My thoughts on ENRON — Page 2

EMG, I was about to say the exact same thing. Subtlety is important for sound design in musicals. In plays, however, it's the execution of sound effects and and blending of other content.

Ljay, to be honest, I wasn't expecting Night Music to get a sound design nomination. I was expecting its design nomination to come in the costume category if anything. That being said, I think the sound design in Night Music is quite good and deserves to be recognized.

I wouldn't say that the ALNM nomination was obvious (I live in LA and am out here infrequently, when I do, usually I gravitate towards seeing plays, but I did see ALNM, Fela and American Idiot [AI in Berkeley]), but if I were a nominator, I probably would have included it, but would have ceded something to American Idiot as well (which had, in addition to the amplification aspects, some interesting content choices throughout the show).

As far as a win, my money is on Kaplowitz's work in Fela, which has a rather effective wrap around quality to it (much like elements of the scenic and lighting design).

And, returning to the original thread topic, yes, the Enron design was the one nominated design which truly added impact to the show, rather than sound effects called for in the script or only transitional music (all of which is important, but design can [and should be at times] so much more).

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I found Fela to be painfully loud and harsh. The "surround sound" didn't work for me. Seemed like random elements thrown around the room rather than a surround mix. With all due respect to those involved, not worthy of a Tony nom in my opinion.

Just my 2 cents.