The worst Tony Winning Performance You Have Seen

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The worst Tony Winning Performance You Have Seen

Posted: 4/14/08 at 3:06pm

Who do you think?

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Updated On: 4/14/08 at 03:06 PM

#2

re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 3:09pm

I obviously haven't studied every Tony winning performance ever needless to say, but at least in recent memory I would think Idina Menzel in Wicked, especially with her performance THAT NIGHT on TV. Terrrrible.

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re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 3:11pm

I second that. That performance was horrible.

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re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 3:12pm

I third it, not an expert on Tony performances, but I can't even imagine how it could get any worse than that one.

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re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 3:15pm

I still don't know why Lansbury won for Sweeney... she was awful.

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re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 3:16pm

Cats - 1983

Les Miz - 1987

The Phantom Of The Opera - 1988

Titanic - 1997

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re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 3:18pm

John Lloyd Young

#8

re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 3:19pm

As said, Cats.

#9

re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 3:21pm

As much as I love Idina, her performance on the Tony's was paaaainful

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#10

re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 3:21pm

while I loved loved loved THE FULL MONTY and wish it was still running, I hated their Tony performance with "Let It Go"

it lacked energy and I hated the various dialouge, from planted actors, in the Tony audience. Just let them do the damn song.

#11

re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 3:23pm

And, I do like Wicked, but Idina's performance was atrocious.

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#12

re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 3:29pm

Oh, please CPD, that is not the worst by far...

If you are judging on the performance ON THE TONYS itself he was terrific...his current replacement doesn't even compare as either and actor or a singer.

however, considering the source, I should just let this one go.

#13

re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 3:31pm

I second TooDarnHot about The Full Monty. I wish they had either picked another song from the show or cut the dialogue. It was hard to hear, made more sense in the context of the show, and took away from what was going on onstage.

#14

re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 3:33pm

Those of you talking about Idina's actual televised performance do know that the awards aren't given based on what the performers do that night, right? The person is asking about Tony-winning performances, not performances AT the Tonys that won, and thankfully Idina's actual in-show performances were nothing like the mess that was on television.

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#15

re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 3:36pm

Ya, it wasn't near as bad in the theatre, but it was still pretty terrible. Girl can't really act and can barely sing. I've never heard a live recording that sounded good at all.

#16

re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 3:36pm

No, luvtheEmcee, wee iz all stoopid theeter peepel whoo ded knot no that. Soo thanx 4 pointing th@ out 4 uz.

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Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!

"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"

lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical

Updated On: 4/14/08 at 03:36 PM

#17

re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 3:36pm

Frances de la Tour for HISTORY BOYS. Not really a bad performance, just a terribly easy and boring performance of a terribly easy and boring role. She could have done it in her sleep, and she certainly did the night I sat through it.

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#18

re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 3:36pm

It's amazing how things look in hindsight- at the time Idina's win was wildly popular and considered a sure thing going in.

#19

re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 4:17pm

Lansbury "awful" in Sweeney??? Are you insane - how on earth could that part have been played better? Just MHO

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re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 4:22pm

Frances de la Tour ,I agree.

Acturaly I don't get "History Boys" till today.

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re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 4:31pm

No, luvtheEmcee, wee iz all stoopid theeter peepel whoo ded knot no that. Soo thanx 4 pointing th@ out 4 uz.

Why don't you look at some of the responses to the question and see what I was referring to before being a smartass?

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Updated On: 4/14/08 at 04:31 PM

#22

re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 4:33pm

Oh, snap! How long did you think about that one for?

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Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!

"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"

lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical

#23

re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 4:34pm

.... being that you walked right into it, it didn't exactly take much thought.

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#24

re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 4:37pm

So, we are not allowed to venture off topic the slightest in a thread? Oh, I forgot, we all voted last week and made you the BWW Message Board dictator. How silly of me.

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Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!

"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"

lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical

#25

re: The worst Tony Winning Performance in History

Posted: 4/14/08 at 4:37pm

There's no need to be mean lakezurich, luvtheEmcee made a valid point.