Grade the 2014 Tony performances- Page 3

[matttaylorr021]

Posted: 6/10/14 at 3:04pm

B+ - AFTER MIDNIGHT
C - ALADDIN
A- - BEAUTIFUL
B - IF/THEN
D - WICKED
A - HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
A- - A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE...
A - VIOLET
C- - CABARET
B - BULLETS OVER BROADWAY
C- - THE LAST SHIP (Sting)
B - FINDING NEVERLAND (Jennifer Hudson)
C- - THE MUSIC MAN rap
C - LES MISERABLES
C- - ROCKY

[DivosThoughts]

Posted: 6/10/14 at 3:51pm

AFTER MIDNIGHT, B+. I thought they did a very good job, thought Fantasia, Patti, and Gladys sounded great. The costumes looked very flashy and fun, great choreography. But, I was felt wanting a little bit more.

ALADDIN, B-/C. Everyone I knew who saw it said it was one of Disney's best, like close to Beauty and The Beast and The Lion King standards. But, when they preformed it was like meh. The was good, but not like "Wow!" like everyone has been telling me. I thought James Monroe Iglehart did a very good job, and Adam Jacobs looked quite adorable looking confused.

BEAUTIFUL, A. I thought this was a great performance, everything about was wonderful. The song selection, the costumes, even the very limited dancing. Also, it was great seeing Carole King preforming with Jessie Mueller. Very enjoyable.

IF/THEN, A-. Idina sounded and looked wonderful, even though everyone tells me the show is a train wreck. I still wanna see it because Idina was marvelous.

WICKED, B. They sounded cute. I was pretty indifferent about this performance, it didn't blow wind out my asshole, but wasn't amazing.

HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, A+. It was incredible, Neil and Lena looked great. They were on fire, just amazing.

A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE..., B. It was cute, liked the song a great deal. But, wasn't wowed by this performance.

VIOLET, A+. Just amazing, Sutton sounded amazing, so did the others in On My Way. Then the gospel number brought me to church! I was feeling the fantasy, eargasims during that number.

CABARET, B. It was good, but It's something we all have seen already.

BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, C. It was boring, sorry bout it! The tapping was good, and they looked cool. But, I was uninterested during the whole performance.

THE LAST SHIP (Sting), D. I was confused by why that was there. He sounded creepy, the song was pretty, but just voice...just no.

FINDING NEVERLAND (Jennifer Hudson), A-/B+. I may just be impartial because, I love myself some JHud. But, I loved it. I thought she sounded amazing.

THE MUSIC MAN rap, F. I was confused, like beyond belief. Like wut 0_o

LES MISERABLES, B. Only getting a B because Ramin was sounded amazing, because they would actually get a C-. Everyone else was meh, espically Nikki. Which upsets me because I love her, and was so excited when she was cast. Also, was it just me or did someone sound flat at the end? No? Ok then.

ROCKY, C-. I wasn't really amazed, or even intrigued. It was just like, bleh.

I really think the best performances of the night were, Violet, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and Beautiful.



Updated On: 7/12/14 at 03:51 PM

[felipenor]

Posted: 6/17/14 at 12:09am

" 'Or she has a clause or something that she wouldn't promote the musical?'

I've been wondering about this myself. She's a pretty private celebrity overall, but has certainly done plenty of interviews to promote her films in the past. I think the only press she's done for Cabaret is a handful of print interviews and the NY Times Talk, which isn't televised, of course... "

I think that's quite odd because Michelle Williams is kind of a big movie star, and I haven't seen her promoting the show anywhere. You'd think they'd probably put her on some talk shows to do interviews and perform, but she hasn't, so that's why I wondered she maybe has a contract clause.

[Sophiia]

Posted: 6/17/14 at 12:25am

So interesting to see everyone's drastically different rankings!

- AFTER MIDNIGHT: B
- ALADDIN: C+
- BEAUTIFUL: B+
- IF/THEN: A (this song gives me chills!)
- WICKED: C (womp)
- HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH: A+ (LOVED NPH)
- A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE: A++ (can't stop watching this one - so refreshing and funny!)
- VIOLET: D
- CABARET: C-
- BULLETS OVER BROADWAY: (can't even remember)
- THE LAST SHIP (Sting): D- (no)
- FINDING NEVERLAND (Jennifer Hudson): B- (wish it had been Jeremy!)
- THE MUSIC MAN rap: NO
- LES MISERABLES: C+ (loved Ramin, loved the last chord, not thrilled by the rest)
- ROCKY: F (THEY DIDN'T EVEN SING)

[felipenor]

Posted: 6/17/14 at 9:21am

I find the new Epopine's voice so annoying. Is it just me?

[teresa2]

Posted: 6/18/14 at 12:05am

No you are not wrong. Nikki James was totally miscast in the part. I thought that when I saw it and even morseso on the Tonys. Just because she won a Tony for Book of Mormon doesn't mean she can play any role and play it well. I really hope they recast the part.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/18/14 at 9:36am

Were you confused behind belief?