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« on: June 12, 2006, 12:12:03 AM »
Well, you've read the notes, you've remembered to read the notes, which is more than I can say, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're trying to remember where home IS.
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« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2006, 12:12:40 AM »
And the word of the day is: REGALIA!
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« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2006, 12:20:34 AM »
Here is the flyer for our cabaret series.
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« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2006, 12:23:15 AM »
Good Morning!

Well...  I did take some pics - well, James took some pics of me - before and after the ceremonies, but since they were requiring people to check their cameras at Radio City Music Hall, I was not able to take any pics inside.  Ah, well.
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« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2006, 12:26:19 AM »
Stories, man, we need stories!
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« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2006, 12:28:28 AM »
As for Tony Playbills... Well, when you presented your ticket to the Playbill counter, your ticket was punched and you were given a Playbill.  And that was it.  One Playbill per person.  I tried to get a couple more after the show, but the ushers were "under strict orders" to only give one Playbill out to each person.  So, I don't have any extra Playbills to send out to anyone.  Sorry.

*However, apparently, if one had a ticket to the post-Tony gala, then there was supposedly a table set up there with extra Playbills.

**You can still order a Tony Playbill from Playbill.com.
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« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2006, 12:29:07 AM »
Quote from: bk on June 12, 2006, 12:26:19 AM
Stories, man, we need stories!

Dish the dirt and name the names!! ;)
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« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2006, 12:29:59 AM »
Well.. The main story for me for the evening was the music.  Rather the lack of it.  Well, more precisely, the lack of a live orchestra.  -Did anyone notice a conductor in the hall?  -Even though they referenced the musical director of the Tony Awards a few times during the evening...  In any case...
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« Reply #8 on: June 12, 2006, 12:34:08 AM »
Howard McGillin did not mess up.  He just did not hear his intro due to the applause in the hall - and the relatively low volume of the track.  The verse of "Music of the Night" is AABA - or something like that.  Well, he started the first "A" when the "orchestra" was already on the second "A".

-And that was the moment when I truly realized there was no conductor, no live orchestra.  If there had been, that would not have happened.  -And Howard would not have had to guess where his final cut-off should have been.
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« Reply #9 on: June 12, 2006, 12:35:43 AM »
And, yes, from what I could tell in the hall - and according to some of the people behind me - the excerpts from the Best Musical nominees were also singing along with a track.
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« Reply #10 on: June 12, 2006, 12:39:15 AM »
As for the "screaming teenagers"...

I happened to be sitting in front of a good chunk of the cast and friends of The Color Purple... You wanna talk about screaming?!!?!?!  ;)

And it seemed that most of the shows had their own cheering sections down in the orchestra section.  Yes, there were some fans up in the balconies, but there were sure a whole lot of them downstairs too.
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« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2006, 12:41:09 AM »
OH!  -I'm fast-forwarding through the ceremony courtesy of the DVR...

Yep, they did bleep out - well, they just dropped out - the F-word from the Threepenny Opera excerpt.
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« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2006, 12:42:42 AM »
...And we were all scratching our heads during the Best Play excerpts... "What was that?!?!?"
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« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2006, 12:42:47 AM »
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OH!  -I'm fast-forwarding through the ceremony courtesy of the DVR...

Yep, they did bleep out - well, they just dropped out - the F-word from the Threepenny Opera excerpt.

Obviously, I wasn't paying attention well enough.  I didn't even notice it, when it happened.
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« Reply #14 on: June 12, 2006, 12:53:48 AM »
Well, it's time that I do the sleep thing. 8) It was a fun night.  

Good night, all (who are left)! ;D

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« Reply #15 on: June 12, 2006, 01:00:24 AM »
And now for a few pictures...

Here I am in my new tux before heading down to Radio City Music Hall...
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« Reply #16 on: June 12, 2006, 01:03:24 AM »
Oohh....Let's go inside...
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« Reply #17 on: June 12, 2006, 01:04:06 AM »
And afterwards...
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« Reply #18 on: June 12, 2006, 01:07:38 AM »
As for what was going on during the commercial breaks in the hall...

There were a couple of taped segments featuring Seth Rudetsky "Deconstructing the Tonys".  There was one segment about how certain actors and actresses don't blink.  Liza goes/went for 38 seconds during her rendition of "I Don't Know How To Love Him" from a Tony broadcast many years ago!
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« Reply #19 on: June 12, 2006, 01:08:49 AM »
...Other times, they were broadcasting commercials from past shows... "Sweeney Todd", "Equus", "Torch Song Trilogy", etc...
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« Reply #20 on: June 12, 2006, 01:10:29 AM »
Oohhhh... Just noticed that it's a little past 4:00am here on the east coast...  And since I need to move my car in the morning - I meant to take care of that earlier today...

Goodnight.
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« Reply #21 on: June 12, 2006, 02:49:32 AM »
Quote from: bk on June 12, 2006, 12:12:40 AM
And the word of the day is: REGALIA!
What kind of regalia does one wear in Algeria?
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« Reply #22 on: June 12, 2006, 02:55:55 AM »
This is far too absurd.  It's my day off, I don't have to go to work today... yet here I am, awake before six in the morning.  Bleh.

What was not bleh was the reason der Brucer and I did not watch the Tonys last night.  He and I were dining out, at Partners Bar and Bistro, enjoying a fine repast with the proceeds going to the local Dine Out For Life program.  (For those who don't know, thats where restaurants join together on a particular night and contribute to local AIDS charities.)

Since Partners is also a piano bar, a cabaret was presented by Matthew, one of the regular pianists, plus two of his friends.  Not a baritone in the trio, sad to say, which robbed some of their songs of the necessary gravitas.  However, it was quite pleasant.  It was also quite crowded, so after we had finished our dinners and our bottle of wine we didn't stay very long.

And then I went to bed.  I feel like such a party pooper, but that's what my schedule has been like lately.

And that's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
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« Reply #23 on: June 12, 2006, 04:55:01 AM »
Good morning DR Elmore.  
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« Reply #24 on: June 12, 2006, 04:56:59 AM »
Good morning, all!  I have little to report so I shan't.  I've got a few things to do today and a party at Tony Walton's at 7:00.

DR Jose, you look great in that tux!

TOD:  Barbecue?  When I was in Ohio, my sister-in-law Jo Ann made the best barbecued ribs.  Ever.
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« Reply #25 on: June 12, 2006, 04:57:40 AM »
Quote from: Tomovoz on June 12, 2006, 04:55:01 AM
Good morning DR Elmore.  

Hello, DR Tomovoz!
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« Reply #26 on: June 12, 2006, 05:07:10 AM »
Good morning all.

First year I did not watch or tape the Tony Awards. Zero interest.  Gone are the years with quality musicals going head to head. When they have to fill out the categories with subpar musicals it's a shame.

From what i been reading with today's postings 3Penny Opera used the F word??? I know the show, I think pretty well, and I don't ever remember seeeing or hearing (on recordings) it being used. My guess is that this critically lambasted revival used it on the show to perhaps get the audience in.

Now we have the next rash of closings of shows that didn't win any awards (or major awards)

It will be interesting to see the post Tony reporting in todays papers
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« Reply #27 on: June 12, 2006, 05:22:32 AM »
Enjoyed all the West Coast comments about the Tony Awards.

And yes I agree with DRELMORE that DRJOSE looks totally spiffy in his tuxedo!
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« Reply #28 on: June 12, 2006, 05:24:08 AM »
Ad for the Cabaret Series looks very nice!  And you can save $25!!

Orchestrations for PAJAMA GAME?  Ugh....more like deconstruction....at least it sounds that way on the CD....had to immediately listen to the OBC and start looking for the soundtrack on CD.
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« Reply #29 on: June 12, 2006, 05:24:48 AM »
No one else thought the book writers' speech was insulting?
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