The 2005 Tony Awards Thread- Page 30

[perfectliar]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:37pm

That was..... bad.

[Kavana]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:38pm

"SHE LOOKS LIKE OLD DEUTERONOMY"

LMAO

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:38pm

yeah aretha was horrible. why didnt they turn off her mike.. lol.

[yodamarie78]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:38pm

"When the other producers are blabber mouths they have no choice but to cut them off"
Especially considering how long they went on at the Drama Desks

[bwayballerina]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:38pm

Hugh Jackman, at the beginning of Somewhere... I liked that.
With Aretha Franklin however... not so much.

But Hugh made me reconsider my opinion that Somewhere should only be sung by a female with a high voice.

[Abikatmom]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:38pm

That was just horrible...Why did they do that?

[Raggy Q poo]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:38pm

My friend just told me she thought Aretha Franklin was dead....LOL

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:38pm

They should never do a duet again...

And what was that last note of Hugh's? (Nasty riff)

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:38pm

Poor Mr. Sondheim.
That was such a bad tribute to him.

~Steven

[CurtainUp2]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:39pm

They should have let Hugh sing it alone. Aretha's voice has seen better days. Maybe if she lost a couple a hundred pounds she'd be able to sing better.

Updated On: 6/5/05 at 10:39 PM

[insomniak]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:39pm

Hugh sounded lovely, but Aretha.. *covers ears* GAH. Was that music?

[NYadgal]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:39pm

Hugh. *Thud*

[Marquise]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:39pm

I'm talking about Aretha and Hugh's assassination of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's classic "Somewhere".

Now, I love me some Aretha, just like the next fella but she sounded horrible. Hugh was fine but he did not make a good vocal blend with Franklin. It was off and very painful to watch and hear.

[VIETgrlTerifa]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:40pm

That was a horrible duet. Hugh and Aretha looked like they were competing rather than singing together. No interaction at all between them.

BTW, does everyone hate Spamalot? Jesus, it's like Wicked resentment all over again.

[Broadwaydannyc]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:40pm

Was that about the 7 millionth tribute to Sondheim this season?

ENOUGH already

[MatureDignity]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:40pm

Wow, I'm rewinding and recording over that disaster.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:41pm

Wow, I still haven't recovered from that.
That was one of the worst performances I've ever seen at a Tonys telecast. Yuck.
Yeah, I think they should get rid of that new tradition.
First Mary J. Blige. And now this.
Ugh.

~Steven

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:41pm

"My friend just told me she thought Aretha Franklin was dead....LOL"


ROTFLMFAO!!!!

gosh aretha killed it. ugh!

[MTVMANN]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:41pm

What was the deal with the 1st lady for Doubt?????? Why was she talking like that??????

[QHDramaQueen]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:41pm

there was a duet I never thought I'd see... or never wanted to see.... that definatly wasnt pretty... oh well at least we didnt have aretha burst into "i feel pretty" imagine...

[Raggy Q poo]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:41pm

"BTW, does everyone hate Spamalot? Jesus, it's like Wicked resentment all over again."

LOLOL

[bwayfan3]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:42pm

That Somewhere duet was completely pointless. I agree with whoever said the nominated shows can get more time if they don't do this ridiculous filler.

And I don't know if it was just a poor match-up but they sucked. Plus we've (TV viewers) had to listen to that song (lovely as it is when sung well) on practically every commercial.

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:42pm

"Wow, I'm rewinding and recording over that disaster."

CLEVER! erase the memory of that song! i may watch it again later for ****s and giggles.

[WesternSky2]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:42pm

LMAO. Aretha singing "I Feel Pretty". That would be classic. Especially in that dress.

[Marquise]

Posted: 6/5/05 at 10:42pm

I feel like I was witnessing a horrible car wreck. It was so horrific but I couldn't divert my eyes from it.