Topic: THE ANNUAL TONY AWARDS DO (Read 107436 times)

bk · « **Reply #1140 on:** June 15, 2008, 09:38:31 PM »

Okay - Sierra Bogess as The Little Mermaid - don't care for her vibrato all that much and it was a bad chunk of the song. The Catered Affair - once again we hire Jonathan Tunick to faux Sondheim up a score - the lyrics weren't very good - Faith was struggling, but I like her anyway. And then there was that large hunk of fecal matter called Deep Love - one of the worst things I've ever seen. What was very funny in the film, has been turned into a terrible song (every song in the show is "based" on another song model, and there's not a good one in the bunch, except for Puttin' On The Ritz, of course).

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #1141 on:** June 15, 2008, 09:38:45 PM »

Quote from: bk on June 15, 2008, 09:21:16 PM

Okay, what has Andrea Martin done to herself? Like we can't put on a video from five years ago and see what she really looks like?

Well... If she's making some the semi-decent money on Broadway.... More power - and surgery - to her!

*Although, I also seem to recall that she's also started to live a "healthier lifetstyle" a few years ago, so...

bk · « **Reply #1142 on:** June 15, 2008, 09:38:59 PM »

Well, no one can say we didn't get to page thirty-nine. And hopefully page forty and beyond.

bk · « **Reply #1143 on:** June 15, 2008, 09:39:55 PM »

No, Andrea has done a LOT of work - a LOT. Nothing to do with healthy living - just healthy surgery.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #1144 on:** June 15, 2008, 09:39:59 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on June 15, 2008, 09:37:34 PM

Has Tom Wopat been on yet ? I missed the first hour of the show(I already know whether or not he won)

He was interviewed during the Red Carpet coverage. You will see him briefly at towards the end of the program.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #1145 on:** June 15, 2008, 09:42:40 PM »

Quote from: bk on June 15, 2008, 09:38:31 PM

Okay - Sierra Bogess as The Little Mermaid - don't care for her vibrato all that much and it was a bad chunk of the song. The Catered Affair - once again we hire Jonathan Tunick to faux Sondheim up a score - the lyrics weren't very good - Faith was struggling, but I like her anyway. And then there was that large hunk of fecal matter called Deep Love - one of the worst things I've ever seen. What was very funny in the film, has been turned into a terrible song (every song in the show is "based" on another song model, and there's not a good one in the bunch, except for Puttin' On The Ritz, of course).

I thought Sierra sounded better in rehearsal.

I thought Faith Prince sounded better in rehearsal.

And I thought it seemed like Megan Mullaly didn't give a damn during rehearsal.

George · « **Reply #1146 on:** June 15, 2008, 09:50:11 PM »

AARRGGHH!!

My non-HD DVR isn't recording the Tony Awards! I don't know what the heck happened. I set it to record and I checked the schedule SEVERAL times before today. A few minutes ago I went upstairs to check on it and it hadn't started recording.

Anyway, my HD-DVR is recording, so I know that I am definitely getting the show, but when I burn a regular DVD from the HD-DVR, there will be black all around the picture, not just on the top and bottom. $:-\$

bk · « **Reply #1147 on:** June 15, 2008, 09:52:41 PM »

Thirty-Nine Steps looked fun.

bk · « **Reply #1148 on:** June 15, 2008, 09:53:23 PM »

Was The Seafarer really yet another play about the Devil wanting someone's soul? How does anyone have the nerve to write that plot AGAIN.

bk · « **Reply #1149 on:** June 15, 2008, 09:54:07 PM »

We've still got us twelve GUESTS. How consistent of them.

bk · « **Reply #1150 on:** June 15, 2008, 09:54:26 PM »

Overall, thus far I'd have to say the Tonys are just not all that.

bk · « **Reply #1151 on:** June 15, 2008, 09:55:06 PM »

Make that sixteen GUESTS - so much for consistency.

George · « **Reply #1152 on:** June 15, 2008, 09:57:56 PM »

And now, it's time for me to do some laundry. Just had to share.

George · « **Reply #1153 on:** June 15, 2008, 09:58:08 PM »

Not going anywhere, though.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #1154 on:** June 15, 2008, 09:59:47 PM »

Quote from: bk on June 15, 2008, 09:53:23 PM

Was The Seafarer really yet another play about the Devil wanting someone's soul? How does anyone have the nerve to write that plot AGAIN.

Well, how about aliens from another planet who are planning to takeover the Earth?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #1155 on:** June 15, 2008, 10:00:25 PM »

Quote from: bk on June 15, 2008, 09:53:23 PM

Was The Seafarer really yet another play about the Devil wanting someone's soul? How does anyone have the nerve to write that plot AGAIN.

Seriously...

He had the nerve, and he did it well. Very well.

George · « **Reply #1156 on:** June 15, 2008, 10:00:56 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on June 15, 2008, 09:59:47 PM

Well, how about aliens from another planet who are planning to takeover the Earth?

Well, that's an homage!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #1157 on:** June 15, 2008, 10:01:17 PM »

...And there are many other plays where someone loses their soul to the Devil - or some form of a devil.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #1158 on:** June 15, 2008, 10:03:03 PM »

Well... I've been realizing/remembering over the past hour or so that I have been up since 7:30 this morning. Not sure if I'll be able to make it to the end of end of the West Coast broadcast of The Tonys.

bk · « **Reply #1159 on:** June 15, 2008, 10:11:03 PM »

In The Heights didn't look so good, but I'm sure it's better in context. But, I'll say it again, South Pacific puts everything but Gypsy to shame -

bk · « **Reply #1160 on:** June 15, 2008, 10:11:11 PM »

At least so far.

bk · « **Reply #1161 on:** June 15, 2008, 10:11:26 PM »

Do I have a session tomorrow morning?

MBarnum · « **Reply #1162 on:** June 15, 2008, 10:11:48 PM »

If someone would have described that musical number from IN THE HEIGHTS that just played I would have thought to myself "I would just hate that," ....however, I actually really enjoyed it!

bk · « **Reply #1163 on:** June 15, 2008, 10:12:44 PM »

I'm just always surprised that someone would want to do the devil plot - I'm sure it was a good play and all, but I think there probably have been only a handful of plays about aliens taking over the Earth, whereas the devil plot has been used, I don't know, hundreds of times?

bk · « **Reply #1164 on:** June 15, 2008, 10:14:10 PM »

People are dropping like flies - most unseemly. We'd best get to page forty, at least. We did have a shot at number five all-time highest posting day, but as soon as the East Coast was done, that became impossible because everyone vamoosed.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #1165 on:** June 15, 2008, 10:17:00 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on June 15, 2008, 10:11:48 PM

If someone would have described that musical number from IN THE HEIGHTS that just played I would have thought to myself "I would just hate that," ....however, I actually really enjoyed it!

You should give the OCR a listen. I think you'd like it.

bk · « **Reply #1166 on:** June 15, 2008, 10:27:04 PM »

I am very behind on OCRs - don't have Spring Awakening, In The Heights, Passing Strange, Xanadu, or anything else besides Young Frankenstein, which I wish I didn't have.

bk · « **Reply #1167 on:** June 15, 2008, 10:27:20 PM »

We're STILL on page thirty-nine?

bk · « **Reply #1168 on:** June 15, 2008, 10:27:53 PM »

There's another thirty minutes to this show?

bk · « **Reply #1169 on:** June 15, 2008, 10:29:10 PM »

Are you telling me that REGIS PHILBIN is the host of Password? In this fetid artistic world we live in, do these networks thing there is NO OTHER PERSON besides Regis Philbin who can host a game show? And the tarted up now look of the show is enough to make me NEVER tune in. Give me Allan Ludden any day.

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