured actor nod.

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A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet?#16
Posted: 1/7/19 at 4:56pm
Sorry, David Hyde Pearce was billed below the title of HELLO, DOLLY! and he got a Best Actor nom.
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A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet?#17
Posted: 1/7/19 at 7:14pm

A Tony nomination for the Kong puppet?

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