#851
Posted: 6/8/09 at 1:27pm
Huh. Well. What else is there to say?
Tech: I have nothing to add that hasn't been said by pretty much everyone.
Opening: Didn't hate it, but it certainly had its weak moments. Nice concept, poorly executed. Came off as last-minute and lazy.
Best Musical/Revival performances: Hair, Next to Normal and Rock of Ages fared well. The rest were poor choices and/or poorly performed. Billy Elliot should have performed Solidarity or Expressing Yourself. Shrek should have chosen practically anything else. West Side Story should have gone with a medley of hits with maybe Jet Song, Tonight, Cool, America, and Officer Krupke. Any combination of those would have been better than Dance at the Gym. Guys and Dolls probably picked the best number to showcase, but it only confirmed how lacklustre the production is.
Tour performances: I really had no objection to the concept. They want to promote theatre attendance on a national scale using the tour productions of Broadway musicals. Great way to promote theatre for all those out there watching the show who may not have the luxury of flying to NYC, paying too much for a hotel, and spending $75-120 per ticket on the shows they want to see. Good intentions. But like the opening number, poorly executed. Why were Mamma Mia and Jersey Boys performing numbers staged and performed so poorly that didn't even resemble scenes from the show? At least Legally Blonde made an attempt at presenting something with a likeness to what you see on stage, but the others just made no sense.
Liza: So here's my take on Liza. She's a gay icon because...well, I never really understood why, but I'm told I must love her because I am a gay man. I think she probably performed to the best of her ability at this stage in her life. But that does not mean it was a good performance. It wasn't good. It was charming and vivacious, but it was not sung well.
Question: When did they announce Best Costume Design of a Play? I was watching the show with my parents and we never saw it announced. We rewound several portions of the broadcast searching for it, and we saw the clump of other technical awards given out, but we never found that one. I had to look it up online. Did I miss it and if so, when did it occur? I read this entire thread and never saw it mentioned, so I assume it's me.
Tech: I have nothing to add that hasn't been said by pretty much everyone.
Opening: Didn't hate it, but it certainly had its weak moments. Nice concept, poorly executed. Came off as last-minute and lazy.
Best Musical/Revival performances: Hair, Next to Normal and Rock of Ages fared well. The rest were poor choices and/or poorly performed. Billy Elliot should have performed Solidarity or Expressing Yourself. Shrek should have chosen practically anything else. West Side Story should have gone with a medley of hits with maybe Jet Song, Tonight, Cool, America, and Officer Krupke. Any combination of those would have been better than Dance at the Gym. Guys and Dolls probably picked the best number to showcase, but it only confirmed how lacklustre the production is.
Tour performances: I really had no objection to the concept. They want to promote theatre attendance on a national scale using the tour productions of Broadway musicals. Great way to promote theatre for all those out there watching the show who may not have the luxury of flying to NYC, paying too much for a hotel, and spending $75-120 per ticket on the shows they want to see. Good intentions. But like the opening number, poorly executed. Why were Mamma Mia and Jersey Boys performing numbers staged and performed so poorly that didn't even resemble scenes from the show? At least Legally Blonde made an attempt at presenting something with a likeness to what you see on stage, but the others just made no sense.
Liza: So here's my take on Liza. She's a gay icon because...well, I never really understood why, but I'm told I must love her because I am a gay man. I think she probably performed to the best of her ability at this stage in her life. But that does not mean it was a good performance. It wasn't good. It was charming and vivacious, but it was not sung well.
Question: When did they announce Best Costume Design of a Play? I was watching the show with my parents and we never saw it announced. We rewound several portions of the broadcast searching for it, and we saw the clump of other technical awards given out, but we never found that one. I had to look it up online. Did I miss it and if so, when did it occur? I read this entire thread and never saw it mentioned, so I assume it's me.
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