I hope I never have to watch and hear Jennifer Holiday do her party piece again. I'm telling you I'm, not watching.
One of my absolute favorite Tony Award moments was seeing (on the original TV broadcast...and I'm so happy that it's on the second Tony DVD) the aforementioned Grand Hotel segment, "We'll Take a Glass Together," with Michael Jeter and the WSMA (that's World's Sexiest Man Alive in HHW lingo ;)) Brent Barrett. I love this number and the way they do it. There is just so much joy in the whole thing (without the subtext from the show, of course).
Good morning, all! I've been watching Tony broadcasts since they began; I think the only year I missed was the year the amazing Barbara Harris did the "Gorgeous" sequence from THE APPLE TREE. I especially remember Jerry Orbach doing "Basketball" and "Mama, Look Sharp" from 1776. I don't remember what I did yesterday. Is this Alzheimer or overwork?Jerry Orbach was always magnificent. But I don't remember his singing "Mama, Look Sharp," and they must have cut "Basketball" from the 1776 OCR.
It was ten times what they hoped "Roses Turn" would be for Bernadette's performance in "Gypsy."
Jerry Orbach was always magnificent. But I don't remember his singing "Mama, Look Sharp," and they must have cut "Basketball" from the 1776 OCR.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :-*
Today is National Cancer Survivors Day.
May there be many more of them.
Survivors, that is.
Otherwise I do not care about the telecast and will not watch it. Also I have stopped taping them. Looking forward to more dvds of the best moments.
I remember that one too, but wondered why the original Baron David Carroll was sitting in the audience not doing it. It wasn't until a year or so later my question was answered.
AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!! I just realized that I have no blank video tapes to tape tonight's Tony Awards®!! I have to get some...and NOW!!!!!!!!!Beat 'cha to it!
Today is National Cancer Survivors Day.And a day worth celebrating for this Boy from OZ.
Very hot here as well...with thunderstorms predicted and on the way.
There have been some thunder claps within the last few minutes! :o In Western Washington, that very rare! It sounds like they're right overhead...and they're loud!As no doubt DR Rodzinski would know this signifies that there is "Something In The Air". A 1969 reference.
Robert Viagas is the male host.
...Must not eat the whole bag of Star Wars Dark Chocolate m&m's...
Sally Field was in The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?"... I'm guessing that's the reason.
You don't have to post the winners, but is it a sweep for one show?
What does the set look like?
OMG I didn't know that there was musical of ALIEN...there's the guy playing the monster..OMG that costume is scary...OMG the makeup...oh wait a sec... Nevermind....it's Bernadette. :)
Well, fortunately we live between two good sized cities, both with CBS affiliates. They keep breaking in with severe weather updates, but at least not at the same time - so I'm flipping back and forth.
Oh the ice makes it, DtM - the ice just MAKES the whole picture.
Yes, post the first nine winners, please. Does anyone know when the show starts here on the West Coast?Best Scenic Design of a Play
I'm not known in some circles as Rico Suave for nothin'!
I just came from a long meeting, where we argued about many things.
I'm just in my blue jeans and Man of La Mancha t-shirt from when I played Sancho Panza, which was designed by the woman who played the Housekeeper.
Now that's an entrance!!!!
WHOOPS!!!!
:D
:o WHAT??
I just came from a long meeting, where we argued about many things.
OK - That acceptance speech made me tear up..
LOL, My friend, Paul, just called to say "Nice ass" on the statue in the background of the Light in the Piazza song....he said..."Now that's scenic design!"
Which one, DRJose?
I can't say without spoiling it for our West Coast, Mountain and Central posters...
Damn them!
;)
Is this still at the Radio City Music Hall? Do they still allow in the screaming teenage groupies? I hate that most of all.
No real worst-dressed for me so far...
Although, Craig Lucas is sporting quite an outfit.
Christina Applegate just "sang". Great scott, it was worse than I imagined.
I can't say without spoiling it for our West Coast, Mountain and Central posters...
Damn them!
;)
Could you at least say what catagory??
There should be a rule against people reading acceptance speeches off paper.
Nice Hugh, but I could do without it. Out of the first 20 minutes, there are 10 I wouldn't have missed at all.
Christina Applegate just "sang". Great scott, it was worse than I imagined.
Two words:
GHOUL A
Sounds divinely awful - can't wait. Isn't it hilarious, these teens proclaiming "best Tonys in years"
???
Maybe it will come to me later...
For you non-East Coasters:
Words sung by Norbert Leo Butz bleeped out by censors, in order:
"ass" and "hummers".
For you non-East Coasters:
Words sung by Norbert Leo Butz bleeped out by censors, in order:
"ass" and "hummers".
"Hummers"?? I don't know what this means. :-\
DRJOSE I bet we get censored Albee here, I bet.
I ain't washing any more dishes!
"Hummers"?? I don't know what this means. :-\
Oh you poor boy!
Props to Christina for her entrance.
Replace the word "poor" with "gay," please. ;)
LOL. It wasn't an insult, sorry of you took it that way. I don't think preference has anything to do with getting a hummer, just who is giving it!
Well, as a dancer Christina ain't no Shirley MacClaine....oh hell she ain't even any Barton MacClane.
Perhaps, but she didn't embarass herself.
TV Guide has a channel?
It's a worthless program, MR BK....except to hear Christina talk about how when she broke her foot, ticket sales in Chicago fell to zero.
Have they done a Spamalot number yet? Has Spamalot won one award yet?
True, DRELMORE....but with so many good dancer-actresses out there, sometimes I just wonder why. ;)
She did look pretty and gave it a good shot.
Have they done a Spamalot number yet? Has Spamalot won one award yet?
DRJRand54, I've always liked Miss Applegate so I wish her well, but this revival, from the announcement of Marisa Tomei (???) to now has been quite a Weisler circus. Miss Applegate is the reason this show got to Broadway, I do believe, and I think it's got a certain eau de vanite about, in that it was closed when she broke her foot and I suspect she's in the show now because it's got a lot of her money in the production. If so, good for her! She wanted to be in a Broadway musical, and dammit, she doesn't embarass herself. If I had the money, I'd buy myself a show to orchestrate because I think I'd do a good job, too. Lauren Bacall won a Tony and she had much less charisma and no charm in WOMAN OF THE YEAR.
I just don't think "she didn't embarrass herself" is worthy of acceptance at this level.
They did "Find Your Grail" It would have been more fun to have "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" but maybe that's just me......
I think we've just hit the Tony's embarassing Hollywood moment.
Bad Weisler casting? Well, Rosie O'Donnell as Rizzo, for one. Bernadette Peters as Annie Oakley, for another. Christina Applegate strikes me as being better than either of these two stars.
They did "Find Your Grail" It would have been more fun to have "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" but maybe that's just me......
But it's such a parody of those power ballads they bellow on "American Yokel," where some moron will take it seriously! Lots of sound and fury from a lot of morons. It gives Tim Curry a moment along with Ms Ramirez, and it's so silly.
You're being unnecessarily unkind to her; I wish her only the best. Her singing was not unpleasant and she moved well, although I know Charlotte d'Amboise dances much better. Charlotte's a wonderful performer, but she's not a name the Weislers thought they could sell. Bad Weisler casting? Well, Rosie O'Donnell as Rizzo, for one. Bernadette Peters as Annie Oakley, for another. Christina Applegate strikes me as being better than either of these two stars.
I've seen actresses, like Cher, bomb out onstage in COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN because their film career is made of cutting and pasting moments on celluloid, DRJRand54. I applaud her decision to try the stage, but I thought she stank. I love her in films.
DRELMORE - you work in the theatre and know these people, I only know what I see. If I say anything that is mean, I don't malign them personally.
Cherry Jones and the girl from The Glass Menagerie an item. Who knew?
You choose to be an Applegate Apologist, that's okay by me. I don't wish the lady ill. I just didn't happen to find her of high caliber. The fact that others have been miscast in other shows doesn't make her any better.
I didn't think that what Applegate did tonight was awful, but I couldn't help but think what a real dancer could have done in that number.
I saw the last revival with Debbie Allen and michael Rupert and my problem is the show: the leading lady is a really dumb whore and a loser. I find the same problem with the Fellini film. She's an idiot!My problem with the show and film too DR Elmore. I don't like either. The film if anything is worse - it goes on forever and Sammy Davis Jnr bit is junk.
I do want to add my name to the roster of those not enamored with Jennifer Holliday.
I do want to add my name to the roster of those not enamored with Jennifer Holliday.I should be keeping a score card. Each performance I've seen of "that song" has been worse than the one before. Most recent for me was the one on Broadway's Leading Ladies (I think).
Stupidly, the early award winners get plenty of time to give their speeches and the ones at the end get mercilessly cut off. The way of the world, I guess.
DR ELMORE....bingo on the problem with the show.
Too bad for Christina that DAMN YANKEES was revived a bit ago....I think I would have liked her better as a sweet and sexy Lola.
I do want to add my name to the roster of those not enamored with Jennifer Holliday.
'Tis all done on this coast. All in all, a fairly colorful and breezy affair. With the exception of the heinous number to which JoseS refers.
I hear the Weisslers are considering a DREAMGIRLS revival with Bernadette in the lead.
I do want to add my name to the roster of those not enamored with Jennifer Holliday.
Christina might even be a sweet and beguiling Daisy Mae.
The show is starting here on the west coast now and they just showed bits of each play from 2004...and...not knowing a thing about any of the plays on Broadway right now, DR Elmore3003, I have picked ALL SHOOK UP and LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA and that Japanese looking one (whose title I did not catch) as the ones I would like to see when I go to New York.
You book the tickets, please.
The show is starting here on the west coast now and they just showed bits of each play from 2004...and...not knowing a thing about any of the plays on Broadway right now, DR Elmore3003, I have picked ALL SHOOK UP and LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA and that Japanese looking one (whose title I did not catch) as the ones I would like to see when I go to New York.
You book the tickets, please.
Well, Michael Jackson has been hospitalized. I think I just heard that on the news. It's either trauma over the possible verdict or his nose fell off again.
And I also vote bow tie, DRRODZINSKI.
It's sad to say, but I think that, one way or another, Jackson will never let himself go to prison.Michael Jackson was taken to an emergency room Sunday for treatment of a back problem that has plagued him throughout his molestation trial, a spokeswoman said.
But we got the whole show on tape.
Hey, I actually know who some of the people are? And someone said Tom Wopat!
That is the play I want to see DR Elmore3003, the one with Tom Wopat.
Ok, give me a break, I am a newbie at this Tony stuff.
First of all - CBS should be shot for the way they began the show with the list of TV friendly guest list - it's so transparent and disgusting.
How large is everyone's Tony Award on tape collection? I go every broadcast since '83, with a few from the 70s purchased on eBay.
Yes, JRand54, it figures the one I would like would have closed.
I suppose that Bollywood one is gone now too.
I started taping in '89 or so, but I did't get the year that The Secret Garden was on. :'(
I am enjoying Hugh Jackman.
He is rather tall....and I do like the way he sings.
BOMBAY DREAMS is way over.
I am enjoying Hugh Jackman.
He is rather tall....and I do like the way he sings.
2. Hugh Jackman should do nothing but musicals and Wolverine. He is a sparkling song and dance man of the first order! Don't know ANY other male stars of the moment who have his showmanship and charisma.
4. Christina Applegate sounded flat in some of the singing, and her dance steps seemed to be about one step for every two steps that Gwen Verdon or Shirley MacLaine did in their Charitys. (I didn't see Debbie Allen, but I suspect she did like Verdon and MacLaine since Fosse choreographed her, too).
I second the vote for the statue ass.There are those of us who prefer to refer to the statue buns, if you please!
They did "Find Your Grail" It would have been more fun to have "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" but maybe that's just me......But Sara Ramirez IS a Kimmel alumnae!
There are those of us who prefer to refer to the statue buns, if you please!
There are those of us who prefer to refer to the statue buns, if you please!
Whew...thank goodness that's over.
DRMATTH - I meant to say that perhaps your Albin was having the "it's too early in the day to be doing this" syndrome. It hits me on Sunday matinees sometimes.
But the number goes on TOOOOOOO LLLOOOOOOOOONNNNGGGGG! They cut 30 pages of music out of that number in our version. It just goes on forever. Of course, we don't have a trapeze for Zaza or any of the other amazing circus acts that go on during that number, but I do think numbers that run on like it does ad infinitum are butt numbing for an audience.
Yikes. Sorry DR SWW. Butt I thought since it was from The Light in the PiASSa , it would be permitted this time, semantically speaking. :D;D ;D ;D
I'm going to have to WUSSBURGER, as I've my first day at work tomorrow, and before that der B wants me to go with him to the vet's, to find if Honey has a microchip ID.
I vote Jackman for Sid Sorokin.
I have yet to hear one Light on the Pizza joke.
I vote him for PLaza-O-Double Four- Double Three, with Victoria Clark as his costar.
How large is everyone's Tony Award on tape collection? I go every broadcast since '83, with a few from the 70s purchased on eBay.Since 1986, I'm only missing one year, and that was the year of RENT.
I loathe Ms Clark.
Buntrock and Dilly - met in Martin Guerre. Why do these actors marry after meeting in shows. I never understand it, really.
Six minutes to West Coast Tony Awards.
I vote him for PLaza-O-Double Four- Double Three, with Victoria Clark as his costar.
Best actress in a musical got her some Aretha hips in that thar dress she's a'wearing.
Adam Guettel for the score of that pizza show. How's that, Dan (the Man)? ;)
I still love the BYE BYE BIRDIE suggestion the best. I honestly don't think Ms Clark is Ella Peterson material. Perhaps she can overact the Jean Stapleton part.
I prefer Miss Clark's portrayal of Ella Peterson to Faith Prince's. . .sorry, BK and DR elmore. . . .
DRtd, I've worked with her and I am not a fan. Did she do BELLS ARE RINGING at CLO? I didn't see Faith do the role, only Judy Holliday in the film.
MBARNUM must be engrossed in the show.Maybe he's still looking at PiASSa's statue's best ASSets. . . :o
And why on earth was Vicki Clark holding a microphone at the beginning of the number.
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Wait! Not everybody--just the non-west coasters!
I laughed VERY loud at that AOL headline. I wonder if it will change tomorrow when someone with a modicum of intelligence reads it!
We West Coasters didn't WUSSBURGER, so let us not have any East Coasters WUSSBURGER!
The La Cage number didn't do much for me
Excellent news from down under, Tom!Thanks DtM. I feel good and I'm not a fan of James Brown.
Very good news, Tom!Thank you DR George.
The Spamalot selection was not so hot - no context. I'm told it's supposed to be a spoof of American Idol. So? No context - no humor.Never having watched American Idol nor Australian Idol etc - I won't get the joke.
Aretha is coming up - I can't bear to go watch it.Have you no Respect for A Natural Woman BK?
I want reality TV to go away, to be banished from the earth, to be put to death, to be tortured with flaming hot pincers, to have its eyes put out.I'll vote for that.
A tribute to Stephen Sondheim and they sing Somewhere. Okay.I hope it was not the David Foster arrangement.
No doubt she was named for my home state here in OZ. I can't remember if it is Mr Jackman's home state but he did star in "Beauty And The Beast" and "Sunset Boulevard" here in Victoria. One of our better exports to the world.
I have that recording of Beauty and the Beast. I wish there had been an Australian Sunset Boulevard CD. I actually like this show and would love to hear him in it. ;DClosest he got was to record a duet with his co-star of Sunset, Debra Byrne. She sang three Sunset songs but the duet with Jackman is No-one Is Alone/Children Will Listen.
I recorded Marguerite in No Way to Treat a Lady. She lives in LA now.
Just put on the OCR of Weird Romance... just because...
So whatever happened to Marguerite MacIntyre?
My earliest Aretha album has her singing "If Ever I Would Leave You". it predates "Respect" by 5 or 6 years.
So...
How long until the Weisslers put the closing notice up for Sweet Charity?
Before or after they announce the show will tour?
;D
Would they ever put Charlotte D'Amboise (sp?) back in?
Jesse L. Martin's performance tonight was even better than I remember his work being in RENT.You want to remember RENT?