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The 3rd Annual Patty & Emily Shmazie Awards!
Who will win for Exceptional Quick Change?! And who will win the Exceptional Asses awards, after a long absence? Find out now!
And here’s a complete list of the awards!
The Beth Leavel Shmazie Award
Winner: Beth Leavel
Exceptional Headshot, Female
Winner: Jennifer Mudge – Rocky
Honorable Mention:
Fantasia Barrino – After Midnight
Haven Burton – Violet
Catherine Walker – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Exceptional Headshot, Male
Winner: Eric Anderson – Soul Doctor
Honorable Mention:
Virgil “Lil ‘O’ Gadson – After Midnight
Desmond Richardson – After Midnight
Don Darryl Rivera – Aladdin
The “Nine People’s Favorite Thing” Shmazie Award
Winner: Big Fish
Honorable Mention:
Soul Doctor
The Bridges of Madison County
The Honey Badger Shmazie Award
Winner: Jason Robert Brown
Honorable Mention:
Les Miserables
Special Shmazie Award for Adding Lustre to the Broadway Season
Winner: Vasthy Mompoint – Rocky – Stomping
Honorable Mention:
Big Fish, The USO Number
Hedwig And The Angry Inch
Laura Benanti’s Twitter
Aladdin – Genie’s Body Glitter
Cabaret – The Giant Disco Ball
The ChristianeNollRagtime Shmazie Award for Reinterpretive Acting
Winner: James Monroe Iglehart – Aladdin
Exceptional Cast Recording
Winner: Fun Home
Honorable Mentions:
Violet
The Bridges of Madison County
Big Fish
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Exceptional Fucking Hair
Winner: Krysta Rodriguez – First Date/IRL
Honorable Mention:
Kate Baldwin – IRL
LaChanze – IRL
Exceptional Ass of An Actress
Winner: LaChanze – If/Then
Honorable Mention:
Fantasia Barrino – After Midnight
Jessie Mueller – Beautiful
Exceptional Ass of an Actor
Winner: Joshua Henry – Violet
Honorable Mention:
Steven Pasquale – The Bridges of Madison County
Male Ensemble – Rocky
Lifetime Achievement
Winner: Julie Harris
Breakout Star
Winner: Amber Iman – Soul Doctor
Honorable Mention:
Ciara Renee – Big Fish
Margo Seibert – Rocky
Michael X. Martin – The Bridges of Madison County
Exceptional Sasstress
Winner: LaChanze – If/Then
Honorable Mention:
Kate Baldwin – Big Fish
Amber Iman – Soul Doctor
Blake Hammond – First Date
Neil Patrick Harris – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Rema Webb – Violet
Exceptional Chemistry
Winner: Kelli O’Hara and Steven Pasquale – The Bridges of Madison County
Honorable Mention:
Eric Anderson and Amber Iman – Soul Doctor
Kate Baldwin and Norbert Leo Butz – Big Fish
Andy Karl and Margo Seibert – Rocky
Sutton Foster and Joshua Henry – Violet
LaChanze and Jenn Colella – If/Then
Anika Larsen and Jarrod Spector – Beautiful
Bryce Pinkham and Jefferson Mays – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Real Tear Realness
Winner: Kate Baldwin – Big Fish
Honorable Mention:
Caissie Levy – Les Miserables
Kelli O’Hara – The Bridges of Madison County
Jessie Mueller – Beautiful
Exceptional Replacement Casting
Winner: Lindsay Mendez – Wicked
Exceptional Sung Passage by an Actor
Winner: Steven Pasquale – The Bridges of Madison County, “One Second and a Million Miles”
Honorable Mention:
Bobby Steggert – Big Fish, “Stranger”
Andy Karl – Rocky, “My Nose Ain’t Broken”
Joshua Henry – Violet, “Let It Sing”
Ramin Karimloo – Les Miserables, Everything
Exceptional Sung Passage by an Actress
Winner: Taprena Michelle Augustine – A Night with Janis Joplin, “Today I Sing The Blues”
Honorable Mention:
Krysta Rodriguez – First Date. “Safer”
Fantasia Barrino – After Midnight, “Stormy Weather”
Margo Seibert – Rocky, “I’m Done”
Lena Hall – Hedwig and the Angry Inch, “Tear Me Down”
Caissie Levy – Les Miserables, “I Dreamed A Dream”
Kelli O’Hara – The Bridges of Madison County, “Almost Real”
Rema Webb – Violet, “Raise Me Up”
Idina Menzel – If/Then, “Always Starting Over
Jessie Mueller – Beautiful. “Beautiful”
Exceptional Ensemble
Winner: Beautiful
Honorable Mention:
Big Fish
First Date
After Midnight
Rocky
If/Then
Exceptional Ensemble, Dance
Winner: After Midnight
Honorable Mention:
Beautiful
Cabaret
Exceptional Ensemble, Vocals
Winner: Violet
Honorable Mention:
A Night with Janis Joplin
Rocky
Les Miserables
The Bridges of Madison County
If/Then
Beautiful
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Exceptional Ensemble, Background Acting
Winner: Rocky
Honorable Mention:
Soul Doctor
First Date
Hedwig And The Angry Inch – The Angry Inch
Violet
The Bridges of Madison County
If/Then
Beautiful
Aladdin
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Exceptional Child Actor in a Musical
Winner: Gaten Matarazzo – Les Miserables
Zachary Unger – Big Fish
Anthony Pierinni – Big Fish
Exceptional Child Actress in a Musical
Winner: Emerson Steele – Violet
Honorable Mention:
Emma Howard – Violet
Exceptional Featured Actor in a Revival of a Musical
Winner: Aaron Krohn – Cabaret
Exceptional Featured Actor in an Original Musical
Winner: Michael X. Martin – The Bridges of Madison County
Honorable Mention:
Alex Brightman – Big Fish
Ben Crawford – Big Fish
Ryan Andes – Big Fish
Jason Tam – If/Then
Don Darryl Rivera – Aladdin
Exceptional Featured Actress in a Revival of a Musical
Winner: Caissie Levy – Les Miserables
Exceptional Featured Actress in an Original Musical
Winner: Joanna Glushak – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Honorable Mention:
Ciara Renee – Big Fish
Vasthy Mompoint – Rocky
Jenn Colella – If/Then
Marisha Wallace – Aladdin
Exceptional Supporting Actor in a Revival of a Musical
Winner: Joshua Henry – Violet
Honorable Mention:
Kyle Scatliffe – Les Mis
Colin Donnell – Violet
Danny Burstein – Cabaret
Exceptional Supporting Actor in an Original Musical
Winner: Bobby Steggert – Big Fish
Honorable Mention:
Blake Hammond – First Date
Eric Anderson – Rocky
Jarrod Spector – Beautiful
Jake Epstein – Beautiful
James Monroe Iglehart – Aladdin
Exceptional Supporting Actress in a Revival of a Musical
Winner: Annie Golden – Violet
Honorable Mention:
Lena Hall – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Nikki M. James – Les Miserables
Linda Emond – Cabaret
Gayle Rankin – Cabaret
Exceptional Supporting Actress in an Original Musical
Winner: Kate Baldwin – Big Fish
Honorable Mention:
Cass Morgan – The Bridges of Madison County
Amber Iman – Soul Doctor
Taprena Michelle Augustine – A Night with Janis Joplin
Kate Loprest – First Date
Sara Chase – First Date
Fantasia Barrino – After Midnight
Margo Seibert – Rocky
LaChanze – If/Then
Anika Larsen – Beautiful
Lisa O’Hare – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Lauren Worsham – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Exceptional Leading Actor in a Revival of a Musical
Winner: Will Swenson – Les Miserables
Honorable Mention:
Neil Patrick Harris – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Ramin Karimloo – Les Miserables
Exceptional Leading Actor in an Original Musical
Winner: Andy Karl – Rocky
Honorable Mention:
Eric Anderson – Soul Doctor
Norbert Leo Butz – Big Fish
Zachary Levi – First Date
Steven Pasquale – The Bridges of Madison County
Bryce Pinkham – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Jefferson Mays – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Exceptional Leading Actress in a Revival of a Musical
Winner: Sutton Foster – Violet
Exceptional Leading Actress in an Original Musical
Winner: Kelli O’Hara – The Bridges of Madison County
Honorable Mention:
Mary Bridget Davies – A Night with Janis Joplin
Krysta Rodriguez – First Date
Jessie Mueller – Beautiful
Exceptional ‘Stache, Prosthetic
Winner: Charles G. LaPointe – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Major Lord Bartholomew D’Ysquith’s Stache
Exceptional ‘Stache, Natural
Winner: Hunter Foster – The Bridges of Madison County
Honorable Mention:
Eric Anderson – Rocky
Danny Burstein – Cabaret
Exceptional Wigs
Winner: Paul Huntley – Big Fish
Honorable Mention:
Harold Mertens – Rocky
Mike Potter – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Charles G. LaPointe – Beautiful
Charles G. LaPointe – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Exceptional Male Wig
Winner: – Harold Mertens – Rocky, Gazzo’s Comb Over Wig
Honorable Mention:
Charles G. LaPointe – Soul Doctor, Sholmo’s Hippie Wig
Charles G. LaPointe – After Midnight, Everett Bradley’s Wig
Exceptional Female Wig
Winner: Paul Huntley – Big Fish, Sandra’s College Wig
Paul Huntley – Big Fish, Sandra’s Greying Wig
Honorable Mention:
Mike Potter – Hewig and the Angry Inch, ‘80s Inspired Wig
Charles G. LaPointe – Beautiful, Carnegie Hall Wig
Exceptional Prop
Winner: Hedwig’s Mic – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Honorable Mention:
Nina Simone’s cigarette – Soul Doctor
Rocky’s Eggs – Rocky
Exceptional Costumes
Winner: Linda Cho – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Honorable Mention:
William Ivy Long – Big Fish
David Zinn – Rocky
Arianne Phillips – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Alejo Vietti – Beautiful
Exceptional Quick Changes
Winner: Gregg Barnes – Aladdin – Jafar’s Finale
Exceptional Lighting Design of a Musical
Winner: Christopher Akerlind – Rocky
Honorable Mention:
Justin Townsend – A Night with Janis Joplin
Donald Holder – Big Fish
Jeff Croiter – Soul Doctor
Kevin Adams – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Exceptional Set Design
Winner: Chris Barreca – Rocky
Honorable Mention:
Julian Crouch and Benjamin Pearcy – Big Fish
David Gallo – First Date
Julian Crouch – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Mark Wendland – If/Then
Bob Crowley – Aladdin
Alexander Dodge – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Exceptional Tap Dance
Winner: Warren Carlyle – After Midnight
Honorable Mention:
Susan Stroman – Big Fish
Exceptional Choreography
Winner: Warren Carlyle – After Midnight
Honorable Mention:
Susan Stroman – Big Fish
Steven Hoggett and Kelly Devine – Rocky
Exceptional Dream Ballet
Winner: Warren Carlyle – After Midnight
Exceptional Orchestrations
Winner: Jason Robert Brown – The Bridges of Madison County
Honorable Mention:
Larry Hochman – Big Fish
Steve Margoshes – Soul Doctor
Jazz at Lincoln Center and Daryl Waters – After Midnight
Doug Besterman, Stephen Trask – Rocky
Jonathan Tunick – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Exceptional Sound Design
Winner: Peter Hylenski – Rocky
Honorable Mention:
Carl Casella – A Night with Janis Joplin
Jon Weston – Big Fish
Exceptional Music
Winner: Andrew Lippa – Big Fish
Jason Robert Brown – The Bridges of Madison County
Honorable Mention:
Stephen Flaherty – Rocky
Steven Lutvak – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Exceptional Lyrics
Winner: Andrew Lippa – Big Fish
Jason Robert Brown – The Bridges of Madison County
Honorable Mention:
Lynn Ahrens – Rocky
Steven Lutvak and Robert L Freedman – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Exceptional Adapted Book of a Musical
Winner: John August – Big Fish
Honorable Mention:
Thomas Meehan, Sylvester Stallone – Rocky
Marsha Norman – The Bridges of Madison County
Chad Beguelin – Aladdin
Robert L. Freedman – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Exceptional Direction of a Revival of a Musical
Winner: Leigh Silverman – Violet
Honorable Mention:
Michael Mayer – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Exceptional Direction of an Original Musical
Winner: Alex Timbers – Rocky
Honorable Mention:
Susan Stroman – Big Fish
Daniel S. Wise – Soul Doctor
Warren Carlyle – After Midnight
Bartlett Sherr – The Bridges of Madison County
Casey Nicholaw – AladdinDarko Tresnjak – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Honorable Mention to Plays We Saw
A Time To Kill
The Glass Menagerie
The Realistic Joneses
Mothers and Sons
Casa Valentina
Exceptional Special Theatrical Event
Winner: A Night with Janis Joplin
Exceptional Revival of a Musical
Winner: Violet
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Exceptional Original Musical
Winner: Big Fish
Honorable Mentions:
After Midnight
Rocky
The Bridges of Madison County
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Big Fish: 11
The Bridges of Madison County: 10
Rocky: 9
Violet: 7
After Midnight: 4
Les Miserables: 3
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder: 3
Soul Doctor: 2
Aladdin: 2
A Night with Janis Joplin: 2
If/Then: 2
Beautiful: 1
Wicked: 1
First Date: 1
Cabaret: 1
Patty & Emily Meet the Tony Nominees!
We went to the Meet the Nominees reception and were able to interview these Tony nominees:
Chad Beguelin: Aladdin, Best Book & Original Score of a Musical
Joseph P. Benincasa: Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
Danny Burstein: Cabaret, Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Nick Cordero: Bullets Over Broadway, Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Julian Crouch: Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Scenic Design of a Musical
Harvey Fierstein: Casa Valentina, Best Play
Robert L. Freedman: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Best Book & Original Score of a Musical
Joshua Henry: Violet, Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
James Monroe Iglehart: Aladdin, Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Ramin Karmiloo: Les Miserables, Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Anika Larsen: Beautiful, Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Steven Lutvak: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Best Original Score of a Musical
Jerrod Spector: Beautiful, Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Isabel Toledo: After Midnight, Costume Design of a Musical
Darko Tresnjak: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Direction of a Musical
Watch the Tony Awards on June 8th at 8pm EST on CBS! Hugh Jackman will be there!
Patty & Emily Review Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Neil Patrick Harris! Lena Hall! Hedwig finally comes to Broadway! Find out what we thought about this brilliant show. (Spoiler alert: we thought it was brilliant.)
Patty & Emily Review Violet
Sutton Foster, Joshua Henry, and Colin Donnell in a Jeanine Tesori musical. What more can we say? See what we thought about Roundabout’s production of Violet!
Patty & Emily: Unofficial Big Fish Street Team?
Patty & Emily are out hitting the streets again, this time letting everyone know that the Big Fish cast recording is out! But things sort of spiral out of control, and there’s only one person who can help them: Carolee Carmello.
Patty & Emily Review If/Then
Idina Menzel is back on Broadway! In a show with Anthony Rapp! But more importantly, LaChanze is back on Broadway! Check out what we thought about If/Then.
Patty & Emily Review Aladdin
We went to the newest Disney musical, Aladdin! James Monroe Iglehart was amazing as the Genie. Find out what we thought about the entire show!
Patty & Emily Review Rocky
There’s a new Ahrens & Flaherty musical, and we could not be happier. Oh, wait. It’s starring Andy Karl! We COULD be happier. We really enjoyed Rocky, though Emily would have liked it to have been in the original German.
Patty & Emily Review The Bridges of Madison County
Kelli O’Hara stars in The Bridges of Madison County! Also starring Steven Pasquale, with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. It spawned a very deep conversation about LOVE.