This week we'll manipulate the data from the Great-Big Summary Chart to achieve some pointless results.
"We won a Tony!"
Ah, shaddup! How many did you lose?
To level the field we can subtract the number of wins from the total nominations in order to reflect only the awards lost. This reveals the big losers. Here they are in order of losses.
| Ranking | Show | No. of losses |
|---|---|---|
| 57. | The Full Monty | 29 |
| 56. | 42nd Street | 21 |
| 55. | The Rocky Horror Show | 12 |
| 54. | Follies | 11 |
| 53. | A Class Act | 10 |
| 48. (5-way tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Bat Boy, Judgment at Nuremberg, King Hedley II, Urinetown! | 9 |
| 46. (2-way tie) | The Invention of Love, The Producers | 8 |
| 44. (2-way tie) | Jane Eyre, The Unexpected Man | 7 |
| 41. (3-way tie) | Bells Are Ringing, The Bubbly Black Girl..., Stones in His Pockets | 6 |
| 38. (3-way tie) | Betrayal, Comic Potential, Seussical | 5 |
| 35. (3-way tie) | Proof, Richard II, Ten Unknowns | 4 |
| 28. (7-way tie) | The Best Man, Lobby Hero, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Pete 'n' Keely, The Play About the Baby, The Search for Signs..., The Tale of the Allergist's Wife | 3 |
| 20. (8-way tie) | The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, Boy Gets Girl, Dead Eye Boy, Dogeaters, Jesus Hopped the A Train, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nets, Suburb, Tiny Alice | 2 |
| 2. (18-way tie) | Blast!, Blithe Spirit, The Butterfly Collection, Christmas with the Crawfords, Coriolanus, The Dinner Party, Enter the Guardsman, Jitney, Juno and the Paycock, Lypsinka: The Boxed Set, Madam Melville, Newyorkers, Old Money, Princess Turandot, Saved, The Syringa Tree, Tabletop, Up Against the Wind | 1 |
| 1. | Mnemonic | 0 |
Note that if we take this completely at face value, the smallest number of losses, wins! Of course, tickets for most of these "big winners" are mighty scarce (and not because they're sold out).
Of course, that makes little sense, does it? Much more sensical, although equally pointless, is to look at the win-to-loss percentage ratio. If we divide the number of awards won by the total nominations for each winner, we come up with something like baseball batting averages. So here then, is the list of winners. (Shows with no hits have been dropped from the chart.)
| Ranking | Show | Batting Avg. |
|---|---|---|
|
1. |
Mnemonic (MVP) |
1.000 |
|
2. |
The Producers |
.805 |
|
3. |
Proof |
.714 |
|
4. |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
.667 |
|
5. |
The Invention of Love |
.556 |
|
6. |
Jitney |
.500 |
|
7. |
The Best Man |
.400 |
|
8. |
King Hedley II |
.308 |
|
9. |
Jane Eyre |
.225 |
|
10. |
42nd Street |
.192 |
|
11. |
Bat Boy |
.100 |
|
12. |
The Full Monty |
.033 |
Bear in mind that despite their relatively respectable performance at the plate, many of these players have been sent to farm teams, dropped to the minors, and/or retired to the old ballplayers home. Also note that this year has seen a record number of hitless teams (45), perhaps because a small percentage were stealing all the at bats! And regardless of their poor performances at the plate, a number of these "hitless" wonders continue to play in the majors (at least one of them is moving up from the minors -- off-Broadway -- to the Majors!).
Our congratulations are extended to all the players. Win or lose, remember it's only a game!
Click here for Part
I - The Acting Categories.
Click here for Part
II - The Creative, Show and Technical Categories.
Click here for Part III - Everything
Else That Didn't Fit.
Click here for Part
IV - Out-of Town.
Part V - Beginning of the End.
Big Chart
Jumping to Conclusions -
Pt. 1
Jumping to Conclusions -
Pt. 2
If masochism runs in your genes, you may also browse awards
of years' past:
1997 Awards charts
1998 Awards charts
1999 Awards charts
2000 Awards charts
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Theatre,
3/20 - 8/12/01
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