You're probably right, which is ridiculous since in what world would Karen, as played by Katharine McPhee, win a Tony award? It's not even like she has a good role (like say, Marilyn), she has some bland role in a really bad musical that we are told is "contemporary." I love that their version of contemporary is having the characters stand on some platforms across from the stage. The best part is when Jeremy Jordan defines the show as "it's about people falling in love," wow! Revolutionary! Broadway has never seen that before!
And I've said this but it never fails to surprise me with every new episode, Jimmy has to be one of the worst characters on TV right now, he's such an unprofessional, crazy, misogynistic, whiney, self-righteous kid. Why in the world does he have to scream at Derreck every time a change is suggested? Why do the writers/directors ask poor Jordan to scream all his lines as if screaming lines is the same thing as adding drama?
Watching the show last night I realized that one of my main problems with the show (one of many) is that everybody is basically really really bad at their jobs. Tom forgets he is a co-writer and should consult his partner before saying he's going to add new scenes into the show and an act break for Ivy (ridiculous that she supposedly dictates this!), he also is willing to compromise the entire production because of this guy he wants to sleep with again, he invites the entire cast to give him "notes," what a disaster. Meanwhile, Ivy (the one who's supposed to be a seasoned professional) is acting like a diva, asking for costume changes and stuff like that, which is so inconsistent with the way her character has been portrayed this season. Ah! The show makes me so angry but I can't stop watching.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
