TONY Nomination Concert

It just aired here in New York and it was a great show.
I like this event cause it's kinda classy and you see the performers in nice clothes and concentrate on the music of the nominated shows.
Great start with Cheyenne singing a wonderful:
ON BROADWAY.
Sutton and the Fionas with a funny powerful
I KNOW IT'S TODAY.
The adorable Mr. Creel and Co, with
WHERE DO I GO?
I love all of them and Gavin's sneaks.
OK, NEXT TO NORMAL with that Superboy song:
I have to say that this is the second song I have heard from the show and I am underwhelmed, the lyrics just didn't fit the music at all.
I hope it's better in the theatre, Alice, Jennifer and Aaron looked super.
Carole Shelley proved why she got her nod with a touching performance.
ROCK OF AGES sounded great, but I thought they used famous songs,
I've never heard of that one.
Amy Spangler has a hard face.
They did Rock It!
GUYS AND DOLLS was actually kinda cute,
but kinda bland in the staging.
I thought Kate Jennings Grant was an ingenue, but I was wrong.
Then came that Tornado Stephanie J Bloch with
GET OUT AND STAY OUT, how does she sing like that?
Just incredible.
And great work from that cutie drummer,
Sean McDaniel.
And last, that stick of wood Matt Cavanaugh,
does his face have any expression at all?
Ho-sephina, as the announcer called her, looked lovely but I still find her voice good, but not exceptional for this role.
It was a good show with lots of the other nominees getting some moments. Talking about their first stage appearances was very funny.
Luck to them all!

Updated On: 5/30/09 at 08:23 PM

Did Carole Shelley put on a thicker accent?

D'oh. I missed it. Will it be airing again in the NY area or shall I wait for it to pop up elsewhere?

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It's probably unfair to say that there are better shows out there when you haven't seen it yet. I think the song works much better in context of the show, as do most of the songs performed tonight.

~Steven

I was also very underwhelmed. I only saw the second half starting with Carol Shelley. I enjoyed her performance more than I did in the theater, which was a lot. ROCK OF AGES was ok, I really don't enjoy Amy Spanger, but it was ok. GUYS AND DOLLS was possibly the worst thing I have ever seen-Lauren Graham was absolutely terrible! That last note was atrocious, mainly due to Graham's inability to sustain a note. Stephanie J Block was amazing in her performance; she has a truly phenomenal voice! WEST SIDE STORY was not great, similar to the show, Cavanaugh is stiffer than wood however Josefina has a very beautiful voice. I just hope the Tony performances are better than this...

I enjoyed it and hope they continue this as a yearly tradition. I didn't think Marry the Man Today was bad; I thought it was cute. I wasn't crazy about Carole Shelley's number, although I did love that song in the theater. Superboy and the Invisible Girl was great and I was glad they did a number that showcased Jennifer because I don't think she'll be in N2N's actual Tony performance.

wdwfreak - That song is in no way indicative of the type of show Billy Elliot is.

It is, however, indicative of how boring the score is.

I think the idea of this concert is to showcase the music and not necsarily represent the context in the show.

The idea of the concert is to get people to watch the Tonys and buy tickets to the shows. I love many of the productions (not including the one I'm about to mention), but I thought West Side Story was the only performance that accomplished that "idea"/goal.

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its on right now in chicago area on channel 2

UM OK MASSOFMEN

post on something other than Rock of Ages for a change.

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