Yes, Dear Readers, I stopped by the Brooklyn Diner last night on my way to see Next to Normal. I saw our loverly Bruce and met Adam Cates. I also found out who some (one at least) of the guests will be this evening. Very exciting!
Next to Normal is still quite excellent on a second viewing. As Bruce said, unless something untoward happens, some time on June 7th Miss Alice Ripley will have a Tony award in her possession. I think her strongest competition is Josefina Scaglione, Maria from West Side Story, but she's not strong enough to take the award away from Ripley. I love Sutton Foster in Shrek but no, I hope to see 9-5 this coming week but Alison Janney, no and though I do love Miss Stockard Channing I'm not sure why she was nominated. She's the dark horse in all this.
Oh, my that turned into a treatise on Tonys not Next to Normal. I honestly don't know what is new because it's been a while since I saw the show Off-Broadway but the new production is stronger and has some unexpected humor. It's in the Booth Theatre, my favorite theatre on Broadway. I had a great TDF seat, 3rd row on the aisle. I could see them sweat (and they did). Since I know the twist the "shock" I felt the first time wasn't as strong but it's still a heart stopping moment, especially for those who don't know. I do think Aaron Tveit should have been nominated. He's wonderful, but worse things have happened at the Tonys (like nominating Rock of Ages for ANYTHING!).
Oh, well. I need to get up and out to the office.
Later, gaters.
