Thoughts on the Tonys
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ceebeegeeI actually didn't remember the Tonys were on until I was approaching Times Square so I sat down with the crowd and watched them outside. I did miss the first several awards though and am bummed I didn't get to see my Ryan in his number. :(
* Hey, I just found out that Shrek on Best Costumes! Well, it certainly deserved it, those costumes were gorgeous, imaginative and fun. I strongly feel Christopher Sieber should've won for Featured Actor in a Musical as well--Billy Elliott is a fine show but I'm not sure it deserved ALL those awards. if You HAD to give the Featured Actor in a Musical award to BE, it should've gone to the kid, David Bologna who blew me out of the theater, he is staggeringly talented.
* Yay, Karen Olivo! I loved her speech and am thrilled that she won. Although--she played Anita, the Tony-maker. (Much like Richard Neville was Warwick the Kingmaker. A little theater/history fusion geekery there.)
* Loved the Hair number, although I would've preferred that they perform "Aquarius." It's interesting, when our cast performed for the Helen Hayes awards at the Kennedy Center back in '98, we also did "Hair" and not "Aquarius." I don't know, I just like that latter better, I think it's a cooler song with more interesting staging opportunities for an awards show, but I guess "Hair" rocks out more, and of course it constantly reminds you of the name of the show! That cast is just so awesome though--loved seeing Creel fondle Anne Hathaway (who was bouncing adorably in her seat) and Will Swenson who was playing with someone who was bald! I was rocking out in Duffy Square. Oh, and when the cast stormed the stage when they won Best Revival, that is EXACTLY what our cast did! We all just took off for the stairs--I remember clustering behind our director and at one point during his speech I was so excited I quietly yelped.
* I have to say, I kind of want to see Rock of Ages now! It looks like a ton of fun. Some terrific vocal talent, I'll say that.
* REALLY want to see God of Carnage, but I've wanted to see that for awhile.
* Hated the number from Guys and Dolls. I'd heard bad things about that revival and I must say, the naysaying was borne out by what they showed last night. "Sit Down" is NICELY'S big number--no one should be allowed to upstage him during that number. Extrenely tacky. And General Cartwright slapping herself on the ass? Are they on dope? NO ONE did that in the '30s. That is a recent gesture, maybe only about 15 years old. And if anyone, by some anachronistic twist of fate, were to be doing so, it CERTAINLY wouldn't be the uptight head of the Salvation Army. Yes, I understand that they're trying to make the point that everyone has been so turned around by the number that they've all been "converted" but they're "converted" in character. It just screamed anything for a cheap, tasteless joke. I was embarrassed for all of them.
* WHAT was the point of the Legally Blonde and Jersey Boys numbers???
* Jerry Herman. Just--awwwwww. Very sweet, classy speech.
* I didn't understand Ripley's over-the-topness, but maybe she was just excited. And I definitely applaud her sentiment.
* I literally gasped when the Billys won--such an unconventional nomination--but they should be very proud of themselves. They really are the reason that show has won so many awards--in my opinion, it's a good but not great show (I think the score is a little weak although I really like some of the songs, like that last miner number). It's the talent that distinguishes that show--those boys' talent. They're incredible.
* How hilarious was Neil Patrick Hyde's last song? Also loved his dig at SushiMan.
* Hey, I just found out that Shrek on Best Costumes! Well, it certainly deserved it, those costumes were gorgeous, imaginative and fun. I strongly feel Christopher Sieber should've won for Featured Actor in a Musical as well--Billy Elliott is a fine show but I'm not sure it deserved ALL those awards. if You HAD to give the Featured Actor in a Musical award to BE, it should've gone to the kid, David Bologna who blew me out of the theater, he is staggeringly talented.
* Yay, Karen Olivo! I loved her speech and am thrilled that she won. Although--she played Anita, the Tony-maker. (Much like Richard Neville was Warwick the Kingmaker. A little theater/history fusion geekery there.)
* Loved the Hair number, although I would've preferred that they perform "Aquarius." It's interesting, when our cast performed for the Helen Hayes awards at the Kennedy Center back in '98, we also did "Hair" and not "Aquarius." I don't know, I just like that latter better, I think it's a cooler song with more interesting staging opportunities for an awards show, but I guess "Hair" rocks out more, and of course it constantly reminds you of the name of the show! That cast is just so awesome though--loved seeing Creel fondle Anne Hathaway (who was bouncing adorably in her seat) and Will Swenson who was playing with someone who was bald! I was rocking out in Duffy Square. Oh, and when the cast stormed the stage when they won Best Revival, that is EXACTLY what our cast did! We all just took off for the stairs--I remember clustering behind our director and at one point during his speech I was so excited I quietly yelped.
* I have to say, I kind of want to see Rock of Ages now! It looks like a ton of fun. Some terrific vocal talent, I'll say that.
* REALLY want to see God of Carnage, but I've wanted to see that for awhile.
* Hated the number from Guys and Dolls. I'd heard bad things about that revival and I must say, the naysaying was borne out by what they showed last night. "Sit Down" is NICELY'S big number--no one should be allowed to upstage him during that number. Extrenely tacky. And General Cartwright slapping herself on the ass? Are they on dope? NO ONE did that in the '30s. That is a recent gesture, maybe only about 15 years old. And if anyone, by some anachronistic twist of fate, were to be doing so, it CERTAINLY wouldn't be the uptight head of the Salvation Army. Yes, I understand that they're trying to make the point that everyone has been so turned around by the number that they've all been "converted" but they're "converted" in character. It just screamed anything for a cheap, tasteless joke. I was embarrassed for all of them.
* WHAT was the point of the Legally Blonde and Jersey Boys numbers???
* Jerry Herman. Just--awwwwww. Very sweet, classy speech.
* I didn't understand Ripley's over-the-topness, but maybe she was just excited. And I definitely applaud her sentiment.
* I literally gasped when the Billys won--such an unconventional nomination--but they should be very proud of themselves. They really are the reason that show has won so many awards--in my opinion, it's a good but not great show (I think the score is a little weak although I really like some of the songs, like that last miner number). It's the talent that distinguishes that show--those boys' talent. They're incredible.
* How hilarious was Neil Patrick Hyde's last song? Also loved his dig at SushiMan.
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Date: 2009-06-08 03:49 pm (UTC)And Rock of Ages, though I think it loses steam midway through the second act, really is a lot of fun. And I went in knowing nothing about that kind of music.
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Date: 2009-06-08 04:25 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-06-08 04:24 pm (UTC)?? Is that a nickname for Lord Farquaad or something? Or does it have to do with Sieber?
I just thought he was very, very funny as Farquaad, consistently hilarious. I've seen the show several times now, and his humor is character-based, which is why it still holds up even though I know the gags. And he does the whole show on his KNEES, for crying out loud! I was generally much more impressed with his performance than Jbara's--comedy is much harder than drama.
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Date: 2009-06-08 04:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-08 05:11 pm (UTC)I thought that was *extremely* classy and thoughtful.
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Date: 2009-06-08 05:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-08 04:45 pm (UTC)Chris Seiber made a cameo as the Make-a-Mess Troll on the Disney pre-school show, Johnny and the Sprites.
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Date: 2009-06-08 05:12 pm (UTC)Yes, I used to occasionally watch Two of a Kind. What?
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Date: 2009-06-08 05:29 pm (UTC)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa1YzK3PNR8
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Date: 2009-06-08 05:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-08 08:29 pm (UTC)I think of JatS as a Broadway gateway drug; singing along to a kids' show with John Tartaglia, Chris Seiber, the cast of Altar Boyz, etc. is just a hop, skip, and a jump away from him singing "Everyone's a Little Bit Racist" at his elementary school talent show.
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Date: 2009-06-08 08:56 pm (UTC)Wait, your kid likes Altar Boys? You know the original Juan is one of my best friends, right? (The above-mentioned Ryan.)
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Date: 2009-06-08 09:40 pm (UTC)Robyn would never allow Jack to do a number from Sweeney Todd; she hates that show with a passion she usually reserves for Republicans and people who think adoptive parents aren't "real" parents. Avenue Q, she's fine with. We're... interesting parents.
(Needless to say, if Jason and Paula have another son, then we will be moving to whatever school district they use, and those three boys will be forced to sing the Bad Horse Chorus at every opportunity.)
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Date: 2009-06-08 08:53 pm (UTC)Was this intentional? Because I do find DHP and NPH both pretty grand.
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Date: 2009-06-08 08:57 pm (UTC)