Royal Caribbean Cruise's HAIRSPRAY to Perform on Tony Awards- Page 3

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 5:46pm

Right on, Phyllis! Nobody should watch! Let the ratings sink the lowest they've ever sunk and have the Tonys canceled forever! That'll show 'em real good! How DARE they do something like this without asking US first?!?! The Tonys should be about a celebration of BROADWAY*.

*meaning: what we want to see

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 5:46pm

Getting more people to the theater has always been part of the American Theater Wing's mission:

For nearly a century, the mission of the Wing has been to serve and support the theatre by celebrating excellence, nurturing the public's appreciation of theatre, and providing unique educational and access opportunities for both practitioners and audiences. Traditionally, ATW has done this by encouraging members of the theatre community to share their off-stage time and talent directly with the theatre audience at large--whether it was singing for the troops in the Stage Door Canteen of the 1940's, or sharing their stories on a podcast today.

Best known for creating The Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards®, now presented with The Broadway League, ATW has developed the best-known national platform for the recognition of theatrical achievement on Broadway. Yet ATW's reach extends beyond Broadway and beyond New York, with educational and media work that offers the very best in theatre to people around the world.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 5:48pm

I liked the Tonys a lot more before I discovered BroadwayWorld.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 5:51pm

It's good to know BroadwayWorld has opened your eyes.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 5:52pm

Antoinette Perry was a whore.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 5:57pm

Awww... She was just bringing her love for theater to as many people as possible.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 5:58pm

whoring her love of selling out is more like it.

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 5:58pm

At least Lysistrata Jones was this season! I'd rather see Lysistrata Jones perform than Leap of Fail - I mean, Faith.

[emo_geek]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 6:02pm

I think it's fine that the Tony's are showing that theatre has a life after Broadway, and that the common folk can experience it in unusual places. This is a Tony Award winning best musical- it will always have a place in the Tonys.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 6:07pm

Exactly. I hope they show Carnival Cruise Line's production of DEATH OF A SALESMAN next year.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 7:13pm

If we let a cruise line perform on the Tonys, people will start marrying goats next. It's the end of the human race.

[After Eight]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 9:22pm

I'm eager to see them perform. Far more so than to see a song from Once. (I'll be leaving the room during that one.)

Theatre is about outreach.

I think this is great.

[Playbilly]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 9:29pm

The masses have actually HEARD of Hairspray. That's probably their underlying point. Maybe the night will give us a new Les Miserables commercial to complain about.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 9:34pm

Trust me, there's going to be more than enough for us to bitch about that night.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 9:40pm

I know. I think I'm going go BWW free until after the Tonys are over. (Not a true statement)

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 9:44pm

I avoid this place while the awards are on. Nothing takes the enjoyment of the evening away more than sharing it with some of the people here.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 9:47pm

I just get so tired about hearing about "middle America" when I have lived a good portion of my life in middle America. Stop trying to blame us for what you hate about the Tonys, or should I said the Tony's? This bitch in middle America knows how to use apostrophes!

(This message is directed at no one, so no one should get in a snit)
Updated On: 6/4/12 at 09:47 PM

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 10:06pm

A very clever and very talented young theater composer just posted:

It's always been my dream to write an award winning Broadway musical so it could one day be shortened and tracked and performed aboard a cruise ship... just a step on my journey to the Tony's

[morosco]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 10:07pm

Hairspray Royal Caribbean Oasis

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 10:11pm

Occupy Mark Shaiman!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 10:12pm

Yay Mark Shaymun!

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 10:24pm

Mark Shaman

Updated On: 6/4/12 at 10:24 PM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 10:28pm

That's one ugly ass woman. I can see now why we killed so many of them when we discovered this country they were living in.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 10:31pm

If you talk bad about Shaman Mark Shaiman you will invoke the curse!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/4/12 at 10:37pm

Yikes. Is it as bad as CATCH ME IF YOU CAN?