Michael Riedel's Views on the Tony Awards — Page 3

<< Xanadu was the best in a season not particularly distinguished for new musicals. When the next buster musical comes along, I think it's goodbye to both, if not before.>>

And by "best", you mean because you liked it the best, correct?

What exactly makes ANY show the "best"- ?

In your opinion, it was the best. And that is fine.

So, I NEVER read this board, nor do I POST...but I thought maybe I would check it out the day after the Tony's, thinking something had changed. Big mistake.
You people seriously need to get a life. None of you truly know what you are talking about.
You are all just bitter wannabe show queens and thats why the real theatre community doesn't bother reading your assertions and surmisings.

And if people knew how to analyze text or had any actual theatrical analysis education (beyond seeing Wicked in Chicago ten times...) you would be able to see that Passing Strange is a far superior piece of writing (and production for that matter), than the cheesy, sophomoric 'In the Heights'.

Seriously, there is a lot more to New York, the world, theatre and life than the trivial topics discussed on here.

Do not bother replying to this, cause I will be signing off Broadwayworld forever and will never even read your posts. So if you choose to spew, spew away, but my advice would be to save your breath, because I will be in a theatre doing it instead of posting about it, far from your sad, sorry spew

Sorry, ASOOS04, I don't speak troll.

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The Tonys have politics and an agenda - that's why they're so damn easy to predict.

I'll post my list again, what do these shows have in common?

West Side Story
Gypsy
Follies
Dreamgirls
Sunday in the Park with George
Into the Woods
The Life
Ragtime
Parade
Urinetown
Caroline or Change
The Light in the Piazza
Grey Gardens
Passing Strange

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Blaxx- Great list!

And in response to how there are no "perfect" musicals this year. What are some recent examples of near perfect musicals exactly? The only one that immediately comes to mind for me is Avenue Q.

I thought the best new musical of the year was ADDING MACHINE, which is still playing downtown and is well well well worth a visit. It kicks the hell out of PASSING STRANGE, that's for damn sure.

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Spork, They were all bitter before the Tonys. And still they continue to spew today. I think Stew wearing those nose glasses. Must have triggered all this today. I see PS is popping up on every ones list.

Updated On: 6/16/08 at 02:49 PM

Could someone point me to something that shows Stew when he is being supposedly "too cool for musical theatre"? I haven't seen that yet. (Note: I haven't seen the Tonys, hopefully will soon.)

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Michael Riedel is reading this thread right now and smiling a huge smile.

(But on that note, I did think he was too harsh. I enjoyed both shows very much, pretty much equally.)

Thanks, blaxx, for putting it more clearly than I could. I'd disagree, though. To me it came off as arrogance, more of a putdown of the artform than what you describe. And the fact that his arrogance was supporting the telling of such a BORING story wasn't helping matters.

I do think the score was very good. If Stew ever gets hold of a good story/libretto he could work wonders.

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Updated On: 6/16/08 at 03:05 PM

If STEW 'hates' the realm of theatre so-much-so, Roscoe, WHY is PASSING STRANGE playing the Belasco in the first place? WHY hasn't he just packed up his stuff and left already, huh!? What you find 'arrogant' and 'direspectful' I view as a way and means of communicating (to a theatregoing audience) how he went about piecing this beautiful show together. I mean, to each his own, but really? You have NO right to claim the things you're claiming. Maybe make a second trip to the Belasco, hmm? Open your heart, eyes, and mind to that 'something wonderful playing there 8 times a week.

PS - The 'glasses bit' was hilarious.

IT'S A THREAD WARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this is you:



This is Stew!

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