THE OFFICIAL 2018 TONY AWARDS VIEWING THREAD — Page 13

OlBlueEyes said: "The reaction of many television viewers to a moment like singing Happy Birthday to my Husband is "CLICK." I've had that same reaction myself twice.."

So the Tony producers should, what, tell winners that they'll cut off the microphone if they do or say anything too gay?

OlBlueEyes said: "Happy Birthday to my Husband.

The Tonys get this wrong every year, The theater community, which all would admit has cultural and societal values still very different from the mainstream, seems to feel that, since it has mainstream America as its prisoner on this night, it can flaunt its differentvalues in the face of viewers.

The Broadway theater industry does not enjoy financial backing at a level sufficient to permit it to ignore the sensibilities of its Tony audience. The reaction of many television viewers to a moment like singing Happy Birthday to my Husband is "CLICK." I've had that same reaction myself twice.

As with practically all other businesses, especially considering the price of tickets, theater biz must court its customers even if it is the last that they feel like doing."

Broadway is doing quite well without kowtowing to the close-minded. 

 

OMG, how dare OoTI perform! Alex Newell playing Mama Earth and showing interracial romantic relationships and showcasing black people? Won't the Tony producers think of mainstream America? 

He's just pissed he didn't get to sing Happy Birthday to his husband on national television.

BTW, Alex KILLED that performance! What a performance and what a production! Absolutely lovely in every way. 

Poor Jack Thorne. That was incredibly awkward.

That number from OOTI showed how a small show should do a number on the Tony Awards. It was brilliant!

I wanted Michael Arden to win so badly.  I thought he should've won for the Spring Awakening revival, honestly. Oh well..

poisonivy2 said: "OOTI performance was great. Still not enough to save the show but lovely performance."

Phenomenal performance. If I lived 200 miles closer to NY I’d buy tickets right now.

ScottyDoesn'tKnow2 said: "ljay889 said: "HeyMrMusic said: "The Band’s Visit wins Best Original Score. Off the telecast."

Damn. David finally wins, and it's off the telecast."

What a bad year in musicals if they decide to reward Best Score off the main telecast. The only reason Best Book was on the main telecast was because CBS thought Tina Fey was going to win."

Isn't it typical for Best Score to be awarded during a commercial?  I know that happened when Fun Home won in 2015.

OlBlueEyes said: "since it has mainstream America as its prisoner on this night"

The Tony Awards have mainstream America as their prisoner on this night? Has Tony kidnapped mainstream America and chained it up in a basement dungeon with a dog named Precious?

I knew I should have stopped reading after that, because the rest was one of the dumbest things I've read tonight, and I've read a lot of dumb things.