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| re: Best Revival of a Play Authors. | |
| Posted by: portenopete 04:07 pm EDT 04/30/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Best Revival of a Play Authors. - Singapore/Fling 09:45 am EDT 04/30/24 | |
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| I understand Herzog getting nominated but I don't see the difference between Jacobs-Jenkins and Davis. (Was Purlie Victorius substantially altered from its original Broadway version, beyond the addition of the pointless subtitle that was hellish to have sit through at the nominations?) And I always thought it was only the producers of the revivals who got statuettes, not the authors. |
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| re: Best Revival of a Play Authors. | |
| Posted by: NewtonUK 07:20 am EDT 05/02/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Best Revival of a Play Authors. - portenopete 04:07 pm EDT 04/30/24 | |
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| The playwright (or composer, or lyricist) does not get a Tony for a revival. Tonys for authors only go to new works. Not sure about the Herzog nomination. Its just a translation with a few modern (annoying) tweaks. This has not traditionally garnered a nomination. | |
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| Best Revival of a Play Author: Charles Fuller for A SOLDIER'S PLAY | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 09:49 am EDT 05/02/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Best Revival of a Play Authors. - NewtonUK 07:20 am EDT 05/02/24 | |
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| Charles Fuller was awarded a Tony as the author when his work A Soldier's Play won for Best Revival in 2020. All previous New York productions of A Soldier's Play had been presented off-Broadway. | |
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| re: Best Revival of a Play Authors. | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 12:25 am EDT 05/01/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Best Revival of a Play Authors. - portenopete 04:07 pm EDT 04/30/24 | |
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| It’s something that sprang up because of the classics rule, where plays were getting revival, which goes to producers, without having the chance to compete for best play, which goes to playwright and then producers. So, for the first Broadway production of a “classic”, the writer is also credited, as happened with August Wilson and Jitney, and now also extends to translation/adaptations of classics. Perhaps they should just credit all of the writers in a revival, regardless of previous productions. |
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| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 04:21 pm EDT 05/01/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Best Revival of a Play Authors. - Singapore/Fling 12:25 am EDT 05/01/24 | |
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| "Perhaps they should just credit all of the writers in a revival, regardless of previous productions." That's an interesting idea, but my first thought was what then happens when Broadway's umpteenth revival of HAMLET wins Best Revival? William Shakespeare would be getting a Tony along with the producers. So...what do you do with Bill's Tony? Who gets custody of it? And what if, over time, he is the recipient of numerous Tonys? Does someone have to volunteer to keep a closet full of Tony Awards given to long dead playwrights? |
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