Post-Tony Thoughts — Page 2

Who was the announcer this year?

whatever2 said: "John Adams said: "What did she actually die of, anyway?"

syncopation."

Took me a minute but:
syncopation - In music, syncopation is a variety of rhythms played together to make a piece of music, making part or all of a tune or piece of music off-beat. 

I wonder if you mean:

syncope - Syncope is the medical term for fainting or passing out, which occurs due to a temporary drop in blood flow to the brain, leading to loss of consciousness. It can be caused by various factors, including dehydration, emotional stress, or underlying medical conditions.

Updated On: 6/9/26 at 03:59 PM

John Adams said: "Bowen Yang Will Host the 2026 Jimmy Awards"

Those poor children...but at least he's got theatre kid energy to spare. 

 

ppl on here are wrong about the tonys in two different ways

the tonys are not designed to help the shows that most need them in order to run longer

so the voters arent calculating which show facing closing should therefore get the best musical award

the awards are not to make broadway more fair or competitive like the nfl draft

the truth is

the tonys

like other invented awards such as the oscars or the emmys

were created so there could be a giant circle jerk amongst the ppl working in those industries

patting themselves on the back

and taking home a piece of false idol hardware

in an attempt to fill their empty souls

the fact that some of u actually believe the various award categories go to the 'best' each season is laughable

one need only point to this seasons best musical winner to prove my case

if u believe schmigadoon ranks up there with previous winners

written and directed by the historical greats

u are as clueless as the current tony voters

 

TheatreMonkey said: "John Adams said: "Bowen Yang Will Host the 2026 Jimmy Awards"

Those poor children...but at least he's got theatre kid energy to spare."

I teach a musical theatre class for ages 13-17 at a local theatre. My students love Bowen Yang. He's a great choice for this. They know him from Wicked, of course, but I was also surprised at how many of the kids are familiar with SNL and have watched him on there.

John Adams said: "MezzoDiva47 said: "[a lot of stuff that is mostly fantasized falsehoods]"

It's one thing to voice an opinion - even if it's one that others may find disagreeable.

What you did is called trolling."

 

then name one point of thought in my post that is untrue

 

dramamama611 said: "I would say 13 -25 IS their prime audience, so Im surprised YOU'RE surprised. After that, most move on - as the new cast members and the humor changes. Im so old that I'll die on the hill the the original cast was the absolute best cast to exist. I think I've watched it MAYBE 3 times in the last 15 years -(Strictly because of the host) and that might be generous.

I truly don't get his appeal - to each his own."

Like many people, I watch selective SNL skits on YouTube in the days after the show airs.  I'm in my 50s and find some of Yang's Weekend Update skits to be classics: the iceberg and all variations of China's trade daddy immediately come to mind.

I haven’t seen Schmigadoon yet. Going tonight actually. But I genuinely loved The Lost Boys. It might help that I was a teen when the movie came out, but I thought the show was a blast. I was rooting for it to win. But let’s see how I feel after tonight’s show!

 

This thread did remind me that I’m still mad that Memphis, which I truly hated, beat Fela and American Idiot. Both jukebox musicals, sure, but vastly superior artistically.

goldenboy said: "Did anyone see Titanic or Passion?"

I don't mind at all that Schmigadoon won the big award, but it's neither as ambitious in its aims nor as successful in its execution as either of those. As I commented above, I do think it compares favorably with a few other fairly recent winners.

Updated On: 6/15/26 at 11:08 AM

@ MezzoDiva47:

No.