Word: abruzzo
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...Part of the insider value is hearing the names of nominees that mean little to the viewers of all other awards shows (i.e., Americans). Consider, for example, the women who were nominated for Leading Actress in a Musical: Kristin Chenoweth, "Wicked"; Stephanie D'Abruzzo, "Avenue Q"; Idina Menzel, "Wicked"; Donna Murphy, "Wonderful Town"; and Tonya Pinkins, "Caroline, or Change...
...beloved Ba'ku babe in "Star Trek: Insurrection" or, for TV cultists, as Stanley Tucci's scheming wife on the first season of "Murder One." Pinkins' only non-Tony nomination was for Best Supporting Actress in a soap opera ("All My Children" in the early 90s). Chenoweth and D'Abruzzo have been seen, fleetingly, on "Sesame Street" - the first as Ms. Noodle, the second as a puppeteer. This is Broadway's idea of star quality...
...Well, it should be. Most of these women are stars to me. All five nominees have appeared on the City Center stage in one or more of the "Encores!" series (which itself won a special Tony in 2000 "for excellence in theatre"). D'Abruzzo was the hardest to notice: she sang in the chorus of the Encores! "Carnival" two seasons back. Pinkins was a sensaysh as the lead in the 2001 "House of Flowers." Of the two "Wicked" witches, Chenoweth (who plays Glinda, the blond one) had two splendid Encores! turns, in "Strike Up the Band...