The Official TONY Awards Thread- Page 33

[KathyNYC2]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:16pm

"The Oscars (insert Emmys, etc) need to take note on how to do an awards show."

Ain't that the truth!!!

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:18pm

Screw Scarlett Johansson and Alan Cummings- your shows flopped. You should be grateful that the League even asked you to present.

It's a script that they didn't write and I thought their banter was awesome. Really all the banter this year was right on!

[ucjrdude902]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:19pm

Does anyones opinion change on how long shows will run after tonights Tony's Awards? Updated On: 6/9/13 at 11:19 PM

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:21pm

Really wish at least Matilda got Best Score, I'd be totally okay with KB winning. I thought Kinky Boots got overlooked esepecially Best Cherography.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:22pm

Now, I may have been dreaming this, but did Victoria Clark exclaim "ow!" during her onstage quick change?

[Movidude742]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:24pm

"The Oscars (insert Emmys, etc) need to take note on how to do an awards show."
I don't know about that. The Tonys are based around the live performances (POTO notwithstanding)The things that make the Tonys great are what drag the Oscars down.


"I thought Kinky Boots got overlooked esepecially Best Cherography."
didn't they win that one?

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:26pm

What did it get overlooked for? It WON Choreography.

It did quite well.

[sesot]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:27pm

Random request, but does anyone have video of the Awards show after Pippin won best revival? CBS Atlanta cut the show off and went to the news before the end of the show. I read who won, but would like to see the reactions and the end of the show as well. I am so angry and can't believe they did it! I know they would never cut off a sporting event. CBS runs late all the time, don't understand why they couldn't wait a few minutes for the final award of the night

[quizking101]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:29pm

I'm somewhat surprised that the only award that VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE took home was the top prize. Didn't that happen last year with CLYBOURNE PARK?

Thrilled for KINKY BOOTS, however, those who have taken to bitching about the Best Musical win, think about this:
KINKY BOOTS finished with 6 and MATILDA with 4. Had MATILDA taken the top prize, they would've finished evenly with 5 each, neither the dominant victor.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:29pm

The only thing you missed was Kinky winning. I'm sure you'll be able to find it on YouTube tomorrow. I have it on my dvr, but don't know how to do anything with it.

Wanna come over?

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:31pm

Best New Musical would make ANY show dominant.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:32pm

well, in terms of musicals; Bring It On & Drood have already closed. Kinky Boots, Matilda & Motown were already hot tickets before they won any awards. Pippin had a small discount before the Tonys that I'm sure will vanish quickly. Cinderella should see a bump in sale. A Christmas Story will be back for the holidays. The only one that MIGHT close by the end of summer would be Annie.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:32pm

I thought all the performances came off really great with the glaring exception of PHANTOM, which now looks and sounds so dated (oy to those silent film star gestures!),like it came from another century altogether. Oh, wait...it did.

[jackieoh]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:35pm

Winners and losers aside, the Tonys are a brilliant reminder of how lucky we are as audience members and art enthusiasts to be graced with the incredible passion, talent, and dedication that all of those special people shared with us tonight. I always end up a little weepy at the end of the broadcast. I am so very grateful for the beauty and magic of live theatre and the almost constant reminder that I am a part of this transcendent piece of the human experience... something so much larger than I can comprehend.

The highlights of the evening for me were the richly deserved wins for Diane Paulus and Pam MacKinnon, as well as Tracy Letts, whose innate ability to command both a Broadway house and one of the most celebrated pieces of the last century is unlike anything that I've ever seen before.

I'm grateful for theatre.

[Musical Master]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:38pm

I shall like to propose a toast to the winners and the nominees for a great evening.

Patina, YOU GO GIRL! Laura gets the Drama Desk and all is right in the world. Jerry Mitchell shouldn't have won choreography over Walker/Snider and Darling for they have created superior work than Mitchell. Congrats to Lauper, Porter and their wonderful show, may it live a long life, Hurrah for Long's costumes, Boo to Kinky's orchestrations (Danny Troob should've won).

It was an interesting year alright. I am going to bed.

[quizking101]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:42pm

I bought my tickets for PIPPIN right before they announced it won for Musical Revival (Rear Mezz Left Side for $69 each)...I have a friend in the ticketing business who said to expect the already high prices ($138+ for all except for side Mezz) to go up at least $20-$30 very soon

[blaxx]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:42pm

blaxx, I did not remember that, but it makes sense. I've never heard Bernadette say a bad word about Patti, and I think Patti's humorous 'Well, Bernadette got the role...' remarks are...well...meant to be humorous.

That is just LuPone's personality. I doubt we would ever hear Peters says a bad thing about her, ever. This rivalry is more like fan fiction than anything else.

[binau]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:46pm

Patti told me that Bernadette slept with Derek to get her role in BOMBSHELL.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:48pm

Eating serious crow on NPH, here: As a producer, he no doubt brought a higher level of writing and production team to the whole thing.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:49pm

Agreed. He killed it. Laura Benanti is my pick for MVP, though. Really great show all around.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:55pm

^YES! And I rather enjoyed the evening and agreed with a large number of the results!

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 6/9/13 at 11:56pm

Eh, I wish Matilda had won, but whatever. I'm glad I got to see it and have the experience I did, and that's ultimately what matters. It was an entertaining show though- I had a great time watching!

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 6/10/13 at 12:18am

Does anyone have "You'll Shoot Your Eye Out"? Is it not on the World Premiere recording for a reason?

Updated On: 6/10/13 at 12:18 AM

[ggersten]

Posted: 6/10/13 at 12:42am

Thought it was a great show - the Rascals bit being the one major bit that should have been cut - especially after it stopped even being the basis for clips.

I also did't understand the director's ability to not show a musical number - which really damaged Matilda and Pippin and Kinky Boots. Is the dress rehearsal so different from the actual performances?

[Tag]

Posted: 6/10/13 at 12:47am

^It seems as though a lot of time was spent on the direction of the opening number, which tech/camera wise, was pretty flawless. Maybe the other numbers suffered for rehearsal time??