OFFICIAL TONYS 2006 WINNER/BROADCAST DISCUSSION THREAD *SPOILERS* — Page 24

I'm so very happy for LaChanze, that was a well deserved win.

Patti's a living legend, she's had her days, and we all know she'll have more to come.

Generally I'm happy with tonight. I would have liked for someone in Sweeny to have won something, but o well.

*Just my two cents*

I know, but, correct me if I'm wrong, wasn't Jersey Boys nominated for best book?

And I'm with Testing. I have absolutely no desire to see Jersey Boys.

Congradulations to Jersey Boys for all their many deserving awards.

hey everyone

...and George W. Bush, as they're going to perform at the WH tomorrow. What was the last show invited to the White House?

Best line of the night:

Joanna Gleason: "Half?!?!?!"

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I'm thrilled LaChanze and Christian Hoff won. I found Hoff to be one of the best parts of Jersey Boys and I'm elated that he won. While not phenomenally brilliant like Manoel, I'm happy he won over Dale. And LaChanze! Oh, who called it from day one!? I got a little skeptical and wondered what Patti's chances were but I am so estatic she won. She is absolutely excellent in The Color Purple.

Sweeney should have won Revival (it needs it so much more than Pajama Game...and it deserves it wholeheartedly).

The Color Purple deserved Best Musical. It was undoubtedly, the best musical I saw this season. Frankly, Jersey Boys was a fine show in itself but an excellent jukebox musical which is the single reason it won. It was a great, breakthrough for the category of "jukebox musicals". It didn't deserve to win and didn't need the Tony but that doesn't mean it was a bad show because it definitley wasn't. I would have been happier to see anything else win over it though. Even The Wedding Singer. I can't explain it in a coherent way but Jersey Boys was a fine show but not worthy of the title of Best Musical.

what did she say "half!?!?!" to?

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She was reading the teleprompter for Sweeney and it said "The half-mad barber..." and she went "Half?!?!?!"

Yeah. Oh well. I'm not too disappointed about anything (Michael's acceptance speech would have meant I'd have something to fangirl over--as would Patti's--but that's about all), but I am surprised at how well JB did. I like JB a lot, but I didn't really expect all of that.

Oh well. Where's pics of Bernadette? I need these. That's my priority.

Ah, I wish my 3/4 mad barber would have won. As well as my 99/100 mad Tobias.

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Couple comments.

The performances, for the most part... meh. None of them made me want to see any of the shows, if I hadn't seen them already.

There were very few that I was thrilled about, really -- the others were just... there, in a season that IMO, is a bit lackluster, especially compared to last season. I was very, very glad to see Cynthia Nixon's deserving win, and obviously for Sweeney's two awards -- to John Doyle and Sarah Travis.

As for Sweeney... I am surprised. Not heartbroken and emotionally distraught. I thought that if Mano lost, it would be to Jim Dale. I wanted -- but did not expect -- him to win. I hoped that Michael and Patti would win, and I'm kind of surprised that at least one of them did not. Same goes for best revival, IMO -- I'm just confused as to how or why it didn't win. But, sh*t happens.

With regards to that... I dunno, y'all. I like Mano. I like Mano's performance. I am thoroughly floored by this revival of Sweeney Todd. And while I'm surprised and confused and maybe a slight bit of angry/baffled, I'm stunned by how personally some of y'all can be taking these things. It is just an award -- and its loss does not end your universe, nor does it condemn the work of these people as bad. It's a disappointment, yes -- I certainly am disappointed, but... some of your reactions are frightening.

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I'm not happy with all the Jersey Boy "bashing" going on here.