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The other day, I posted my annual Year in Review Best/Worst Non-Performance Categories. You can see that
HERE. Today, I present to you my favorite performances in a variety of categories, most of which you'd never see on the Tonys. Here are 42 winners in 40 categories (there were 2 ties)!
As always, I welcome your comments and your own "winners." Write in (jkstheatrescene@yahoo.com), Tweet me (@jkstheatrescene), or leave a comment below! I look forward to hearing from all of you!
THE BEST (AND WORST) OF THE 2012 THEATRESCENE: PERFORMANCE
BestDebut (Play): Rachel Griffiths, Other Dessert Cities – The TV star proved she has live theatrechops to spare. ABOVEBestDebut (Musical): Anthony Warlow, Annie – The international musical star finally made it to Broadway! ABOVEBestChild Actor: Zachary Unger, Chaplin – Adorable and legitimately excellent, there’s not a dryeye in the place when he turns on the waterworks! ABOVEBestUnderstudy: Taylor Richardson, Annie – She’s the third-string Annie, but she knows what she’sdoing. See her name on a slip in your Playbill, and know you are in goodhands!
MostUnder-Appreciated Actor: Adam Chanler-Berat, Peter and the Starcatcher – Tough tohold your own against Christian Borle, his sweat and his ‘stache. But Adam did just that. Did anyone notice? I did! ABOVE TOPMostUnder-Appreciated Actress: Caissie Levy, Ghost: The Musical – Of the four major leads in the show, she hasthe least exciting role. But I can stillfeel her grief all these months later. ABOVE CENTERMostUnder-Appreciated Cast: Bring It On: The Musical – They are great from the top of thepyramid to the bottom. They are in thebest musical no one saw. ABOVE BOTTOM
BestChemistry: Guy and Girl, aka Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti, Once ABOVE TOPBestCast Chemistry: BringIt On: The Musical – Talk about having each others’ backs! The death-defying acts, the cool choreography…they are a solid unit.TheGrin-and-Bear-It Award (Cast): Scandalous – I’m embarrassed for them. But they still showed up for 8 a week andgave it 100%. ABOVE CENTERTheGrin-and-Bear-It Award (Individual): Elena Roger, Evita – She’s not quite the sensationhere that she was on the other side of the pond… ABOVE BOTTOM
BestDancing by a Non-Dancer in a Musical: Judy Kaye, Nice Work If You Can Get It - OK. Maybe she’s doesn’t so much dance asdangle from that chandelier, but it did win her a Tony Award. ABOVE TOPBestNew Song Written for a Broadway Musical: TIE “With You” fromGhost: The Musical and “All FallsDown” from Chaplin ABOVE TOP CENTERBestNew Song Written for an Off-Broadway Musical: TIE: “Dogfight”and “First Date/Last Night” both from Dogfight ABOVE BOTTOM CENTERBestUnderscoring: Peterand the Starcatcher BOTTOM
BestProps in a Play: Venusin Fur – Was I the only one terrified by what else might be in Nina Arianda’s bag? ABOVE TOPBestProps in a Musical: Silence!– As endlessly inventive as the entire production. They did an entire film parody on about a$50.00 prop budget and it was awesome! ABOVE CENTERBestBody Part: Legs – As in LEG LAMPS! From A Christmas Story: The Musical ABOVE BOTTOM
BestKiss (Straight): Sam and Molly in Ghost: The Musical = sexy and romantic! ABOVE TOPBestKiss (Gay): Jason and Peter in Bare: The Musical Does Jason Hite kiss like that in real life? If so, sign me up! ABOVE CENTERBestKiss That Never Happens: Guy and Girl in Once. Has not kissing ever been sexier or romantic? ABOVE BOTTOM
BestUnderwear (Play): Nina Arianda in Venus in Fur ABOVE TOP LEFTBestUnderwear (Musical): Jason Hite and Taylor Trensch’s boxerbriefs in Bare: The Musical ABOVE BOTTOMBestShirtless Moment: Richard Fleeshman in Ghost: The Musical – Duh. So hot, it even made a talk show! ABOVE TOP RIGHT
Teacher of the Year: Sister Joan (Missi Pyle) in Bare: The Musical – Compassionate AND sassy – the perfect combination. TOPBestVillain (Male): Carl Bruner (Bryce Pinkham) in Ghost: The Musical – He was nasty inpretty much any way you can be nasty. TOP SECONDBestVillain (Female): Rita Lyons (Linda Lavin) in The Lyons – Cold. Ruthless. Funny as Hell. TOP THIRDBestBathroom Scene: “Delishious” Eileen Evergreen (JenniferLaura Thompson) and the Bubble Boys and Girls in Nice Work If You Can Get It BOTTOM
BestVictor/Victoria (Musical):Edwin Drood/Alice Nutting (Stephanie J. Block in The Mystery of Edwin Drood) ABOVE FIRSTBestVictor/Victoria (Play):Rachel Crabbe (Jemima Rooper in One Man,Two Guvnors) ABOVE SECONDInthe HeightsAward for Best Use of a Cell Phone: Bare: The Musical ABOVE THIRDBestPeter Parker Rise Above Award: Candy Buckley in Scandalous – Talk about your silk purse…TheBloody Bloody Award for Best Use of StageBlood: Carrie: The Musical– E I E I O ABOVE FOURTHTheCats Award for Best Use of Junk:From proscenium to set, Peter and theStarcatcher – Talk about going green! ABOVE FIFTH
The70,Girls,70 Award for Senior Power (Actor):James Earl Jones in The Best Man ABOVE TOPThe70,Girls,70 Award for Senior Power (Actress):Angela Lansbury in The Best Man ABOVE CENTERThe70,Girls,70 Award for Senior Power (bya non-Senior): Tom Edden in One Man, Two Guvnors - Noneof these three act their age, that’s for sure! ABOVE BOTTOM
The“Say a Little Prayer” Award for Too Much of a Good Thing: PLEASE…a reprieve from anything Gershwin…TheAlice Ripley Award for Acting Intensity: Christian Borle as BlackStache in Peter and the Starcatcher. The sweat proved it!TheScottsboro Boys Award for Too Short aRun: Chaplin: TheMusicalTheBaby It’s You/Shirelles Award forBack Up Singer Excellence: The Angels of Mercy in Leap of Faith
RELATED ARTICLES:- The Joys and Disappointments of 2012 HERE
- The Best and Worst of 2012: Non-performance Categories HERE
- 2012 in Review: Top Broadway News Story #2: Les Miserables (The Movie) HERE
- 2012 in Review: Top Broadway News Story #3: Rebecca HERE
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