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Friday, May 19, 2006

TONY backlash

Well now we know why the great Jonathan Pryce bothered to be the replacement-star in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: he was promised a Tony! Of course, the Tonys decided to dump that new pseudo-category at the last minute. And now Pryce is calling "shenanigans" on them.

Boo-hoo, I know. Here are all these worthy artists off-Broadway not being recognized the first time around, but a mega-successful stage actor like Pryce gets the ink.... Still, another window onto the haphazardness going on in TonyLand.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

There's an interesting article in the (UK) Observer today, discussing the Tony nominations, the Royal Court, & Kevin Spacey: "Why Do Brits Rule On Broadway?"

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1779485,00.html

Anonymous said...

The (UK) Sunday Times is also discussing Tony nominations and Brits on Broadway: "Buddy, you were marvellous"

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2101-2184628,00.html