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Gorgeous rendition of a beautiful song.

poisonivy2 said: "Aaron Tveit already looks like he politely detests Lea."LOL. Maybe that's why Ramin isn't doing the show despite the "chemistry" they had in FG.

poisonivy2 said: "I think Audra was really good acting-wise. It's the vocals I found weird. The other night I heard Lea sing "Everything's Coming Up Roses" and the approach was so much more natural than Audra's operatic soprano voice."I agree about Lea's rendition, beautifully sung and acted - hopeful...trying to convince herself as much as Louise and Herbie (even if not present on stage).

Bwaygurl2 said: "Play Esq. said: "I haven’t even seen Boop! yet and I want Jasmine to win just to end this annoying discourse."It would make this production of Sunset even more meta; just like when Judy Holliday beat Gloria Swanson and Bette Davis the year the Sunset film competed at the Oscars. The exciting newcomer beating the Big Divas."Who's the other Big Diva you are referring to besides Audra? This is Nicole's Broadway debut.

Auggie27 said: And a personal footnote: I saw my firstGypsy52 years ago this month, in June 1973. Angela Lansbury, London. Bonnie Langford was Baby June. Today she sang a helluva "I'm Still Here" and for the first time in a decade or longer, I decided to stage door to tell her. She was delightful and teared up, noting that I saw her a half a century ago, and she was forced to vacate the role of Baby June in July of '73 because of child labor laws impacting the West End. One of those unexpecte...

ElephantLoveMedley said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "GYPSY takes home musical revival."Yeah no, sorry, these awards are an utter joke and I will not be convinced otherwise."No kidding.

Ke3 said: "Audra is now a bad actor? okay lol!"She just seemed to be "acting" throughout for the most part. At least that was my take. I could see her thinking every so often - using technique rather than being in the character, if that makes sense. She never seemed comfortable enough to just let go and "be" Rose, with the exception of her scenes with Danny Burstein. JMO.

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pupscotch said: "Interesting that of the three Gypsy women, Lesli Margherita is the one that got in here. Featured Actress feels like a really weak category so I still think Joy will get in based on the strength of the role but I’m much more uncertain now."Of the 3 women eligible, I just loved Lesli Margherita - Joy was blah - she never commanded the stage. Surprised about Danny not being nominated. IMO he and Lesli were the best parts of the show.On another note: neither Ramin nor DHP for Pi...

Wayman_Wong said: "On ''CBS Sunday Morning,'' Mo Rocha does a wonderful interview with Dodd Darin, 63, the son of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee, and author of ''Dream Lovers,'' his memoir about them.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBsVdmgyg_c"I saw this today as well - did you happen to see this part of the CBS show with Bobby Darin performing? Dodd's interview is included here as well.CBS - The Life of Teen Idol Bobby Darin

I found it interesting how many of the reviews dismissed Darin as a has been (he actually had a successful TV show and was set to open the MGM Grand in Las Vegas at the time of his death), yet, here all those reviewers are at a show, one of two in ten years, not to mention a film 20 years ago, plus a number of books (the one by his son Dodd being the best) about him. Even Sinatra and Dean Martin can't claim that. I would be willing to bet there will be no such honoraria for Jonathan Groff 50 ...

Just posting to get the notices.

Sauja said: "I don't know. I thought this was pretty bad. Jonathan Groff is a wonderful performer, but I found that I couldn't care less about Bobby Darin. Admittedly, I wasn't familiar with his story before the show, but certainly nothing in the writing made me feel like I wanted to know more. It felt like the show told us that he had some hits but never felt like he found his voice, was a monstrous husband, and always felt unfulfilled. I left the show not really liking him but also not espe...

For what it's worth, a little trivia - today would have been Sandra Dee's 83rd birthday.

broadway86 said: I've only heard Alice Ripley sing "Next to Normal", but I'm curious what Marin did with it."There are a number of videos of her singing "Next to Normal" on You Tube.

binau said: out of curiosity did either of you see Marin Mazzie in next to normal and did you have the same problem with her vocals too?"Marin Mazzie could sing anything IMO and sound great.

chrishuyen said: "Is this just one of those shows where they never expect to let the understudy actually go on or do they have a plan for if Groff is out? Would they be playing Groff playing Bobby Darin or get a separate opening of their own?"I was wondering that myself.

Jarethan said: "I assume that 90% of the audience is there to see Groff. I think that starting out as Groff and turning into Darin is something that would appeal to his fans. I would bet money that that is why they are doing it, and that they wouldn’t be doing it otherwise."I ran across an old interview with Kevin Spacey last night from shortly after Beyond the Sea opened. He spoke about how he approached the film. For starters, he worked on it for 20 years, mostly based on hearing Bobby Dari...