The 75th Annual TONY Awards! — Page 22

ACL2006 said: "I still have ZERO desire to see SIX."

I originally did intend to see Six when it toured, but, after seeing that performance, I’ll skip it. Looks like a retro Labelle performance from the ‘70s; those costumes are so stupid and so not edgy.

I thought Act One was unnecessary and I didn't like how they doubled up on the categories. I also thought it was odd that Angela Lansbury's award wasn't given during the main broadcast. I'd rather just see recaps of those awards during the main broadcast.

Ariana was a decent host and I loved her wardrobe changes but I agree that she would have worked better with a co-host. Perhaps Andrew Garfield. She was most effective when interacting with other actors. I didn't like the opening number but I really liked the closing number and it felt too short.

Billy Crystal made me want to buy a ticket to see Mr. Saturday Night again.

I don't think The Music Man will be hurting after last night.

While a fabulous performance, Paradise Square didn't really sell me on what that show was about. The others did.

I thought both Patti and Matt gave great speeches. I was glad Patti acknowledged the London company.

The tv directing was horrible. There also seemed to be sound issues throughout the night. Constant shots of Lin-Manuel Miranda but only a couple of Hugh Jackman all night. They just seemed really focused on the same handful of people all night. Also, too many shots of the backs of heads. I hope they either learn from this or get a different director next year.

Why in gods name did The Music Man perform THE CURTAIN CALL?? They have so many rousing numbers, this just seemed lazy. Completely forgettable Tony’s performance.

BobNC said: "ACL2006 said: "I still have ZERO desire to see SIX."

I originally did intend to see Six when it toured, but, after seeing that performance, I’ll skip it. Looks like a retro Labelle performance from the ‘70s; those costumes are so stupid and so not edgy."

I think the songs from Six are quite well written, catchy, and sophisticated. Yes they are pop, but they each have a unique quality and tell a story. I think the people writing off the score aren’t giving it a fair shake.

I do agree it’s one of the cheapest looking shows I’ve ever seen. The backgrounds look like an ATARI 2600 and the costumes look like ugly as sin Jem rejects. Those poor actresses must be so uncomfortable.


This show is a cash cow. No one cares who the leads are so the producers can just shred female vocalists voices and replace them with the next hungry ingenue (ala Elphaba).

The film will get cast with six heavy hitting pop stars and be a huge hit.

The creators of this show will never have to work again.

People of all means shop at thrift stores and among younger people, doing so often has cachet.

Presumably, Moss and Marlowe were quite comfortable in their attire and intentional about their look.

The comment about British people having no taste is itself in poor taste.

Updated On: 6/14/22 at 04:26 AM

I was really happy to see Hollis Resnick included in the In Memoriam.

So 'Best Score' doesn't get televised but 'Best Book' does? Can't really remember what has happened in the past but interesting.

Is there no time to televise both? I feel like they could cut something in order to include it

YvanEhtNioj said: "Is there no time to televise both? I feel like they could cut something in order to include it"

I mean they could easily cut the host shtick and include it, but I understand they think thats something people want to see, so fine. But it always surprises me that they include the Direction awards more prominently than the Book/Score. Not that Direction isnt important, but without the Book/Score there is no show. Simply WILD not to include both, live- thats the whole dang thang.

Kad said: "Alexander Lamar said: "I see a lot of “interesting” comments online about Billy Porter…when did the tide change about his popularity? It seemed like he had a meteoric rise and then people were sick of him."

Overexposure is a helluva thing."

What he did to Encores! didn't help.

Alexander Lamar said: "I see a lot of “interesting” comments online about Billy Porter…when did the tide change about his popularity? It seemed like he had a meteoric rise and then people were sick of him."

Billy is talented and a great person, but when he's everywhere you look people are going to grow tired of him. His singing was slightly off for me but he looked gorgeous, as always.

In person, I found Billy Crystal’s performance annoying.

Dollypop said: "Curiosity question:

As Matt Doyle left the stage after receiving his award, he muttered something about becoming the "next bride". In the online photos, it is obvious that his significant other, Max Clayton, is wearing a wedding band. Are these two already married?"

He’s talked previously (maybe in the NYT Tony’s event? I forget where I saw it) about how it was Sondheim’s favorite line and Sondheim’s note to yell it as loud as possible (which he did to his satisfaction at the first preview), so he’s continued using that line as a tribute to Sondheim.

He also said a little bit about it to Playbill after the ceremony:
"He loved the line ‘I'm the next bride,’ which is why I said it tonight onstage [in his acceptance speech], because, especially coming from the perspective of a gay man, now, when [marriage equality] wasn't even a right that we had in the last revival [of Company] in 2006, it was so important to him that that was joyful and celebrated. At first I was playing it in a really internal way…and walking off quietly. And he was like, ‘That is not it. You need to yell that line!’ So when we came back from the pandemic, I just remembered I have to yell that as joyfully and as big as possible—and that was something that I know he was thrilled about nightly.”

Updated On: 6/14/22 at 05:37 PM