Grade the 2008 Tony performances... — Page 2

As a preface, I sadly do not live near New York at ALL, and therefore haven't seen ANY of the shows nominated this year. So yes, I love the Tony Awards (besides the fact that it's rigged and predictable and the performances are rarely a great representation of the show) because where else do you get an uninterrupted semi-staged song?! So no "it's better in the theatre" stuff for me (unfortunately...)

LION KING: B- I did watch Lion King during its tour and had goosebumps during the Circle of Life, but the voices here just didn't work.
IN THE HEIGHTS: B+ I was really excited to watch this performance, but as people have remarked before, it didn't seem as energetic as in the recording. Also, Lin-Manuel Miranda's mike was really turned up, so during all the cool harmony/overlapping parts you could only hear his part And I know there was nothing the performers could've done about it but still, a bummer.
XANADU: A Cheyenne Jackson and Kerry Butler are amazing And I loved the over-the-top cheesiness
GREASE: C Well, enough has been said already... but catchy
GYPSY: A Patti LuPone!!! Solid, powerful, but in control...and her speech was awesome :)
SOUTH PACIFIC: A Man, what a cast. Classic theatre
PASSING STRANGE: C Yeah, didn't get it, although I know it's supposed to be great
CRY-BABY: B Loved the dancing (I'm a sucker for the tap-dancing), but besides that not much to hyperventilate about
RENT: B- SO WANTED this to be great, but then there was the random tiny La vie Boheme segment and a weak ending...come on!!! with that kind of cast?!
A CATERED AFFAIR: C I've heard a lot of great things about this musical too, but definitely wasn't a great performance
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN: B No, not a fan of Young Frankenstein, but Megan Mulally REALLY made an impression after the earlier, not-exciting performances
THE LITTLE MERMAID: B- Seriously, HOW MANY TIMES DO THEY THINK THEY CAN KEEP DOING PART OF YOUR WORLD?! Yes, it's a great song, and yes, usually Sierra Boggess does a good job of it, but with Titus Burgess and Sherie Rene Scott, they only always perform one song?!!
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE: Great voices ( I love english accents :P ) and the picture thingies playing in the back WERE AMAZING!!!!!

and Whoopi Goldberg was awesome too :)

THE LION KING: A-
IN THE HEIGHTS: A-
XANADU: A+
GREASE: C-
GYPSY: A
PASSING STRANGE: C+
CRY-BABY: C-
RENT: C+
A CATERED AFFAIR: D-
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN: C-
THE LITTLE MERMAID: C-

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THE LION KING: B
IN THE HEIGHTS: A+
XANADU: A+
GREASE: F
GYPSY: A+
PASSING STRANGE: C-
CRY-BABY: D
RENT: F
A CATERED AFFAIR: D-
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN: C
THE LITTLE MERMAID: C
SOUTH PACIFIC: B
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE: B-

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Updated On: 6/16/08 at 05:38 PM

THE LION KING: c+
IN THE HEIGHTS: A-
XANADU: B
GREASE: D
GYPSY: B+
PASSING STRANGE: C+
CRY-BABY: C-
RENT: B-
A CATERED AFFAIR: C
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN: B-
THE LITTLE MERMAID: C
SOUTH PACIFIC: B+
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE: A

THE LION KING: B
IN THE HEIGHTS: A-
XANADU: B+
GREASE: C-
GYPSY: A
PASSING STRANGE: C-
CRY-BABY: B
RENT: B-
A CATERED AFFAIR: C
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN: B
THE LITTLE MERMAID: C

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THE LION KING: B
IN THE HEIGHTS: B+ I love the show, but the sound was a little off, and the stage was too big for them
XANADU: B-
GREASE: c+
GYPSY: A
PASSING STRANGE: C+
CRY-BABY: B
RENT: B+
A CATERED AFFAIR: F
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN: A-
THE LITTLE MERMAID: D

The Lion King: B (nervous Rafiki?)
Rent: B-
Cry-Baby: C- (besides the choreography, it wasn't salvagable)
In the Heights: A- (mic problems?)
Passing Strange: D (yeah, that did happen)
Xanadu: A
Grease: B (i admired the fact they did Grease is the Word)
Gypsy: A
South Pacific: A-
Sunday in the Park with George: A-
The Little Mermaid: B- (she went offkey a bit and was a bit
weak)
A Catered Affair: C (usually a fan, but the performance didn't
do it for me)
Young Frankenstein: A-

The Lion King: People can stay home they have seen the best part of the show

Rent: While not a fan of the show, it was a waste.

Cry-Baby: This was great, better than i hoped

In the Heights: Unwatchable, i left the room

Passing Strange: I failed to see what all the fuss was about

Xanadu: It was fun

Grease: I liked it, was thinking i was going to see a trainwreck ( that was ITH!)

Gypsy: Iam not a Patti fan, but if i was in the states, i would have booked a ticket as soon as the number finished. Outstanding.


South Pacific: This was great, Kelli was wonderful


Sunday in the Park with George: They did pick a really boring number

The Little Mermaid: This was boring, they had a empty stage and nothing

A Catered Affair: I love this show


Young Frankenstein: Megan was wonderful, it should get bums on seats

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THE LION KING: B
IN THE HEIGHTS: A+
XANADU: A-
GREASE: F
GYPSY: A
PASSING STRANGE: B-
CRY-BABY: B
RENT: B-
A CATERED AFFAIR: C-
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN: F
THE LITTLE MERMAID: C+

THE LION KING: B+ (I liked it...)
IN THE HEIGHTS: C (The voices all sounded so weird, and it bored me to death)
XANADU: A (The second best performance of the night)
GREASE: C- (Terrible. Crap performance from a crap show)
GYPSY: A+ (Best performance of the night)
PASSING STRANGE: C+ (Lame. Lost all my interest in the show)
CRY-BABY: B (Great dancing, terrible song)
RENT: B (All you could hear was Tamyra and Eden)
A CATERED AFFAIR: F (Worst performance of the night. Faith was all off-key)
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN: B+ (It was good... but a random choice for a song)
THE LITTLE MERMAID: B (Sierra sound a bit harsh)
SUNDAY: I won't rate this. I don't like Sondheim, and I was bored. Jenna sounded great though.

THE LION KING: A+
IN THE HEIGHTS: A+
XANADU: F
GREASE: F
GYPSY: A++++
PASSING STRANGE: C (Interesting, but... I still don't GET it)
CRY-BABY: F
RENT: B (Where was Jesse L Marin?!))
A CATERED AFFAIR: C (Faith is great, but that seemed an odd choice)
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN: A
THE LITTLE MERMAID: B (Poor Sierra looked like she was scared to death)
SUNDAY: B (I personally loved it, but MAYBE they should have done PUTTING IT TOGETHER)
SOUTH PACIFIC: A

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Updated On: 6/20/08 at 09:23 PM

THE LION KING: B
IN THE HEIGHTS: A
XANADU: A
GREASE: D
GYPSY: A+
PASSING STRANGE: C
CRY-BABY: C
RENT: C
A CATERED AFFAIR: B
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN: A
THE LITTLE MERMAID: C