With the Tony nominators meeting this weekend, I’d like to make a final plea for a few performances that I fear might be overlooked come Tuesday morning’s announcement (which I’ll be posting with my comments as they happen). We all know Newsies and Once and Death of a Salesman and Follies are likely to wrack up big nods, but please, Mr. Tony, don’t forget about:
- Celia Keenan Bolger’s wickedly smart and period perfect evocation of a gifted young adventuress in Peter and the Starcatcher
- Christina Kirk’s deft balance of caricature to reveal character as a supporting actress in Clybourne Park.
- Kara Lindsay’s winningly engaging and show-centering supporting performance in Newsies.
- Judith Light’s deeply felt and revelatory turn in Other Desert Cities.
- Phillip Boykin’s menacing yet magnetic Crown in The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.
- Patti Murin’s warm, show-carrying performance and Lindsay Nicole Chambers‘ sassy sidekick with a vulnerable side in Lysistrata Jones.
- Hugh Dancy’s strong, essential partnering work in the delicious Venus in Fur.
- Melissa Van Der Schyff’s sweet singing and tumbleweed sense of place in Bonnie and Clyde.
Source: thebroadwayblog
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