Tony Awards promos -- they dubbed over the Matildas

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 9:07am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlHSJLX99FU&feature=youtu.be

They dubbed over the Matildas....the F*U*C*K?!

Updated On: 5/28/13 at 09:07 AM

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 11:08am

??

[MaddieBB12]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 11:12am

They sound ridiculous.

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 11:49am

Yeah, I noticed that Oona sounded too mature and Bailey sounded different than I saw her

[MaddieBB12]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 11:51am

And Milly sounds about 30.

[mjroberts972]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 12:02pm

Oh god these are making me cringe. Someone tell Lilla to stop it with that accent.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 12:09pm

Her mudda and fadda make her do that awful accent, I bet.

And what's up with that last Matilda? Not to be mean but, y'know.

[bwaydude22089]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 12:14pm

I'm pretty sure (from several things I've heard) she's had reconstructive surgery on her face. I'm not sure when or why. She's a great little performer though!

[Wishing Only Wounds]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 12:19pm

I wasn't the biggest fan of it during the show, but I loved Lilla's accent in the promos- she and Laura were a riot. I'm surprised how much attention Lilla and Annie are getting, given nominations, but I'm happy for her!

The Matilda thing was rather creepy.

Updated On: 5/28/13 at 12:19 PM

[best12bars]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 12:42pm

They might as well have gotten Mercedes McCambridge to do the dubbing.

EDIT: And I do wish Lilla would stop sounding like Chachi from Happy Days.

Updated On: 5/28/13 at 12:42 PM

[showchoirguy]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 1:18pm

It was good to see Richard Kind in there!

[Kad]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 1:23pm

I think these look ridiculously low-budget and have terrible writing. They remind me of local TV commercials.

[broadwaymarty]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 1:38pm

So damm what, your all nitpickers they're cute commercials!

Updated On: 5/28/13 at 01:38 PM

[MaddieBB12]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 1:48pm

^The commercials are adorable. But so are the Matildas, and there was no reason to dub them.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 2:26pm

What constitutes something as "adorable"? These were incredibly tacky and blah. I am embarrassed for the Theatre Wing.

[lillebjorn]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 2:30pm

Mattbrain, thanks for posting.
CBS - what were you thinking? It's a disgraceful decision. It's so obvious - the V/O is older than the actress playing Matilda and is very poorly done. Mind you, they subtitled Princes William and Harry in a interview for CBS news so they have "previous" as my London friends say.

[macnyc]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 2:35pm

Last year's were pretty bad too!

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 2:40pm

I think it's a travesty, nay a crime against humanity. I hope that castration and/or female circumcision is in the cards for whomever it was that signed off on these. It's appalling. Appalling, I tell you. I think we should collectively boycott the show this year to teach CBS a lesson.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 3:04pm

I'm with Cox.

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 4:44pm

I'm in the minority, I'm fine with the accent just because I think Lilla's a good actress regardless....but again, never mind the fact that this is some of the worst dubbing since Turkish Rambo, it's pure BS that these kids were dubbed period!

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 4:48pm

Those promos are horrendous.

[mikey2573]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 4:54pm

Perhaps the dubbing of the Matildas had something to with their diction (or lack thereof)? It seems to be a huge bone of contention with the show.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 5:22pm

I'm sure the girls could have handled saying one line on camera with good diction. I understood every word Bailey said when I saw her during her first performance. This seems a little extreme and unnecessary.

[lillebjorn]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 5:42pm

The comments about diction in many threads were to do with not understanding lyrics during songs. The consensus seemed to be that it was more down to two things - bad sound and complex lyrics - and not the diction or the accent. I doubt the Matilda people would have sent the girls without having them work on the minimal lines.

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 5/28/13 at 11:53pm

"They remind me of local TV commercials."

Well...they basically are...