CRY-BABY and the Tony Awards- Page 3

[SgtDonut]

Posted: 6/17/08 at 9:08am

None of the songs were very memorable. The dancing was pretty blah at best. While it had funny moments, James Snyder and Elizabeth Stanley were both pretty lame. I have no idea why this show was nominated for Best Musical over Young Frankenstein.

[broadwayfan7]

Posted: 6/17/08 at 9:45am

I enjoyed their performance at the Tony's!

[theatre2]

Posted: 6/17/08 at 2:05pm

me too i loved the pef but where the is the cast cd of the show they need to put it out today.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 6/17/08 at 2:08pm

"Millie you are being very very optimistic about it lasting through to the end of the summer."

I said I think it will close BEFORE the end of the summer. Which means anywhere from now until August. But you're right, had I said it would close at the end of the summer, I would probably be a little too optimistic.

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 6/17/08 at 2:10pm

Now, where did Noel&Cole go?

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 6/17/08 at 2:10pm

I thought it was great and thought it totally deserved Choreography over In the Heights, who still has amazing choreography, just not as great as Cry Baby (and that was evident in the performances tonight)

The greatness of their choreography was evident in the Tony performance? I LOVE Rob Ashford's stuff, but everyone seemed to rave about the "license plate number." To me it was a very generic tap dance with license plates on their feet. I'm not arguing that the choreography wasn't good, but In the Heights was by far the better of the two (in my opinion, anyway).

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 6/17/08 at 2:11pm

"Now, where did Noel&Cole go?"

Probably spending more time than she or he needs in the rush line at Cry-Baby for tonight's performance.

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 6/17/08 at 2:44pm

This show is soo ****ing lame!

And their Tony performance was close to awful.

I really think if more people on this board would go see it, there would be a huge uprising. Talking about it doesn't do justice... one must go see the wreck.

[BrianS]

Posted: 6/17/08 at 2:48pm

The tap dancing number gets a lot of mentions because people love the license plates on the feet, but for me, the real dancing starts after they break out of prison. There is an extended dance/chase that I thought was amazing. When is the last time you saw a musical dance number that finished with the women off-stage and focused on the lead dance guys dancing their asses off?

ok, maybe La Cage...

[lic11101]

Posted: 6/17/08 at 3:15pm

It's really sad that individuals are "begging" that the show will close. Regardless of the shows artistic quality, it employs a lot of people who suddenly re-enter the casting and job pools should it close and will be competing for what few roles/ jobs are out there. Plus Producing a new show is a huge gamble, if this fails to recoup, those producers will have less capital to invest in new shows.

Audiences will decide the shows fate- but given the huge financial risk in mounting New Broadway Musicals it's kind of pathetic that people who profess to love Live Theatre are cheering for it's failure. The show has a lot of problems with it, which warrant discussion, but why take such enjoyment in it possible demise?

[jackson992]

Posted: 6/18/08 at 12:57am

The Cry Baby performance was miles better than both ITH and Passing Strange.

[Neverandy]

Posted: 6/18/08 at 2:31am

I am in no way cheering for its failure. Although I love Schadenfreude as much as the next guy, I hold no ill will for this show. However, I am astounded at the amount of money that these producers are willing to lose to keep this show open. What is the reason? Ego? Denial? Suicidal optimism? I think that the fact that they held out this long is incredibly interesting. The show is obviously losing money (and there is really no way it could have ever made any money during its run) so it really is unbelievable that it is still open. The average ticket price would be great if this were 1978! But it's 2008! It really makes no sense at all. It's been running almost 3 months! Is this produced by Bialystock and Bloom?

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 6/18/08 at 5:59am

This argumenet about people losing jobs is getting soooo old and tired ! Of course, nobody wants people to lose their job, but it happens, every day and in every field and especially in theater and show people have known that for ages ! And honestly, how is it better for Live Theater, when awful shows that no one goes to see stay open month after month, occupying theaters that have the potential to be filled with probably great shows waiting their turn ? And PLEASE...are we supposed to feel sorry for the producers now ????

[into_the_woods2]

Posted: 6/18/08 at 6:35am

i thought that their tony performance was decent...i hope it doesn't close, but it sounds like it doesn't have much of a chance

[mikem]

Posted: 6/18/08 at 6:58am

In terms of why the show has run for 3 months already despite its low grosses, I think the producers were kind of stuck. The show had a pre-planned 6+ week preview period, and from opening until Tony nomination announcement day was only another 2+ weeks, so it was understandable it would stay open until then, and then once it was nominated for Best Musical/Score/Book, it seems reasonable to keep it open for the next 5 weeks until Tony day. Small increments that add up.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 6/18/08 at 7:12am

He is going to wind up as the Susan Lucci of the Tonys if he is not careful. I loved Pierces remark about Curtains choreography during his intro.

Rob Ashford WON a Tony Award in 2002 for THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, genius.

His choreography for CRY-BABY isn't integrated into the narrative the way that Blakenbuehler's is for IN THE HEIGHTS. Blakenbuehler deserved his first Tony Award for IN THE HEIGHTS.

It's really sad that individuals are "begging" that the show will close. Regardless of the shows artistic quality, it employs a lot of people who suddenly re-enter the casting and job pools should it close and will be competing for what few roles/ jobs are out there.

Don't kid yourself. With the exception of ONE cast member who already has a new job lined up, the entire cast of CRY-BABY is white. They'll all have new jobs on Broadway in no time.

[antonijan]

Posted: 6/18/08 at 8:05am

Are you sure? The economy is not looking good....

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 6/18/08 at 8:23am

It has nothing to do with the economy. Shows are going to continue to be booked into Broadway houses.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 6/18/08 at 8:37am

I'm sure you'll see half of the Cry-Baby cast in Brigadoon.