The 76th Annual TONY Awards!- Page 16

[Zeppie2022]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:29pm

No offense to the WGA but enjoyed the show more without the written banter.

Like a couple of other people posted, the extended kiss at the end of "New York New York" was a bit over the top.

Aaron Rodgers (NY Jets) is becoming the "Where's Waldo" in NYC. From NBA Knicks playoff game to Taylor Swift concert and now the Tony Awards, he is always in the audience - ha ha.

"Shucked" was cute and enjoyable but not my "cup of tea".

Absolutely loved "Kimberly Akimbo" and glad it won for "Best Musical".

Lea Michele was wonderful, glad she got a chance to sing.

 

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:29pm

Made me really sad to see Joel and John trotted out and then turned around by a mugging Ariana and Julianne like they were aides in a nursing home. Can the men not speak for a moment? Really bizarre.

Also really livid for Stephen McKinley Henderson. The man is a legendary actor. Sean Hayes, who was wonderful, doesn’t touch the mastery of SMH. That Tony was a joke. Doug Wright is a sitcom writer. He did not write a legendary play. 

[MBFan]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:30pm

So.... was Will Swenson acting?? Was he trying to sound bad?

[Broadway61004]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:30pm

BroadwayNYC2 said: "“4.5 hours.”

just cause you sat there watching the pre-show does not make the show 4.5 hours."

What are you talking about? We're talking about the actual Tony awards. Not the telecast, but the actual ceremony. The ceremony began tonight at 6:30 and went until 11:00. The Tonys ran for 4.5 hours. We're saying we feel 4.5 hours is too long for the ceremony. Just because you only watched the last 3 hours of it doesn't mean it was only 3 hours.

[Sally Durant Plummer]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:35pm

Broadway61004 said: "BroadwayNYC2 said: "“4.5 hours.”

just cause you sat there watching the pre-show does not make the show 4.5 hours."

What are you talking about? We're talking about the actual Tony awards. Not the telecast, but the actual ceremony. The ceremony began tonight at 6:30 and went until 11:00. The Tonys ran for 4.5 hours. We're saying we feel 4.5 hours is too long for the ceremony. Just because you only watched the last 3 hours of it doesn't mean it was only 3 hours."

Excuse the bitchery. Some people just don't like to admit they were wrong...

 

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:36pm

LaChanze won two Tonys as a producer tonight. The two shows she won for also did not have a mile-long list of co-producers, so she was probably instrumental in their successes. Congrats!

The lack of script helped with the pacing of the show and kept the evening focused on the task at hand. I hope going forward the Tonys and every awards show take note that it's typically the often-bad writing that bogs it down. I personally missed announcer tidbits like "This is Victoria Clark's second Tony Award," which don't factor into the length of the ceremony. But the show packages and videos of nominated performances (and designs etc. in Act One), I was a fan of those.

[jagman1062]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:37pm

Tonight's ceremony was one of the best Tony shows in a long time. I agree with others that this format should be used going forward. Although I'm disappointed that some of the people I wanted to win did not, I can honestly say that I'm not mad at who actually won. I think overall, the Tonys got it right this year. As for performances, there were two shows that I haven't seen and I'm on the fence about - & Juliet and Shucked. The performance for & Juliet came off to me like a Super Bowl half-time show. Shucked came off to me like a bad variety TV show from the 70s. I really thought I'd be moved to buy tickets by tonight's performances. 

[bwayobsessed]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:37pm

Highlights for me were Arden’s speech, Shucked and ITW performances 

Updated On: 6/11/23 at 11:37 PM

[MCW1227]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:40pm

Kimberly Akimbo is finally off TDF!  Happy for them, but sad for me who wanted to see it another 4 times! Great win!

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:41pm

LaChanze also has the distinction of winning tonight's "Bernadette Peters Award for Agelessness in the American Theatre." 61!

[SFFrontRow]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:42pm

Bettyboy72 said: "Made me really sad to see Joel and John trotted out and then turned around by a mugging Ariana and Julianne like they were aides in a nursing home. Can the men not speak for a moment? Really bizarre.

Also really livid for Stephen McKinley Henderson. The man is a legendary actor. Sean Hayes, who was wonderful, doesn’t touch the mastery of SMH. That Tony was a joke. Doug Wright is a sitcom writer. He did not write a legendary play."

Joel Grey and John Kander had their pre-telecast moments and they were not brief. And agree about the extreme disappointment that Stephen McKinley Henderson was not up on stage with the Tony in his hands.

[TheSecretArden]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:43pm

Bettyboy72 said: "Made me really sad to see Joel and John trotted out and then turned around by a mugging Ariana and Julianne like they were aides in a nursing home. Can the men not speak for a moment? Really bizarre.

Also really livid for Stephen McKinley Henderson. The man is a legendary actor. Sean Hayes, who was wonderful, doesn’t touch the mastery of SMH. That Tony was a joke. Doug Wright is a sitcom writer. He did not write a legendary play."

Which is why Good Night, Oscar wasn’t nominated for Best Play. Henderson is a legend and no one can take that from him, but Hayes is still a worthy winner. Among a stacked category he gives the most transformative performance of the group, acting the role with an incredible level of stamina. His show-stopping climactic moment deserves recognition in and of itself. Really, any of the five in that category would have been satisfying winners though in my book!

[MCW1227]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:45pm

MBFan said: "So.... was Will Swenson acting?? Was he trying to sound bad?"

I thought it was just me but he didn’t seem right.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:46pm

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:46pm

SFFrontRow said: "Joel Grey and John Kander had their pre-telecast moments and they were not brief."

In hindsight might have just been better not to bring them up a second time –– just assemble a quick clip package and an intro of "earlier tonight we presented Lifetime Achievement Awards to John Kander and Joel Grey." And then cut to them in the audience. But the Pluto segments for Grey & Kander were so good that I can't even be mad at the CBS version.

Overall I really liked the clip packages this year of the shows & folks involved talking about them (mostly).

[Robbie2]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:47pm

[PianoMann]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:47pm

The part of the telecast in which the present 11 of 26 categories and the two Lifetime Achievement Awards is not a "pre-show." It isn't a red carpet with interviews about what designers the nominees are wearing. It is a part of the official ceremony, whether CBS airs it or its shunted off to Pluto TV. The attendees from Lin-Manuel Miranda down didn't show up at 8:00pm for the Tonys, they showed up for curtain at 6:30pm. I'm not sure why this is a contentious point?

[MCW1227]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:47pm

MBFan said: "So.... was Will Swenson acting?? Was he trying to sound bad?"

I thought it was just me but he didn’t seem right.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:48pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "SFFrontRow said: "Joel Grey and John Kander had their pre-telecast moments and they were not brief."

In hindsight might have just been better not to bring them up a second time –– just assemble a quick clip package and an intro of "earlier tonight we presented Lifetime Achievement Awards to John Kander and Joel Grey." And then cut to them in the audience. But the Pluto segments for Grey & Kander were so good that I can't even be mad at the CBS version.

Overall I really liked the clip packages this year of the shows & folks involved talking about them (mostly)."

[Phillyguy]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:48pm

jagman1062 said: "Tonight's ceremony was one of the best Tony shows in a long time. I agree with others that this format should be used going forward. Although I'm disappointed that some of the people I wanted to win did not, I can honestly say that I'm not mad at who actually won. I think overall, the Tonys got it right this year. As for performances, there were two shows that I haven't seen and I'm on the fence about - & Juliet and Shucked. The performance for & Juliet came off to me like a Super Bowl half-time show. Shucked came off to me like a bad variety TV show from the 70s. I really thought I'd be moved to buy tickets by tonight's performances."

Both &Juliet and Shucked are much better than tonight's performances. I absolutely love them. Lorna is fantastic on stage and Shucked tried to do too much that it made it even more corny that the actual show. 

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:49pm

Tony Awards 2023: The Best, ‘Worst’ and Wildest Moments From This Year’s Unscripted Ceremony

https://tvline.com/lists/tony-awards-2023-biggest-moments-tonys-recap-review/tonys-2023-liza-minnelli/

[Robbie2]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:50pm

Bettyboy72 said: "Made me really sad to see Joel and John trotted out and then turned around by a mugging Ariana and Julianne like they were aides in a nursing home. Can the men not speak for a moment? Really bizarre.

Also really livid for Stephen McKinley Henderson. The man is a legendary actor. Sean Hayes, who was wonderful, doesn’t touch the mastery of SMH. That Tony was a joke. Doug Wright is a sitcom writer. He did not write a legendary play."

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:53pm

Kimberly is now selling through December 17.

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:53pm

“Excuse the bitchery. Some people just don't like to admit they were wrong...”

 

bitchery not excused, I was In the audience :)

 

anyway, thrilled for Kimberly Akimbo. One of the best shows to hit Broadway in years. 
 

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 11:56pm

TotallyEffed said: "I might be missing out but I don’t think you could pay me to sit through a performance of Shucked. Looks like musical theatre hell to me."

Fwiw, its genuinely laugh out loud funny, and there are more than a few solid musical numbers. Its not going to change your life but I cant imagine someone not enjoying the experience of watching it.