THE OFFICIAL 2017 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD- Page 11

[ViniFromBrazil]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:36pm

Why didn't Bette Midler perform? Is there a problem with her or something...?

[sbflyfan]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:37pm

The random handler girl who tried to drag Bette back from Laurie.

[DAME]

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 .

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:37pm

Rachel Bay Jones looks so lovely in that dress.

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:38pm

Thrilled for Rachel Bay Jones! So beyond deserving and such a sweet speech!

[Valentina3]

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.

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:39pm

RBJ is so freaking cute ?????? So happy for her!

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:39pm

Worst performance of the night Hello Dolly, thriller that Laurie Metcalf won.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:39pm

Rachel is such a star and is probably the best dressed in that room.

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:39pm

Kroll and Mulaney...I'm cackling!

[Telegram Spam]

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.)

[rwthib]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:40pm

Wife though she was best on red carpet, so happy she won :)

[ethan231h]

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!!!!

[DAME]

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.

[Margo319]

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 PM

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:42pm

LOVED Leslie and Cynthia together!!!

[Dancingthrulife2]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:43pm

Hearing Cynthia Erivo's voice is heaven on earth.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:43pm

Leslie and Cynthia just slayed my life. 

[SFFrontRow]

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!

[Valentina3]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:44pm

All I could think of during that Rockettes performance was "did you stone those tights?" #LindaEvangelista4Ever

[macnyc]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:45pm

I would have liked more from Cynthia and Leslie. Great idea to pair them up though. 

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 6/11/17 at 9:45pm

Damn Leslie Odom Jr. slayed that number. Get this man back on Broadway!

[ViniFromBrazil]

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????

[ACL2006]

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.

[frontrowcentre2]

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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