#1
Posted: 5/25/10 at 1:48am
Let's talk about it. There's nothing good on TV tonight :)
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...
#2
Posted: 5/25/10 at 1:55am
That slightly depressed me for the evening now. I still think Raul was robbed.
<------ Me and my friends with patti Lupone at my friends afterparty for her concert with audra mcdonald during the summer of 2007.
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
#3
Posted: 5/25/10 at 1:59am
I think DHP got it for single-handedly making Curtains worth watching. Raul had a better show around him.
Faced with these Loreleis, what man can moralize!
#4
Posted: 5/25/10 at 2:02am
Are you kidding me? There was a marathon of "Intervention" on A&E.
-Benjamin
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#5
Posted: 5/25/10 at 2:03am
"Intervention" gives me nightmares.
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
#6
Posted: 5/25/10 at 2:12am
You're right Mildred. Nothing good on TV tonight. But remember one short year ago when Brian D'Arcy James, Gavin Creel, and J. Robert Spencer lost the Tony to the pre-tween dancers from Billy Elliot? That's more recent then when Raul Esparza lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce.
#7
Posted: 5/25/10 at 2:25am
How about 2000, when Boyd Gaines, who didn't sing and barely danced, won Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical in Contact, a show with only recorded music, over three actors in Kiss Me, Kate: Michael Mulheren, Michael Berresse, and Lee Wilkof. Oh, and Stephen Spinella from James Joyce's The Dead. Even Gaines has expressed embarrassment over that one. Hell, Berresse should have won on the basis of his set-climbing in "Bianca" alone.
#8
Posted: 5/25/10 at 2:26am
I think we need a show starring DHP and the BE kids. Then we can really see how "good" they are.
P.S. The real star of Curtains was Jason Danieley, everyone went away remembering his performance.
P.S. The real star of Curtains was Jason Danieley, everyone went away remembering his performance.
#9
Posted: 5/25/10 at 2:27am
How about 2008, when Boyd Gaines, who didn't dance and barely sang, won Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical in Gypsy?
Everywhere like such as.
Updated On: 5/25/10 at 02:27 AM
#10
Posted: 5/25/10 at 2:28am
"P.S. The real star of Curtains was Jason Danieley, everyone went away remembering his performance"
Who did he play again?
Just kidding - though my favorite male performer in Curtains was Noah Racey.
"How about 2008, when Boyd Gaines, who didn't dance and barely sang, won Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical in Gypsy? "
At least he sang in Gypsy. Who was Gaines up against that year?
Who did he play again?
Just kidding - though my favorite male performer in Curtains was Noah Racey.
"How about 2008, when Boyd Gaines, who didn't dance and barely sang, won Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical in Gypsy? "
At least he sang in Gypsy. Who was Gaines up against that year?
Updated On: 5/25/10 at 02:28 AM
#11
Posted: 5/25/10 at 2:32am
This year's equivalent will be Sean Hayes beating Doug Hodge. I hope it happens!
#12
Posted: 5/25/10 at 2:34am
2008, the year Gaines won for Gypsy:
Daniel Breaker, Passing Strange
Danny Burstein, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Robin De Jesús, In The Heights
Christopher Fitzgerald, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Boyd Gaines, Gypsy
Burstein was robbed - and I actually like Boyd Gaines.
Daniel Breaker, Passing Strange
Danny Burstein, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Robin De Jesús, In The Heights
Christopher Fitzgerald, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Boyd Gaines, Gypsy
Burstein was robbed - and I actually like Boyd Gaines.
#13
Posted: 5/25/10 at 2:37am
Why all of the hate for "Curtains"? Maybe I have glorified memories because it was one of the first shows I saw on Broadway, but I can't remember anyone in my group not enjoying that night at the theatre!
But for the record: I saw the video of "Company," and no matter how much I enjoyed "Curtains," I do think Esparza deserved the Tony over DHP.
But for the record: I saw the video of "Company," and no matter how much I enjoyed "Curtains," I do think Esparza deserved the Tony over DHP.
-- SDG
#14
Posted: 5/25/10 at 2:37am
I'm amazed that De Jesus keeps getting nominated, even cast in shows.
#15
Posted: 5/25/10 at 2:41am
I think more people will breakdown when Katie beats Angie this year.
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
#16
Posted: 5/25/10 at 2:42am
I'm over it by now. The more exciting race is CZJ vs Montego. Now that will be fun.
#17
Posted: 5/25/10 at 2:45am
P.S. The real star of Curtains was Jason Danieley, everyone went away remembering his performance.
I'd have to disagree. David Hyde Pierce, Debra Monk, and Karen Ziemba gave memorable performances I thought. While I would have given the Tony to Raúl, I thoroughly enjoyed David Hyde Pierce.
And I agree, ghostlight2, Burstein should have won that year. Then again, I'm in the minority that thought Kelli deserved it over Patti.
~Steven
I'd have to disagree. David Hyde Pierce, Debra Monk, and Karen Ziemba gave memorable performances I thought. While I would have given the Tony to Raúl, I thoroughly enjoyed David Hyde Pierce.
And I agree, ghostlight2, Burstein should have won that year. Then again, I'm in the minority that thought Kelli deserved it over Patti.
~Steven
#18
Posted: 5/25/10 at 2:48am
Add me to the Burstein camp.
Updated On: 5/25/10 at 02:48 AM
#19
Posted: 5/25/10 at 2:56am
I remember people wanting Breaker to upset Gaines. I don't recall all of this Burstein love.
For fun I checked how the NY Times predicted it...
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Ben Brantley
Will win: Boyd Gaines, “Gypsy”
Should win: Boyd Gaines, “Gypsy”
Charles Isherwood
Will win: Boyd Gaines, “Gypsy”
Should win: Daniel Breaker, “Passing Strange”
I thought Gaines was absolutely heartbreaking. An unforgettable performance.
For fun I checked how the NY Times predicted it...
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Ben Brantley
Will win: Boyd Gaines, “Gypsy”
Should win: Boyd Gaines, “Gypsy”
Charles Isherwood
Will win: Boyd Gaines, “Gypsy”
Should win: Daniel Breaker, “Passing Strange”
I thought Gaines was absolutely heartbreaking. An unforgettable performance.
Updated On: 5/25/10 at 02:56 AM
#20
Posted: 5/25/10 at 2:59am
Breaker, I believe, was Boyd's main competition, not Burstein. But Burstein was definitely my pick.
~Steven
~Steven
#21
Posted: 5/25/10 at 3:10am
Yes.
"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL
#22
Posted: 5/25/10 at 3:13am
God, I guess it's likely Sean Hayes WILL win this year, looking at history.
And this truly was an awful night for TV.
And this truly was an awful night for TV.
#23
Posted: 5/25/10 at 3:28am
How about 2008, when Boyd Gaines, who didn't dance and barely sang, won Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical in Gypsy?
Yeah! What a travesty that Boyd Gaines won the Best Performance by a Featured Dancer and Singer in a Musical award!
Oh, wait, that's not what it's called...
Yeah! What a travesty that Boyd Gaines won the Best Performance by a Featured Dancer and Singer in a Musical award!
Oh, wait, that's not what it's called...
#24
Posted: 5/25/10 at 3:38am
"Yeah! What a travesty that Boyd Gaines won the Best Performance by a Featured Dancer and Singer in a Musical award!"
Irony, Weez. It's called irony
The travesty (travesties) was (were) that he beat out Burstein and Berresse.
"I'd have to disagree. David Hyde Pierce, Debra Monk, and Karen Ziemba gave memorable performances I thought. While I would have given the Tony to Raúl, I thoroughly enjoyed David Hyde Pierce.
And I agree, ghostlight2, Burstein should have won that year. Then again, I'm in the minority that thought Kelli deserved it over Patti."
Agree with all of the above, Mr Music, and if you're in the minority re: the Patti/Kelli debate, then I'm standing next to you. I very much enjoy LuPone, but I strongly believed that Tony should have gone to O'Hara - and while I know Breaker was a favorite, I didn't even think he deserved the nomination.
Irony, Weez. It's called irony
The travesty (travesties) was (were) that he beat out Burstein and Berresse. "I'd have to disagree. David Hyde Pierce, Debra Monk, and Karen Ziemba gave memorable performances I thought. While I would have given the Tony to Raúl, I thoroughly enjoyed David Hyde Pierce.
And I agree, ghostlight2, Burstein should have won that year. Then again, I'm in the minority that thought Kelli deserved it over Patti."
Agree with all of the above, Mr Music, and if you're in the minority re: the Patti/Kelli debate, then I'm standing next to you. I very much enjoy LuPone, but I strongly believed that Tony should have gone to O'Hara - and while I know Breaker was a favorite, I didn't even think he deserved the nomination.
#25
Posted: 5/25/10 at 3:49am
I agree yet again, ghostlight2. If anyone from Passing Strange deserved a nomination, it was Colman Domingo. Stew's nomination for Best Actor... Huh?
~Steven
~Steven
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