Harry Connick Jr. — Page 2

HES NOT A ACTOR HES A SINGER, AND KELI IS AMAZING, GOING FROM A HIGH SOPRANO ROLE TO BELTING IN A FULL CHEST VOICE
THATS TALENT AND RANGE PEOPLE
SHES EXTREMELY VERSATILE
THE ONLY REASON THOUGH THAT BROADWAY IS TURNING INTO SOMETHING WHERE PEOPLE WILL ONLY BUY TICKETS FOR NAMES

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TRUE TALENT, ITS ALL OVER THE PLACE , UNDERSTUDIES ARE USUALLY SOMETIMES BETTER THAN THE LEADS , REALLTY THE LEADS ARE BIG NAMES
I JUST DONT LIKE HOW PEOPLE ONLY WANT TO SEE A SPECTACLE NOW INSTEAD OF REAL THEATRE , THATS WHERE IT ALLLLLLLL CAME FROM

REALL THEATRE IS SOMETHING WITH A PLOT,STORY,GREAT BOOK(SCRIPT BUT FOR MUSICALS) SWEENEY TODD THATS REAL THEATRE RIGHT THERE PEOPLE

AND IF YOU WANT A TASTE OF SHOWS IN BERTOLT BRECHT STYLE, GO SPEND YOURE MONEY ON THREEPENNY OPERA, IF YOU KNOW WHAT BRECHT IS

OR JUST GO SEE PAJAMA GAME AND WATCH A MEDIOCORE JAZZ SINGER TRY TO ACT, AND SHOW OFF BY PLAYING THE PIANO

EVER HEARD OF OFF BROADWAY, OR REGIONAL THEATRE, HOW ABOUT STEPPENWOLFE IN CHICAGO , REALLY IT TAKES A LOT BEFORE YOU GO TO BROADWAY , YOU HAVE TO DO A LOT, THOUGH SOME PEOPLE ARE LUCKY BUT NOT ALL

MAJOR STRUGGLE
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE OTHER THAN HARRY SHOULDVE GOTTEN THAT ROLE

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CAPS LOCK IS AWESOME!!!

My, my, aren't some people feeling bitchy? If Connick performed so badly and was a lousy lead-in to the show, why were the Tony Awards' TV ratings up 20%? I seriously doubt the increase can be attributed to viewers waiting to see Julia or Oprah present awards. Harry--consummate performer that he is--endured the pain of a ruptured disc in order to fulfill his commitment to perform. And a medicated Harry Connick is still well worth watching--as was clearly evident in the Pajama Game medley.

Doolittle, I am glad you enjoyed Connick's performance, but to say that his performance was responsible for the increase in ratings is a bit too much. Perhaps some of his fans who may not have watched tuned in to see him, but that does not mean his performance was good. I would bet that the Oprah connection had more to do with increased viewership.
As for Harry being medicated, well, he looked like the same bored Harry that I have always seen, so perhaps the medication didn't really have that much to do with the quality of his performance.

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Really, now--I don't know who you've been watching, but I've never seen Harry Connick look "bored" when performing. Even on NBC's "Shelter from the Storm" hurricane relief concert--after he got to New Orleans with food and water three days ahead of FEMA, he hadn't slept in days, and he must have been exhausted and dispirited--Connick still performed with the enthusiasm and verve for which he is justly famous.