2011 Tony Award Thread- Page 6

[degrassifan]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 8:59pm

Can I ask? How is Best Director determined?

[sbflyfan]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 8:59pm

LOL @ Patti's "F- this, I'm not going to win, so why bother?" face.

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 8:59pm

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[tking001]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 8:59pm

Yay Nikki M James

[strummergirl]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:00pm

Cue the Laura Benanti threads.

[yournamehere]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:00pm

My nap took a little extra long.. who, other than Scottsboro Boys, has performed?

[Katia2]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:00pm

I almost had a ****fest just now but she is so sweet I can't.

[BigGuy]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:01pm

The 4 to 7 second delay on everyone speaking is distracting. Is Angela Lansbury likely to swear when reading a teleprompter? They are getting carried away on keeping everyone safe.

[theminutepast]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:02pm

I've been so busy recently that I haven't had a chance to hear anything about Catch Me If You Can or Scottsboro Boys. So I was watching to see some of the performances to gauge whether I wanted to pay a trip. (I guess I missed my chance with Scottsboro Boys, though).

Suffice it to say, Catch Me If You Can was a weary, uninspired performance. The song was forgettable and I found myself not paying attention to the lyrics at all.

But Scottsboro Boys was great! Loved it.

[ChenoKahn]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:03pm

I love Nikki and Laura. But WOTV is what made me love Laura. I'm so torn!! At least Nikki will most likely become a name on Broadway.

[strummergirl]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:03pm

Oh, Colbert. Now that is a hosting prospect I would support.

[Testing1232]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:03pm

James' speech was beautiful !!!

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:03pm

As much as I wanted Benanti to win, I can still be happy with Nikki James winning

[strummergirl]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:09pm

Andrew Rannells sold the hell out of that song. Loved it!*

*-Even if I agree with the fact it should have been a blown up ensemble piece from the show.

[sbflyfan]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:09pm

YES, Andrew Rannells. That is how it's DONE!!!!!

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:10pm

The BOM performance had such great energy! I laughed a lot, too. Even though I'd heard the song plenty of times before I'd never seen the staging with the General.

[Nettik]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:10pm

Rannells did a great job, but I think not doing an ensemble number made the performance not stand up well to the two prior. Still enjoyed it.

[suttonfoster]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:11pm

Andrew Rannells THAT'S HOW IT IS DONE! He sounded phenomenal. AND SOOO happy for Nikki's WIN! Her speech was so honest and sweet!

[jv92]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:11pm

Oh come on. Stop crying Nikki M. James. Pull yourself together. You didn't win the lottery or Sondheim's townhouse (or both). You won a medal on a piece of wood.

(Sorry I'm late to the party. And the whole show, starting from the opening, began to leave a bitter taste in my mouth.)

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:13pm

The 4 to 7 second delay on everyone speaking is distracting. Is Angela Lansbury likely to swear when reading a teleprompter? They are getting carried away on keeping everyone safe.

They do it every year. Every award show does. It's not something you can just turn on & off. It's to cover the ass of the network.

[Nettik]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:15pm

Hugh Jackman and Neil Patrick Harris's duet is making me laugh. :) This is fun!

[ClapYo'Hands]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:16pm

Is it just me that's getting that *none* of the best musical nominees this year *sound* original? They are all pastiches...

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:16pm

Somebody get Nikki a kleenex and somebody else get the frigging CANE. That was almost as obnoxious as the Kate Winslet sobfests.

And could anything have been less inspired than the BOOK OF MORMON performance? That number showed nothing but a mediocre, "chuckle"-inducing 11-o-clock wanna-be. Yawn.

[yournamehere]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:17pm

What song did CMIYC perform?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 9:17pm

Something about NPH & Hugh Jackman arguing who's the top makes me giggle.