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maraleia
maraleia

Every one of the musical acting awards went to Black performers...suck it Oscars. Diversity. Inclusion.

mightysparrow
mightysparrow

Marlee has been working with the same interpreter for years.  I love watching the two of them together Every year at the Tonys, Broadway shows Hollywood how it's done.

attica
attica

I gotta give the great Audra McDonald some props for doing that perfectly executed high kick whilst hosting a uterine occupant! 

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wonderwoman

wonderwoman

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From the NYtimes:

Charles Isherwood

"And are we ever going to see the dead people? Or is this just about Josh Groban being sad? At last. And you can’t see some of their names due to bad filming."

And just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, the choir appears. Really, is it hard to play some appropriate, but unobtrusive music while letting viewers actually see the photographs?

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aradia22

aradia22

Oh, Kelli's dress was cute too though the bodice was a bit low. Everyone just needs to go to Zac Posen so their breasts will be in the right place in strapless gowns.


Kelli's win this year was like Audra's win last year. In an otherwise rather uneventful show this is the moment I'll remember.


Larry David making a run at that best joke of the night title.

 

I'd like Jason Alexander to come back to Broadway in a musical.

cmahorror

cmahorror

Oh, that's Sting.. For a minute, I thought Kelsey Grammer had wandered on stage.

 

I actually said that when he walked out lol.

 

Okay, so these stupids storms keep interrupting my service and I missed a bunch of performances due to my satellite cutting out but I really enjoyed that performance from Finding Neverland. Quite frankly, as long as he's not rapping, I still have a huge crush on Matthew Morrison from Glee.

 

I live central Illinois so I use the Tonys to see what touring companies coming in I might want to see. So far Finding Neverland is the only one to truly catch my eye.

aradia22

aradia22

 

I live central Illinois so I use the Tonys to see what touring companies coming in I might want to see. So far Finding Neverland is the only one to truly catch my eye.

Just a heads up, you can check out the Theatre Talk board here on previously. I update almost every day and there's a section specifically for tours and Chicago productions.

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vibeology

vibeology

What awful, shapeless thing is Carey Mulligan wearing?

 

She hasn't announced it, but there's been speculation for a while now that she's pregnant. I'm pretty sure looking at that dress its true. Fashion-wise its not that bad considering how few options she must have had.

 

It was a fun Tonys but not spectacular. I really want to see Fun Home and wouldn't mind seeing Finding Neverland and Something Rotten but I won't go out of my way for those shows. Sydney Lucas was a revelation. I enjoyed Alan and Kristen's hosting duties. I'm thrilled for Kelli O'Hara. How is this her first Tony?

tom87

tom87

Anybody else think it was kinda gross that the show kept pimping "A Special Tribute From Josh Groban" and it was for the In Mermorium?

Yes and then the In Mermorium was more about him then those who passed away.   Some people you couldn't even see their names on the screen.  They also sped through the list while they had whole segments of the song showing Josh and/or the choir.

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wonderwoman

wonderwoman

Mike Hale @ NYTimes echoed a lot of the thoughts expressed here.

"One of the hoped-for highlights didn’t materialize, when Tommy Tune did not get to accept his lifetime achievement award during the telecast and also did not take part in the brief (and tepid) dance number that was awkwardly inserted into the show"

Although, he thought the in memoriam segment was saved by the chorus. I agree with those above who point out that in memoriam should be about those who've passed. But the Tonys and Oscars see the segment as one more production number. As I recall, the Emmys and Golden Globes (I think they do a segment) do a better job.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/08/arts/television/critics-notebook-the-tonys-show-celebrates-the-stage-without-any-real-theater.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=photo-spot-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

Skittl1321

Skittl1321

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Neil Patrick Harris's brief moment was a highlight for me- he needs to host again, and again, and again.  And Kelli's speech and tap dancing in those stilettos was just THE moment of the night.

 

I'm sad Something Rotten didn't get a more love, even if it had been during the off-air awards. That show was one of the most incredible things I've seen. Fun Home was without a doubt excellent, but I like my musicals to be a spectacle. I also was annoyed at people ranting on Twitter about how Fun Home was the only thing in that category that was original- except, it was based on a graphic novel; so it wasn't original either! SR actually was original, though obviously they played on a million well known tropes and satire.

 

I can't believe Tommy Tune didn't get to accept his award during the broadcast.

 

Kristen Chenoweth's black coat dress made me think she was covering up a costume and she would rip it off. Since she didn't, although a very upscale one, she kind of looked like a flasher....

 

And finally, wasn't there some big fuss about a Sound Award no longer being given? Were the sound people protesting during the broadcast? Because the audio levels were HORRIBLE. I didn't enjoy the opening number at all, because I could barely hear what they were saying. You couldn't hear tap shoes at times, other times you couldn't hear people sing over taps. You couldn't hear the millionth "on CBS" cut to commercial announcement over backstage noise. It was an absolute mess.

 

And finally- Jennifer Lopez should be ashamed of herself. Yes, the teleprompter was REALLY far away, but if you even have an idea of what it is you have to say, you shouldn't mess up a recap of Peter Pan that badly.


 

 

I think On the Twentieth Century did a fantastic job with their medley. You got all the best parts of the show and avoided showing how repetitive the lyrics are. Also, the dancing from the porters is much tighter than when I saw the show.

 

I disagree. I saw On the Twentieth Century and could barely follow what the hell was going on in that medley.  If you didn't know the show well, I think you would be totally lost.

 

Of course, I greatly disliked the show. Everyone in it was fabulous, the acting, singing, and dancing was excellent. But the material they had to work with was miserable. Although clearly someone loved it, I didn't hear a single person near me say good things about it as I was leaving.... Thank God I got discount tickets!



I'm conflicted about the Brits coming over here with their plays... winning all our awards. But no Matilda? I don't understand the Tony's sometimes.

 

Matilda won 5 Tony's and was  nominated for 13 (including Best Musical- it lost to Kinky Boots) in 2013.  Shows are only eligible their first year.

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Skittl1321

Skittl1321

 I will say that A Musical didn't get me excited about Something Rotten and it made me understand what people were saying about a ton of theatre references without actual jokes behind them. 

I will admit, I am a HUGE Something Rotten fan, so I'm a little biased- but I don't think that performance of A Musical was all that great- it was cut way too short for time and a lot of the jokes in the song were removed.

 

Yes, there are a lot of theatre references without true jokes, but there are some that are set up through the talking that takes place in the show, and some that have a little more reference  in the song that got cut. 

 

A Musical actually received a standing ovation at the show I was at. I've never seen that happen mid-show before.

LuciaMia

LuciaMia

 Jeebus, what was with that opening of the Tony Awards? Okay, they don’t have to always have to have a big splashy number, but this was like….some high school production. Chenoweth and Cummings just standing there trading unfunny quips. Then the cast of ‘It’s Rotten’ performing ‘It’s a Musical’ on a bare stage, with references in the song to other classic musicals….and that was it? Did they cut their budget this year or what?

And what is it about having two hosts that never seems to work? (think of the times they tried it with the Oscars.) It encourages all that bandying back and forth which is usually just cringe-worthy.

Oh, and Larry David? STFU!

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shoregirl

shoregirl

I don't really like have current shows have preformanes when they are not nominated. I think it takes away from the shows that are nominated and I get the impression that they were only there because they are bigger named stars to the general audience. I wasn't very impressed by either GiGi or Finding Neverland ( but I haven't been the times I've seen the performed on Good Morning America either). Can we stop with Jersey Boys? I feel like they perform every other year.

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