The Winner of the Most Distracting Lighting of the Year goes to:
SPRING AWAKENING!
I can't ever remember a show being spoiled by the lighting design, until Spring Awakening. It seems as if someone went to the "useless" lighting store and bought the place out. I was sitting in the first row of the mezzanine and there were lights and fixtures (neon, glowing sun thingy, hanging bulbs) everywhere you looked and constantly pulling focus.
I love listening to the show's recording, but the physical production here is way over the top. Everything is trying to be so cool and hip that it makes the story secondary. Don't get me wrong, I love great production value and cutting edge tricks when integrated to enhance the story, performances, and characters, but this seemed indulgent.
With all the "hit you over the head" technical wizardry in Spring Awakening I kept forgetting what century the story was in!
Well Larry, the show bounces back and forth between the 1800s and the present. The neon lighting is used to represent modern times.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
wow, the actress in a musical category is packed with superstars. They all deserve to win, but I really am gunning for either Ashley Brown or Laura Bell. Cheno is awesome, too. Are these aired on TV?
I liked Fame Becomes Me, but the lyrics felt like name dropping the whole time. I think I'm the only one that actually enjoyed Curtains' score. I'd much rather see Kander and Ebb win for music and lyrics at the Drama Desks than the fellows who wrote Spring Awakening, which I thought was banal. Now, the Tonys are another story...(Korie and Frankel anyone?) Updated On: 4/26/07 at 07:15 PM
I would love SA to win Best Music. While I don't like most of the lyrics, Sheik's music is gorgeous. And if the rest of Fame Becomes Me is anything like "Stop the Show", then it should win Best Lyrics.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
Really surprised that Company didn't get a nomination for its beautiful lighting and sets, which I think were in perfect harmony with the conceit of the production as a whole.
Can't believe that the boring dreck that was Some Men was nominated at all.
i'm surprised that aaron lazar got nominated but alex gemignan(sp?) did not. i thought he did an amazing job as valjean. i really think he deserves the nomination.
LET OTHERS RISE TO TAKE OUR PLACE UNTIL THE EARTH IS FREE!
Lizzya9, have you seen Laura Bell Bundy's performance in LEGALLY BLONDE, and did you see Kristin Chenoweth's performance in THE APPLE TREE? And have you seen any of the other nominees in the category?
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
I'd be shocked if Chenoweth, Bundy, or Brown won. My money's on Audra, who is apparently fantastic. (And no, I have not seen any of the nominated performances, this is just going on buzz.)
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
The Drama Desks love Murphy as well. They gave her the award for WONDERFUL TOWN in the midst of all of her absenses. But I'd say it's Audra's with a possible upset by Murphy.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
I'd say that Audra is the favorite with Chenoweth in second. I don't think they'd want to give it to Murphy this time.
"I've got to get me out of here
This place is full of dirty old men
And the navigators and their mappy maps
And moldy heads and pissing on sugar cubes
While you stare at your books."
neddyfrank, what do you mean about the two nominees leaving?
But I'm gonna go ahead and agree that I am ALL about Aaron's nomination. I didn't think Norm Lewis was bad though, I loved him. Did not like Alexander though. At all. But it IS strange that Les Mis was nominated for best revival and A Chorus Line was not.
I hope Audra will win. She's brilliant, but I feel like everyone wants to give THE Kristin Chenoweth a Leading Actress award, not just a nomination.
And something tells me Spring Awakening will win Best Musical. It's a hunch.
I mean, Denzel Washington? Gun to my head..of course.
Anna- Neddy means that Norm and Aaron, who both recently left the show were nominated.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
I understand that, I'm not being defensive, it's just that someone said that today at my show when we were talking about it all, and I'm just wondering what everyone means by interesting.
I mean, Denzel Washington? Gun to my head..of course.
I think Audra is a beautiful vocalist and filled with emotional passion. But when she isn't singing...decent acting. Kristin sings and acts circles round Audra this season. I bet Kristin will take the DD.
And you think of all of the things you've seen, and you wish that you could live in between ,and you're back again only different than before...
After the Sky.
-Into the Woods (Jack)