Popples June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 That King Kong puppet looks amazing and somewhat terrifying. 2 Link to comment
aradia22 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Wow, the King Kong producers love throwing money around. Getting three performers from Moulin Rouge! (which they are also producing) just to show off the puppet. Not even a song. 1 Link to comment
scarynikki12 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 I would have liked to see the entire speeches of the Lifetime Achievement recipients. 4 Link to comment
bosawks June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Just now, aradia22 said: Wow, the King Kong producers love throwing money around. Getting three performers from Moulin Rouge! (which they are also producing) just to show off the puppet. Not even a song. To be fair the puppet doesn’t sing...... 2 Link to comment
mtlchick June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 What drives me nuts about the Tonys are the lifetime achievement winners are afterthoughts worthy of a quick sound bite. 5 Link to comment
ebk57 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 No Marin ... or Peter (unless I blinked and missed them) 1 Link to comment
bosawks June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Looks like that regional theatre backlash is taking a toll on To Kill a Mockingbird. 2 Link to comment
mtlchick June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Give it up for the straight old white man who won! 1 Link to comment
Growsonwalls June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 The Bryan Cranston speech is rather awkward. Link to comment
Crs97 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 3 hours ago, Growsonwalls said: My favorite to win best musical is Hadestown. Also loved TKAM but that didn't get nominated for Best Play because of, well, reasons. What are the reasons because I am still flummoxed? Jeff Daniels was robbed. 2 Link to comment
aradia22 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Well, the Ferryman won something. Okay...? Link to comment
bosawks June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Anyone see What the Constitution Means to Me? I’m intrigued. Link to comment
Growsonwalls June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Just now, Crs97 said: What are the reasons because I am still flummoxed? Jeff Daniels was robbed. There was some backlash after producer Scott Rudin tried to block other regional adaptations of TKAM. Link to comment
dbell1 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 (edited) I think half the audience was in The Ferryman. Edited June 10, 2019 by dbell1 4 1 Link to comment
ebk57 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Ah... here's the tribute to Marin. Love Stokes! 3 Link to comment
aradia22 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 I'm glad they took a small moment to highlight Marin even if it was just in association with the In Memoriam. 4 Link to comment
scarynikki12 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 One of my great wishes is for Fathom Events (or any company really) to show Broadway plays and musicals in movie theaters like they do with opera. The Ferryman, Hadestown, etc, are only reinforcing this wish. 6 Link to comment
bosawks June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Being memorialized by Cynthia Erivo would almost make dying worth it.... 1 2 Link to comment
aradia22 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 So many leading ladies were lost this year... 1 Link to comment
sas616 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 18 minutes ago, SomeTameGazelle said: I am a huge sucker for shows about making shows so the idea of Tootsie as a backstage musical is compelling to me. (As was the movie backstage at a soap.) And I thought Unstoppable was performed better in this broadcast than it was on GMA. I saw Tootsie last month and really enjoyed it. Some really funny moments. The supporting cast is just fabulous. Unfortunately, the best song of the play could not be performed on TV because it uses the F bomb like 187 times. 4 Link to comment
Popples June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 I thought they would save Carol Channing for the last image. I can't believe I am just finding out Gary Beach died. 1 Link to comment
scarynikki12 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Cynthia Erivo singing me into the afterlife would be the perfect way to go out. 4 Link to comment
dbell1 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Odd choice of Simba and Nala's make out song for the In Memorium song selection. 5 Link to comment
bosawks June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 I didn’t know we lost Liliane Montevecchi, her cabaret shows were brilliant and Grand Hotel with The late, great David Carroll, sigh. 2 Link to comment
TheOtherOne June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Crs97 said: What are the reasons because I am still flummoxed? Jeff Daniels was robbed. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/theater/scott-rudin-mockingbird-broadway.html and if their paywall won't let you in: https://www.spin.com/2019/03/scott-rudin-to-kill-a-mockingbird-legal-threats/ Edited June 10, 2019 by TheOtherOne Link to comment
ebk57 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, Popples said: I thought they would save Carol Channing for the last image. I can't believe I am just finding out Gary Beach died. I can't believe I thought he died a while ago. Time has no meaning when you're as old as I am...I guess. Link to comment
Popples June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, ebk57 said: I can't believe I thought he died a while ago. Time has no meaning when you're as old as I am...I guess. He died last July, but I don't remember hearing anything about it. Link to comment
aradia22 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 I knew Santino was going to win but I started to root for Damon a little after that Tootsie performance. The black on black suit looks good. Link to comment
mtlchick June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Ben Platt was presenting as if he was flying through a speed trap. 1 Link to comment
ebk57 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 1 minute ago, Popples said: He died last July, but I don't remember hearing anything about it. He came through our theatre at least twice and was a lovely man. 2 Link to comment
scarynikki12 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Tony winners give the best speeches. 6 Link to comment
bosawks June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Mediocre show but a wonderful speech by Santino. 2 Link to comment
aradia22 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Audra is understated tonight. Like, I know I'm a goddess but this night is not for me. Woo! Stephanie!!! 2 Link to comment
dbell1 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Cher is unstoppable. This hair clip deserves its own award. 2 2 Link to comment
bosawks June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 In my head this is for her criminally underrated Liza and Trina and Drood. 1 Link to comment
mtlchick June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 I still see Stephanie J Block as LiZA! From The Boy From Oz so even though that Cher performance was meh, I remember how lovely she was when I met her years ago so I’m ok with this. 2 Link to comment
scarynikki12 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 “If you ever leave me I’m going with you!” That is a fantastic line. 7 Link to comment
Irlandesa June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 I can't wait to tell my mom we saw a Tony winning performance. (We saw it in Chicago so we rarely get to see plays or musicals before they win awards.) Santino was great. The whole cast was. 1 Link to comment
Growsonwalls June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Ok Stephanie J. Block is fantastic but this is more a Lifetime Achievement Award. 3 Link to comment
aradia22 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 One thing I really appreciate is that even though they don't let everyone give their speeches on the telecast, they do pretty much let everyone give their whole speech without playing them off (the only exception I can think of tonight was The Ferryman). 2 Link to comment
scarynikki12 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Hadestown! Greek mythology for the win! 3 Link to comment
freddi June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 (edited) Help us out on the West Coast, where the show is starting to air -- is there a scene from the new production of "Oklahoma!"? I thought Corden did a great job with movement (and a half-split!) in the opening! And I am not generally his fan. ETA: I see from the comments still posting that it will not be over by 11:00! Edited June 10, 2019 by freddi 1 Link to comment
bosawks June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Yay, Hadestown! Well deserved. Spring has come again. 2 Link to comment
aradia22 June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Ooh, Jordan Roth's outfit! Why aren't more Broadway people invited to the Met Gala? They know how to turn it out! 4 Link to comment
irisheyes June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 And once again, the Tony’s win the prize for ending almost on time! 1 4 Link to comment
bosawks June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 Whelp, that was fun. Everybody, same time next year! 5 Link to comment
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