| re: Lola Falana was nominated but Stephanie Mills wasn't | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 02:29 am EST 11/09/24 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 02:22 am EST 11/09/24 | |
| In reply to: Lola Falana was nominated but Stephanie Mills wasn't - bobby2 12:46 am EST 11/09/24 | |
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| That's always puzzled me, too: Falana gets Tony-nominated for ''Doctor Jazz'' (only 5 regular performances!) but NOT Stephanie Mills for ''The Wiz.'' WTF? Granted, no one was beating Angela Lansbury (''Gypsy''), who won both the Tony & Drama Desk. But Mills also was Drama Desk-nominated; Falana wasn't. It might be added that Bernadette Peters and Ann Reinking were Tony- and Drama Desk-nominated for their flop shows: ''Mack & Mabel,'' ''Goodtime Charley.'' Did Mills lose her Tony slot because her competitors were far better-known? Was it easier to overlook Mills because she was ''just'' a teenager? ''The Wiz'' was only her second Broadway show. She made her Broadway debut as a kid in ''Maggie Flynn'' (1968). (Awardswise, she won a Grammy for R&B in 1981.) Next year marks the 50th anniversary of ''The Wiz.'' I hope the Tonys note the occasion and pay tribute to Mills (now 67), like have her give out Best Musical. |
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