The Official TONY Awards Thread- Page 28
The Official TONY Awards Thread
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/5/11
The Official TONY Awards Thread#675
Posted: 6/9/13 at 10:44pm
Ugh what a horrible number from Kinky Boots. Bland Mediocre and just full of fluff.
I can't believe someone can win a TONY for having a song saying "yeah yeah" for 3 minutes. Jesus Christ. Just reallly freaking bad. I actually think I could think of better lyrics than that. Just awful.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
The Official TONY Awards Thread#676
Posted: 6/9/13 at 10:45pm
That number was phonomenal in the theater...on tv? Not so much.
The Official TONY Awards Thread#677
Posted: 6/9/13 at 10:45pm
I think year after year with these subpar performances in what usually works well on stage, the blame really falls with CBS for its sound design and camerawork.
The only numbers I thought that came off exceptionally well were Cinderella and Pippin.
The Official TONY Awards Thread#678
Posted: 6/9/13 at 10:45pmWas looking forward to Kinky Boots performance.......wasn't all that impressed......
The Official TONY Awards Thread#679
Posted: 6/9/13 at 10:45pm
PATINA!!!!!
and that Kinky Boots number was.....uhhh.....bad.
The Official TONY Awards Thread#680
Posted: 6/9/13 at 10:45pm
Cicely gave the best speech of the evening.
I agree about Pippin's shirt, it's incredibly unflattering.
The Official TONY Awards Thread#681
Posted: 6/9/13 at 10:45pmWhat about showing off the actual boots and doing "Raise You Up"?
The Official TONY Awards Thread#682
Posted: 6/9/13 at 10:46pmI'm upset that Say Yeah translated so poorly on camera. Kinky Boots is full of life! Truly amazing!
The Official TONY Awards Thread#683
Posted: 6/9/13 at 10:46pmYes, because every Tony winning scores have no lyrical clunkers in them.
The Official TONY Awards Thread#684
Posted: 6/9/13 at 10:46pmPIPPIN was busy and "overstuffed." Sorry gang. Threw some of Fosse's old moves with circus stuff into a pot and dumped it onstage.
The Official TONY Awards Thread#685
Posted: 6/9/13 at 10:47pm
The Kinky Boots number was so fabulous in the theater; didn't translate so well on TV.
To me, it looked pretty much the same.
KINKY is leagues and leagues better than MEMPHIS.
I rate them about evenly, though I don't think Memphis deserved Best Musical that season.
The Official TONY Awards Thread#686
Posted: 6/9/13 at 10:47pmyeahh..yeahhh
The Official TONY Awards Thread#687
Posted: 6/9/13 at 10:47pmI'm feeling a strong KINKY blacklash in 9 minutes!
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
The Official TONY Awards Thread#688
Posted: 6/9/13 at 10:47pmRandom observation...this is the second year in a row that the Best Play winner didn't win any other awards. Updated On: 6/9/13 at 10:47 PM
The Official TONY Awards Thread#689
Posted: 6/9/13 at 10:47pmAfter listening to the cast recording preview and seeing that number, I don't think Kinky Boots deserved Best Score.
The Official TONY Awards Thread#690
Posted: 6/9/13 at 10:48pmKinky should have done their closing number!! WHY DIDN'T THEY!!!
The Official TONY Awards Thread#692
Posted: 6/9/13 at 10:48pm
jv82, have you seen it live?
Yes, because every Tony winning scores have no lyrical clunkers in them.
Fair point, but usually then they don't show the clunkers when they are picking one to showcase on stage.
Broadway Star Joined: 7/13/08
The Official TONY Awards Thread#696
Posted: 6/9/13 at 10:49pm
So true about the contrast between Ms. Tyson's speech as the exit music started playing and Ms. Lupone's.
Yes, Ms. Tyson's speech was slow, hard to hear at times, and drawn out time wise. But it was also magnificent and the epitome of class. In this day and age, we're in such a hurry with everything. Slow down and enjoy the moment. Thank you and Congratulations, Ms. Tyson.
The Official TONY Awards Thread#698
Posted: 6/9/13 at 10:49pmJust got a $99 ticket to PIPPIN for 6/18 (I usually hate to pay those service charges, but I wanted to get the discount in case they pull it). Broadwayoffers.com, code PITMC213. good for Tue, Wed, Thur through 6/20. Get 'em before they're gone.
The Official TONY Awards Thread#699
Posted: 6/9/13 at 10:49pm
I was not impressed with Kinky Boots based on this. But, I still want to see it.
WTF is Patti wearing?
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