Only 3 have swept all the Theatre Awards

[FLarnhill]

Posted: 5/2/24 at 3:28am

(Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, Theatre World, Outer Critic Circle)
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• Pauline Collins - Shirley Valentine [also nearly swept the British Theatre awards (Olivier, Critics' Circle, lost Evening Standard)]

• Hugh Jackman - The Boy from Oz

• Geoffrey Rush - Exit the King

Fascinating we've yet to have an American do this.

[Zeppie2022]

Posted: 5/2/24 at 9:32am

I was wondering how Nathan Lane did not win all awards in 2001 for "The Producers". I did not know until I looked that the "Theater World" award is for performers making their NYC stage debut. I now understand why only three people have swept all these awards.

[FLarnhill]

Posted: 5/2/24 at 1:21pm

Zeppie2022 said: "I was wondering how Nathan Lane did not win all awards in 2001 for "The Producers". I did not know until I looked that the "Theater World" award is for performers making their NYC stage debut. I now understand why only three people have swept all these awards."

What's impressive is that these people have swept in their debut. 

[Wick3]

Posted: 5/2/24 at 1:37pm

FLarnhill said: "Zeppie2022 said: "I was wondering how Nathan Lane did not win all awards in 2001 for "The Producers". I did not know until I looked that the "Theater World" award is for performers making their NYC stage debut. I now understand why only three people have swept all these awards."

What's impressive is that these people have swept in their debut."

I agree but remember back then Actor's Equity rarely gave foreign actors the opportunity to perform in NYC. They usually had to do an exchange or have a compelling reason to allow the foreign actor to perform on Broadway. In these cases, all 3 foreign actors were already well-established actors when they made their Broadway debut.

I remember back in late 1990s when Hugh Jackman was in the Oklahama! revival in West End, producers wanted to bring him to Broadway but Equity denied the request. Production eventually did go to NYC and starred Patrick Wilson.

 

[Jarethan]

Posted: 5/2/24 at 1:52pm

FLarnhill said: "Zeppie2022 said: "I was wondering how Nathan Lane did not win all awards in 2001 for "The Producers". I did not know until I looked that the "Theater World" award is for performers making their NYC stage debut. I now understand why only three people have swept all these awards."

What's impressive is that these people have swept in their debut."

Not at all.  It was their BROADWAY debut only.  Pauline Collin’s was a London theatre actor long before Shirley Valentine.  Jackman had appeared in many shows between London And Australia.  Same with Geoffrey Rush.

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 5/2/24 at 3:05pm

Wick3 said: "I agree but remember back then Actor's Equity rarely gaveforeign actors the opportunity to perform in NYC. They usually had to do an exchange or have a compelling reason to allow the foreign actor to perform on Broadway. In these cases, all 3 foreign actors were already well-established actors when they made their Broadway debut.

I remember back in late 1990swhen Hugh Jackman was in the Oklahama! revival in West End, producers wanted to bring him to Broadway but Equity denied the request. Production eventually did go to NYC and starred Patrick Wilson."

Keep in mind that with Oklahoma Trevor Nunn didn’t want to just bring over Hugh Jackman, or even just the leads. He wanted to bring the entire company over claiming he wouldn’t have enough time to cast and rehearse a new company.

[Fosse76]

Posted: 5/2/24 at 3:18pm

Wick3 said: "FLarnhill said: "Zeppie2022 said: "I was wondering how Nathan Lane did not win all awards in 2001 for "The Producers". I did not know until I looked that the "Theater World" award is for performers making their NYC stage debut. I now understand why only three people have swept all these awards."

What's impressive is that these people have swept in their debut."

I agree but remember back then Actor's Equity rarely gaveforeign actors the opportunity to perform in NYC. They usually had to do an exchange or have a compelling reason to allow the foreign actor to perform on Broadway. In these cases, all 3 foreign actors were already well-established actors when they made their Broadway debut.

I remember back in late 1990s when Hugh Jackman was in the Oklahama! revival in West End, producers wanted to bring him to Broadway but Equity denied the request. Production eventually did go to NYC and starred Patrick Wilson."

That's not exactly correct. Cameron Macintosh and Trevor Nunn wanted to bring over the entire London cast,  claiming to be too busy to rehearse a new cast.

https://playbill.com/article/actors-equity-denies-london-cast-of-oklahoma-us-visit-com-79630

 

[Kad]

Posted: 5/2/24 at 3:33pm

It's pretty hard to sweep all of those awards because they're all very different in terms of what they cover. The Tonys, for instance, only award Broadway shows, Theater World only awards NYC debuts, the Drama League only awards one performer, and the OCC and Drama Desks lump off and Broadway performers together (and now the Desks aren't gendered). I imagine there are a number of performers who've won everything in one season but the Theater World, which has become skewed toward non-American performers and celebrities over time, or off-Broadway performers who swept everything but either didn't transfer to Broadway or transferred in at a later season and so couldn't complete the sweep.
 

Updated On: 5/2/24 at 03:33 PM

[FLarnhill]

Posted: 5/2/24 at 7:21pm

Kad said: "It's pretty hard to sweep all of those awards because they're all very different in terms of what they cover. The Tonys, for instance, only award Broadway shows, Theater World only awards NYC debuts, the Drama League only awards one performer, and the OCC and Drama Desks lump off and Broadway performers together (and now the Desks aren't gendered). I imagine there are a number of performers who've won everything in one season but the Theater World, which has become skewed toward non-American performers and celebrities over time, or off-Broadway performers who swept everything but either didn't transfer to Broadway or transferred in at a later season and so couldn't complete the sweep.
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I'm in the process of removing the Theater World and focusing on the other awards but you're correct that it's gonna get harder with DD being non-gendered. Still, regardless of off or on, it's still pretty impressive to win a sweep. 

[BeingAlive44Ever]

Posted: 5/3/24 at 10:56pm

I could've sworn BD Wong did this, but on further inspection he actually won the Clarence Derwent Award. No Drama League. He's as close as an American has gotten, though.