The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!- Page 9
The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!
The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#201
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:06pm
Yayyyyy Ragtime
Still pissed Chess didn’t even get a nomination
The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#203
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:07pm
This is some bull****, but bull**** i should have expected after Tempress didn't even get a nomination.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#204
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:07pm
Congratulations to Lear and the entire cast of Ragtime! Absolutely no doubt. Bravo!!!!!
The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#205
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:07pm
Terrance McNally's husband made a lovely post earlier this evening.
The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#206
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:07pm
Poor lady, it sucks when this happens
The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#207
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:08pm
Damn!! Loved RAGTIME, but CATS should have gotten it.
The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#208
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:08pm
Mediocrity rewarded. Let’s give it to whiny white people
The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#210
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:09pm
Congrats to “Ragtime”. Well deserved!
The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#212
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:10pm
the first stumble for PINK was that free speech bit which was neither funny nor sensical.
SHOCKED that Ragtime won. A real gasp! Now cue all the bitter CATS fans alleging every single nasty barb they can think of...I already see some unabashed racism in response on this Board. Im sure Lynn Flaherty had something lovely to say about Terrence McNally but we will never get to hear it.
This is a beautiful rendition of Without You by the ever reliable Odom Jr.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/30/17
The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#213
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:11pm
This is pretty embarrassing for the Tonys. Goes to show some of the voters aren't capable of knowing what the best artistically interesting production is. They voted for comfort.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#214
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:11pm
ACL2006 said: "TheatreFan4 said: "Ohhh Pink's going into Chicago isn't she?"
i wish. I doubt the show could afford whatever she would want in terms of a salary. Maybe her daughter, Willow?"
Her daughter Willow is a 15 year old teenager. Where in CHICAGO does she fit?! Tell us. 🤣
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#215
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:12pm
Princeton78 said: "Mediocrity rewarded. Let’s give it to whiny white people
It was a perfect representation of how Broadway doesn't know what it needs most nowadays. This is why most new musicals will be closing within months, the edge is gone.
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The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#216
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:12pm
Play Esq. said: "****!!!"
I can’t with this. Shouldn’t even have been close. This **** was led by the local board.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#217
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:13pm
Wow, that was absolutely stunning. I would love a recording of this version, Leslie is such a talent.
Rest in Power, All.
The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#218
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:15pm
I don’t think In Memoriam calls for a sustained note in the end
The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#219
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:15pm
blaxx said: "Princeton78 said: "Mediocrity rewarded. Let’s give it to whiny white people
It was a perfect representation of how Broadway doesn't know what it needs most nowadays. This is why most new musicals will be closing within months, the edge is gone."
I understand all the reasons why CATS is more deserving in terms of REVIVING a show given the creativity, but its lazy and silly to now pretend that RAGTIME is some unworthy unloved flop.
What ignorance, as if CATS means theres no place for anything else on Broadway?
I might remind you that it opened at City Centers right when this country was descending into fascist madness, and that these actors singing these lyrics was cathartic heaven in that moment. I might also remind you that the show has been mostly sold out from the jump, a monster hit. Grow up.
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The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#220
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:16pm
blaxx said: "Princeton78 said: "Mediocrity rewarded. Let’s give it to whiny white people
It was a perfect representation of how Broadway doesn't know what it needs most nowadays. This is why most new musicals will be closing within months, the edge is gone."
Most new musicals will be closing because they're not very good!
The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#221
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:17pm
I posted this in another thread, but I was in line waiting to get into a show last night. I overheard a conversation where a veteran Broadway marketer was asked if he saw Cats: The Jellicle Ball. His response was, no, I hate Cats. I think the loss has to do more with people just don't like Cats. I know this production reinvented the material, I thought it was pretty special when I hated the last revival of Cats, but it may have too much of a negative history.
The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#222
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:17pm
pagereynolds said: "This free speech segment didn't work."
I really hate when they turn that into a joke. It’s not a joke for some people in this country.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#223
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:18pm
Here comes to haters slamming their decision about Ragime and how everything is corrupt and blah blah blah blah blah blah...............Quizking (who slammed and insulted Ragtime for 8 months imploded). Because everyone knows if Cats won, the Ragtime fans would be told to "calm down". Love. 
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast!#224
Posted: 6/7/26 at 10:19pm
PipingHotPiccolo said: "blaxx said: "Princeton78 said: "Mediocrity rewarded. Let’s give it to whiny white people
It was a perfect representation of how Broadway doesn't know what it needs most nowadays. This is why most new musicals will be closing within months, the edge is gone."
I understand all the reasons why CATS is more deserving in terms of REVIVING a show given the creativity, but its lazy and silly to now pretend that RAGTIME is some unworthy unloved flop.
What ignorance, as if CATS means theres no place for anything else on Broadway?
I might remind you that it opened at City Centers right when this country was descending into fascist madness, and that these actors singing these lyrics was cathartic heaven in that moment. I might also remind you that the show has been mostly sold out from the jump, a monster hit. Grow up.
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Except I never said any of that. I just said Broadway doesn't know it needs tedge to survive and at no point I called Ragtime an "unworthy unloved flop". Feels better to create your own agenda?
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