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#2

re: THIS is how the Tonys are suppose to OPEN....

Posted: 6/4/08 at 11:06pm

Amen.
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#3

re: THIS is how the Tonys are suppose to OPEN....

Posted: 6/4/08 at 11:07pm

Unfortunately, I don't think we're ever going to see a Tony opening like that ever again. It really is a shame.

On the other hand, Ms. Lansbury's 'Everything's Coming Up Roses' was magnificent!
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#5

re: THIS is how the Tonys are suppose to OPEN....

Posted: 6/4/08 at 11:11pm

Mmm. Damm straight. Love that performance.
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#6

re: THIS is how the Tonys are suppose to OPEN....

Posted: 6/4/08 at 11:14pm

Yeah, and the Tonys need to be held in a Broadway house again.

The only reason they've been moved to Radio City Music Hall is so the League of American Theaters and Producers can make $400 a ticket off tourists who love to get dressed up and sit in the nosebleeds.
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#7

re: THIS is how the Tonys are suppose to OPEN....

Posted: 6/4/08 at 11:14pm

This is what the Tony's are about. If anything should be opening the Tony's this year, it should be South Pacific or Gypsy. You know...two classic shows that have left a huge mark in theatre history?
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#10

re: THIS is how the Tonys are suppose to OPEN....

Posted: 6/4/08 at 11:18pm

From that clip I found:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=2fGIhWmVn9A&feature=related
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And yes, ljay! He better.
"As we all should probably have learned by now, to be a Stephen Sondheim fan is to have one's heart broken at regular intervals" - Frank Rich

Dearest, how can this be so? You were dead, you know. - Candide

Oh my god, this show has everything! Half naked guys and girl on girl action! - [title of show]

(My avatar? Why, yes! That is Laura Benanti making out with a chick!)
#12

re: THIS is how the Tonys are suppose to OPEN....

Posted: 6/4/08 at 11:18pm

I liked the year they did "One Night Only" with all the nominated shows.
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#14

re: THIS is how the Tonys are suppose to OPEN....

Posted: 6/4/08 at 11:21pm

Well, we simply must have the most revolutionary musical of our time open up the Tony's! It is only natural that The Lion King gets to open the show because it is obviously a much better choice. I mean, I'd much rather hear thirty-eight animals sing about life than to hear an iconic madwoman say "Sing Out Louise!".

"Light the candles! Get the ice out! Roll the rug up, it's today!"

Updated On: 6/4/08 at 11:21 PM

#19

re: THIS is how the Tonys are supposed to OPEN....

Posted: 6/4/08 at 11:37pm

Wow. Stephen is so humble in his speeches. God bless you, Stephen Sondheim, and congratulations once again.
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Updated On: 6/4/08 at 11:37 PM

#20

re: THIS is how the Tonys are supposed to OPEN....

Posted: 6/4/08 at 11:41pm

She puts others to shame.
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#22

re: THIS is how the Tonys are supposed to OPEN....

Posted: 6/4/08 at 11:52pm

"It's even nicer to win two."

That was wonderful.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#23

re: THIS is how the Tonys are supposed to OPEN....

Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:32am

I highly agree that this was a token to remember, but if the Tony's opened liked that ever again, we would lose viewers. Today's standard's it is consider to be too long, drags on and looses interest. I personally love the way it opened.

I also laughed, on how the lights moved like for three seconds and the audience was like on it's feet...how sad that we are not easily entertained like we use to be.
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#25

re: THIS is how the Tonys are supposed to OPEN....

Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:38am

Agreed. "The Circle Of Life" is like a five minute song.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

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