Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread- Page 9
Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
Musicaldudepeter
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/18/10
#202Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:13pm
This is a delightful surprise IMO! Gorgeous Tony worthy performance.
Re Iglehart: Stop making excuses - i.e he was nervous, the stage was bigger than he was used to etc etc. He's on Broadway, we expect brilliance and perfection. And he won a Tony for a mediocre performance by the looks of things. So disappointing!
Updated On: 6/8/14 at 09:13 PM
#203Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:14pm
^Trust me, he's much better on stage! 
He was just nervous
loliveve
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/12
#204Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:16pmLoved how Jefferson Mays did the intro for Gent's Guide!!!
#205Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:16pm
Laura Benanti just tweeted "Turning off the Tonys. Good night"
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#206Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:16pmAnyone think "Glass" closing so early in the season is what her Celia?
#207Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:16pmThis number is not going to sell many tickets.
#208Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:16pm
"Re Iglehart: Stop making excuses - i.e he was nervous, the stage was bigger than he was used to etc etc. He's on Broadway, we expect brilliance and perfection. And he won a Tony for a mediocre performance by the looks of things. So disappointing! "
The award is for his stage performance not his Tony performance.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#209Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:16pmI am loving Gentlemen's Guide right now!
barcelona20
Broadway Star Joined: 1/19/08
#210Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:16pmStephen Pasquale was robbed beyond belief.
#211Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:16pmHow naive are some of you? He shouldn't be sweating? what are you nuts? He's a big guy, overweight, not 16, singing and dancing a very rigorous number under hot lights, in a hot costume. Get a grip! He was fabulous.
<-----I'M TOTES ROLLING MY EYES
theatergoer3
Featured Actor Joined: 4/13/13
#212Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:18pmGG was great. As good as it was on stage.
#213Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:18pm
That is a musical comedy. Finally.
Wayman_Wong
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#214Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:18pm
Wow, the Tony voters really loved 'Raisin' with wins for Kenny Leon and Sophie Okonedo.
Could 'Raisin' takes Best Play Revival, too?
#215Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:18pm
Luscious, compared to the other performances I thought it was the most polished and overall most well put together. Was it the best, no, but it did LOOKED impressive. It definitely needed singing though.
That cabaret performance was EVERYTHING!!! Alan was simply glorious.
OperaBwayLover
Broadway Star Joined: 5/17/07
#216Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:18pmLoved the "Gentleman's Guide" number! I really need to learn more about that show.
Musicaldudepeter
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/18/10
#217Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:19pmYes Celia's loss was due to Glass's closing... Bad news for Cherry!
loliveve
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/12
#218Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:19pm
^ Yes! This is the number that was stuck in my head after the show... in a good way 
theatergoer3
Featured Actor Joined: 4/13/13
#219Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:19pmIf "Rasin" takes revival, it would be suprising pre-ceremony but not right now.
ggersten
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#220Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:19pm
GG looks like a great stage show for people who love theatre.
Not sure that number sells tickets.
The Mays intro with costume changes was great, though.
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#221Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:20pmOk GG was not fit for the Tony's if they don't win best musical (which I think they won't) I don't know how they will sell tickets. Even though Linda and Danny didn't win I am so so so so happy for Lena and James!
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#222Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:20pm
Aladdin performance certainly didn't make me want to see it. I'd say the same about Rocky, but I already saw it, and felt the same way about it I did in the theater: ho hum.
What a suprise for Leon! Congrats.
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LittleEdieFan
Understudy Joined: 12/21/13
#223Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:21pmLoved Gentleman's Guide. Best production number all night so far. I hope the show stays open until the end of the year so that I get a chance to see it.
#224Official 2013 - 2014 Tony Awards Thread
Posted: 6/8/14 at 9:21pm
Yeah, no lip syncing here.
I think Jim's TV's Sound and Video are off.
And, I cannot imagine lip syncing and then making some of the facial expressions she does.
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