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That links to the live feed - looking for a video of the speech because I didn't get to the live feed in time.

RunnyBabbit said: "kidmanboy said: "So mad I missed Shaina's acceptance speech because I was watching ET interviews! Anyone know where I can find it online?"

The posted a direct link on Twitter. See if this works: https://t.co/Ynwla4cyTf"

 

So mad I missed Shaina's acceptance speech because I was watching ET interviews!  Anyone know where I can find it online?

Love it and don't agree that it doesn't sound like the live show.  I think it captures the momentum very well.  And these orchestrations by Michael Starobin are truly lovely.  This would absolutely have my vote for Best Score.

I assume no one that's been complaining about Tommy being loud has seen this! I immediately regretted not picking up earplugs on the way in.  But in this case the volume also made a good chunk of the lyrics unintelligible.  Overall, though, I enjoyed the performance.  Yes - it's a slight plot, but it's enough to add emotional heft to some excellent songs with fantastic vocal performances.

Absolutely has to be Memphis. Utterly baffling. 
 

A few dishonorable mentions: Pirate Queen, Pretty Woman, The Last Ship, Frank Wildhorn’s Dracula. And, yes, Great Gatsby. 

I had no issue with the sound quality and LOVE the into the woods cast recording - you can hear so much texture in both the orchestrations and the vocal performances.

Every year I wait for this announcement hoping to see LaChiusa's Wild Party and was worried that their summer staging of the Lippa version ruined that chance.  I literally just jumped out of my chair.  I can't wait to see how they cast this!

muscle23ftl said: "Now voters don't even need to see all the shows nominated."

Which has not even been verified by any official source as of yet…

Ridiculous reporting from BroadwayWorld. 

Given only Suffs' new elements were eligible, I take their slate of nominations as a huge accomplishment.  It would seem they pretty much got in everywhere they could.  I'm curious what the ruling was for text eligibility since music was nominated.  Wonder if it was also eligible in book and lyrics. 

Happy to see The Outsiders nominations - especially direction and choreography.

It's funny how personal taste works, because despite being well performed, the songs in this show had no staying power with me (some of the lyrics made me especially cringe) and I found the choreography awkward and not terribly impactful. I would actually tend to use the same description for the show as a whole. 

My biggest takeaway is the lack of Hell's Kitchen in major categories.  The reviews had me thinking it may be the frontrunner for Best Musical, but now I'm back to thinking it's a two-way race between Suffs and Illinoise - or at best a three-way race.  It's such an odd year!

Does the Broadway production still end have visuals of current day Lower Manhattan (one WTC, etc) during Empire Stare of Mind? That seemed like a glaring error in a show that takes place one the 90s - or was it trying to tell us the story is over and this is now just a bunch of folks singing on the stage of the Shubert in 2024?

It’s not just that the show misunderstands the book. It’s that the story as told really had no reason for being once it’s devoid of that meaning. 
Also, the show really didn’t work for me as spectacle. It looks expensive, yes, but the choreography (both in dance and just in movement around the stage) and stage pictures seemed clunky and added nothing to the storytelling. 

Just left the show this evening and the whole affair felt entirely rudderless. The actors felt like they were all in different shows and, while the scenic design was relatively fabulous, the staging and choreography really didn’t do anything to assist the storytelling. (Neither did the score for that matter). I’m rather shocked that this transferred from Paper Mill. 

I also want to add that I took my 7 year old daughter and 10 year old son and they loved it and, shockingly, had very little trouble following the plot.