Okay - how obnoxious is Julie White. A shame Vanessa didn't win, even though I haven't seen any of the performances.
Okay - Step in Time is a movie number - understood. It's also got GREAT choreography. Who cares if it could be replicated on stage - my only point is it has great choreography and what I saw on the Tonys tonight did not have great choreography or even inventive choreography - it was simply ordinary. It's not the end of the world, really.
I believe "Step in Time" would have come off better if had been taped at the theatre, and shown from the audience - rather than all the close-ups. The stage pictures are quite nice, and Matthew Bourne really does know how to fill the stage.
Alas, I think
Mary Poppins had the hardest time putting together a Tony package due to the size of the set - and all the mechanics of the set. And, even though it is nice to hear more than one tune from a show, the medleys never really work for me.
*And there is one point in
Mary Poppins where Bert does walk around the proscenium arch.

And even if you can see the wires, it's still impressive.