The Best Actress Tony — Page 3

No, I don't have a problem with people who disagree with me at all. I have a problem with the fact that you constantly talk about Applegate getting hype ONLY because she hurt her foot, when I don't understand why you just don't go see her for yourself.

And people saying "She's better than I expected!" isn't a bad thing. Whenever a big star does theatre, people are suspicious. I said the same thing about people like Antonio Banderas, John C. Reilly, etc. I went in expecting them to be bad, and I left LOVING them. And they didn't have any tragic accidents....that's just what comes with being a star and doing a show on bway. PEople are bound to be apprehensive.

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Munk, the weird thing here is that we don't disagree. But you think I'm being argumentative towards you and I'm honestly not.
In every way, I am praying that Applegate floors me. Otherwise, I'm going to be very upset I dropped money on this revival because I have seen enough of Cilento's work (and even though I'm going on the hearsay of this board and out-of-town reviews) and I know this choreography is going to be excruciating to me.
If I followed ONLY the out-of-town reviews and hype, I wouldn't see it at all since Applegate was routinely dismissed as being a lackluster Charity.
Now, she has arrived in New York on the heels of a lot of sympathy and, while I'm willing to believe that she really has improved enough to make me want to see it, I still feel it's hype of a sort that's bringing people into the theatre. It's certainly not the out-of-town reviews.
Again, that said, hype or not, tonight's reviews are really going to dictate whether or not this Tony race is going to be a blowout or close, because this race is a little different than last year's.

Threadjack: This is why I love Parker Posey. She has great appeal onstage. Too bad she seems to pick the worst possible projects in which to showcase that talent.
Why isn't someone putting her in a musical? She could do it.

No need to be unnecessarily snarky. But acting the role of Che on film and acting the role of Guido on stage are two entirely different things. You know what I'm saying.

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I thought Munk's comment implied that he found out Banderas could sing from the Che role in the film and he knew he could act for the camera, the difference with nine was not that he thought Banderas would be a bad singer, or actor, but that he was going to act "screen" which would not translate to stage.
The whole of Munk's comment which it seems was taken out of context implies this:
"I knew he could sing, but that role is much more than singing. Acting for the camera and acting for the stage are completely different - and some can do both - but some can't. "

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Sorry to take this way back, but nowhere in "Best Actress Tony" does it say "in a musical" I was trying to increase awareness to those on the board who DO ONLY see musicals when they come to New York. There's a lot of fantastic performances that never get seen because people don't go and see plays. Don't criticize me for trying to enlighten people or even get people thinking. If I had started a new thread just to talk about the plays, people wouldn't have looked at it, and people would have criticized me for starting a new thread when there are already two threads that work for that thought process...

PS. Everyone seems to be particularly "snarky" in this thread... wow...

Mary Louise Parker suprised me. I think her performance was stunning, but I don't think it did or will get enough recognition to take it anywhere. The production as a whole was slightly mediocre, and sometimes mediocrity is hard to overcome.
Rosie Perez was suprisingly good as well, come to think of it. Although, I recall being annoyed by her at times. Ach... that's Rosie Perez in general though...

This is a thread topic that needed a new thread, not adding to a 3 page one from a year ago.