Who Deserves the Next Lifetime Achievement Tony Award?

[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 141 Posts: 6259 View Predictions]

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In my latest piece for Gold Derby, I’ve provided a poll asking people which veteran Broadway performer deserves the next Lifetime Achievement Tony Award. Among the options are…

Alan Alda
Julie Andrews
Betty Buckley
John Cullum
Sandy Duncan
Joel Grey
George Hearn
Estelle Parsons
Leslie Uggams
Ben Vereen

Tonys 2023: Which veteran performer deserves the next Lifetime Achievement Award? [Poll]

Who do you think deserves this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award? If you have ideas of your own, feel free to mention them in your replies to this thread.

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[rantinanton Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 8 Posts: 601 View Predictions]

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For composers I would suggest Stephen Schwartz. For playwrights Tom Stoppard. For performers I would suggest Liza or Bernadette.

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[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 141 Posts: 6259 View Predictions]

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I actually do have a second poll focused on behind the scenes talent coming. Neither Schwartz nor Stoppard are included on it, but maybe next year.

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 246 Posts: 37632 View Predictions]

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Julie Andrews. Get the legend her EGOT!

FYC: Better Call Saul, The English and The Good Fight in all categories including Emily Blunt, Bob Odenkirk, Christine Baranski and Rhea Seehorn.

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[rantinanton Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 8 Posts: 601 View Predictions]

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I’m still surprised Bernadette Peters isn’t on the list. Of course it’s surprising she hasn’t gotten a lifetime achievement Tony yet.

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[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 141 Posts: 6259 View Predictions]

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Part of the reason why I didn’t list Bernadette is because I wanted to focus on those who haven’t received special Tonys yet. I don’t know if previous recipients of the Isabelle Stevenson Award can still eventually get a Lifetime Achievement prize. I guess maybe they could since the accolades themselves are very different.

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[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 141 Posts: 6259 View Predictions]

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I’ve now got a second poll up asking people which veteran Broadway creative deserves the next Lifetime Achievement Tony Award. Among the options are…

Lynn Ahrens
John Kander
James Lapine
Cameron Mackintosh
Marsha Norman
Jack O’Brien
Ann Roth
Julie Taymor
Paula Vogel
Jerry Zaks

Which Broadway creative deserves the next Tony for Lifetime Achievement? [Poll]

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[rantinanton Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 8 Posts: 601 View Predictions]

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One I forgot to mention…Andre de Shields. And don’t forget Stoppard or Schwartz.

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[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 141 Posts: 6259 View Predictions]

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Since Stoppard is currently a frontrunner to win Best Play this year, he might have to wait. There also probably needs to be some distance from Schwartz’s Isabelle Stevenson Award in 2015 and de Shields’ competitive win in 2019 before considering either of them.

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