Topic: TONY SUNDAY (Read 28933 times)

Ann · « **Reply #360 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:20:33 PM »

Assasins and Avenue Q are kicking major booty at this point...

Ann · « **Reply #361 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:20:57 PM »

Hey, I started page 13...is that bad luck?

George · « **Reply #362 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:22:11 PM »

Okay, Ann...you have to do the Page 13 dance!!

Assassins just won Best Revival of a Musical!

Jay · « **Reply #363 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:24:49 PM »

One of the women who came up to the stage with the producer of Assassins looked like she didn't realize she had forgotten to put on a dress until after she got to Radio City and rectified the situation by pulling up her slip to cover her bra.

Joey · « **Reply #364 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:25:14 PM »

I have to say I was dissapointed by a few of the performances but Ave Q and Hugh's performances stuck out for me. I was thinking about talking about my Tony predictions for Ave Q but that would give it away and I can't do that! Good thing I thought about it! This broadcast was better than most, but I still have a few qualms. Hopefully I'll be able to get tickets to the show that won best new musical when I go to New York with the national publicty it's gotten. (Won't be until October, so I am going to save up soon and get the tickets soon.) :-) Shouldn't be too hard! :-) Overall I am satisfied with tonight's results.

bk · « **Reply #365 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:26:49 PM »

I forgot to mention that Marty Short was the best thing on the show tonight, presenter-wise.

Ann · « **Reply #366 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:27:37 PM »

While I'm posting -

Defying Gravity did not come off on stage as well as I'd hoped it would...that many closeups on Idina...not a good idea.

Loved the Avenue Q song...fun to see how it differs from what I was imagining in my mind all this time.

So far I'm not objecting strongly to any clothing...I'm liking the little black dresses.

Best speech of the evening so far goes to Phylicia Rashad.

Was that Neil Patrick Harris in the cast of Assassins?

bk · « **Reply #367 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:34:44 PM »

The nadir of the show is now happening - someone named Mary J. Blige is wooing her way through What I Did for Love. Every line has to have multiple "woo"s in it. And I just don't take seriously anyone who has to have highly visible tattoos on both their arms. I had to leave the room.

Joey · « **Reply #368 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:36:08 PM »

My favorite dress had to be the one worn by the lovely and wonderfully talented Carol Channing. You just gotta love her!

Jay · « **Reply #369 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:36:46 PM »

Quote from: bk on June 06, 2004, 10:34:44 PM

The nadir of the show is now happening - someone named Mary J. Blige is wooing her way through What I Did for Love. Every line has to have multiple "woo"s in it. And I just don't take seriously anyone who has to have highly visible tattoos on both their arms. I had to leave the room.

Ditto. For this we had major awards presented before the telecast began.

George · « **Reply #370 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:37:33 PM »

Quote from: Ann on June 06, 2004, 10:27:37 PM

Best speech of the evening so far goes to Phylicia Rashad.

Was that Neil Patrick Harris in the cast of Assassins?

1-I agree!

2-Yes!

bk · « **Reply #371 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:39:02 PM »

We must have our official haineshisway.com post mortem from those who are left at the end of the show.

Jay · « **Reply #372 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:40:47 PM »

Quote from: Ann on June 06, 2004, 10:27:37 PM

Best speech of the evening so far goes to Phylicia Rashad.

Agreed, but am I alone in the perception that it did not come off as spontaneous? It sounded like it was carefully wordsmithed and rehearsed and rehearsed.

Ann · « **Reply #373 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:41:26 PM »

Quote from: George on June 06, 2004, 10:37:33 PM

1-I agree!

2-Yes!

I LOVE Neil! Such a cutie...

Lets see if this page 13 dance works...

Ann · « **Reply #374 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:42:40 PM »

YAY IDINA!!!!! I was so hoping she'd win!!!!

sorry if that dance pic was too big...

George · « **Reply #375 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:43:17 PM »

Quote from: bk on June 06, 2004, 10:34:44 PM

The nadir of the show is now happening - someone named Mary J. Blige is wooing her way through What I Did for Love. Every line has to have multiple "woo"s in it. And I just don't take seriously anyone who has to have highly visible tattoos on both their arms. I had to leave the room.

I don't mind the tatoos so much, but I also don't like all the "improvising" of the melody. Can't these singers just sing one note??

I didn't realize until she walked on stage that I didn't know who Mary J. Blige is. All this time, I was thinking (for whatever reason) that Macy Gray was going to sing the song. I could NOT see that happening.

Ann · « **Reply #376 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:45:09 PM »

Not a big fan of Nicole's dress...

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #377 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:46:11 PM »

None of the performances really thrilled me this year.

bk · « **Reply #378 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:51:01 PM »

Funny, the orchestra did not cut off Mr. Hugh Jackman's speech, the longest of the evening, I believe. Funny.

George · « **Reply #379 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:53:04 PM »

That doesn't surprise me. It's about 10:53 (according to my computer clock) and they only have one award left. How long could that take??

Ann · « **Reply #380 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:56:30 PM »

Okay, Wicked got totally ignored...it got, what, two awards?

Ann · « **Reply #381 on:** June 06, 2004, 10:59:10 PM »

I think the timing of the show was perfect...

bk · « **Reply #382 on:** June 06, 2004, 11:01:36 PM »

Well, I'd say the Avenue Q folks should be happy and making many trips to the bank. It won't hurt Wicked, but I can imagine that no one connected with that show can be very happy right now. Except Idina.

George · « **Reply #383 on:** June 06, 2004, 11:01:44 PM »

Someone posted earlier that the east coast broadcast went to 11:04. They must've cut bits out to make it fit for the west coast.

Avenue Q won best musical!

George · « **Reply #384 on:** June 06, 2004, 11:03:51 PM »

HERE is a link to Playbill.com's list of winners, and they posted the number of awards won by show:

5 - Assassins
3 - Wicked
3 - Avenue Q
2 - Henry IV
2 - A Raisin in the Sun
2 - I Am My Own Wife
1 - Wonderful Town
1 - Frozen
1 - The Boy from Oz
1 - Caroline, or Change

Ann · « **Reply #385 on:** June 06, 2004, 11:05:41 PM »

This might be the first time in my life that I've watched the Tony's all the way through. Go me. But I was happy with the results for the most part.

Jay · « **Reply #386 on:** June 06, 2004, 11:06:05 PM »

I leave the show with the impression that Mr. Hugh Jackman could be the next Cary Grant and Fred Astaire rolled into one. I just hope he is able to find material suitable to his talent and does not discover that he was born two generations too late.

Jay · « **Reply #387 on:** June 06, 2004, 11:10:05 PM »

This has been one swell partay. Thank you for hosting it, Dear BK. You were entirely effervescent. (As if you effer vasn't.)

And to all you Dear Readers out there in the dark:

The time has come...

to say adieu...

to yieu...

and yieu...

and yieu!

bk · « **Reply #388 on:** June 06, 2004, 11:17:46 PM »

I don't believe this partay is quite over yet. It's not over until the fat lady sings.

George · « **Reply #389 on:** June 06, 2004, 11:23:40 PM »

Well, I'm not leaving just yet, but I have to bake some cookies. My Relay-For-Life team is having its last bake sale tomorrow and I have a box of Otis Spunkmeyer frozen cookie dough. They're all pre-made portion sizes, so it'll be pretty easy, just take some time.

The last time I made these, I tried to make a giant bar cookie, but it didn't quite work. It would be easier, but this cookie dough is not really made for it, and I don't want to through out poorly cooked cookies again.

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