Best. Gay. Week. Ever. (May 16, 2008)

Cheyenne, you was robbed!

Xanadu (or as Brian Juergens likes to call it: Gayness on Skates!) has been been nominated for best musical this year, and deservedly so. But it seems unfair that the show's biggest highlight, that guy wearing rollerskates — the handsome, talented, and all-around nice guy Cheyenne Jackson — didn't also score a Tony nod.

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Seems like rollerskaters don’t get much respect on Broadway. You can blame it on Andrew Lloyd Webber's mid-eighties treaclefest, Starlight Express. Anyone remember that stinker? Turns out Starlight Express is the most popular musical ever in Germany. But then, they're crazy for David Hasselhoff so it sort of makes sense.

Jackson might have been snubbed by the Tonys, but he can take heart — something tells me he's going to place highly on AfterElton.com's Hot 100 list this year.

But back to the Tony nominations. We do have a few other gay guys to root for:

Out brit actor Ben Daniels is up for Best Actor in a Play. He co-stars with Laura Linney in a revival of Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

Ben Daniels

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Also, Robin De Jesus was nominated for Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance in In the Heights.

Robin De Jesus

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Finally, Stephen Sondheim will be given a lifetime achievement award. That guy has been around forever, so it seems an oversight that he hasn't already gotten one of those.

You can find the full list of nominees here.