Episode 32: From Casting to Combat Boots

Patty & Emily talk about the casting announcements from the Anastasia workshop and the upcoming A.R.T. production of Waitress. They rejoice in the announcement of an It Shoulda Been You cast recording, and discuss the theatre twitter controversy around a Broadway.com article. Patty & Emily also take a moment out of this episode to talk to Lauren Worsham about her upcoming show at 54 Below. She’s an awesome lady, and they hope to see you there!

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Episode 31: Orange is the New Tonys

It’s our first post-Tonys show! We talk about the show itself, and the repercussions, i.e. the closing notices of The Visit and Gigi. Patty talks about her trip to Philadelphia, and they talk about some casting and theatre news. And with the release of season three of Orange is the New Black, a fan sends us a dreamcast to discuss.

The 4th Annual Shmazie Award Recipients

When we send out the Shmazies, we ask that the recipients send us a photo of their certificate! We’ll be updating this as (hopefully) more arrive!

“So proud! Thank you to my pin curls and Miss Clairol 43r and of course Patty & Emily …My mom will know I’ve made it!” – Carolee Carmello, Exceptional Fucking Hair, IRL

Carolee Shmazie

 

“Read it and weep bitches.” – Jackie Hoffman, Exceptional Featured Actress in a Revival of a Musical

 

 

 

Jackie Hoffman Shmazie

 

“Thank you Patty & Emily! Tho unclear if this is a compliment or you’re saying I’m an asshole, or a donkey.” – Alysha Umphress, Exceptional Ass of an Actress

Alysha Umphress Shmazie

Episode 30: The Revisit

Patty & Emily record on Tonys Sunday! They talk about the shows they saw this week, including The Spoils, Ever After, and Celebrity Autobiography. They also went back and revisited some shows, including Fun Home, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and John & Jen. And it may be Tonys Sunday, but Patty & Emily are already in next season, talking to the cast of upcoming musical Amazing Grace.

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Episode 29: Jersey Special

On the episode, Patty & Emily welcome their friends Leslie Kritzer and Nick Gereffi of How Does the Wine Taste. They discuss shows they saw this week, including On the Town. They also discuss all the casting news: Rachel York and Betty Buckley in Grey Gardens, Danielle Brooks in The Color Purple, and Keke Palmer in Grease Live!. Leslie and Nick also answer The Patty & Emily 10.

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The 4th Annual Patty & Emily Shmazie Awards

Here they are! The Shmazie Awards for the 2014-2015 theatrical season! Find out now!

And the complete list of recipients!

The Annual Beth Leavel Shmazie Award
Winner: Beth Leavel

Exceptional Headshot, Female
Winner: Judy Kuhn
Honorable Mention:
Mary Louise Wilson
Eloise Kropp
Mary Beth Peil
Trixie the Dog

Exceptional Headshot, Male
Winner: Timothy Yang
Honorable Mention:
Christopher Vo
Jack the Dog
Chris Newcomer
Jimmy Nail

Exceptional Fucking Hair, IRL
Winner: Carolee Carmello
Honorable Mention:
Tonya Pinkins
Cherry Jones
Rebecca Naomi Jones
Tracie Thoms
Douglas Sills

Exceptional Fucking Performance by Real Hair
Winner: Douglas Sills – Living on Love
Honorable Mention
Kate Baldwin – John & Jen

Exceptional Ass of An Actress
Winner: Alysha Umphress – On the Town
Honorable Mention
Saycon Sengbloh – Holler if Ya Hear Me
Elizabeth Stanley

Exceptional Ass of an Actor
Winner: Tony Yazbeck – On the Town
Honorable Mention:
Clyde Alves – On the Town
Jay Armstrong Johnson – On the Town
Christian Borle – Something Rotten!
Corey Cott – Gigi

The Christian Borle’s Arms Shmazie Award
Winner: Andy Karl – On the Twentieth Century
Honorable Mention:
Christian Borle – Something Rotten!
Jerry O’Connell – Living on Love
Rob McClure – Honeymoon in Vegas
Montego Glover – It Shoulda Been You
Brynn O’Malley – Honeymoon in Vegas

The “Nine People’s Favorite Thing” Shmazie Award
Winner: Side Show
Honorable Mention:
Holler if Ya Hear Me
Doctor Zhivago
Living on Love

The Honey Badger Shmazie Award
Winner: Harvey Weinstein
Honorable Mention:
Tonya Pinkins

Special Shmazie Award for Adding Lustre to the Broadway Season
Winner: Iain Armitage
Honorable Mention:
Fireworks – You Can’t Take It With You
Airline Highway
Flying Elvis – Honeymoon in Vegas
Costumes – Doctor Zhivago
Sylvia’s Death – Finding Neverland
The King and I
Choir – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Cookie Jordan, Dave Elsey, and Lou Elsey – Freak Prosthetics in Side Show

The ChristianeNollRagtime Shmazie Award for Reinterpretive Acting
Winner: Erin Davie – Side Show
              Emily Padgett – Side Show

The “Did You Know Her Son Was Blind?” Shmazie Award for Disabled Acting
Winner: Brandon Uranowitz – An American in Paris

Exceptional Cast Recording
Winner: Honeymoon in Vegas
Honorable Mention:
On the Town
The Last Ship
Side Show

Lifetime Achievement
Winner: Elaine Stritch

Breakout Star
Winner: Conor Ryan – John & Jen
Honorable Mention:
Alex Sharp – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
Geneva Carr – Hand to God
Renée Fleming – Living on Love
Sydney Lucas – Fun Home
Emily Skeggs – Fun Home
Saul Williams – Holler If Ya Hear Me

Exceptional Theatrical Moment That Became Our Inside Joke
Winner: Tracee Beazer’s Elevator Scene – Honeymoon in Vegas
Honorable Mention:
Douglas Sills “Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful WOW!” – Living on Love
Kelli O’Hara’s adlib “it makes me throw pens!” – The King and I
Crocodile Carolee Carmello – Finding Neverland
Tiny Flying Elvis Nancy Opel – Honeymoon in Vegas
Tam Mutu sliding downstage on the steep rake – Doctor Zhivgao
“It shoulda been Lou” – It Shoulda Been You

Exceptional Sasstress
Winner: Harriet Harris – It Shoulda Been You
Honorable Mention:
Emily Padgett – Side Show
Dee Hoty – Gigi
Alysha Umpress – On the Town
Tyne Daly – It Shoulda Been You
Edward Hibbard – It Shoulda Been You
Tyrone – Hand to God
K. Todd Freeman – Airline Highway

Exceptional Chemistry
Winner: Renee Fleming and Douglas Sills – Living on Love
Honorable Mention:
Emily Padgett and Erin Davie – Side Show
Ryan Silverman and Emily Padgett – Side Show
John Cariani and Kate Reinders – Something Rotten!
Tam Mutu, Kelli Barrett, and Lora Lee Gayer – Doctor Zhivago
Rob McClure and Brynn O’Malley – Honeymoon in Vegas
Kristin Chenoweth and Andy Karl – On the Twentieth Century
Victoria Clark and Dee Hoty – Gigi
*No Spoilers* – The Cast of It Shoulda Been You
Emily Skeggs and Roberta Colindrez – Fun Home
Robert Fairchild and Jill Paice – An American in Paris
Annaleigh Ashford and Will Brill – You Can’t Take It With You
Kate Baldwin and Conor Ryan – John & Jen
Cherry Jones and Fun Home

Real Tear Realness
Winner: Julie White – Airline Highway
Honorable Mention:
Kate Baldwin – John & Jen
Erin Davie – Side Show
Tonya Pinkins – Holler If Ya Hear Me
Elena Shadow – The Visit
John Riddle – The Visit
Tracie Thoms – Lost Lake
Carrie Coon – Placebo

Exceptional Replacement Casting
Winner: Jenni Barber – Wicked
Honorable Mention:
Norm Lewis – The Phantom of the Opera

The We’re Really Glad This Happened Shamzie Award
Winner: John Cameron Mitchell – Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Exceptional Sung Passage by an Actor
Winner: Ryan Silverman – End of Private Conversation
Honorable Mention:
Matthew Morrison – End of Stronger
Josh Grisetti – “It’s a sign” in the Opening
Paul Nolan – End of No Mercy At All

Exceptional Sung Passage by an Actress
Winner: Judy Kuhn – Days and Days
Honorable Mention:
Alysha Umphress – I Can Cook Too Reprise – On the Town
Elizabeth Stanley – End of Carried Away – On the Town
Charity Angel Dawson – Solo in The Devil You Know
Emily Padgett – “Who will change my monogram,” – Who Will Love Me As I Am
Erin Davie – End of I Will Never Leave You
Ruthie Ann Miles – Something Wonderful
Kelli O’Hara – End of Hello Young Lovers
Ashley Park – I Have Dreamed
Laura Michelle Kelly – All That Matters Now
Lisa Howard – Beautiful
Heidi Blickenstaff – Right Hand Man
Victoria Clark – Say A Prayer
Kristin Chenoweth – I’ve Got It All
Renee Fleming – “Did I just hear the birds singing? Oh no, that was me!”
Kelli Barrett – When the Music Played
Nancy Opel – Never Get Married

Exceptional Ensemble
Winner: Side Show
Honorable Mention:
Something Rotten!
The King and I
Honeymoon in Vegas
Holler if Ya Hear Me
The Visit
Doctor Zhivago
On The Twentieth Century

Exceptional Ensemble, Dance
Winner: Something Rotten!
Honorable Mention:
On the Town
The King and I
An American in Paris
Finding Neverland
The Last Ship

Exceptional Ensemble, Vocals
Winner: Side Show
Honorable Mention:
The Last Ship
The King and I
The Visit
On The Twentieth Century
Doctor Zhivago

Exceptional Ensemble, Background Acting
Winner: The King and I
Honorable Mention:
Honeymoon in Vegas
Side Show
The Visit

Exceptional Child Ensemble
Winner: The King’s Children – The King and I
Honorable Mention:
Bechtel Brothers – Fun Home

Exceptional Featured Actor in a Revival of a Musical
Winner: Matthew Patrick Davis – Side Show
Honorable Mention:
Brandon Bieber – Side Show
Derek Hanson – Side Show
Javier Ignacio – Side Show
Barrett Martin – Side Show
Kelvin Moon Loh – Side Show
Con O’Shea-Creal – Side Show
Don Richard – Side Show
Michaeljon Slinger – Side Show
Josh Walker – Side Show
Paul Nakauchi – The King and I
Jon Victor Corpuz – The King and I
Conrad Ricamora – The King and I
Phillip Boykin – On the Town

Exceptional Featured Actor in an Original Musical
Winner: Brad Oscar – Something Rotten!
Honorable Mention:
George Merrick – Honeymoon in Vegas
Matthew Saldivar – Honeymoon in Vegas
Joel Perez – Fun Home
Jonathan Ritter – Finding Neverland
Josh Lamon – Finding Neverland
Paul Slade Smith – Finding Neverland
Adam Heller – It Shoulda Been You
Edward Hibbard – It Shoulda Been You
Michael James Scott – Something Rotten!
Peter Bartlett – Something Rotten!
Donald Webber, Jr. – Holler Ya Hear Me
Gary Milner – Doctor Zhivago

Exceptional Featured Actress in a Revival of a Musical
Winner: Jackie Hoffman – On the Town
Honorable Mention:
Allison Guinn – On the Town
Lauren Elder – Side Show
Jordanna James – Side Show
Hannah Shankman – Side Show
Steffanie Leigh – Gigi
Mary Louise Wilson – On the Twentieth Century

Exceptional Featured Actress in an Original Musical
Winner: Tonya Pinkins – Holler if Ya Hear Me
Honorable Mention:
Shawna M. Hamic – The Last Ship
Tracee Beazer – Honeymoon in Vegas
Veanne Cox – An American in Paris
Carolee Carmello – Finding Neverland
Teal Wicks – Finding Neverland
Anne L. Nathan – It Shoulda Been You
Nancy Opel – Honeymoon in Vegas
Jacqueline Anataramian – Doctor Zhivago
Jesse Wildman – Doctor Zhivago
Melody Butiu – Doctor Zhivago

Exceptional Supporting Actor in a Revival of a Musical
Winner: Ryan Silverman – Side Show
Honorable Mention:
Tony Yazbeck – On the Town
Jay A. Johnson – On the Town
Clyde Alves – On the Town
Matthew Hydzik – Side Show
David St. Louis – Side Show
Robert Joy – Side Show
Ken Watanabe – The King and I
Corey Cott – Gigi
Andy Karl – On the Twentieth Century

Exceptional Supporting Actor in an Original Musical
Winner: David Josefberg – Honeymoon in Vegas
              Michael Cerveris – Fun Home
Honorable Mention:
Max von Essen – An American in Paris
Jimmy Nail – The Last Ship
Aaron Lazar – The Last Ship
Michael X. Martin – It Shoulda Been You
Chip Zien – It Shoulda Been You
David Burtka – It Shoulda Been You
Josh Grisetti – It Shoulda Been You
Brooks Ashmanskas – Something Rotten
John Earl Jelks – Holler if Ya Hear Me
Ben Thompson – Holler if Ya Hear Me
Christopher Jackson – Holler If Ya Hear Me
Paul Nolan – Doctor Zhivago

Exceptional Supporting Actress in a Revival of a Musical
Winner: Ruthie Ann Miles – The King and I
Honorable Mention:
Alysha Umphress – On the Town
Elizabeth Stanley – On the Town
Ashley Park – The King and I
Blair Ross – Side Show
Charity Angel Dawson – Side Show
Dee Hoty – Gigi

Exceptional Supporting Actress in an Original Musical
Winner: Jill Paice – An American in Paris
              Sydney Lucas – Fun Home
Honorable Mention:
Rachel Tucker – The Last Ship
Brynn O’Malley – Honeymoon in Vegas
Judy Kuhn – Fun Home
Emily Skeggs – Fun Home
Roberta Colindrez – Fun Home
Laura Michelle Kelly – Finding Neverland
Tyne Daly – It Shoulda Been You
Harriet Harris – It Shoulda Been You
Sierra Boggess – It Shoulda Been You
Montego Glover – It Shoulda Been You
Lora Lee Gayer – Doctor Zhivago
Heidi Blickenstaff – Something Rotten!
Kate Reinders – Something Rotten!
Saycon Sengbloh – Holler If Ya Hear Me
Elena Shadow – The Visit
Mary Beth Peil – The Visit
Michelle Vientimilla – The Visit

Exceptional Leading Actor in an Original Musical
Winner: Rob McClure – Honeymoon in Vegas
Honorable Mention:
Matt Morrison – Finding Neverland
Tam Mutu – Doctor Zhivago
Christian Borle – Something Rotten!
Brian d’Arcy James – Something Rotten!
Saul Williams – Holler If Ya Hear Me

Exceptional Leading Actress in a Revival of a Musical
Winner: Erin Davie – Side Show
              Emily Padgett – Side Show
Honorable Mention:
Kristin Chenoweth – On the Twentieth Century
Kelli O’Hara – The King and I
Victoria Clark – Gigi
Vanessa Hudgens – Gigi

Exceptional Leading Actress in an Original Musical
Winner: Kelli Barrett – Doctor Zhivago
Honorable Mention:
Beth Malone – Fun Home
Lisa Howard – It Shoulda Been You
Chita Rivera – The Visit

Exceptional ‘Stache, Prosthetic
Winner: George Merrick, Flight Attendant ‘Stache – Honeymoon in Vegas
Kelsey Grammer, Hook ‘Stache – Finding Neverland

Exceptional ‘Stache, Natural
Winner: Andy Karl – On the Twentieth Century
Honorable Mention:
Christian Borle – Something Rotten!

Exceptional Wigs
Winner: Charles G. LaPointe – Doctor Zhivago
Honorable Mention:
Richard Mawbey – Finding Neverland
Paul Huntley – Fun Home
Charles G. LaPointe – Honeymoon in Vegas
Paul Huntley – It Shoulda Been You
Greg Bazemore – Holler If Ya Hear Me
Charles G. LaPointe – Side Show
Leah J. Loukas – On the Town
Paul Huntley – On the Twentieth Century
Tom Watson – The King and I
David Brian Brown – Gigi

Exceptional Male Wig
Winner: Paul Huntley – Michael Cerveris’s Wig in Fun Home
Honorable Mention:
Richard Mawbey – Kelsey Grammer’s Hook Wig in Finding Neverland
Charles G. LaPointe – Kelvin Moon Loh’s Half Man Half Woman Wig in Side Show

Exceptional Female Wig
Winner: Charles G. LaPointe – Kelli Barrett’s Wig in Doctor Zhivago
Honorable Mention:
Josh Marquette – Heidi Blickenstaff’s Wig in Something Rotten!
Josh Marquette – Kate Reinders’s Wig in Something Rotten!
Richard Mawbey Carolee Carmello’s Wiig in finding Neverland
Tom Watson – Kelli O’Hara’s Wig in The King and I
Charles G. LaPointe – Erin Davie and Emily Padgett’s Red Wigs in Side Show
Paul Huntley – Kristin Chenoweth’s Veronique Wig in On the Twentieth Century

Exceptional Prop
Winner: Andy Karl’s Fake Headshot – On the Twentieth Century
Honorable Mention:
Glass Champagne Glasses – Gigi
Liquid Vessels – Doctor Zhivago
Small Allison’s Barrette – Fun Home
Lemon Pledge – Fun Home
Jackie Hoffman’s Piano Bar – On the Town
Chita Rivera’s Cane – The Visit

Exceptional Costumes
Winner: Paul Tazewell – Doctor Zhivago
Honorable Mention:
Bob Crowley – An American in Paris
David Zinn – Fun Home
Suttirat Anne Larlarb – Finding Neverland
Gregg Barnes – Something Rotten
Reggie Ray – Holler If Ya Hear Me
Jess Goldstein – On the Town
William Ivey Long – On the Twentieth Century
Catherine Zuber – The King and I
Catherine Zuber – Gigi

Exceptional Quick Change
Winner: Erin Davie and Emily Padgett, Pantsuit – Side Show
Honorable Mention:
Jill Paice, off-stage – An American in Paris
Rob McClure, Elvis – Honeymoon in Vegas
Kristin Chenoweth, Veronique – On the Twentieth Century
Laura Benanti, Dream Ballet – Spring Spectacular

Exceptional Lighting Design of a Musical
Winner: Japhy Weideman – The Visit
Honorable Mention:
Natasha Katz – An American in Paris
Christopher Akerland – The Last Ship
Ben Stanton – Fun Home
Howell Binkley – Doctor Zhivago
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer – Side Show

Exceptional Set Design
Winner: David Zinn – Fun Home
              Scott Pask – The Visit
Honorable Mention:
David Zinn – The Last Ship
Anna Louizos – It Shoulda Been You
Michael Scott-Mitchell – Doctor Zhivago
Scott Pask – Something Rotten!
Edward Pierce – Holler if Ya Hear Me
David Rockwell – On the Twentieth Century
Michael Yeargan – The King and I
David Rockwell – Side Show
Derek McLane – Gigi

Exceptional Tap Dance
Winner: Life is a Like a Train – On the Twentieth Century
Honorable Mention:
Omelette the Musical – Something Rotten!
One Plus One Equals Three – Side Show

Exceptional Dance Battle
Winner: Casey Nicholaw – Christian Borle and Brian d’Arcy James’s Tap in Something Rotten!
Honorable Mention:
Kelly Divine – It’s a Godsend in Doctor Zhivago
Wayne Cilentro – I Get Around/Keep Ya Head Up in Holler If Ya Hear Me

Exceptional Dream Ballet
Winner: Anthony van Laast – Private Conversation in Side Show
Honorable Mention:
Joshua Bergasse – Presentation of Miss Turnstiles in On the Town
Joshua Bergasse – Lonely Town Pas de Duex in On the Town
Christopher Wheeldon – Riverside Ballet in An American in Paris
Christopher Wheeldon – An American in Paris Ballet in An American in Paris

Exceptional Choreography
Winner: Mia Michaels – Finding Neverland
              Joshua Bergasse – On the Town
Honorable Mention:
Christopher Wheeldon – An American in Paris
Steven Hoggett – The Last Ship
Denis Jones – Honeymoon in Vegas
Danny Mefford – Fun Home
Wayne Cilento – Holler If Ya Hear Me
Casey Nicholaw – Something Rotten
Warren Carlyle – On the Twentieth Century
Christopher Gatelli – The King and I
Anthony van Laast – Side Show
Joshua Bergasse – Gigi

Exceptional Orchestrations
Winner: Danny Troob – Doctor Zhivago
Honorable Mention:
Jason Robert Brown, Larry Blank, Charlie Rosen – Honeymoon in Vegas
Christopher Austin – An American in Paris
Harold Wheeler – Side Show
John Clancy- Fun Home

Exceptional Sound Design
Winner: Peter Helinski – Side Show
Honorable Mention:
Jonathan Deans – Finding Neverland
Nevin Steinberg – It Shoulda Been You
Brian Ronan – The Last Ship
Scott Lehrer- Honeymoon in Vegas
Kai Harada – Fun Home

Exceptional Music
Winner: Jeanine Tesori – Fun Home
Honorable Mention:
Jason Robert Brown – Honeymoon in Vegas
Sting – The Last Ship
John Kander and Fred Ebb – The Visit
Lucy Simon – Doctor Zhivago
Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick – Something Rotten!

Exceptional Lyrics
Winner: Lisa Kron – Fun Home
Honorable Mention:
Jason Robert Brown – Honeymoon in Vegas
John Kander and Fred Ebb – The Visit
Michael Korie and Amy Powers – Doctor Zhivago

Exceptional Original Book of a Musical
Winner: Brian Hargrove – It Shoulda Been You
Honorable Mention:
Todd Kreidler – Holler If Ya Hear Me

Exceptional Adapted Book of a Musical
Winner: Lisa Kron – Fun Home
Honorable Mention:
Terrence McNally – The Visit
Michael Weller – Doctor Zhivago

Exceptional Direction of a Revival of a Musical
Winner: Bill Condon – Side Show
Honorable Mention:
Bartlett Sher – The King and I
John Rando – On the Town

Exceptional Direction of an Original Musical
Winner: Sam Gold – Fun Home
Honorable Mention:
John Doyle – The Visit
Des McAnuff – Doctor Zhivago
David Hyde Pierce – It Shoulda Been You
Kenny Leon – Holler If Ya Hear Me

Honorable Mention to Plays We Saw
You Can’t Take It With You
Airline Highway
Hand to God
Living on Love
The Heidi Chronicles
Constellations
The Curious Incident of the Dog in Night-time
Disgraced
Love Letters
The Country House
It’s Only a Play

Exceptional Revival of a Musical
Winner: Side Show
The King and I
Honorable Mention:
On the Town

Exceptional Original Musical
Winner: Fun Home
Honorable Mentions:
Doctor Zhivago
The Visit
Honeywood in Vegas
Holler If Ya Hear Me
Something Rotten!
It Shoulda Been You

Side Show: 15
Fun Home: 10
Doctor Zhivago: 5
Honeymoon in Vegas: 5
The King and I: 4
On the Town: 4
On the Twentieth Century: 4
Something Rotten: 3
An American in Paris: 2
Finding Neverland: 2
It Shoulda Been You: 2
Living on Love: 2
The Visit: 2
Airline Highway: 1
Hedwig and the Angry Inch: 1
Holler If You Hear Me: 1
John & Jen: 1
Wicked: 1