The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.- Page 11
The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
VIETgrlTerifa
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/18/04
#250re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:39pm
I guess I'm in the minority here -- I thought MLW's speech was really rude... and the back-tracking acknowledgement of the others in her character seemed very insincere. I don't begrudge her the win, but I found her completely ungracious.
She probably knew that Grey Gardens wasn't going to get much acceptance speech time, so she tried to make it as memorable and self-indulgent as possible to make up for all the Grey Gardens snubs.
"I've got to get me out of here
This place is full of dirty old men
And the navigators and their mappy maps
And moldy heads and pissing on sugar cubes
While you stare at your books."
#251re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:39pmAgree, that was amazing !! Raul sounded great ! That being said, I dont know if that number would have people scrambling to buy tickets to see "Company" -
sally1112
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/13/04
#252re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:39pmRaul knocked that out of the park!
dream on
Stand-by Joined: 11/14/05
#253re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:39pmI agree- Raul was the best tonite so far. What a wonderful perfomance that was!!
balletandbroadway
Featured Actor Joined: 8/3/06
#254re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:39pmRaul was incredible! Did he get nominated for anything tonight? I'm pretty sure he did but I can't remember what for.
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it."-- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
#254re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:39pmI made my dad take a break from the Soprano's to watch Raul and he enjoyed his performance. My dad hates theatre and everything to do with it o.0;
A most ingenious paradox.
ElphieDefiesGravity
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/27/04
#256re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:40pm
RAUL!!! That was incredible. Chills. Major chills.
*crosses fingers for the win!*
"Blow out the candles, Robert, and make a wish. Want something. Want something."
Wishes come true, not free.
Wishes come true, not free.
#257re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:40pmI know someone is going to jump on me, but I didn't care for Raul vocally at all. I've heard much better verisons of Being Alive at community theaters. Sorry.
#258re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:40pmI know someone is going to jump on me, but I didn't care for Raul vocally at all. I've heard much better verisons of Being Alive at community theaters. Sorry.
dream on
Stand-by Joined: 11/14/05
#259re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:40pmI agree- Raul was the best tonite so far. What a wonderful perfomance that was!!
dream on
Stand-by Joined: 11/14/05
#260re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:40pmI agree- Raul was the best tonite so far. What a wonderful perfomance that was!!
#261re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:40pm
WOW Comma,
are you watching the same show?
I usually depsise these shows and I'm loving this one. That was a fast 90 minutes! It's all down hill from here!
"To love another person is to see the face of God!"
#262re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:41pmWhat is with Marcia's outfit?
TheBlonde
Understudy Joined: 12/28/05
#263re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:41pm
Sorry all -- I am at fishergirl819's house for a TONY party and never logged in as myself before posting that comment about MLW being ungracious. Please send all hate mail my way -- she had nothing to do with it. 
VIETgrlTerifa
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/18/04
#264re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:42pmI don't think I care for Raul's voice. There's something about it that bugs.
"I've got to get me out of here
This place is full of dirty old men
And the navigators and their mappy maps
And moldy heads and pissing on sugar cubes
While you stare at your books."
Albin
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#265re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:42pmAberj, I agree. I thought it was over-the-top. Especially "mock me w/ praise."
#266re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:42pm
Aber- to each his own. I hold some unpopular opinions as well :]
And yes, Raul was nominated for Best Leading Actor in a Musical.
A most ingenious paradox.
#267re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:43pmWhen did Judd Hirsch go blind?
"To love another person is to see the face of God!"
commasplice
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/29/04
#268re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:43pmMaybe I'm just antsy, but it feels like it's crawling by for me. I guess I'm just not all that jazzed up about it this year like I have been in years past.
broadwayjim42
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/19/03
#269re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:43pm
hurry...hopefully, Raul's performance and the two awards it will probably win will give it a kick in the pants, but the show's struggled its entire run.
He is beyond amazing....anyone else here see him in "The Normal Heart?" That started the mancrush, this completes it. As I said on another thread, so intense yet so vulnerable.
jaso_n
Stand-by Joined: 5/5/05
#270re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:43pmRaul's performance was strong, but you can drive a truck through his vibrato. That's one thing I've never liked about his voice.
colleen_lee
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/05
#271re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:44pmPeople, you're missing the REAL party on Harris' thread on the OT board.
"You just can't win. Ever. Look at the bright side, at least you are not stuck in First Wives Club: The Musical. That would really suck. "
--Sueleen Gay
jordangirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/1/06
#272re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:44pmOk... So it's The Blonde I agree with. :)
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#273re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:44pmfishergirl819, she's an actress. Her speech was acting for comic effect. That's why she won. It's a joke. Don't blame her because you're too dense to get it.
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Josephine2
Leading Actor Joined: 9/29/06
#274re: The Official TONY Random Comments Thread.
Posted: 6/10/07 at 9:45pmRaul's performance was wonderful! It makes me want to see the show.
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