The worst Tony Winning Performance You Have Seen — Page 3

Agreed with Titanic taking "Best Musical" in 1997. (I'm still upset over the no Jekyll & Hyde nomination!) Titanic is just .. .. .

Second, The Woman in White's losing in Best Score to The Drowsy Chaperone. ?!?!?! I don't care that WiW's run was short, but to Drowsy Chaperone?

It's a tie between Idina and LaChanze.

Just putting it out there that Idina was very very sick at the Tony's. Even her performance in the musical itself around that time wasn't very good. I think it may have been a night or two after the Tony's where she didn't go on for the second act. I saw her three times...all at different points during her run...I thought she was great. And I've seen a number of Broadway musicals. All the actresses were great that year. I think Idina was very good in a very good role. 'Tis all

I would have to say Tyne Daly in "Gypsy." Saw the show here in LA in the summer of 89, before it went to Broadway. She was beyond dreadful!

Idina was awwwwful at the Tonys, but I'm guessing maybe she was super-emotional because she probably just won...but she barely sung at the end, just shrieked-and her facial contortions don't translate well to TV. Especially the very end.
She looks rabid.

I don't think that she had just won her title as Best Actress because they usually announce those at the end (after the big show performances) so I don't think she was shocked. I think she was really nervous. Idina has a wonderful voice when she is down lower (and quieter) and I like it when she keeps her voice open. You can hear how great her voice sounds on her new album. However, when she seems to strain when she hits the higher notes and starts to scream. The Tony's were probably the most painful example of that, however I will give her credit for sounding MUCH better on her day-to-day performances on Broadway + in London.

To reflect, I actually find Spring Awakening to have the worst live performance. I'm surprised no one has mentioned it yet. Even though the actors are young kids and they have AH-MAZING talents for their age, I felt their performance was weak and did not represent the show (or their true singing abilities) in the performance. It looked rather messy and since I had not seen the show yet, I was very disappointed they had taken most of the awards. After I saw the show, I was fine with the awards they won and agreed with most of the choices made, however the performance at the Tony's really did not make the show look good.

a little surprised we're on page three of this thread and no one's mentioned the word "spamalot" yet ...

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I don't see how anyone could say that Titanic was a bad idea.

The score alone makes the show worthwhile.

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Ok, go ahead and call me a hyporcite, but Idina does not transfer well on film. In the theatre, she gave a phenomenal performance as Elphaba...but every TV appearance, kinda blah. Film, kinda blah. I think it's a presence thing that just doesn't transfer well.

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David Hyde Pierce - Curtains....

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In my opinion, Spamalot was inferior to the other three nominated musicals the year it won. The others were Piazza, Spelling Bee, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

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my point.

ramirez was a hoot, but that show was (is) tofu.

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The choreography for Spring Awakening.

Curtains should have won.

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