Favorite Moment from Tonys- Page 2

[mlsheehan]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 10:28pm

I know there are always a ton of bashers, but I thought this year's Tonys show was pretty good. Many high points listed above.

For me...
1) Drowsey Chaperone number. Boy, I want to see that show. Wished I'd have made the 100 mile drive last year.
2) Christine Ebersole's line was terrific (so was John T playing the "straight" man).
3) Threepenny Opera number. Not everyone's cup of hemlock, but that looked very interesting to me.
4) Clip of Patti LuPone as Evita. Brought back fond memories. It would be great to see that production again. (Although, I liked Mandy a bit better.)

Cheers to the group...

[wackjack132]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 10:28pm

Lachanze winning made me scream!

The Wedding Singer performance was REALLY good, Color Purple was all I had hoped it would be!

PATTI LUPONE LOSING!!!! AHHH IM SOOO HAPPY!

[little_sally]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 10:32pm

I didn't like the Jersey Boys performance either. It was too Vegas variety show for my liking.

I guess when it comes to Patti Lupone, you either love her or hate her, huh?

[I<3bway]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 10:39pm

^^ Well 2 bad for you, because I loved their performance. What did you expect anyways, something that wasn't based on The Four Seasons, a real music group that sung rock and pop songs?


Anyways, my favorite moments were:

Jersey Boys winning best musical
Christian and John giving their speaches
The Wedding Singer performance
Seeing Norbert*squeel*!
Short flashback of the Pippin performance
Dreamgirls Trailer.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 12:21am

Drowsy Chaperone performance.

[bwaychae5192]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 12:35am

-Wedding Singer performance
-Drowsy Chaperone performance
-Patti LuPone gettin' jiggy with it during Harry Connick Jr.'s opening medley

[gumbo2]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 12:43am

JLY's performance in Jersey Boys. I wasn't that amazed by the entire clip, but his solo section blew me away. And the Drowzy Chaperone number.

[jsrocks]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 12:47am

"Republican Puppet"

[theaterlover45]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 1:43am

Patti dancing during the Opening Number

Sara Ramirez & T.R. Knight

The Wedding Singer Performance
Sweeney Todd Performance

[cturtle]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 2:19am

PATRICIA NEAL's appearance was the only thing that really GOT ME. (and most of you are wondering who on earth she is.)

[Bal]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 3:17am

T.R. Knight definitely stole the show.

[Over_the_Moon]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 3:25am

-Drowsy Chaperone performance
-Cumming
-Cerveris spit
-Connick's hair
-Cumming
-Wedding Singer performance
-Cumming
-Rod
-Threepenny performance
-Cumming

[truffula]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 3:50am

Christian Hoff winning for best featured actor! His performance was brilliant but no one gave him a chance.

[new_philosophy_girl]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 6:34am

The look of sheer shock and then enjoyment on Christian Hoff's face. If he didn't embody what a winner should be like (surprised, gracious, excited as hell to be up on that stage) then I don't know who does!!

[MusicAndPassion]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 6:40am

LaChanze winning.

And the Tony Memories. I loved them!

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 7:10am

JERSEY BOYS performance and Julie Andrews, and the all the clips from previous shows, were my favorite Tony Award moments.

[theaterlover45]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 7:55am

The Drowsy Chaperone performance was great!
Also, at the beginning when Harry Connick Jr. was singine the opening song Patti was the only one dancing.

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 8:25am

The Threepenny Opera, or Thripenee as Dale says :) , was an interesting performance that really stuck out. My other favorites were Sweeney Todd, which can never fail, and The Drowsy Chaperone.

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 9:14am

--- The commercials for A CHORUS LINE and the LION KING and the one for MARY POPPINS.

--- The SPAMALOT knights

--- Cynthina Nixon winning

--- The Hal Prince tribute

--- Bebe Neuwirth presenting with Chita Rivera with ALL THAT JAZZ playing

--- Harry Connick Jr (I also loved that Patti was dancing around when he was singing at the beginning

--- JULIE ANDREWS

--- SWEENEY TODD performance

Updated On: 6/13/06 at 09:14 AM

[CrimsonFaerie]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 9:18am

I enjoyed the Drowsy Chaperone, Sweeney Todd, and Threepenny Opera performances.

I was also thoroughly amused at Patti's dancing. :)
Updated On: 6/13/06 at 09:18 AM

[best12bars]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 9:31am

The numbers from Drowsy, Wedding Singer and Jersey Boys all came off well, I thought.

The Color Purple has terrible music, very forgettable... but the performers put their hearts and souls into it, and I enjoyed watching that. LaChanze truly shines, which is no news to me. She's a terrific performer.

Sutton's "Show Off" number was great, but no where NEAR as good as I remember it being in the theatre. It felt a little "flat" and low-energy on TV, but still was the highlight of the telecast, as far as musical numbers.

I've heard nothing but bad things about The Wedding Singer, but this number was very appealing on TV, and it was a decent, catchy song, put over well by the cast.

Jersey Boys looks VERY slick, and the performance had a lot of energy. I can tell, even from this, that the show is very exciting on stage. Young sounded a little thin on his solo, but he seems so perfect for the part... then when they all came out and were joined by (what sounded like) ten off-stage singers, they completely lost me. I don't care if they are canned or live, it was WAY to prefabricated for me. I'd rather just play a Four Seasons record, in that case.

The Sweeney medley was very compelling. I still think the director's gimmick is stealing WAY too much attention from the material, but it works (to a point) on its own level. I was most impressed with Cerveris's acting. Very disturbing, like he could barely hold onto his sanity. Nicely done. Patti was playing Patti, with a failed attempt at a "geographically vague" accent. Still Patti plays Patti better than anyone I know. And the arrangements sounded too weird for me. The only thing missing was a kazoo and a washboard to make this the Country Bear Jamboree presents Sweeney Todd.

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 9:46am

Well...I loved the whole thing but (and these aren`t from performances) When John Tartaglia came out with Rod and said "Oh PLEASE there`s nothing I`ve ever wanted more!....except Alan Cumming" LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When Sara Remeriz came out w/ T.R. Night and T.R. Night said in a weird way "Hey Sarah!.....you have a tony.....that`s cool." Ha ha

The performance from The Wedding Singer was my fav out of all of them! I saw it w/ the OBC and it was FANTASTIC! I don`t know why it`s getting so many bad reviews.....I guess people are getting tired of the "Movie into Musical" thing. I mean think about it!

Baeuty and The Beast

The Producers

The Lion King

Tarzan

The Wedding Singer

Hairspray

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

My Favorite Year

The Color Purple

Spamalot

Big

Breakfast at Tiffany`s

Witches of Eastwick (It`ll be on b`way in about 2 ta 3 years no doubt)

COMING SOON:

The Nutty Proffeser

Legally Blonde

The Little Mermaid

Marry Poppins

Young Frankenstein


and I`m sure there are more that I left out! They need to give that a rest!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 9:51am

I'm not getting tired of the movie-to-musical trend at all, it's just that The Wedding Singer is a pretty bad musical. The cuteness of the performers and how nice they may be at the stage door has nothing at all to do with the material they're performing

[LeaGirl]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 9:55am

Enjoyed all the performances despite really bad camera work/choices during most of the song.

My favorite moment was Joanna Gleason questioning the teleprompter when she was talking about Sweeney...

"the half-mad barber" *double take, peers at the prompter incredulously* "HALF MAD?"

[Freckles1329]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 9:56am

Wedding Singer performance
Jersey Boys performance
Threepenny performance... of course!!!
Rod/ John Tartaglia's lovely comments about wanting Alan Cumming