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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2019 13:21:35 GMT
Ha! I'd want the "and . . . ". The legends get an "and . . . ". It's like getting the final bow.
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Post by ncbears on Jan 21, 2019 15:30:13 GMT
sf is right - the starting point for Tony eligibility is the first night billing. However there have been quite a few exceptions to that - and producers can request (though not insist) that actors are sometimes considered in categories which run counter to their billing. This has happened a few times - and some make little sense. For example, in the original 1987 production of 'Fences' Mary Alice won Best Featured Actress for playing Rose, while in the 2010 revival Viola Davis won Best Leading Actress for the same role (she then won the Supporting Actress Oscar for the film version!). Likewise Geraldine Page was nominated as Best Leading Actress for playing Madame Arcardi in Blithe Spirit (1987) whilst Angela Lansbury won the Best Featured Actress Tony for the same role in 2009. No consistency at all. I think the billing rules changed slightly after William Daniels turned down a nomination for Best Featured Performance in 1776 where he was John Adams. Here is Rita Moreno winning "Best Featured" performance and not being happy about "supporting" |
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Post by sf on Jan 21, 2019 16:03:42 GMT
I think the billing rules changed slightly after William Daniels turned down a nomination for Best Featured Performance in 1776 where he was John Adams. As I understand it, it's less that the rules have changed - the basic principle is still that performers who are billed above the title are eligible in the leading category and performers billed below the title are eligible as featured - and more that it's become more common for producers to petition to change the category in which a performance will be considered. That is, the basic rule is the same, but it's flexible. And there are still some weird anomalies. For the revival of A Chorus Line, Charlotte d'Amboise was nominated as Best Featured Actress in a Musical for the role in which Donna McKechnie won the award for Leading Actress in a Musical in the original production. In both cases the billing was strictly alphabetical; presumably in 1976 producers petitioned to have the role considered in the Leading category and in 2007 they either didn't or the petition was rejected. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2019 16:06:17 GMT
Oh heaven bless Rita. Why don't more people wear turbans to awards shows anymore . . .
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Post by ncbears on Jan 21, 2019 16:34:43 GMT
I think the billing rules changed slightly after William Daniels turned down a nomination for Best Featured Performance in 1776 where he was John Adams. As I understand it, it's less that the rules have changed - the basic principle is still that performers who are billed above the title are eligible in the leading category and performers billed below the title are eligible as featured - and more that it's become more common for producers to petition to change the category in which a performance will be considered. That is, the basic rule is the same, but it's flexible. And there are still some weird anomalies. For the revival of A Chorus Line, Charlotte d'Amboise was nominated as Best Featured Actress in a Musical for the role in which Donna McKechnie won the award for Leading Actress in a Musical in the original production. In both cases the billing was strictly alphabetical; presumably in 1976 producers petitioned to have the role considered in the Leading category and in 2007 they either didn't or the petition was rejected. Reportedly, the option to petition the nominating committee for a change other than billing didn't exist when William Daniels was in 1776 and it was his situation that changed it. Paragraph 4 has the claim (Note: Before the William Daniels - Yul Brynner won the Tony for "Featured" for "The King and I" Tom Bosley won the Tony for "Featured" for Fiorello! where he played Fiorello. And Dick Van Dyke won "Featured" for "Bye Bye Birdie") |
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Post by harrietcraig on Jan 21, 2019 22:22:51 GMT
I want to be a fly on the wall at that lunch:
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Post by ncbears on Jan 22, 2019 1:38:26 GMT
The Box Office people at the Gielgud are so wonderful. My lovely spouse went to the Box Office today on her one day in London. While they were out of day seats, they sold her a very nice center stalls seat for a very nice reduced price. Now, that may have been because she was needing only a single. Even still, it was a very generous and helpful thing to do. And now my wife has bragging privileges since she got to see this show, and I didn't and won't.
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Post by distantcousin on Jan 22, 2019 13:06:25 GMT
Lots more ticket offers for the show, starting the trickle through now, so it looks like the interest and demand is tailing off now.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 13:12:26 GMT
The issue it's facing at the moment is the majority of London theatre fans have seen the show, and it's not the kind of show that would stand out to the general public as the one to visit. And tourists are going along with the assumption of Rosalie, Patti and some of the the other cast members going to Broadway with the show, so it's not surprising, especially at this quiet time of year anyway. Good news, for those of us wanting to revisit haha.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 13:15:37 GMT
And it is January.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 23, 2019 7:43:25 GMT
No word on the cast recording. Sad face. Perhaps if we all chant Bobbi Bubbi at agreed certain times the gods of the theatre will grant us our wishes
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Post by JJShaw on Jan 23, 2019 21:26:53 GMT
Lots more ticket offers for the show, starting the trickle through now, so it looks like the interest and demand is tailing off now. sorry this is probably me being foolish but where are you seeing offers for this show? i know they're pretty good with dynamic discounting on DMT but would love to book again a bit more in advance? thank you! |
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Post by distantcousin on Jan 24, 2019 0:00:44 GMT
Lots more ticket offers for the show, starting the trickle through now, so it looks like the interest and demand is tailing off now. sorry this is probably me being foolish but where are you seeing offers for this show? i know they're pretty good with dynamic discounting on DMT but would love to book again a bit more in advance? thank you! I believe this was from Encore tickets for weeknight performances  |
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Post by westendwahwah on Jan 24, 2019 17:33:50 GMT
No word on the cast recording. Sad face. Perhaps if we all chant Bobbi Bubbi at agreed certain times the gods of the theatre will grant us our wishes |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2019 17:36:36 GMT
No word on the cast recording. Sad face. Perhaps if we all chant Bobbi Bubbi at agreed certain times the gods of the theatre will grant us our wishes *sh*ts bed* Daw.... I was kind of hoping they'd include the Company 'remix' from the club scene as its unique to this version of the show but it's not on the tracklisting. |
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Post by LaLuPone on Jan 24, 2019 18:12:32 GMT
I’m ecstatic!!! But what about a physical copy?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2019 18:28:17 GMT
Tracklist is as follows:
01. Overture
02. Company
03. The Little Things You Do Together
04. Sorry-Grateful
05. You Could Drive a Person Crazy
06. Have I Got a Guy for You
07. Someone is Waiting
08. Another Hundred People
09. Getting Married Today
10. Marry Me
11. Entre'acte
12. Side by Side by Side
13. Poor Baby
14. Tick Tock
15. Barcelona
16. The Ladies Who Lunch
17. Being Alive
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 24, 2019 18:29:34 GMT
*sh*ts bed* Daw.... I was kind of hoping they'd include the Company 'remix' from the club scene as its unique to this version of the show but it's not on the tracklisting. Perhaps if we all chant... It worked the last time |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 24, 2019 18:32:16 GMT
Tracklist is as follows: 01. Overture 02. Company 03. The Little Things You Do Together 04. Sorry-Grateful 05. You Could Drive a Person Crazy 06. Have I Got a Guy for You 07. Someone is Waiting 08. Another Hundred People 09. Getting Married Today 10. Marry Me 11. Entre'acte 12. Side by Side by Side 13. Poor Baby 14. Tick Tock 15. Barcelona 16. The Ladies Who Lunch 17. Being Alive Im guessing we will be having no dialogue and set change music then. Quite different to the uncle Steve shows on the PS Classics label. |
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Post by northernhomo on Jan 24, 2019 18:38:34 GMT
I feel like this production needs to be filmed for preservation because it really is outstanding. I saw it last weekend and could not believe what I was seeing. It was awesome.
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Post by winonaforever on Jan 24, 2019 19:36:55 GMT
Saw it again this afternoon. I enjoyed it even more this time.
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Post by mindy0monster on Jan 24, 2019 19:58:05 GMT
Any news on a physical CD for those of us who aren't quite so download friendly?
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Post by latefortheoverture on Jan 25, 2019 0:56:07 GMT
Just back from seeing a second time tonight- oh my lord this production is amazing as if everyone on this board hasn't raved enough!
Perfect seats, centre Row k. Was able to take in and notice so much more tonight than in the dress.
I like the fact Joanne wears a sparkly black party hat in side by side! And Richard Fleeshman once again looked unreal. The cast were all on top form, especially Rosalie. She 100% deserves every award she's nominated for IMO. She leaves the stage once!!!!! I would be very surprised if she doesn't go to bway with this, it would make her a star!
Seeing this again solidified the fact that Marianne Elliot is a complete and utter genius, I love everything about this show and cannot wait for her to make some more musicals!
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Post by dazzerlump on Jan 25, 2019 9:55:59 GMT
quick question, I've just retrieved my programme and inside it states that Not getting married today is sung by Jamie, Paul and Susan. However when I went to see the show it definitely wasn't Daisy Maywood who plays Susan singing all the "bless this day" sections. Is this a misprint or does she normally pop out of the fridge etc?
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Post by steven22 on Jan 25, 2019 12:28:26 GMT
So I saw this yesterday afternoon and was so glad I went. It was an excellent production and the cast was great. I hope this transfers to NY at some point...
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