For the next few weeks I will be presenting my pithy views on the musical nominations. Let’s see if you agree or not. Post a comment. I always love to hear from readers.
The schedule will be:
May 18 - Best Direction of a Musical & Best Choreography
May 24 - Best Book of a Musical & Best Original Score
June 1 - Best Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
June 5 - Best Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
June 9 - Best Revival of a Musical & Best Musical
Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden, Parade
Lear deBessonet, Into the Woods
Casey Nicholaw, Some Like It Hot
Jack O’Brien, Shucked
Jessica Stone, Kimberly Akimbo
Oh, goodness. Five very deserving nominations. In all honesty, anyone who wins would be fine with me. But, since I did say I would choose a winner…I am going with Michael Arden for Parade. This is grand theater and Mr. Arden takes a large number of performers with significant roles, an emotionally devastating story, and delivers a triumph of the musical stage.
Best Choreography
Steven Hoggett, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Casey Nicholaw, Some Like It Hot
Susan Stroman, New York, New York
Jennifer Weber, & Juliet
Jennifer Weber, KPOP
Another exemplary group of artists. For me, a close choice between New York, New York and Some Like It Hot. The latter is tap dancing heaven, which I love. However, I will choose Susan Stroman. Her work is more varied and at times thrilling. It can be rousing - a tap dancing routine high above the Manhattan skyline on top of steel girders of an unfinished skyscraper is breathtaking - but also elegant and jazzy.
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