The 76th Annual TONY Awards!- Page 21

[NYadgal]

Posted: 6/15/23 at 9:14pm

Finally watched (was out of the country on Sunday).  My 2 cents - 

Loved it all!   The unscripted format worked beautifully with a celebratory focus on the artists.  (Loved those backstage bits!).
Special moments, inspiring speeches - and even an In Memoriam that fully focused on those lost.   

My only gripe is that they cut off some speeches.  I would have loved hearing what Jason Robert Brown had to say when celebrating the win of ‘Parade’ as Best Revival of a Musical - a particularly important win!   There were others who weren’t able to complete what they wanted to say, and that felt like a loss to me.  

Finally, although she knocked it out of the park, I question the decision to have a performance from ‘Funny Girl’ - a show from last season - as the final musical performance - when the time could/should have been spent celebrating the Lifetime Honorees (or even giving time to the speeches)!   

Loved the more intimate space of the United Palace.  Glorious!

[NYadgal]

Posted: 6/15/23 at 9:18pm

PS - JRB posted what he was going to say on his FB page.  At least there’s that!