The 63rd Annual Tony Awards Megathread- Page 30

[Connemara]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 10:58pm

Can't believe I missed the Jerry Herman tribute. Did Angie sing?

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 10:58pm

Great backhanded compliment from Elton John.

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 10:59pm

What backhanded compliment?

[nealb1]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 10:59pm

Thrilled that BILLY and HAIR won The Tonys that it did. Both shows were fantastic, and deserve all the praise that it gets!

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 10:59pm

And its sooo funny that Gavin Creel is like one of the LEAST hairy people I have ever seen... when he sings those lyrics it is so funny to me...

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 10:59pm

The end song was the BEST!

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 10:59pm

Thank God for NPH, saved the show, the ending was the highlight of three very long hours

[PitPro2004]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:00pm

Neil should have gotten a Tony for that song alone!!! Hilarious...Angela and Bret. Yowza!

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:00pm

Go back a page and real yankeefan's translation of what Elton John said to the writers of n2n.

[nicholscreek]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:00pm

NPH closing number - LEGENDARY

[sabrelady]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:00pm

PJ you are so right! Shout out to NPH AND Marc Shaiman!

[thetinymagic2]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:00pm

The entire 3 hrs actually flew by, for a change.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:01pm

When I first saw him in Clara's Heart, I never thought I would ever say Neil Patrick Harris has "it." When I saw him in "Assassins" I knew he did. And he does.

HAIR and the NPH finale were the two things worth tuning in for.

[yay_gerb]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:01pm

i liked the closing song but did anyone else think that there wasn't enough NPH? i was expecting more, idk maybe it's just me.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:02pm

Elton's congratulatory F*ck you to Kitt and Yorkey is the highlight of the night.

[snl89]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:04pm

K a few quick comments:

1)No surprises, but still some amazing wins!! YAYYY Hair and Alice, and Next to Normal for Best Score, and many of the other acceptances were very touching as well!

2)The performances from Hair, Next to Normal, and Billy Elliot were all EPIC. Like really, jeeeez amazing <3

3)Neil Patrick Harris, WHY are you the most awesome ever??? Legendary hosting job? I THINK SO Especially the ending OMG. I was dying


So yeah, although there were some upsets I was really pulling for (Will, Gavin, and Next to Normal mostly), I wasn't exactly expecting them, and it was still a great night, it really was. And those Billy boys WERE beyond adorable hehe

Updated On: 6/7/09 at 11:04 PM

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:07pm

Hair's performance was DA BOMB DIGGITY!

[SharpCookies]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:07pm

A Billy Sweep? WHAT A SURPRISE!

I overall enjoyed the show. I liked last years tonys better, personally, of course I've only seen two Tony Awards in my life, so maybe I don't have much of a opinion... hearing the words 'Billy Elliot' over and over grated me like no other though. And I think Christopher Sieber deserved the Featured Actor Tony.

I agree, there wasn't enough NPH. I love him to death and I wish I saw him more. The ending number made his presence there awesome, though. I LOVE YOU, NEIL!

Oh, and I don't know about you guys but I thought the opening number was beyond epic.

[MrSweetNAwful]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:08pm

NPH made up for Billy taking Best Musical.
Now that the Tony's are over it's time to award the BWWTony for Best Post in The Tony Awards Megathread.
And it goes to...






FindingNamo for his comment on the Billy Elliot "Angry Dance" performance:
"I had no idea Billy Elliot was about one boy's triumph over epilepsy."
Congratulations Namo! You win the thread

Updated On: 6/7/09 at 11:08 PM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:11pm

Hair clearly had the best performance followed by N2N, Billy Elliot & JB.

Performance rankings
1. Hair
2. Next to Normal
3. Billy Elliot
4. Jersey Boys
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.(the rest weren't even close to the other 4 shows)
5. West Side Story
6. Rock of Ages
7. Guys & Dolls
8. Shrek
9. Legally Blonde
10. Mamma Mia!

[snl89]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:12pm

Hair's performance was DA BOMB DIGGITY!

Basically it COMPLETELY owned the entire night

Seriosuly, SERIOUSLY I freaking love that show and that tribe. Gavin and Will are entiiiiirely too much love <33 They make me so happy I don't even think there are enough words to describe it. And they were having just a LIL too much fun up there, dontchya think?

The Next to Normal performance really was amazing too though. SO good

Updated On: 6/7/09 at 11:12 PM

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:14pm

I'm thrilled about Billy winning ten Tony Awards. I'm also thrilled Next to Normal can say they have won three!

The show was a disaster. The technical flaws ruined the show for me. And the touring performances were absolutely pointless. Seriously, you kicked off Choreography and Book of a Musical for those? NPH was divine though. Why couldn't we see more of him?

Seeing the three Billy Boys win was wonderful! You just don't see that every day!

To the people who think the Tonys got it wrong, this isn't the worst blunder they've ever pulled. Spamalot over ANY of the other nominees? I'm personally very happy this year. I would have loved to see Billy take Score and Featured Actress, but I'm happy for the winners.

~Steven

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:14pm

I'm sorry...but I didn't enjoy the show this year like I have in the past. The two highlights were the opening and closing numbers. To me, all the musical performances were short/"choppy".

And I do love Legally Blonde, Jersey Boys, and Mamma Mia...but WHAT WAS THE POINT?!?! That was pointless! I'm sorry.

The tribute to Jerry Herman was kinda silly...using clips from his PBS special? I am so glad he got the award. He is so awesome!

I guess my feeling is that they tried to squish too much into a small amount of time. I will agree, however, this is the best season for Broadway in years!

[MrSweetNAwful]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:15pm

I'm assuming WALL-E malfunctioned before the show? I hear that happens very often to the new WALL-E animatronic meet-and-gret characters in the Disney parks.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:21pm

Thank you MrSweet, I share this award with everyone who suffered through the broadcast tonight and who [crackle, crackle] I'm going out, I'm going out ridiculous [crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle] ... elli who I think should retire as an act of mercy [crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle] [Cue: Modern Strings rendition of "Popular" from Wicked]