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#126

re: Confirmed Tony Performances (spoilers)

Posted: 6/5/09 at 7:12pm

I don't think "Angry Dance" is good at all. It just wouldn't make sense when taken out of context. And what about all those stories that the ballet girls were going to get to perform? I just can't see this appealing to people who aren't familiar with the story.
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#127

re: Confirmed Tony Performances (spoilers)

Posted: 6/5/09 at 9:08pm

Well, it'll showcase the Billys dancing. The choreography is thrilling in that number. But I too would have preferred "Solidarity," although it's like an eight minute number.

I hope they fit Jen in somewhere... It would be a shame if she isn't performing on the telecast.

~Steven
#128

re: Confirmed Tony Performances (spoilers)

Posted: 6/5/09 at 9:12pm

Is anyone else wondering if they'll have Jenifer sing Gabe's part in 'I am the one'?
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#133

re: Confirmed Tony Performances (spoilers)

Posted: 6/5/09 at 9:20pm

I'm not at the show tonight....that pic of the board which I posted was a mobile upload from a friend's facebook.

I'll be there tomorrow night, though.
#134

re: Confirmed Tony Performances (spoilers)

Posted: 6/5/09 at 9:24pm

Well, I don't appreciate having my ideas called stupid... but I just happened to randomly think of that, and from the perspective of the creative team it would definitely be a good idea if they can make it work somehow.
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-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
#135

re: Confirmed Tony Performances (spoilers)

Posted: 6/5/09 at 9:26pm

I don't understand that idea really... the lyrics in the song don't really apply to Natalie at all. I feel like they would just do another song that featured Jenn if they wanted to feature her that badly.
#137

re: Confirmed Tony Performances (spoilers)

Posted: 6/5/09 at 9:30pm

"the lyrics in the song don't really apply to Natalie at all"

Does that really matter to the non-theatre loving audience at home... well really, Jenifer doesn't matter to them either... but that's just a random thought of mine.
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#138

re: Confirmed Tony Performances (spoilers)

Posted: 6/6/09 at 2:49am

It's weird because someone asked Alice on her Facebook page what they were performing at the Tonys and she said "You Don't Know."

Are they not doing "I Am The One" as well? I had just assumed they were but Playbill.com and Alice's FBook and most other press releases have just listed "You Don't Know" and not "I Am The One."

I'm still assuming they're doing both "You Don't Know" and "I Am The One"...maybe without Aaron? There's a clip of N2N rehearsing their number on NY1.com and I see Spencer and Ripley but no Aaron...maybe he's just offstage or maybe he's not in the number. (Edited: I think he's offstage...if you listen carefully, it sounds like "You Don't Know," which he's not onstage for.)

Do you think they'll have to shorten one of the numbers? Altogether, the performance would run about 4:45 if they didn't cut down...is that too long or does that seem about right?

Updated On: 6/6/09 at 02:49 AM

#140

re: Confirmed Tony Performances (spoilers)

Posted: 6/6/09 at 3:10am

Perhaps it's due to discrepancies with song titles, how they are in the score/script and how they are released on a CD or to the public. For example, the finale of Hair is often credited as "The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In)" when in fact it's a sequence of three musical numbers: "The Flesh Failures," "Eyes Look Your Last," and "Let the Sunshine In." Maybe what we know as "I Am the One" is part of the "You Don't Know" sequence. That's my guess.

~Steven
#143

re: Confirmed Tony Performances (spoilers)

Posted: 6/7/09 at 1:47pm

Just got back from the dress rehearsal. The actual lineup is:

Opening - A big, looong medley, starting with Elton singing Electricity as the three Billys dance, and including a bunch of (slightly strange) pairings from "Luck Be a Lady" with the "Tonight" quintet to Stockard Channing and Aaron Tveit singing together, ending with Hair and eventually everyone else singing "Let the Sunshine In."

Shrek - "What's Up, Duloc?"
Guys and Dolls - "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat
Rock of Ages - "I Wanna Rock" and then "Don't Stop Believin'"
West Side Story - "Dance at the Gym"
Next to Normal - "You Don't Know/I Am the One"
Billy Elliot - Trent doing a solo "Angry Dance"
Hair - "Hair"

Last number - Neil Patrick Harris doing "Tonight" with modified lyrics about the winners (we were all trying to figure out if he'd really just given away a bunch of Tony winners or if Marc Shaiman is going to be sitting backstage furiously inserting winners into the lyrics as the show goes on)
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#144

re: Confirmed Tony Performances (spoilers)

Posted: 6/7/09 at 1:53pm

I'm shocked they are just having one Billy go on. It had to be changed because when the nominations first came out the ballet girls were told they would be performing.
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#145

re: Confirmed Tony Performances (spoilers)

Posted: 6/7/09 at 1:57pm

I was really surprised as well. I kept expecting the other two to pop up at some point in the performance, but no dice. All three are in the opener, though.

Also, I forgot the touring shows. Mamma Mia is doing "Dancing Queen," Legally Blonde "So Much Better," and Jersey Boys "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" into "Oh What a Night," featuring the Frankie Vallis of five different productions.
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#146

re: Confirmed Tony Performances (spoilers)

Posted: 6/7/09 at 1:57pm

Wait, why does BroadwayPulse say that Billy is doing Solidarity?

"Elton John standin introduces Billy Elliot number Solidarity Forever. Number looks great tapping up a storm + bringing the house down #tonys"
#147

re: Confirmed Tony Performances (spoilers)

Posted: 6/7/09 at 2:00pm

That would make more sense with the Ballet girls, because as per some Ballet girls' statues on Facebook (not including names) they are still going on tonight.
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#148

re: Confirmed Tony Performances (spoilers)

Posted: 6/7/09 at 2:06pm

Maybe Rob was confused because there are little snippets of Solidarity mixed in with the Angry Dance? I'm not blind, and I've seen the show, so I know what I saw.
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