#351
Posted: 6/10/17 at 8:11am
Lolol at a Prologue-opening with "And Dolly isn't heeeere" would be so brilliant.
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#352
Posted: 6/10/17 at 9:37am
A fan in the performance confirmed they're doing Balaga/The Abduction
http://brightlights-and-cityscapes.tumblr.com/post/161548700741/woah-thats-so-cool-congrats-i-hadnt-heard
#353
==> this board is a nest of vipers <==
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
Posted: 6/10/17 at 10:09am
Valentina3 said: "I want a Carlotta gif saying "will she sing? will she sing?" and paste it next to a picture of Bette Midler."
YES! 
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
#354
Posted: 6/10/17 at 11:35am
This is such a waisted opportunity and bad for broadway. Bette as Dolly is the biggest theatre event of the season. Not showcasing her at the Tony's is rediculius. I'm sure the reason is because Bette is refusing to rehearse,which is a shame. This will leave a bad impression and will result in a lack of future tickets sold.
#355
Posted: 6/10/17 at 12:14pm
disneybroadwayfan22 said: "A fan in the performance confirmed they're doing Balaga/The Abduction
http://brightlights-and-cityscapes.tumblr.com/post/161548700741/woah-thats-so-cool-congrats-i-hadnt-heard
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No cutaway to Dust and Ashes? That's interesting. Though I guess it makes sense not to show off Josh when he's leaving in a month. Maybe they'll squeeze Denée in there somehow, though.
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#356
Posted: 6/10/17 at 12:51pm
tomwsjr said: "This is such a waisted opportunity and bad for broadway. Bette as Dolly is the biggest theatre event of the season. Not showcasing her at the Tony's is rediculius. I'm sure the reason is because Bette is refusing to rehearse,which is a shame. This will leave a bad impression and will result in a lack of future tickets sold."
it won't hurt the box office at all. Outside of the small world of the theatre obessed, this is a non-story. They'll see her get her award if they see anything from the Tony broadcast at all.
All that matters are the billboards and ads saying "Bette Midler in Hello Dolly" and they will come. Like moths to a flame.
#357
Posted: 6/11/17 at 11:34am
Will they be doing bumpers again? I was a big fan of them last year
My father (AIDS)
My sister (AIDS)
My uncle and my cousin and her best friend (AIDS, AIDS, AIDS)
The gays and the straights
And the white and the spades
#358
Posted: 6/11/17 at 12:34pm
Still nothing about COME FROM AWAY. Guess it'll be a surprise what they're doing. Several cast members have pics posted from their rehearsal, but can't make anything out of them.
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#359
Posted: 6/11/17 at 1:53pm
According to someone who was at the dress rehearsal:
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Kevin Spacey Opening Number
Come From Away - Welcome to the Rock
Miss Saigon - This is the Hour/I'd Give My Life For You
Falsettos - A Day in Falsettoland
Dear Evan Hansen - Waving Through a Window
Hello, Dolly! - Penny in My Pocket
Cynthia & Leslie with Rockettes - New York, New York
Groundhog Day - Seeing You
War Paint - Face to Face
Great Comet - Dust & Ashes/The Abduction
Bandstand - Nobody
Justin Guarini, Oak & others - In Memoriam to It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday
Kevin Spacey, Patti LuPone & Winners Finale - The Curtain Falls
#360
Posted: 6/11/17 at 2:26pm
What a boring lineup/selection of songs, jeez...
#361
Posted: 6/11/17 at 2:29pm
What a boring lineup/selection of songs, jeez...
unfortunately I agree......
#362
Posted: 6/11/17 at 2:33pm
I was very hopeful that Dolly would figure out a way to appease audiences while making things safe for their performers. The fact that they couldn't is severely disappointing. I suppose Great Comet makes me most excited, but nothing sounds all that riveting. I guess we'll see.
#363
Posted: 6/11/17 at 2:34pm
It would be more interesting if Hello, Dolly! could just pull themselves together and do an actually interesting number.
#364
Posted: 6/11/17 at 2:39pm
Something tells me Comet and War Paint will be the highlights.
#365
Posted: 6/11/17 at 3:05pm
According to twitter, the opening incorporates all the nominated shows and is great. I'm glad its not hopping.
#366
Posted: 6/11/17 at 3:25pm
John Mulaney and Nick Kroll will be presenting an award, so we can look forward to that!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BVNeqNtjfVe/
#367
Posted: 6/11/17 at 3:33pm
dianamorales said: "According to twitter, the opening incorporates all the nominated shows and is great. I'm glad its not hopping.
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Hopefully that includes the Hello, Dolly! performance we deserve
My father (AIDS)
My sister (AIDS)
My uncle and my cousin and her best friend (AIDS, AIDS, AIDS)
The gays and the straights
And the white and the spades
#368
Posted: 6/11/17 at 3:45pm
Maybe wishful thinking...but maybe they have a way to creatively incorporate Bette/Dolly into the opening number? Imagine the broadcast beginning with Bette in the red dress on a staircase singing "helloooooo TONY'S" or something along those lines...
#369
Posted: 6/11/17 at 3:56pm
What a sad sad list of performances from such a great year of theater. I cannot believe they aren't having Anastasia perform. And no Bette Midler?! What a joke!
#370
Posted: 6/11/17 at 3:59pm
I was at the rehearsal, let's just say that it's a good thing Hello Dolly isn't needing some great publicity for ticket sales. God awful boring.
Patti and Christine both seemed 'off'. Hopefully they'll pull it together, but the song did nothing for me.
I really enjoyed Groundhog Day, but the performance they chose I fear won't be selling any tickets.
Highlights. Great Comet and Come From Away! And the opening is clever, but hope it translates a bit better on TV.
#371
Posted: 6/11/17 at 3:59pm
Ugh why is Groundhog Day doing the finale and not Day One? It's a really sweet way to end the show after the journey, but it's not a good way to sell the show (or Andy Karl).
Hello Dolly will be a total snooze. And then there multiple shows who are doing songs that make sense but not the best in the show (like Bandstand not doing Welcome Home).
#372
Posted: 6/11/17 at 4:06pm
coreman009 said: "Ugh why is Groundhog Day doing the finale and not Day One? It's a really sweet way to end the show after the journey, but it's not a good way to sell the show (or Andy Karl). "
I agree completely. Seeing You is my favorite song in the show, but it really doesn't work out of context. I'm also very surprised since a cast member previously posted this photo on instagram, which clearly shows the beginning of Day One on the sheet music.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUAih0mDqO3/?taken-by=taylorimanjones
#373
Posted: 6/11/17 at 4:12pm
TrulyOutrageousJem said: "What a sad sad list of performances from such a great year of theater. I cannot believe they aren't having Anastasia perform. And no Bette Midler?! What a joke! "
It's extremely possible Anastasia didn't want to shell out the money for a performance since the show is already selling very well without the publicity. And personally, I hate when non-nominated shows perform- I'd rather they use the time to award things like Best Score and Best Book.
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.
#374
Posted: 6/11/17 at 4:36pm
I would have loved to see the 2nd Act opening of Anastasia w/either "Countess And The Common Man" or "Land Of Yesterday"or "Paris..."; Caroline O'Connor (and John Bolton) zap the show to life there. Moving that gorgeous projection set would have been timely and costly.
Is anyone streaming/tweeting/FB/anything the Creative Arts Tonys??
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#375
Posted: 6/11/17 at 4:39pm
When I was there for the 2014 rehearsal at Radio City, that Hugh Jackman/Music Man rap was NOT a part of it and was a total surprise when it appeared during the telecast. Crossing my fingers for any surprises... but better ones. :)
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