THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#250
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:36pm
Why didn't Bette Midler perform? Is there a problem with her or something...?
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#251
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:37pm
The random handler girl who tried to drag Bette back from Laurie.
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#252
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:37pm
akmiller_98 said: "I put my TV on mute during DHP and listened to Elegance on my computer.
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You are an idiot .
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#253
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:37pm
Rachel Bay Jones looks so lovely in that dress.
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#255
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:38pm
Thrilled for Rachel Bay Jones! So beyond deserving and such a sweet speech!
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#256
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:39pm
DAME said: "akmiller_98 said: "I put my TV on mute during DHP and listened to Elegance on my computer."
You are an idiot ."
What DAME said.
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#257
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:39pm
RBJ is so freaking cute ?????? So happy for her!
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#258
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:39pm
Worst performance of the night Hello Dolly, thriller that Laurie Metcalf won.
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#259
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:39pm
Rachel is such a star and is probably the best dressed in that room.
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#260
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:39pm
Kroll and Mulaney...I'm cackling!
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#261
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:40pm
It would have been nice to have something with the full cast...but I saw "Hello Dolly" last week and thought "Penny In My Pocket" was the best thing about the production. (Bette Midler simply doesn't deserve the Tony that Scott Rudin purchased for her.)
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#262
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:40pm
Wife though she was best on red carpet, so happy she won :)
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#263
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:41pm
RACHEL BAY JONES!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so so so so so so HAPPY for her. Her performance is so powerful and so emotionally true for a parent. Yay!!!!
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#264
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:41pm
Telegram Spam said: "It would have been nice to have something with the full cast...but I saw "Hello Dolly" last week and thought "Penny In My Pocket" was the best thing about the production. (Bette Midler simply doesn't deserve the Tony that Scott Rudin purchased for her.)
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Another idiot.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/15
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#265
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:42pm
God, only one WOC in the entire Rockettes performance? How horribly disappointing.
Updated On: 6/11/17 at 09:42 PMTHE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#267
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:42pm
LOVED Leslie and Cynthia together!!!
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#268
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:43pm
Hearing Cynthia Erivo's voice is heaven on earth.
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#269
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:43pm
Leslie and Cynthia just slayed my life.
Broadway Star Joined: 3/19/05
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#270
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:44pm
Awful that they did not have a number with Bette singing, I was hoping for her to be wheeled in during the opening. Nope. I was hoping they would surprise everyone by having DHP followed up with Before the Parade Passes By.
I love Ms Midler, but she, along with her producer Scott Rudin, sucks for not agreeing to perform. I hope she loses the award to someone who is brave enough to actually play to the fans and sing during the awards ceremony. Embarassing for them all, the Tony committee, Ms Midler, producers of Hello, Dolly! You might as well call it Hell NO, Dolly!
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#271
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:44pm
All I could think of during that Rockettes performance was "did you stone those tights?" #LindaEvangelista4Ever
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#272
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:45pm
I would have liked more from Cynthia and Leslie. Great idea to pair them up though.
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#273
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:45pm
Damn Leslie Odom Jr. slayed that number. Get this man back on Broadway!
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#274
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:46pm
I'm trying to find something online but i still haven't found anything as to why Midler didn't perform. And she got there right after DHP's performance I mean what the hell????
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#275
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:46pm
Poor DHP, that was terrible. And I guess because ANASTASIA didn't perform, they filled them in with the Rockettes? Disappointing.
THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD#276
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:47pm
qolbinau said: "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. </i>
Not really..the score of DOLLY is so well known even minor songs like "Elegance" and "It Only takes a Moment" would have seemed old hat. Here was a chance for a song that only a few people know to get some exposure.
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Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
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