Tonys Snubs
Despite a career-defining performance, Chita Rivera did not receive any Tony nominations for her role of Anita in this 1957 Leonard Bernstein classic.
West Side Story.
This famous gorilla learned to communicate with humans via sign language.
Koko.
Frances McDormand won an Oscar for her performance in this 2017 drama, which takes place in our homeland.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
Layers of turkey, lettuce, tomato & bacon are placed between 3 slices of toast in this very exclusive sando.
Club Sandwich.
He defeated the Spanish in Colombia in 1819, Venezuela and Panama in 1821, Ecuador in 1822, Peru in 1824, and Bolivia in 1825. He even lent one of the new countries his name!
Simón Bolivar.
Johnny Storm aka The Human Torch and The Thing’s superhero team which gives good luck to those who find it.
Fantastic Four Leaf Clover.
Fans were outraged when this puppet-based romp beat out Wicked for “Best Musical” in 2004 (But Lou knows this was easily the right call).
Avenue Q.
Hoover, a seal who could state “Hi, how are you?“ in a New England accent, hailed from this northern state.
Maine.
Reese Witherspoon stars as an NYC fashion exec in this fish-out-of-water rom com.
Sweet Home Alabama.
Holy These, Spanish for "beans"! Usually served with vegetables & and a protein.
Frijoles aka Refried Beans.
What has been described as “the first women’s rights convention“ was held Here in 1848.
Seneca Falls, New York.
Waxing crescent and waning gibbbus that are “wider than a mile”, don’t worry, we’re crossing them in style.
Phases of the Moon River.
The free-spirited and highly nude Hair lost the 1968 Tony to this buttoned up, historical musical.
1776.
Grip, a talking raven owned by this Victorian author, served as basis for a character of the same name in her father’s Barnaby Rudge.
Charles Dickens.
Extremely hot temps caused fake blood to congeal during the filming of this horror classic, so crew improvised by slicing a cast member’s finger to produce real blood.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
An egg wash, bread-crumbs, seasoning & a specific cheese are in the mix to make a lovely eggplant This.
Eggplant Parmesan.
The Risorgimento was the 19th century movement to unify This country.
Italy.
Siam (Thailand) set musical adaptation of Isaac Asimov's book about machines that follow 3 laws (also a Will Smith movie).
The King and I, Robot.
Daniel Radcliffe failed to gain a Tony nom after baring it all in this Peter Schaffer play.
Equus.
NOC, a member of this large aquatic species, was recorded screaming bloody murder on multiple occasions in an arctic naval base.
Whale (beluga)
Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix star in this 1991 Gus Van Sant drama.
My Own Private Idaho.
Far-eastern lunch served in lacquered wood that dates back almost 1000 years.
Bento Box.
The Chinese refer to the period following the First Opium War in 1839 and ending in 1949 with the founding of the People’s Republic as This.
The Century of Humiliation.
Sylvia Plath’s only novel about an annoying floppy-eared outcast from Naboo.
The Bell Jar Jar Binks.
Despite 12 nominations, this critically acclaimed, Josh Groban-led musical ended up losing all but 2 Tonys to the ultimate ”pick-me-boy” of Broadway, Dear Evan Hansen.
(Natasha, Pierre, and) The Great Comet of 1812.
Poll, an African grey parrot owned by this former US president, was forcibly removed from his father’s funeral due to persistent swearing.
Andrew Jackson.
This 1991 dramedy focuses on the romance between an Ugandan-Indian woman and an African-American man.
Mississippi Masala.
Millennials would be able to buy houses if they just cut These pesky money sinks out of their diets.
Avocado Toast.
Marx wrote This essay analyzing the rule of the 1st president, 2nd emperor, and last monarch of France.
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon.
Translation of carpe diem that became a novel/movie about an attempt to kill Charles de Gaulle.
Seize the Day of the Jackal.