We are no strangers to commentating on the latest awards show, although we tend to sway towards film, television, and theater.
We admit that we’ve been a little neglectful when it comes to the music awards. It’s not that we don’t enjoy the current music scene. We could attempt to come up with a legitimate excuse for our evasion of the music scene, but the fact is we don’t have a good one.
In order to right this wrong/neglect, this year, for the first time ever, 2WC will be taking a swing at Grammy predictions. Brace yourselves.
We are lovers of music and all, but truth be told the only category we feel truly qualified to guess at is:
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
Kinky Boots
Billy Porter & Stark Sands, principal soloists; Sammy James Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman, producers; Cyndi Lauper, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Stark Sands, Billy Porter & Others)
Matilda: The Musical
Bertie Carvel, Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon, Milly Shapiro & Lauren Ward, principal soloists; Michael Croiter, Van Dean & Chris Nightingale, producers; Tim Minchin, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
Motown The Musical
Brandon Victor Dixon & Valisia LeKae, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti & Ethan Popp, producers (Original Broadway Cast With Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae & Others)
Perhaps next year we’ll expand our repertoire, but for now we’ll stick with what we know.
So with that, we give you our Grammy predictions:
Best Musical Theater Album
Zer: Kinky Boots — I don’t have official stats on this, but it seems like this one usually goes to the Tony winner for best new musical, so Kinky Boots seems like a safe bet…but I wouldn’t be surprised if Matilda stole this one.
Stephanie: Kinky Boots—I think it’s going to be hard to beat Cyndi Lauper in this category. If anyone has a shot it’s Motown, but to be honest I’d like to see Matilda go home with the golden gramophone.
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…bi-daily smile…