Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Not Nominated / Should Have Won
bwaydreamer
Stand-by Joined: 3/29/11
#1Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 1:15pm
Who are your top people that weren't even nominated for the Tony award their year and should have won. My top three are:
1) Steven Pasquale (Bridges of Madison County) - How he wasn't nominated still baffles me to this day. One of the best male vocals on broadway ever. And Neil Patrick Harris sounds so awful on the recording, he is a terrible singer.
2) Rachel Bay Jones (Pippin) - She was far and away the best thing about the whole show and made that part work better than anyone has ever done. Andrea Martin was great but just because you go up in a trapeze when you are 65 does not mean you should win a tony award.
3) Leslie Kritzer (Beetlejuice) - Ali Stroker was great in Oklahoma but Leslis is performing circles around all the women nominated. Working her ass off, sounding incredible and stealing her whole show.
The Other One
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/08
VotePeron
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/13
#3Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 1:21pm
Benjamin Walker easily could’ve won Best Actor in a Musical for American Psycho that year, but he wasn’t even nominated. Probably the only truly baffling snub in my book.
I also disagree about Kritzer, she’s very talented but giving a better performance than Ali Stroker or Amber Grey she is not.
bwaydreamer
Stand-by Joined: 3/29/11
#4Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 1:24pm
Oh I forgot about Amber Gray. I will give you that, I thought she was incredible. The Other One - I fixed it. It's called a typo. Calm down and enjoy life.
#5Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 1:31pm
I’m sure I could think of a bunch if I go through and look carefully at the seasons, but the first one that came to my head was just from a couple years ago:
Tony Yazbeck in Prince of Broadway. In my opinion, his performance of “The Right Girl” alone was far and away better than any other performance in that category. But he didn’t get nominated, and instead the slots went to Grey Henson, Gavin Lee, Norbert Leo Butz, Alex Gemignani, and of course, Ari’el Stachel, who ended up winning.
#6Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 1:40pm
Marin Mazzie in Bullets Over Broadway (& Next to Normal - but a replacement)
Bernadette Peters in Follies (& A Little Night Music & Hello, Dolly! - but a replacement)
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
sassylash3s
Stand-by Joined: 7/5/11
#7Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 1:54pm
I think Gideon Glick should have been nominated for Significant Other, and if it were up to me, he'd have won it too.
I'm still baffled that none of the awards bodies even nominated Spencer Liff for his choreography for Head Over Heels, which I thought was far and away the best of any show last season.
#8Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 2:02pm
Aaron Tveit in Next to Normal
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#9Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 2:12pm
Agree about Aaron Tveit in Next to Normal, and will add the costume designer for Aladdin, Gregg Barnes.
#10Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 2:24pm
Andre de Shields in Ain't Misbehavin'. Superb.
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#11Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 2:31pm
The first one that pops into my head is Ann Harada for Avenue Q. It felt like she was going to get in for featured actress and then didn't. I was at the first performance after the nominations came out and her entrance was met with so much applause that they had to vamp until the house was quiet enough to continue the show.
Skye8
Chorus Member Joined: 3/28/17
Chorus Member Joined: 12/31/69
#13Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 3:04pm
Amber Gray should have won. I saw both her and Ali, and Amber's performance just blew me away. Ali was wonderful, but Amber. Just breathtaking.
Also I believe Reeve Carney should have been nominated. I know a lot of people may disagree, but I thought he was amazing as Orpheus.
SisterGeorge
Leading Actor Joined: 5/8/19
#14Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 3:33pm
Don't know if he should have won for either, but Daniel Radcliffe should have been nominated for "The Cripple of Inishmaan" and "How to Succeed..." and probably for "Equus" too.
Sister George
yankeefan7
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
#15Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 6:10pm
"Aaron Tveit in Next to Normal"
I agree.
The Other One
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/08
#16Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 6:12pm
bwaydreamer said: "Oh I forgot about Amber Gray. I will give you that, I thought she was incredible. The Other One - I fixed it. It's called a typo. Calm down and enjoy life."
Perfectly calm here. I figured it was a typo. I just let you know. No harm intended.
Wayman_Wong
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#17Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 6:22pm
Wow. I love the tastes of everyone who's posted on this thread so far. I practically agree with every performer who's been listed here. (And I do think Radcliffe deserved to WIN for ''How to Succeed.'' )
Having been passed over for ''Next to Normal'' and ''Catch Me If You Can,'' Aaron Tveit deserves some Tony love, and I hope the third time's the charm for him with ''Moulin Rouge!''
I'll add 3 more to this list of top talents that should've been Tony-nominated and won: Cheyenne Jackson in ''All Shook Up,'' Sherie Rene Scott in ''Aida'' and Noah Racey in ''Never Gonna Dance.''
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#18Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 6:47pmAida should have been nominated for Best Musical and should have won over that mess they called Contact. It was a superior show to any of the nominees that year and was grossly overlooked.
Madison7
Chorus Member Joined: 11/17/18
#19Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 6:59pm
Rebecca Naomi Jones should have been nominated for Oklahoma instead of Mary Testa
ModernMillie3
Broadway Star Joined: 9/23/13
#20Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 7:02pm
Steven Pasquale (Bridges of Madison County) - How he wasn't nominated still baffles me to this day. One of the best male vocals on broadway ever. And Neil Patrick Harris sounds so awful on the recording, he is a terrible singer.
Agree completely. He' mostly done straight plays on Broadway since then, much to my sadness. I kept going to the theater to hear him sing that score, he is one of the most exciting singers on Broadway. It was crazy he was not nominated. Every chance to hear him sing, I jump at the chance. He was brilliant in The Wild Party and Chicago's Carousel.
The Other One
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/08
#21Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 7:40pm
Jonny Lee Miller should have been nominated for Ink. And it was a hard choice but I probably would have voted for Benjamin Walker in All My Sons over Jonny's Tony-winning co-star, Bertie Carvel. There were many outstanding performances last year, however, and it's hard to argue with any of them when the work is that good.
aj88
Featured Actor Joined: 3/18/15
#22Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 8:20pm
I concur with Ann Harada. That was the very first name that popped into my head and considering some of the weak nominees they chose over her, it becomes laughable (although Anika Noni Rose was very good and a worthy selection).
I also agree with Aaron Tveit for both Next to Normal and Catch Me If You Can although he only deserved nominations.
Sherie Rene Scott for AIDA and Amy Spangler for KISS ME KATE should’ve happened in 2000.
And lastly I also have to agree about Rachel Bay Jones in PIPPIN. Thankfully she was able to score DEAR EVAN HANSEN not long after.
#23Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 8:51pm
qolbinau said: "Marin Mazzie in Bullets Over Broadway (& Next to Normal - but a replacement)
Bernadette Peters in Follies (& A Little Night Music & Hello, Dolly! - but a replacement)
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I didn't see Bullets but Bernadette in Follies definitely!
Sputnik-Z
Swing Joined: 10/26/19
#24Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 9:12pm
-Rebecca Naomi Jones should’ve been nominated for best actress in Oklahoma!
-Reeve Carney should’ve been nominated for best actor in Hadestown.
-Patrick Vaill should’ve been nominated for featured actor in Oklahoma! and also should’ve won.
-John Behlmann should’ve been nominated over Andy Groteleuschen.
-Damon Daunno or Alex Brightman should’ve won best actor this year.
-Beetlejuice should’ve won set design over Hadestown.
Erin V
Swing Joined: 10/4/18
#25Not Nominated / Should Have Won
Posted: 10/26/19 at 9:59pmYES! He not only deserved a nomination, he also deserved a win.
