2024 Tony Awards — Page 25

ElephantLoveMedley said: "OhHiii said: "WAIT. Is Suffs going to win best musical?! Book and Score?!"

Into the Woods,Falsettos,Ragtime,Parade,Urinetown, and The Drowsy Chaperonewould like to have a word with you..."

Touché. The evening has just been surprising thus far.

* Water for Elephants performance was really emblematic of the show itself- pleasant, exciting movement, grating score, Paul Alexander Nolan commanding the whole thing immediately upon appearance. I think it sold some tickets, but again, the camera work was strange and the acrobatics were hidden behind the dancers?

* Stereophonics achieved very little with that performance. No intro, no build, just a minute of unexplained aggressive singing? What was the point?

* Everything about Radcliffe is a class act, and I really did think he was the highlight of the show when I saw it.



* Say what you want about Hells Kitchens flaws, both Sho and Kecia made the most of those roles, and hard to argue with Kecia deserving this as much as anyone else. A regal queen giving a (long) but perfect speech.



* Who is the adorable little kid on Sho Bean's lap?



* Couldnt get into Illinoise but it really so beautiful to watch these guys go and listen to these guys sing. Really undeniably beautiful.



* did the (i assume prerecorded) announcer botch Utkarsh's name? how is that possible?



* Shaina Taub is just a pure delight and that speech caught me off guard with the beautiful Talmud quote and dedication to Swados. I hope for so many more projects from her.



* Eddie Redmayne, nope. Nope nope nope. Make it stop. But I liked how they staged this up from the audience, and Rankin looks beautiful. That energy sells tickets, I'd think.

Updated On: 6/16/24 at 09:43 PM

People are gonna come for me over this, and you're all entitled to feel how you feel, but I just don't see Illinoise as a musical at all and I don't agree with it being nominated for Best Musical. It's a ballet that happens to have live singers. It's an absolutely beautiful show, and their performance has 10000% been the best of the night so far, and I think it's something that everyone should see. But calling it a musical is a huge stretch.

And let the firing squad begin...

Robbie2 said: "Bette's Turban said: "That woman pulling her dressdown in the audience"

Sonia Friedman

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Wait, what happened? I missed it!

ElephantLoveMedley said: "OhHiii said: "WAIT. Is Suffs going to win best musical?! Book and Score?!"

Into the Woods,Falsettos,Ragtime,Parade,Urinetown, and The Drowsy Chaperonewould like to have a word with you..."

So many great musicals...

Whoever made the decision to film the music numbers so close should be punished. Cabaret was weak.

TheGingerBreadMan said: "People are gonna come for me over this, and you're all entitled to feel how you feel, but I just don't see Illinoise as a musical at all and I don't agree with it being nominated for Best Musical. It's a ballet that happens to have live singers. It's an absolutely beautiful show, and their performance has 10000% been the best of the night so far, and I think it's something that everyone should see. But calling it a musical is a huge stretch.

And let the firing squad begin..."

Ya ya, you're a purist blah blah blah

Thank God for artists with vision and commitment to do what they have to do and not listen to those with Baby Boomer mentalities.

bear88 said: "There wasn’t much point in havingStereophonic perform if they were going to give them so little time."

Went back and timed it during the commercial break. The snippet of “Masquerade” was less than 90 seconds. Seems the producers gave in to the demand for a Stereophonic performance…but not really.

TheGingerBreadMan said: "People are gonna come for me over this, and you're all entitled to feel how you feel, but I just don't see Illinoise as a musical at all and I don't agree with it being nominated for Best Musical. It's a ballet that happens to have live singers. It's an absolutely beautiful show, and their performance has 10000% been the best of the night so far, and I think it's something that everyone should see. But calling it a musical is a huge stretch.

And let the firing squad begin..."

Many people agree with you, they are just not on this board. Illinoise is just a slight higher quality ballet recital, completely lacking a book and character development. Its NOT a musical. Completely unearned nomination in the category it doesn't belong in.

TheGingerBreadMan said: "People are gonna come for me over this, and you're all entitled to feel how you feel, but I just don't see Illinoise as a musical at all and I don't agree with it being nominated for Best Musical. It's a ballet that happens to have live singers. It's an absolutely beautiful show, and their performance has 10000% been the best of the night so far, and I think it's something that everyone should see. But calling it a musical is a huge stretch.

And let the firing squad begin..."

Revues, operas, and, yes, ballets have been placed in the musical categories so many times in the past. Some have even won the Best Musical and Best Revival of a Musical (and many other musical categories). I don’t see any issues with Illinoise being in the musical categories.

Did I miss Andrew Rannells announced on the red-carpet he's out of Tammy Faye?