59th Annual Drama Desk Awards-LIVE! — Page 10

The Drama Desk has always been a schlocky show. And they rarely if ever give the big wins to an off Broadway show. No reason to-they don't make the money that a Broadway show can...but they think that they are cool to include off Broadway shows that no one has heard of. The memorial segment had me laughing....who was the moron who directed the streaming? And who was the bimbo intern who did the interviewing? And who dressed Jefferson Mays? He looked like a carnival barker. pre showAnd 2 ties?- why don't they have an odd number of voters so that this cannot happen? No one likes a tie. Laura should get her own talk show. Excellent hostess.

Great show, really. It only felt as though it dragged at a few points toward the end, but I will remain polite and not name names. It only became a chore to sit there for that long when it started to grow warm.
The ties were a WONDERFUL surprise. Richly deserved as well.
Benanti was an absolutely wonderful host.
For those who have not seen Gent's Guide, try not being mouthy and snarky about the show... It is a wonderful show and a special and wonderful production, nevertheless, I am sure certain people don't care to think while laughing.
As far as the Gent's Guide cast performing that opening, it was a clever parody of the actual opening number of the show written by the show's authors.
Benanti was a dream tonight. Hysterical.
Several actors watched their show's numbers from the wings..
Always nice to see Aaron Rhyne.. He is pretty. :) for the record, his work is used heavily in Gent's Guide... On,y two settings do not use his projections...
Wonderful to see Iglehart win.. And. Mueller deserved that statuette.

Jason Robert Brown's sniping at the Conductor was offensive. I don't care what you wrote, that was not funny, it was tacky, rude and classless. Many in the room clearly gasped and recoiled. Giving him a pass for that because you liked his show is flat out wrongheaded. He should be ashamed.

It doesn't matter how many people are voting -- ties can still happen: because there aren't just two nominees. Its the votes spreading out that causes ties....not the numbers of voters.

Why would you say people don't like ties? Maybe YOU don't, but really, what difference does it make?


And while the filming was horrid, it was hardly a "produced" or directed show. It was TM with a few cameras and a feed -- a step above the average joe going in. It would surprise me if the camera's were unmanned and they had one or two people at controls determining which pre-established shows to produce. They are a website, not a tv station.

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"Jason Robert Brown's sniping at the Conductor was offensive. I don't care what you wrote, that was not funny, it was tacky, rude and classless. Many in the room clearly gasped and recoiled. "

Are you joking? The general audience response was of laughter. You are no fun!

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JRB is not the first person to talk back to the conductor when he starts to play someone out. It happens at the Emmys all the time. Most vivid in my memory is of Julia Roberts so giddy from her win telling the conductor she was going to ignore him. So many people droned on over the music at the Drama Desk awards when their time was up. At least JRB gave us a quick laugh as well.

Does anyone know if a tie is more likely at the Drama Desk Awards than at the Tonys? I hope not. I would love to see Jefferson Mays repeat his triumph next week,

I had forgotten what a weird batch of nominations this was. I don't think these are a very good indicator of what will win next Sunday.

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Is there anywhere to watch the performances? Particularly Ring of Keys? Thanks!

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