THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD- Page 10
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#226THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:28pm
Omg I'm getting secondhand embarrassment for DHP right now.
#227THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:28pm
Penny in My Pocket it is... Ugh...
#228THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:28pm
Going to call it: Bette is behind the curtain
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#229THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:29pm
disneybroadwayfan22 said: "Going to call it: Bette is behind the curtain"
Fingers and toes crossed. I would cry.
#230THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:29pm
Some cut songs really should stay cut - this is cringey.
jakebloke
Broadway Star Joined: 5/29/03
#232THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:30pm
She totally is. But just to present
recentlyfound
Chorus Member Joined: 4/26/17
#234THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:30pm
I'm getting a window tattoo for DEH, and I didn't even enjoy Comet. If I can admit GC was robbed for Orchestrations, anyone can.
When you're falling in a forest and there's nobody around, all you want is for somebody to find you.
Margo319
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/15
#235THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:30pm
God, I hope this song is ALSO cut when I see this in September. Boring. Could have had featured sooo many other cast members with other songs.
#236THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:31pm
I feel embarrassed for DHP that he has to do this every night...
#237THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:31pm
Oh, Hello Dolly baby....oy vey. What a waste of both a segment and David!
#238THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:32pm
Bette and Hello Dolly are just too smug and condescending for my liking
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#239THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:32pm
Getting texts from non-theatre friends watching the Tonys who are beyond confused why Bette wouldn't be performing for Hello, Dolly!. I'm with 'em. Poor DHP.
recentlyfound
Chorus Member Joined: 4/26/17
#240THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:33pm
chernjam said: "Bette and Hello Dolly are just too smug and condescending for my liking
"
Absolutely
When you're falling in a forest and there's nobody around, all you want is for somebody to find you.
#241THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:33pm
What a waste for Hello Dolly. Then again, they don't need the PR.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#242THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:33pm
Tony Award winner Laurie Metcalf! 
#243THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:34pm
The song works fine in context - it's a kind of momentary detour while people take their seats and get ready for the show to start. To actually put a showcase on it at the Tony Awards was always incredibly misguided.
"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
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#244THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:34pm
I would cut this moment the most embarrassing on Tony history. This is silly, ridiculous and offernsive to everyone. Poor DPH.
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
#245THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:34pm
That waste of two minutes could have been Christy doing Journey to the Past ??
#246THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:34pm
Well Bette's intro was very grand diva-ish and not the usual warm, funny self-deprecating Bette.
jakebloke
Broadway Star Joined: 5/29/03
#247THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:34pm
Could seriously be one of the most boring Tony performances of all time.
akmiller_98
Understudy Joined: 8/1/15
#248THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:35pm
I put my TV on mute during DHP and listened to Elegance on my computer.
#249THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:35pm
I thought Penny performance was actually very good. He's a great actor. I just wish Hello, Dolly! title number has followed right after.
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.
ViniFromBrazil
Stand-by Joined: 1/26/16
#250THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:36pm
Why didn't Bette Midler perform? Is there a problem with her or something...?
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