Something that annoys me about the Tony speech uploads on YouTube

[Musicaldudepeter]

Posted: 6/12/12 at 7:54pm

This is the first year that the Tony Awards' YouTube channel have uploaded the speeches of the Tony winners without putting in the 'pre-announcement' section where they read the nominees/show nominees' faces, because I love seeing their reactions. Love that silent half a second just before they read the winner's name. It's so tense. I think Laura Benanti's reaction to Nikki M. James' win in 2011 was priceless. And I'd love to see the other category reactions for this year...

(Getting ready for the hate replies, waste of a thread, etc. - apologies, I just had to rant).

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/12/12 at 7:57pm

No, I agree. Seeing the fake reactions is always my favorite part! I mean, just look at poor James Earl Jones.

[JamesBroadwayWiner]

Posted: 6/12/12 at 8:05pm

I agree completley! JEJ's face was priceless!!

[Musicaldudepeter]

Posted: 6/12/12 at 8:10pm

Thanks guys! Lol, it's my favorite part of a Tony speech!! Wanted to see Kelli's "once again I didn't win" face, and Jan's "maybe this year" face and of course James Earl Jones' priceless face...

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 6/12/12 at 8:27pm

I LIVE for that moment. It's a shame they're not on YouTube uploads.

I haven't seen any clips of the three pre-telecast categories, Orchestrations, Book, and Choreography. Are they online anywhere?

[artisn'teasy]

Posted: 6/13/12 at 3:24am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfg0WXRMT_w

I had to look it up as I was watching Mr. Hoffman at that time during the broadcast. Priceless, indeed!!

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/13/12 at 5:42am

I agree, I miss that too! It should start with the announcement, the reaction and then the award.

Also -- would a graphic either ON the vid or in the title mention WHAT they are winning for? Especially because of the above omission?

And no....sadly, I haven't seen the pre show award aceptances anywhere: AND I WANT TO!

Again, poor choices by the Tony People.

[followspot]

Posted: 6/13/12 at 9:27am

Agree completely. Such a wrong-headed decision to eliminate the reading of nominees, the moment of anticipation, and the announcement of the winner. If nothing else, totally disrespectful to the non-winning nominees to not include them in the online record.

Updated On: 6/13/12 at 09:27 AM

[Wynbish]

Posted: 6/13/12 at 9:36am

Nikki's win with Laura's reaction Updated On: 6/13/12 at 09:36 AM

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 6/13/12 at 10:13am

The year Patti won for "Gypsy," I loved Kerry Butler's (totally facetious) crossed-fingers "Wish me luck" take to the camera.
You can skip Patti's speech

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 6/13/12 at 10:29am

CBS actually does include the announcement of the winner in the clips they've loaded.

Here is a link to Christopher Plummer announcing Nina Arianda's Tony win. From there you can find all the other wins of the evening.
CBS: 66th Tony Awards Speeches

[Patash]

Posted: 6/13/12 at 11:07am

Am I understanding this thread correctly? Rather than enjoy the winners' speeches, you want to complain because you prefer seeing the 'losers' show their disappointment? How sad for you if that's your favorite thing. Do you also enjoy kicking puppies to hear them whine or taking away a doll from a baby to see how loudly she'll cry?

[Broadway Joe]

Posted: 6/13/12 at 11:23am

"Do you also enjoy kicking puppies to hear them whine or taking away a doll from a baby to see how loudly she'll cry?"

Both of those are terrible comparisons.

Updated On: 6/13/12 at 11:23 AM

[Musicaldudepeter]

Posted: 6/13/12 at 11:45am

Yes, terrible comparisons. I don't understand what you're talking about. Read the thread again.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/13/12 at 12:12pm

I only want to see the WINNER'S reaction.

And in no way does the entire thread (or even most of the thread) make you think folks are looking for the negative.

[Wynbish]

Posted: 6/13/12 at 12:16pm

I would even say that I enjoy the winner's reaction as soon as the name is called. It used to be that they didn't show the immediate reactions in those windows (like when Sutton Foster first won).


Example: When Chenoweth won her Emmy

[Musicaldudepeter]

Posted: 6/13/12 at 12:29pm

I think Chenoweth's win for such a surprise for everyone, that was a great year.

Kelli O'Hara may very well become the Susan Lucci of the Tonys .... She should have a Tony for Light in the Piazza

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/13/12 at 2:01pm

They didn't show the reactions in 2009. I'm glad they brought them back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFJfBUz8gp4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Kcj0FSP7g

[followspot]

Posted: 6/13/12 at 2:14pm

ljay889, watching your links confirmed to me the importance of documenting all the nominees, not just the winning speech (the original argument of this thread) — it makes for a quick summation of who was competing that year when the memory fades. (And it will. I'd already forgotten half of these nominations — sorry, ladies.)

Cheers!

Updated On: 6/13/12 at 02:14 PM

[Musicaldudepeter]

Posted: 6/13/12 at 2:16pm

thanks followspot, I think it's a travesty and it's a terrible oversight by the Tony Awards channel