A Miserable Chorus
11/30/06 Filed in: Poppycock
Should "A Chorus Line" and "Les Miserables" - two revivals that are pretty much carbon copies of the original productions - be eligible for Tony Awards?
That's the question posed by Michael Riedel in
Several sources predict a grand compromise."A Chorus Line" and "Les Miserables" will be eligible for Best Revival of a Musical, and their casts will be eligible for the performing awards. But direction, choreography and the design elements will be deemed ineligible for Tonys
That's probably what will happen, and it's a moot point: I think Best Revival will go to the yet-to-open "110 In The Shade". Never bet against Audra MacDonald and John Cullum.
At Amazon:
Carousel (1994 Broadway Revival Cast, featuring Audra MacDonald)
On A Clear Day You Can See Forever: John Cullum &The Original Broadway Cast Recording
A Chorus Line - The New Broadway Cast Recording (2006 Broadway Revival Cast)
Les Miserables (1987 Original Broadway Cast)
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