Grade the 2006 Tony Award musical performances — Page 4

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

Drowsy - A

Sweeney - A-

Jersey Boys - B

Threepenny - B+

Wedding Singer - B

Pajama Game - B+

Color Purple - C+

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

In no order.

Sweeny: A- (fantastic performances, odd selections)

Pajama Game: B- (My basic feeling about the whole show)

Wedding Singer: C+ (Fun enough song. Stephen Lynch is so wasted in this, if this number is any indication)

The Color Purple: C+ (Meh...I haven't seen this one yet either, but none of the music in their little piece was the least bit memorable. I think some lady said "Hell, no", but I don't remember anything else.)

Drowsy Chaperone: A+ (Wonderful! I liked the number even better than when I saw the show. Also clever how he was watching the Tonys on the tube)

Threepenny Opera: B- (I loved the show, this number wasn't the best choice, though. Very nice performances.)

Jersey Boys: C+ (I just really don't like this music. When I saw the show, I kept waiting for a dramatic scene every time a song started. It irritates the hell out of me. The cast is undeniably tallented)

THE WEDDING SINGER A+
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE C+
JERSEY BOYS C
THE COLOR PURPLE F { OMG JUST PAINFUL TO SIT THROUGH!! }
THE THREEPENNY OPERA D-
THE PAJAMA GAME B-
SWEENY TODD F { I JUST HAVE NO INTEREST WATCHING A GUY CUT PEOPLE UP AND MAKE THEM INTO PIE FOR TWO HOURS! }

THE WEDDING SINGER <3

Drowsy- A
Wedding Singer- B
Jersey Boys- B
Pajama Game- B-
Color Purple- C+
Sweeney Todd- C
Threepenny- F

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Based not on performances but on how I think the performances will convert to ticket sales:

Drowsey A
Wedding Singer C
Jersey Boys A
Pajama Game B
Color Purple C
Sweeney Todd C
Threepenny Opera D

Based not on performances but on how I think the performances will convert to ticket sales:

Drowsey A
Wedding Singer C
Jersey Boys A
Pajama Game B
Color Purple C
Sweeney Todd C
Threepenny Opera D

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

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

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The Wedding Singer - A- Good energy, but "It's Your Wedding Day" has kind of become the "American Dream" of the show. It's ALWAYS done and I was hoping for something different.
The Drowsy Chaperone - C+ - I wasn't very taken with the Drowsy Chaperones number. Sutton did very well, but I thought overall it was a dumb song. Sorry; I'm sure I'm in the minority, on this.
Threepenny Opera - D - It bored the hell out of me. My sister loves this show, and she assures me that was a bad example of it. I'll trust her.
The Pajama Game - C - I was switching back and forth between the History Channel's American Revolution miniseries and the Tony's. I actually turned back to the special because after the first duet between Babe and Sid I got bored.
The Color Purple - It was decent, but I didn't like the song choices. I haven't heard all of the score, but I know there are better songs than that.
Sweeney Todd - A- - I thought it crammed in too much. But I love "My Friends," so it gets props for that.
Jersey Boys - C - I love "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," but it felt more like a concert performance than a musical one.

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Jersey Boys: C...I was unimpressed by it, honestly.
The Color Purple: C-...Also very unimpressed. The song choice was not the best...although, I don't know the show, so I can't judge too much.
The Wedding Singer: A...The cast was so full of energy, and they all seemed just really excited to be there.
The Drowsy Chaperone: B...I am not a fan of Sutton Foster, and I was not impressed by this performance either.
The Threepenny Opera: B-...It intrigued me to see the show, in spite of the awful reviews they've been getting.
The Pajama Game: B...I was not a fan of the way that they did "Hernando's Hideaway", but "There Once Was A Man" sounded very good. Harry Connick Jr. sounded off, though, for both songs.
Sweeney Todd: A-...The - is mainly because the splicing was really oddly done. The cast was fantastic, though. I understand that they only had 4 minutes, but they would've been better off just doing "Ballad", and perhaps some of "Worst Pies"...plus, using "My Friends" was a really odd song choice, because out of context that song is just really weird and creepy. Even in context it's a creepy song, haha.

Some of the shows, I was very impressed by...some of them, not so much. The Drowsy Chaperone performance only made me want to go because of Bob Martin...he's been hilarious in every performance I have seen them do.

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