Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:39pm
Worst performance of the night Hello Dolly, thriller that Laurie Metcalf won.
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:39pm
Rachel is such a star and is probably the best dressed in that room.
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:39pm
Kroll and Mulaney...I'm cackling!
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.)
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:40pm
Wife though she was best on red carpet, so happy she won :)
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!!!!
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.
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:42pm
God, only one WOC in the entire Rockettes performance? How horribly disappointing.
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Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:42pm
LOVED Leslie and Cynthia together!!!
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:43pm
Hearing Cynthia Erivo's voice is heaven on earth.
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:43pm
Leslie and Cynthia just slayed my life.
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!
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:44pm
All I could think of during that Rockettes performance was "did you stone those tights?" #LindaEvangelista4Ever
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:45pm
I would have liked more from Cynthia and Leslie. Great idea to pair them up though.
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:45pm
Damn Leslie Odom Jr. slayed that number. Get this man back on Broadway!
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????
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.
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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Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:47pm
ForB4 said: "VintageSnarker said: "God, that was a mess. But Cynthia took it all in stride.
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What happened?
Sarah kept trying to talk to Cynthia while Frank kept trying to close the show and then he just sprang a request for Cynthia to sing and she improved a Tony's song because she is a goddess and a cinnamon roll.
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:48pm
Are the people confused about Bette really so out of the loop? This has been going on for weeks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/theater/hello-dolly-bette-midler-seems-unlikely-to-sing-at-tony-awards.html
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:48pm
Wow, I still can't believe they did that with Dolly. That's such crap. Kudos to DHP for giving it his all, though. What a trouper!
Rachel Bay Jones's gown was the best! And her and Laurie Metcalf's daughters are adorable!
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:48pm
ViniFromBrazil said: "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????
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We've been talking about Rudin's stunt for weeks fyi.
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:50pm
An amazing and well deserved upset for INDECENT!
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:50pm
Really happy for Rebecca! Her work in Indecent is something not to miss.
Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:50pm
Wow, a bit surprised about Direction of a Play. Sher's work on Oslo was stunning.
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