#1
Posted: 5/28/10 at 3:15am
Tonys to open with "Pop Songs You Might Not Know Are on Broadway."
#2
Posted: 5/28/10 at 7:00am
Why don't they just say, "You may never have heard of Broadway, but here are some songs you know!"
Sheesh.
Sheesh.
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#3
Posted: 5/28/10 at 7:09am
Oh lord have mercy....talk about desperate moves.
#4
Posted: 5/28/10 at 7:12am
while "Promises, Promises" offers "I Say a Little Prayer" and "What Do You Get When You Fall in Love."
Aaargh! The title of the song is I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN. And Promises boasts "Promises, Promises" and "A House Is Not A Home" as well.
Aaargh! The title of the song is I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN. And Promises boasts "Promises, Promises" and "A House Is Not A Home" as well.
#5
Posted: 5/28/10 at 7:17am
Oh lord have mercy....talk about desperate moves.
Agreed. This reeks of desperation. But I can kind of see why they're doing this, since the Tony awards are basically Broadway's only chance to reach out to people across the country. The question is: will it work or is it just a waste of time that could be devoted to a better opening number? I guess we'll just have to see.
Agreed. This reeks of desperation. But I can kind of see why they're doing this, since the Tony awards are basically Broadway's only chance to reach out to people across the country. The question is: will it work or is it just a waste of time that could be devoted to a better opening number? I guess we'll just have to see.
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#6
Posted: 5/28/10 at 8:21am
This sounds like a potentially bigger mess than last year's opening.
#7
Posted: 5/28/10 at 8:31am
The Tony's area basically one gigantic marketing move. I don't understand how this is an example of "reeking of desperation." This is exactly what you would think they would do, and if you were involved I'd imagine it's what you'd want to do to.
I loved last year's opening.
And although it's nice to hear they are going to give plays some more face time, it would be great to see them do a scene. Maybe as this celebrity trend continues, they will eventually do so.
I loved last year's opening.
And although it's nice to hear they are going to give plays some more face time, it would be great to see them do a scene. Maybe as this celebrity trend continues, they will eventually do so.
Updated On: 5/28/10 at 08:31 AM
#8
Posted: 5/28/10 at 9:07am
Good lord, indeed. What a nightmare this will be.
Green Day performing on the broadcast was an inevitability, just like Elton John was last year. I don't have a problem with that.
What I don't get is the HUGE inferiority complex the Tonys seem to have. They seem to think that the only way to attract viewers is to trick them into watching and make the show about theater as little as possible. This year's theme seems to be, "Look! These pop songs you know actually started on Broadway!" If they'd take more pride in their product, rather than attempting to disguise the fact that it's a theater awards show, they'd not only produce a better show, but probably see viewership increase.
These endless attempts by the Tonys to try and be "hip" reeks of a teenager's mother attempting to act cool in front of the teenagers friends. It just makes them seem more unhip than they already were.
Green Day performing on the broadcast was an inevitability, just like Elton John was last year. I don't have a problem with that.
What I don't get is the HUGE inferiority complex the Tonys seem to have. They seem to think that the only way to attract viewers is to trick them into watching and make the show about theater as little as possible. This year's theme seems to be, "Look! These pop songs you know actually started on Broadway!" If they'd take more pride in their product, rather than attempting to disguise the fact that it's a theater awards show, they'd not only produce a better show, but probably see viewership increase.
These endless attempts by the Tonys to try and be "hip" reeks of a teenager's mother attempting to act cool in front of the teenagers friends. It just makes them seem more unhip than they already were.
Updated On: 5/28/10 at 09:07 AM
#9
Posted: 5/28/10 at 9:57am
I hope it's a big medley with everyone in costume. Seeing Uncle Fester, Christopher Walken, a bunch of drag queens and Barbara Cook have to dance around the stage to "Don't Stop Believing" will be the best thing since the Fiddler on the Roof cast had to sing "One Night Only."
#10
Posted: 5/28/10 at 10:04am
UGH. Does this mean that JERSEY BOYS will get to perform AGAIN?? I guess we can expect MAMMA MIA! as well. ROCK OF AGES again, yes?
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#11
Posted: 5/28/10 at 10:13am
"This sounds like a potentially bigger mess than last year's opening "
i think this is desperate too, but... i loved last years opening. maybe because i am a HAIR fan, but i enjoyed it.
i think this is desperate too, but... i loved last years opening. maybe because i am a HAIR fan, but i enjoyed it.
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#12
Posted: 5/28/10 at 11:09am
Am I the only one who got excited because Sherie Rene Scott will potentially be asked to perform in this number? Her entire show IS pop songs!
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#13
Posted: 5/28/10 at 11:20am
The memory of the unbelievably awkward I'm Alive/Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered mash-up will never leave my mind.
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#14
Posted: 5/28/10 at 12:02pm
"The memory of the unbelievably awkward I'm Alive/Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered mash-up will never leave my mind."
YESS! That was the WORST THING I've ever seen on the Tonys. It was just insane, cringeworthy, awful. I fear for this year's show, but if they want to draw viewers, why not open with Green Day, followed by some other big-draw thing that actually makes sense with the season, without compromising what the show is about too much?
YESS! That was the WORST THING I've ever seen on the Tonys. It was just insane, cringeworthy, awful. I fear for this year's show, but if they want to draw viewers, why not open with Green Day, followed by some other big-draw thing that actually makes sense with the season, without compromising what the show is about too much?
#15
I'm so tired of the Tonys having such self-hatred. Every year they trying hiding that it's an award show honoring THEATRE. Do they really think pop songs will make people watch? Sure, just like they did when LL Cool J presented with Carol Channing....
Posted: 5/28/10 at 12:10pm
I'm so tired of the Tonys having such self-hatred. Every year they trying hiding that it's an award show honoring THEATRE. Do they really think pop songs will make people watch? Sure, just like they did when LL Cool J presented with Carol Channing....
#16
Posted: 5/28/10 at 12:42pm
The Tony's are just thinking about reaching other segments of the population besides theater aficionados. I think they are smart to encourage the next generation to take an interest in theater by appealing to their interests in pop music. No biggie.
With Irma you gotta do something!
#17
Posted: 5/28/10 at 12:46pm
Oy! Why must they do this?
#18
Posted: 5/28/10 at 12:56pm
the biggest hate i heard about the Tony's was about the sound. so many people were saying "fire the sound guy". guy? they probably had 10 and people there said it was fine. there were a few mic glitches, but seriously...the sound guy?
it could have been the CBS feed.
it could have been the CBS feed.
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#19
Posted: 5/28/10 at 12:58pm
"This sounds like a potentially bigger mess than last year's opening"
Last year's was the best opening!!! I loved seeing LIZA, West Side Story and then how they finished Hair's song.
I am actually excited about this and I think the Tonys need to gather big ratings and the theatre community alone is sometimes not enough to score big in the ratings.
What you guys don't get is that if they don't take what you are calling "desperate measures" the Tonys might not air at all next year.
Last year's was the best opening!!! I loved seeing LIZA, West Side Story and then how they finished Hair's song.
I am actually excited about this and I think the Tonys need to gather big ratings and the theatre community alone is sometimes not enough to score big in the ratings.
What you guys don't get is that if they don't take what you are calling "desperate measures" the Tonys might not air at all next year.
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#20
Posted: 5/28/10 at 1:12pm
What you guys don't get is that if they don't take what you are calling "desperate measures" the Tonys might not air at all next year.
What you don't get is that we are faced with that threat every year post TONYS. the head of CBS is a theatre lover & won't drop it.
What you don't get is that we are faced with that threat every year post TONYS. the head of CBS is a theatre lover & won't drop it.
#21
Posted: 5/28/10 at 1:27pm
I was in the minority and loved last years opening. But the sound situation was horrendous. And it was a sound situation. People mic's were on backstage, the levels off, a mess.
#22
Posted: 5/28/10 at 1:43pm
"I'm so tired of the Tonys having such self-hatred. Every year they trying hiding that it's an award show honoring THEATRE."
Um, Brick, did you see this year's poster for the awards show?
Um, Brick, did you see this year's poster for the awards show?
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#23
Posted: 5/28/10 at 1:45pm
And the poster sucks.
#24
Posted: 5/28/10 at 1:51pm
These endless attempts by the Tonys to try and be "hip" reeks of a teenager's mother attempting to act cool in front of the teenagers friends. It just makes them seem more unhip than they already were.
I just had the mental image of that old woman from the American Theatre Wing coming out in a pink velour tracksuit with rockhard implants ala Amy Pouler in Mean Girls.
I just had the mental image of that old woman from the American Theatre Wing coming out in a pink velour tracksuit with rockhard implants ala Amy Pouler in Mean Girls.
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#25
Posted: 5/28/10 at 2:02pm
"What you don't get is that we are faced with that threat every year post TONYS. the head of CBS is a theatre lover & won't drop it."
That is true, but what happens when he retires and the next person that takes his place doesn't give two s**ts about broadway?
That is true, but what happens when he retires and the next person that takes his place doesn't give two s**ts about broadway?
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