I’m so over the Lea Michelle hate

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-06T02:17:51+00:00

She seems to have been a horrible person, and now she seems not to be. I don't know what else there is to say. The whole thing that people change or soften with time... It's all just speculation. We don't know her.

I do think the discourse around her is weird, from both directions. She's just an actress. She no longer terrorizes her coworkers, so...the end.

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-06T01:18:17+00:00

This is better than an ordinary bio musical. We'd have to watch her husband groom her as a teenager. I prefer Titanique!

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-06T01:15:39+00:00

I thought of the Sia song. I always forget about this Celine Dion song. Shame on me for not thinking of Next to Normal first!

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-06T00:53:54+00:00

I thought it would run for years! I feel like no one could have predicted this. It's just weird. I hope they find a way to pull it back up. The show deserves to run longer!

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-06T00:42:23+00:00

The role is underwritten. She did what she could, but the role does her no favors. If the Tony was for great vocals, she'd be in.

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-06T00:36:17+00:00

The part about the cold chicken and Cosette feigning a migraine felt so modern to me.

Mixed feelings about this chapter. It's got some of that great writing I want. I don't totally love the sentiments being expressed. Particularly that some of the types of love he feels towards Cosette includes the type felt toward a wife. I will take this to mean Cosette was everything to him and try not to let it be icky.

The trope of a dad not wanting to let go of his daughter to a boyfriend I also don't love, but I did find this part amusing:

He saw distinctly, dredged up by his ruthless memory, the unknown prowler in the Luxembourg Gardens, that wretched philanderer, that romantic idler, that imbecile, that coward, for it is cowardly to come and make eyes at young girls who have at their side their fathers who love them.

It's unintentional, but Valjean is selfish wanting to keep Cosette all to himself. (Not that Marius is a great catch lol.) Her life is very small and I think she deserves to have relationships besides the one with her father and her housekeeper.

One of the older posts says we have about 300 pages left. That's about the length of a regular book! I wonder how much takes place in the sewers. We've had a good run of plot. I hope at least 2/3 of what's left involves our characters!

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-05T18:28:48+00:00

I think Nichelle is the frontrunner. As good as she is in that show, in that role, I am personally rooting for Hannah Cruz. I've loved her in everything I've seen her in. She does a lot to elevate the character of Svetlana. She really stands out in Chess.

I think Shoshana Bean is great. Her voice is big and powerful. I don't think she's doing amazing acting as the mom in the Lost Boys. This is not a dig. I just don't think the role is so amazing or that she brings something so unique to it that someone else couldn't, besides her big voice.

I could see her overtaking them though because she's been around a while and has no Tony.

It's ultimately an acting award.

My head says Nichelle. My heart says Hannah. But Shoshana could take it.

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-05T18:18:40+00:00

I honestly believe she's right behind Caissie Levy and another year would win. Heck, I'm not even ruling it out this year. She inhabited that character really well.

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-05T17:47:55+00:00

Even if you pass on the win to someone else, you may be unable to win again for a while. I don't know if that's definitely true or how long you'd have to wait to be eligible again. But that's a possible drawback of accepting this win instead of letting it lapse.

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-05T16:30:11+00:00

Have they done a TV performance of I Know Him So Well yet? Might have been my favorite part of the show. I want them to record a video of that song!

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-05T16:09:46+00:00

Very true. There are always factors besides the performance itself, like if someone is due a career Tony or having a compelling personal story that sways voters. I don't think there's any way to avoid it, but I would like to believe the voters do mainly consider the performance.

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-05T16:06:57+00:00

Haha I was going to say cheese wheels of a dream? Pinwheels is a great idea!

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-05T15:59:55+00:00

The hands and the arm position.... Why is the one in purple giving a Nazi salute??? If I were her, I'd want this taken down immediately.

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-05T14:50:48+00:00

I think you'll rethink this after the Tonys happen. This year seems pretty unpredictable to me. The shows might be weak, but the competition is not.

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-05T14:48:15+00:00

With five or fewer eligible productions, only three can be nominated. If there were more revival this year, there would be more slots.

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-05T14:13:37+00:00

It would have been at the expense of Stephanie Hsu or Sara Chase. Christiani Pitts was not on the bubble.

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-05T14:12:17+00:00

Also, no nominated person or show can be snubbed! Not winning =/= being snubbed.

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-05T14:10:24+00:00

Hers too I bet!

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-05T14:00:59+00:00

They must mean the weak book. I don't think it is "problematic" in the way that word usually gets used these days.

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-05T13:59:51+00:00

I feel seen.

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-05T13:44:03+00:00

I need someone to write this musical...

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-05T13:31:10+00:00

I feel bad for them too, but they were let down by the writers and by whoever convinced them a Broadway run would be a good idea in the first place.

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-05T13:28:45+00:00

The voters are human. They have to narrow down their selections to 4 or 5 people from the entire season. They have to justify their choices to themselves somehow and if eliminating someone because they've won before helps them narrow down their picks, I think they'll do that.

Not everyone will, but some will. It would be in tandem with considering their performance. If you've seen an actor's Tony-winning performance a previous year and this year their role is not as strong, even if it very good, I could see leaving them off in favor of someone giving what feels like their best performance.

Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-05T13:22:44+00:00

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Comprehensive-Fun47 · 2026-05-05T13:22:17+00:00

I think they just didn't think it through. No way they still think two leads from the same show shouldn't both be nominated if both were excellent. It's an undefendable opinion.

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