Grade the 2006 Tony Award musical performances — Page 2

Jersey Boys: A+
The Color Purple: C - the first song was kinda annoying.
The Wedding Singer: A++++ AMAZING.
The Drowsy Chaperone: B+
The Threepenny Opera: No ranking. It was not good at all.
The Pajama Game: C-
Sweeney Todd: C (It was alright).

Jersey Boys:B (Nice song choices, but the first part had low energy)
The Color Purple:A (well done!)
The Wedding Singer:A ( Great energy, I felt it brighened up the whole show, and Stephen Lynch rocks my world. I sort of wish they'd chosen a different song, though.)
The Drowsy Chaperone:A+ (Sutton Foster was delightful as always!)
The Threepenny Opera:C+ (Poor song choice, the energy was so low by the end of the number I was getting sleepy! But the chemistry between Alan Cumming and Cyndi Lauper was interesting and it held my attention. Plus, Alan Cummnig is awesome.)
The Pajama Game:B+ (Harry Connick Jr. was really stiff, but I think he was just nervous, and overall it was a good performance.)
Sweeney Todd:C+

I really liked The Wedding Singer's A LOT more than I thought I would, definitely the best out of the bunch, made me want to see the show more than any of the others. The Drowsy Chaperone, second, cute and fun and I liked it a lot... made me excited because I AM seeing this show in a month.

I HATED The Threepenny Opera's, and Sweeney... well that was a weird choice of songs, I wish they had done a bit of A Little Priest instead of My Friends & The Worst Pies in London. I love those songs don't get me wrong, but My Friends seemed a little random and both Patti and Michael do such a phenomenal job with ALP... it's so fun and sexy and of course one of the best songs in the show.

I actually thought Threepenny was great -- since they don't have a real crowd-pleasing number, they probably figured "Pimp" (which showcases both Cumming and Lauper) would be the best choice. I loved the show and the number, so maybe I'm a little biased. Color Purple, Drowsy, and Jersey Boys were all very good, Wedding Singer was energetic if derivative musically, Sweeney was a bit of a mess, and Pajama Game (especially the Hernando's Hideaway section) didn't wow me like it did in the theater.

Jersey Boys: B
The Color Purple: B+
The Wedding Singer: A
The Drowsy Chaperone: B
The Threepenny Opera: D +
The Pajama Game: B+
Sweeney Todd: B+

Jersey Boys was better in the second half, the dancing girls were just funny. I thought JLY's solo was very cheesy, and a lot of the dialogue was silly.

The Color Purple was very enjoyable, was to go LaChanze with the crazy-ass belting there at the end.

MY favorite performance. TONS of energy, and such a catchy tuunnee - I had low expectations and it completely knocked me for a loop, in a good way.

Drowsy was ok, it was better when I saw it, I didn't feel the energy I felt in the theater.

Threepenny was just stupid. It was a stupid idea to pick a song no one knows, and in the number, I saw why it was panned by a lot of reviewers, the fact that a lot of the strange, sexual occurences don't make sense and are just there for shock value.

The Pajama Game was very good, but it felt rushed. They should have picked one or the other (preferably "There Once Was a Man").

Same with Sweeney. Cerveris really pulled me in though with "My Friends". "Worst Pies in London" was unnecessary, would have been better to do "Poor Thing" into "My Friends".

Jersey Boys- A: Love the two songs they chose.
The Color Purple- B: Wasn't a fan of the first song, but loved the second one.
The Wedding Siner- B+: WOW SOOO much energy, it was almost overwhelming.
The Drowsy Chaperone- B+: Would like to have seen more of the featured cast.
The Threepenny Opera- C: Just didn't make sense to me, but it interested me enough to want to see it.
The Pajama Game- A+: LOVED IT! Kelli and Harry sound great together. And how cute is Jen Cody in the ensemble?!
Sweeney Todd- B-: Was expecting much more.

The Color Purple A
Jersey Boys A
Drowsy A
Wedding Singer B
Sweeney B

Pajama B-

Updated On: 6/15/06 at 12:45 AM

I don't know if I can grade them, but I can write what I thought!

The Drowsy Chaperone- I thought "Show Off" came off quite nicely! And Bob Martin was funny as usual. I watched it with a friend who hadn't seen any of this year's performances and she thought it was funny. hehe

The Threepenny Opera- I thought they did the best they could have done. I enjoyed it, having seen the show, and they picked one of the most accessible pieces to perform. I wish they would have done a song with the man who plays Lucy- he's amazing! But Alan and Cindy are what people will watch.

Sweeney Todd- I haven't seen it, but I wasn't blown away. It seemed oddly arranged, and there were pitch issues, but hey, no one can be perfect all of the time. :o) I enjoyed Patti though!

The Wedding Singer- I love this show for the performances and the fun factor, and both were right on tonight!! I love Stephen Lynch and he warmed into it. Hopefully this'll bring in some ticket sales, though I do wish they would have done another song.

Jersey Boys- I like the other songs they've been using to promote the show better, but probably because they're more familiar. But it was a good performance, though I wasn't thrilled.

The Pajama Game- It was well done, but I wish they would have featured less of Harry (who I adore) and more of Megan Lawrence during the "Hernando's Hideaway" number, like rocker05 said. She has some great comedic timing, and that would have been just as enjoyable and a great showcase, more than the 30 seconds of improv piano, which we all know Harry can do.

The Color Purple-
I thought it was great. The voices were incredible; it was a nice shift in genre; that room needed some gospel!!

:o)

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THE DROWSY CHAPERONE: A-
-"Show Off" is definitely a highlight of the show, but I feel that much of what makes the number so funny and energetic is seeing it live and much of that was lost in the translation onto television.

SWEENEY TODD: B+
-The arrangment of the medley was not quite as good as I had hoped and it came off as being very rushed and did not give outsiders a real meaty sample. "My Friends" was also a poor choice to include into the medley.

JERSEY BOYS: A
-I thoroughly enjoyed how they featured Young first, then had the three others join him for "Who Loves You". Certainly one of the more better presented showings of a musical of the evening.

THE WEDDING SINGER: B-
-While the number was fun, it still made prominent what a terribly mediocre show it is. I was not entertained by anything other than the rabid choreography.

THE THREEPENNY OPERA: C+
-Did not come across the television very well and Cyndi did not sound her best tonight. Without the context of the show, it was a very boring and nonsensical performance that left me cold.

THE PAJAMA GAME: B
-"There Once Was a Man" went well, but "Hernando's Hideaway" failed to be the energetic number that it was in the theater. Connick was also very stiff in his movements. O'Hara proved once again what a talent she is.

THE COLOR PURPLE: A
-Excellent performance that will surely make more people interested in seeing the show. I do think that it focused too heavily on Fields when LaChanze was their big star and winner, but phenomenal, nonetheless.

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Jersey Boys: B+ -it told audiences what the show was
The Color Purple: B- -didn't showcase anything, except it's big cast
The Wedding Singer: A- -this was the show the people I was watching with were most excited to see
The Drowsy Chaperone: A- -the number was great just not amazing
The Threepenny Opera: F -nobody understood what the hell this was about and I couldn't explain it even though I've seen the show
The Pajama Game: C+ -Harry Connick Jr. has no facial expression
Sweeney Todd: C -Very rushed, confusing, short, I felt like Patti was screaming her mic was up so high

Opening Number: F -Harry is not a good performer plus he was nervous as hell. Loved Patti singing along on the platform!

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Jersey Boys: B-
The Color Purple: B
The Wedding Singer: B
The Drowsy Chaperone: B
The Threepenny Opera: C
The Pajama Game: B
Sweeney Todd: A-

Jersey Boys: A+
The Color Purple: B
The Wedding Singer: B-
The Drowsy Chaperone: B
The Threepenny Opera: C
The Pajama Game: B-
Sweeney Todd: B+