Applegate Fans Beware
Applegate Fans Beware
nmartin
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/3/05
#0Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 9:06pmThank God Cy Coleman is dead. If he weren't, Christina Applegate would have just killed him. That medely on the Tonys was awful.
#1re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 9:08pm
O my goodness. What a horribly insensitive thing to say (regarding Cy Coleman).
~Steven
#2re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 9:08pmReally? I disagree.
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
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#4re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 9:08pmI disagree with the first post........
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
-- Author Unknown
#5re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 9:09pm
Someone delete this thread.
Assholes just can't be positive on a day like today. Stupid *add curse word here*
#6re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 9:09pmHe's got to be turning over.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
AvenueQPat
Stand-by Joined: 5/9/04
#7re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 9:13pmI agree - but its not her fault - the conductor should have followed her better and it would have been fine. When its 3 or fewer people the conductor needs to follow and 4 or more the cast needs to follow - and I dont know who conduts, the guy from the show or a special Tony conductor, but if its the guy from the show he sucked again.
You learn to play the straight man, the lines become routine - never really saying what you mean - but i know the scene will change :)
nmartin
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/3/05
#8re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 9:21pm
ljay, You want something positive. That abomination was mercifully short. That's the only positive thing I can say about that 'performance' from Charity.
P.S. You seem to have a very limited vocabulary.
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#9re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:38pmPoor thing. She sounded so weak and out of breath. Not a good performance. But I've already had two people who don't go to the theatre ofen call me to tell me how wonderful they thought her performance was. So what the hell do I know?
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#10re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 11:23pmljay you need to stop using those words. for heaven's sake get a dictionary.
theatreboi11
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/05
#11re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 11:26pm
Yes the performance was bad, but the poor girl danced her heart out! SHE GETS THE TONY FOR HEART AND SPIRIT!
p.s. was I only only person laughing for a half hour when she came out and fell off stage! CLASSIC!
(Martha Graham from a letter to Agnes de Mille) "There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening That is translated through you into action, And because there is only one of you in all time, This expression is unique. If you block it, It will never exist through any other medium And be lost. The world will never have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, Nor how valuable it is, Nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours, clearly and directly, To keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware Directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction, A blessed unrest that keeps us marching And makes us more alive than others."
#12re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 11:28pm
hahahahah i thought the fall was hilarious
however, i wasnt very impressed with her peformance. i love christina applegate to death, but i just dont think it was the best thing i saw tonight.
-annie
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ConvinceMe2
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/05
#13re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 11:28pmI don't recall being knocked-out by the voice of Shirley MacLaine in the film; and Applegate's dancing was good, IMO.
ConvinceMe2 is dead. Long live BrendanStryker!
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#14re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 11:29pmThe Tony performance made me cross off "Charity" from my must-see list. It didn't make the grade.
#15re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 11:30pm
Ok, here we go. I've been a Christina fan for years. She failed to impress me this evening. Her singing was very weak, and I kept hoping she would show off some fancy footwork, but there was just a lot of marching. Not impressed. Also, HORRIBLE final phrase.
However, I did LAUGH OUT LOUD when she appeared onstage to present. I do think that the girl who fell was NOT Christina...she just came out of the pit.
"First up was Max who sang "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" [...] I haven't seen that big of a reaction to a stair descent since Audra left the attic in Ragtime." --Seth Rudetsky
#16re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 11:31pm
" I do think that the girl who fell was NOT Christina...she just came out of the pit."
yeah... it looked like a different dress.
-annie
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#17re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 11:31pm
In Applegates defense:
In one of the interviews she said she was VERY FRIGHTENED to perform, even thought she does it 8 times a week. She made it known she was extremely nervous to peform.
lets not forget, she is still dancing on a broken foot.
The tempos were sped up, and the performers had trouble hearing the orchrestra.
She was in tune with her singing, and dancing was fine.
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#18re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 11:36pmWhat show were you watching? Because it sure wasn't tonight's Tony Awards telecast on CBS.
#19re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 11:36pmOn another note, Christina looked amazing in her dress!!!!!!
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#20re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 11:37pmLooking amazing in a dress does not make for a Tony Award winning performance.
MasterLcZ
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/12/03
#21re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 11:37pmAnd the Fandango girls looked hot.
"Christ, Bette Davis?!?!"
#22re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 11:39pm
I just can't understand why people cant be supportive of performers in the Theater - if they are amazing, or mediocre. We should be happy we have Theater veterans and newcommers lighting up Broadway. Also Hollywood stars who love Theater, and showing their love for it by performing 8x a week on Broadway.
Instead some people have to be critical little b*tches. Judge a performance by what you see in THE THEATER, not by the Tony performance.
Updated On: 6/5/05 at 11:39 PM
#23re: Applegate Fans Beware
Posted: 6/5/05 at 11:40pmYour right, and I was changing the subject saying that she looked outstanding her evening gown......
hellacoolmichael
Understudy Joined: 1/6/05
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