2024 Tony Awards — Page 21

Sound & microphones are terrible

Again with Pinball from Tommy ….yawn

Maybe something in the new venue makes the sound mix come off flat?

They’re filming way too close up for TOMMY and the camera won’t stop moving for a number that’s too kinetic to begin with. So far the entire telecast seems off

The filming of the music numbers completely loses the scope and scale of being on stage. Too many intrusive camera close-ups and zooms. I'm disappointed.

Dan6 said: "Was the first part of the HK number lip synced? In a few shots the ensemble timing seemed to be off, and the plastic tub drummers didn’t match the track at all."

I think I remember hearing only soloists are mic’d for the Tony’s and the ensemble is always a track. The drum sounds were definitely on a track.

The opening number was really weird. It didn't sound or look "Broadway" at all.

In Hell's Kitchen, I'm pretty sure the actors drumming on stage aren't actually drumming. It was weird they did a close-up there to emphasize that the drumming sound was coming from someplace else.

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys haven't performed that song together for probably 13 or 14 years. That part was fantastic and sold a lot of tickets, but the audience members will be completely confused when they show up and neither Alicia Keys nor Jay-Z is there (nor is Jay-Z's part in the show at all).

The Who's Tommy also sold tickets based on Pete Townshend, but he's not in the show, either.

I think Will Brill is a fantastic actor. He deserved a Tony nomination for Oklahoma, and he gave a truly incredible performance in A Case for the Existence of God. But he did not deserve to win for his nothing role in Stereophonic. He does the best he can, but the part is very one-note.

Soooooo well-deserved for Kara!!!

What did she say about transitioned?

That her great-grandmother came and saw the show two weeks before she "transitioned." I assume she's using that as a euphemism for death.