Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
#1Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/10/10 at 7:10pm
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/archives/2010/09/barbara_cook_di.php
A bit of discussion at ATC, I'm surprised it wasn't posted here. (Unless it was and I missed it).
#2Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/10/10 at 7:11pmHA! But she was fine going backstage after Bernie's opening night and non-Tony-Award Winning performance.
#2Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/10/10 at 7:15pmI love Barbara Cook and I just love that she said that too. I would love to know who Barbara thought should have won the award.
#3Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/10/10 at 7:16pmI wonder if she's a member of a certain facebook group.
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#4Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/10/10 at 7:21pm
Oh, please! I wish people would stop putting words in her mouth. She never said that CZJ should hand her Tony back - you said that. Even if you believe Musto, all Ms Cook said was that she didn't think CZJ deserved the Tony, an opinion that many have already voiced. What of it? It was said (if it was said) in the context of her act. It may have been a joke. Even if it wasn't, so what? This is another one of those stupid things that people love blowing out of proportion, as it was over on ATC.
A non-story on a slow day.
#5Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/10/10 at 7:22pmDon't even think of putting her in the same category as hunter & cuddles. Barbara Cook is a Queen. Performers who've done Sondheim have a very specific idea of how it should be done and clearly Barbara didn't think Catherine did the role justice.
#6Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/10/10 at 7:30pmbarbie I have already plane tickets booked in case she does Sondheim on Sondheim in London.
#7Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/10/10 at 9:18pm
Tacky and classless.
No different than the words of Hunter and Cuddles.
#8Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/10/10 at 9:23pm
OH, WHO GIVES A FLYING F*CK?!
She's a saucy old broad, she's damned talented, and she can sing "Clowns" a lot better than Zeta-Jones (And I'm a Zeta-Jones fan). She can say whatever she wants. Maybe she was put off by Zeta-Jones' tacky and classless speech?
#9Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/10/10 at 9:45pm
Really tacky. I'm really not a fan of the Catherine Zeta Jones bashing. It really cheapens the character of all those who feel the inclination to do it.
Barbara is a legend in a very SMALL circle of people. Lansbury would never be caught being so crass.
#10Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/10/10 at 10:20pm
"Barbara Cook says Catherine Zeta-Jones should hand in the Tony her husband bought for her after she slept with everyone, so that it can rightfully go to a true Broadway performer like Hunter Foster or Jenn Cody."
TELL. EVERYONE.
#11Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/10/10 at 10:43pmBarbara Cook is crass and tacky. I've never really liked that "pinched" sound of hers anyway.
#12Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/10/10 at 10:59pmElaine Stritch is crass and tacky too but people around here seem to love her.
#13Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/10/10 at 11:02pmI do not believe Elaine Stritch would make a similar comment at this point in her life. Sure she's crass, but I don't think she's that catty.
#14Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/10/10 at 11:03pmElaine has always been known for her ballsy candor-its part of her charm and persona. Cook just loses class by speaking so poorly about another actress. It really seems beneath her.
#15Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/10/10 at 11:06pmIs anyone ever going to stop whining about this? Whether you're on TV, Broadway, or in movies, you are still an actor. No one complains when a Broadway actor does a movie, but once a movie actor gets cast in a play, all hell breaks loose.
#16Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/10/10 at 11:08pmWell, I think for a lot of people the issue isn't that Zeta-Jones is seen as a movie actress, just that she sucked.
#17Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/10/10 at 11:13pm
Well, I think for a lot of people the issue isn't that Zeta-Jones is seen as a movie actress, just that she sucked.
Huh?
#18Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/10/10 at 11:45pm
People need to get over this.
I feel like there would've been less backlash had Montego won for christ's sake.
Zeta-Jones would've been nominated and WON even if she wasn't Catherine Zeta-Jones, she gave a great performance.
Barbara Cook, and everyone else, needs to move on.
On and Barbara...you thought you should've won for...playing yourself?
#19Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/11/10 at 12:03am^ If you read the story correctly you would know that Barbara was happy for Katie Finneran's win. It was Catherine, who was not even in her category, that she wasn't so happy with.
#20Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/11/10 at 12:11am
'you thought you should've won for...playing yourself? '
Could you reference your comment please? You obviously must have something to back it up? It is aways interesting to find out where things come from or is it entirely in the mind of the poster?
#21Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/11/10 at 12:21amAnd yet none of these people want Idina to hand her Tony over to Tonya Pinkins, the rightful owner of it.
#22Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/11/10 at 12:29amAmen Jordan!!! Can I get a witness?????
#23Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/11/10 at 1:20am
Not sure what kind of evidence you're looking for keithp, but you could look at the opening night credits on ibdb
It just lists her as Barbara Cook...cause thats who she was playing.
Barbara joins Hunter and Cuddles
#24Barbara Cook thinks Zeta-Jones should hand her Tony Back.
Posted: 9/11/10 at 1:37amI think she has all the rights in the world to say what she thinks. Well done! It's just her opinion and everyone is entitled to one.
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