Hello again all my wonderful
readers! It’s another day closer to Tony day so that means it is time for another
Tony week post!
There are always those actors
and creative team members that you always think have won a Tony Award, but then
you Wikipedia them or go on Playbill Vault and find out that they haven’t won a
Tony yet. You’re jaw drops and you go “WHHHAT?!!?” Here’s a list of some of the
stars who haven’t (but should) have a Tony to put on their mantel or in their
dressing room.
Kelli O’Hara
A five-time Tony nominee,
including her nod for this years Bridges
of Madison County(which closed WAY too early if you ask me). You would
think that she has already won at least once since her work is just
extraordinary. Hopefully this year five times is the charm right?!
Stephen Schwartz
A six-time Tony nominee and
best known in the community for writing the music for Wicked, Pippin and Godspell. He wrote the mega-hit Defying Gravity and it understandably
comes to a shock to most people when they find out he hasn’t taken home Tony
gold yet. I say give the man a Tony he deserves it!
Stephanie J. Block
A former Elphaba with the pipes
to match this woman is a bonafide Broadway diva in her own right. Consistently
putting out quality and Tony worthy work, the actress got her first nomination
last year for her performance in The
Mystery of Edwin Drood. It’s about time that we give her a Tony
medallion-we’ve been holding out for far too long.
Jan Maxwell
Probably one of the biggest
surprises. Ms.Maxwell has been nominated five times and in every acting
category might I mention, including two nominations in the same year. She needs
to come back to Broadway soon- it’s time to taste victory!
Brian d’Arcy James
He is one of the most
well-known and versatile theater performers in theater today. A two-time
nominee he’s got quite the resume and has done everything from Titanic to the ogre Shrek it’s surprising that Tony winner isn’t on there.
Celia Keenan-Bolger
A three-time nominee counting
this year’s recognition for her turn as Laura Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie it feels like this is her year to take her well
deserved and earned Tony
Jason Robert Brown actually won a Tony for Parade.
ReplyDelete