Comments on: J. Robert Spencer’s Reaction to His Tony Nomination!

By: Kay Elbik (Dow)

Kay Elbik (Dow) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:35:29 +0000

Hey Bobby

I’m not surprised at all that you would get a Tony nod. You deserve it. I’ll keep my fingers crossed.

Kay Elbik
Ken and Kev Dow’s mom

By: fran Gatto

fran Gatto — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:48:44 +0000

I’s so excited for you!!! It’s all yours!!!!

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:33:47 +0000

Good Luck Bobby…this is definitely your time to shine! We are all pulling for you here in Georgia. We can’t wait to see the show again, on our next trip to NY…that is, if we can get tickets!

By: Beverley Micciche

Beverley Micciche — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:43:58 +0000

I know all your fans that got to know you in Jersey Boys will be rooting for you to win the Tony. Your performance in Next to Normal is certainly deserving of this award!

By: Howard Tucker

Howard Tucker — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:50:43 +0000

I had already heard your voice at your Ben Folds concert two years ago, Bobby, so I wasn’t surprised by the great performance here. I’ll be seeing N2N a third time right before the Tony’s.

Noting that “one” of the competitors are the three young actors from “Billy Elliot”, I did some research. That’s the fourth time in Tony history that it has happened (ironically, N2N co-star Alice Ripley was a co-nominee for “Side Show”, which also starred Bobby), but only once have the joint nominees won. In this case, too, each BE actor is not on stage each night, so bloggers are noting their nomination may be more for the role itself rather than the acting.

Of course anything can happen at the Tony’s as we all know. Witness “Avenue Q” taking the best musical prize from the heavily favored “Wicked” in 2004 and our own longshot Christian Hoff upsetting the odds-on Jim Dale in 2006.

Good luck, Bobby. You stand a real shot of taking home the prize.