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As today marks the 90th birthday for the legendary composer/lyricist, Stephen Sondheim, let’s take a look back at one of his most beloved works as well as its success at the Tonys.
And the Tony Almost Went to…INTO THE WOODS
ReplyCopy URLInto The Woods all the way for me!! I fell in love with the show when my 8th grade music teacher showed our class the PBS production. And then, in 12th grade, Into The Woods was my school’s musical that year, and I was cast as one of the narrators (our director decided to expand the role of one narrator into six narrators, three boys and three girls).
ReplyCopy URLWhile it’s probably gonna be a long wait until this pandemic clears up, something I am planning to keep everyone occupied in the meantime is more features in this series. Today, we’ll be talking about the year 2000.
And the Tony Almost Went to…JAMES JOYCE’S THE DEAD
ReplyCopy URLSimilar to how Kevin Jacobsen does a bonus series for ‘And the Runner-Up Is’ titled ‘How Did They Win?’, I’ve decided to try something similar with the Tony Awards. I’m very excited to launch a brand new series on Kare Reviews titled ‘Tonys Flashback’, where I take a deep dive into all of the nominees from any previous acting race at the Tony Awards. For the inaugural feature, we’ll be taking a look back at what ended up being a very competitive race from 2007.
Tonys Flashback: Best Lead Actor in a Musical (2007)
ReplyCopy URLI’ve got a new post in the series, and it is about the Tony race of 2002.
And the Tony Almost Went to…URINETOWN
ReplyCopy URLI’ve got a new post in the series, and it is about the Tony race of 2003.
And the Tony Almost Went to…MOVIN’ OUT
ReplyCopy URLI wonder what the one for this year will be.
I have now covered every single previous Best Musical race from the 21st century (so far). Though if you extend it out into the 1990s, I’ve covered the last 22 Tony races. I settled on Tootsie as the likely runner-up from 2019.
And the Tony Almost Went to…TOOTSIE
ReplyCopy URLLast year I indeed predicted Tootsie to be the runner up because of my correct predictions about Santino Fontana and Robert Horn’s respective wins. However, I’m surprised you forgot to mention how Hadestown made history with Jessica Paz being the first ever female sound designer to be nominated for and win a Tony. You could have referenced that fact in a footnote.
ReplyCopy URLI wouldn’t say I forgot, it just wasn’t anything I necessarily planned on doing. Though something I am planning to do at some point is a bonus series where I talk about the musical that might’ve finished in third place, but people argue could’ve been the runner-up. There, I’d be taking a deep dive into shows like The Prom, The Great Comet, Something Rotten!, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and The Secret Garden.
ReplyCopy URLLet me know when you’ve done one for Dreamgirls.
ReplyCopy URLFYC 2020 Emmys: Viola Davis (HTGAWM), Cicely Tyson (HTGAWM), Eddie Murphy (SNL)
FYC 2021 Oscars: Jennifer Hudson (Respect), Viola Davis (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom), Glenn Close (Hillbilly Elegy), Ariana DeBose (West Side Story)
FYC 2021 Grammys: Ledisi (Trad. R&B Perf. - "Anything For You")
Who am I? You'll find out soon. Ciao, for now!
^It’s definitely in the works.
I will check this thread periodically then. I’m so excited!!!
ReplyCopy URLFYC 2020 Emmys: Viola Davis (HTGAWM), Cicely Tyson (HTGAWM), Eddie Murphy (SNL)
FYC 2021 Oscars: Jennifer Hudson (Respect), Viola Davis (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom), Glenn Close (Hillbilly Elegy), Ariana DeBose (West Side Story)
FYC 2021 Grammys: Ledisi (Trad. R&B Perf. - "Anything For You")
Who am I? You'll find out soon. Ciao, for now!
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