DRAMA DESK AWARDS - WEBcast Live NOW! [SPOILERS]- Page 30

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:01am

Wow. Exactly what I am expecting of the Tonys:
Best Book: Bee
Best Score (or here, Music): Piazza
Inexplicably, Best Musical: Spamalot (the show that didn't win a technical award).

[MasterLcZ]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:02am

That surprises me. I thought given the score and Clark it was going to be PIAZZA.

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:02am

No, they said Spamalot won. They just said Piazza and Doubt got the most awards.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:02am

Yuck.

~Steven

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:02am

My highlights of the evening.

Janine and Kyra performing
Denis winning
Sherie performing
Victoria performing
Norb winning


GOODNITE GUYS! Cya in the Tony thread.

[shira467]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:02am

Gnight everyone...

[CapnHook]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:02am

Recap:

1) "Outstanding Orchestrations" - Ted Sperling, Adam Guettel, Bruce Coughlin (THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA)

2) "Outstanding Book of a Musical" - Rachel Sheinkin (THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE)

3) "Outstanding Lyrics" - Eric Idle (SPAMALOT)

4) "Outstanding Music" - Adam Guettel (THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA)

5) "Unique Theatrical Experience" - SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW

6) "Outstanding Revue" - FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT

7) "Outstanding Solo Performance" - Billy Crystal (700 SUNDAYS)

8: "Outstanding Costume Design" - Tim Hatley (SPAMALOT)

9) "Oustanding Lighting Design" - Christopher Akerlind (THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA)

10) "Outstanding Sound Design" - Paul Arditti (THE PILLOWMAN)

11) "Outstanding Set Design of a Play" - Santo Loquasto (GLENGARRY GLENN ROSS)

12) "Outstanding Set Design of a Musical" - Michael Yeargan (THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA)

13) "Outstanding Choreography" - Jerry Mitchell (LA CAGE AUX FOLLES)

14) "Outstanding Director of a Play" - Doug Hughes (DOUBT)

15) "Outstanding Director of a Musical" - James Lapine (THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE)

16) "Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play" - Adriane Lenox (DOUBT)

17) "Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical" - Jan Maxwell (CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG)

18: "Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play" - Michael Stuhlbarg (THE PILLOWMAN)

19) "Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical" - Denis O'Hare (SWEET CHARITY)

20) "Outstanding Actor in a Play" - Brían F. O'Byrne (DOUBT)

21) "Outstanding Actor in a Musical" - Nobert Leo Butz (DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS)

22) "Outstanding Actress in a Play" - Cherry Jones (DOUBT)

23) "Outstanding Actress in a Musical" - Victoria Clark (THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA)

24) "Outstanding Revival of a Play" - TWELVE ANGRY MEN

25)"Outstanding Revival of a Musical" - LA CAGE AUX FOLLES

26) "Outstanding Play" - DOUBT

27) "Outstanding Musical" - SPAMALOT

[DreamFlyer22]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:03am

YAY SPAMALOT!

... ahhh, yes. And I am the lone Spamalot fan. Good night, all.

[hypertruffle]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:03am

*yawn* well, I'm gonna call it for the night.

Try to have a good night's sleep everyone.

[mabel]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:03am

Blech...Really, I enjoyed Spamalot (more than I enjoyed Wicked last season) but come on! I hope any of the other nominees walk away w/ the Tony. Same goes for Doubt. I wasn't THAT impressed. I'm much rather see The Pillowman win (didn't see Gem).

[broadway86]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:03am

That doesn't make sense. "Piazza" was winning every other award.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:03am

Ugh im going to throw up from digust then go to bed. :)

[zippyjen]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:03am

goodnight as well. Tony thread should be great!

[Plum]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:04am

Looks like the Spamalot juggernaut...isn't. The competition is too strong. Nice to see the awards being spread out a bit like that.

[yodamarie78]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:04am

Goodnight Everyone! Even though Spamalot won it was fun. I hope to see everyone here in two weeks to comment on the Tonys.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:04am

It's not over yet, Piazza and Bee fans!
The underdogs may rule the Tonys, who knows?

~Steven

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:04am

There are SPAMALOT fans, we just don't think it should have won.

'Night. Do you think my school will mark my tardy excused if I tell them I was up watching the Drama Desk Awards?

HAHAHAHAHAHA.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:04am

So a show that doesn't have the best director, best music, or best book is the BEST MUSICAL? Um, OK. Whatever......

Updated On: 5/23/05 at 12:04 AM

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:05am

Yup, doesn't make much sense. Whatever.

~Steven

[hannahshule]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:05am

so, is it all over with the telecast, or is there like a party?

[LaCageAuxFollesFan2]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:06am

Let us just remember that WICKED won the majority here and that it only won 3 tony's... Donna Murphy won the Drama Desk I believe...so things can very well change. Tony voters need not have their final ballots the the accounting firm until 50 hrs before the Tony telecast! Thats a big deal, a lot can happen in the next two very telling weeks.

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, DOUBT, 12 ANGRY MEN, & LA CAGE AUX FOLLES - ALL THE WAY BABY! ALL 4 of you DESERVE THE TOP AWARDS!!!

[Liz_Bennet]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:06am

The Gypsy Overture...that's more like it!
Night all.

[mabel]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:08am

I think it's also funny that not only did Spamalot not win Director, Book, or Music, but it was also shut out of the acting awards, and let's face it, w/o the star casting this show wouldn't be as popular as it is. It, like The Producers, is a star driven show (but hell, at least they acknowledged it w/ The Producers, in a way, w/ wins for the actors)...Does that make any sense???

[bythesword84]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:11am

Personally, I'm happy Spamalot won. I love that show.

[mabel]

Posted: 5/23/05 at 12:15am

I enjoyed it. I had fun (twice!), but I just don't think it's deserving of Best Musical.