Band's Visit not worth 9 Tonys

The NY Times article said voters were voting "against the commercialism" of the other musicals. It showed. Show was okay, but not great.

JayElle said: "The NY Times article said voters were voting "against the commercialism" of the other musicals. It showed. Show was okay, but not great."



Band's Visit is worthy of 10 TONYS

Updated On: 6/11/18 at 11:55 PM

You're right. It was worth all 11.

One of the most beautiful productions and shows to grace Broadway.

NINE OR TEN....DON'T CARE.....LIGHTING DESIGN? REALLY????? The protest vote per the NY Times was more than obvious.

Not a troll. Didn't think S/Bob or MG were all that great. For musicals, this year was lacking all around. For what I spend on theater tickets every year, I have a right to speak up, especially when the news documented voters voting to protest the commercial nature of recent shows prior to the Tonys.

Haven't seen the show yet (seeing it this summer) so I can't really say my opinion on if it deserved it or not but I do get tired of these "sweep" nights. I also wish some really strong shows like Groundhog Day, Come From Away, and Waitress had opened in a year like this instead of in the Hamilton/Dear Evan Hansen/Hello Dolly juggernaut years

Simón Bolívar said: "JayElle said: "The NY Times article said voters were voting "against the commercialism" of the other musicals. It showed. Show was okay, but not great."

"And the irony is that the best play went to the most commercial of the lot."



That was my immediate thought.

The Band's Visit is a lovely little set piece with fine performances by all, especially Katrina Lenk. It is really more like a play with incidental music than a traditional Broadway musical.

This show was a safe landing point for all voters who did not want to choose between the two mighty revivals of My Fair Lady and Carousel. Or the double and triple threat lead actors and actresses of the two who spend two and a half hours on stage and spend the rest on costume changes.

Perhaps voters could not choose between Carousel and My Fair Lady or perhaps this should be taken as advance notice that New York is growing tired of revivals of the Golden Era shows.

Whatever the motivation, it is not in the interest of the New York theater industry to bury the classic musicals whose songs are already familiar to most of the customers.

In your opinion Robbie, How many times did you see it?

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/theater/2018-tony-awards-predictions-harry-potter.html

Ol Blue Eyes, the Band's visit was competing against Mean Girls, S/Bob, Frozen as new musicals. My Fair Lady, Carousel, and Once on this Island are revivals.

MG, SB, & Frozen weren't to write home about. However, I agree with Robert16 that it didn't deserve lighting. S/Bob should've commanded that at least along with Ethan from S/Bob. And yes, it was more like a play with occasional music than a musical. No there wasn't much to pick from, but it didn't deserve the sweep of awards deservedly earned by Hamilton.

JayElle said: "I still don't think it deserved all it got."

I'm sorry the Tony voters did not validate your opinions. They failed you.