Best Revival of a Musical

I kind of wish that SITPWG would have won, but South Pacific was a very good show. Just being a Sondheim lover, I am immediatly drawn to anything Sondheim. I also loved how Glenn Close had a lisp during the announcement

Thoughts?

Updated On: 6/16/08 at 12:28 AM

No Gypsy didn't it won 3 out of 7. I would have liked it to win but be real.

My big disappointment this year was that Sunday in the Park with George was shut out. I was really hoping it would win Revival and Leading Actor in particular.

You know how Patti was the best reviewed performer of the season, well SP was the best reviewed revival of the season.

i was rooting for at least Daniel Evans. A much more layered and powerful performance than Szot's. But no other man could come close to Szot's vocals this year (even though I think Cheyenne's makes me weak in the knees).

Rosco, you don't like the show? or this particular production?

As for why SOUTH PACIFIC won, I can again detect the fingerprints of the "out-of-town" Tony voters. But their reasoning is, I feel, faulty. SOUTH PACIFIC - if it is to tour - would draw well whether it wins a Tony or not.

I don't think advertising a show as "Tony Award Winner" translates to many more tickets sold.

SUNDAY would be a tough sell on the road. Even with glowing reviews, far better reviews than the original production garnered, it never sold out a 1,000 seat theatre. It did very well, but not sensational. SUNDAY has a tough membrane that is hard for some people to penetrate. When they do, and they get what it is about they fall madly in love with teh piece. But it takes work and many of the more casual theatre goers out for an evening's entertainment write it off as "boring." This is why when the show was done at Kennedy Center for 16 performances, it sold out.

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