Victoria Clark's Tony Mishap- Page 2

[alterego]

Posted: 6/10/05 at 11:33pm

I'm with rathnait62, her description of the events leading up to the handmike were a little over the top.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/10/05 at 11:42pm

Rath, your hypercritical lack of charity here suprises me. I would think you would find her account sympathetic.

Is it her dramatizing the story that bugs you or her breaking some sort of code of maintianing sang froid in front of interviewers.

Would you would have preferred if she had said, "Oh it was no big deal"? Or do you just not like her?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 6/10/05 at 11:56pm

It was her hyperdramatization - blood draining from her face, her coworker having to come to her rescue by telling her she was the narrator, because it had apparently completely slipped her mind...the fact that really, it wasn't that big of a problem. Had it gone out in the middle of the song, now THAT would have been cause for hysteria. The problem was completely taken care of by other people for her before she even stepped out on stage. Having to hold a mic as opposed to not holding one, in the piece she was doing, is really not such a challenge. And she is a perfoemer - a great one, one with a long-standing, prestigious career. Which makes her overreaction surprising.

[midtowngym]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 12:00am

I see the glass as half full. As a performer, she's entertained me with a great 'Oh my God i'm on national TV and things are falling apart' story.

[cturtle]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 12:13am

i loved reading this backstory. thanks for sharing it, margo!

[bially082]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 12:31am

My only question is- Where did the mic go? It was there one moment and gone the next and there was never any time that she gave it to anyone. It baffled me...

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 12:34am

I agree with Middie and Turtle. I think it's an interesting story of a live national TV moment when the stakes are higher than ever, the opposite of business as usual.

When the stakes are that high, it's natural to want to control what you can. When something goes OUT of your control, your heart races. Courage, they say, is not the absence of fear--it's the ability to act despite fear.

The point of Kelli telling her it was okay because her character was the narrator was not that this was fresh news to Vicky. It was reassuring at the moment when Vicky needed it. The point was that they have a mutually supportive relationhip.

I still can't figure out why this should bug you so much. Bottom line: She was thrown a curve and she came out smelling like a rose.

Updated On: 6/11/05 at 12:34 AM

[freeadmission]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 12:36am

"My only question is- Where did the mic go? It was there one moment and gone the next and there was never any time that she gave it to anyone. It baffled me..."

That's exactly what had me befuddled.

Posted: 6/11/05 at 12:53am

I would just add that perhaps the 'drama of it all' comes across a little more overblown in print. She's an actress, and when telling the story - flush from her WELL-DESERVED victory - she was probably emotive, intense and thoroughly engaged in the emotion of it all. I think it's obvious that she handled it as a professional performer well, since that's what we saw as the viewing audience. To hold it against her that she 'has a story to tell' seems to be missing the point, and suggests some other problem at the core.

[etoile]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 12:54am

It became such a big deal, it became such melodrama, because twits on messages boards were asking why she was carrying a mic while it was occurring...and then continued with the conversation throughout the next day. That to me was why it became a story.

And if others find themselves in the position where they are performing their Tony nominated role live in front of 6 million fans and peers I wish for them that nothing goes amiss.

Updated On: 6/11/05 at 12:54 AM

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 1:44am

Margo, you NEVER create threads worthy of reading...gosh! Don't you use the search feature EVERY time you are about to post something?? Just being the bitch chita33 thinks I am.

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=853843#1121922

Updated On: 6/11/05 at 01:44 AM

[Thenardier]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 1:44am

"My only question is- Where did the mic go? It was there one moment and gone the next and there was never any time that she gave it to anyone. It baffled me..."

Ahhh...Stage Magic...

(I think she hooked it to the string along with the hat)

[H.Higgins]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 1:58am

<>

The camera panned off of Ms. Clark for a moment to the rest of the scene and jumped back to her just as she had finished slipping the mic down into her handbag.

She handled it well and I loved her performance! Wish I could get to this show.

[Roger-the-Cabin-Boy]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 7:01am

Kelli's comment about "you're the narrator" was VERY sharp and supportive, making it somewhat bizzaro sense for Clark to hold the mike while intoducing the story.

I don't see how anybody could fault Clark at all. She handled the body mike gaffe with aplomb.

[Phantom2]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 7:37am

What a touching story about her son bringing the Tony Award to school. She sounds like an awesome Mom.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 10:25am

Yes, etoile, you have an excellent point. Those twits are similar to the twits who believe that their opinion is right and no one is allowed a differing one.

Updated On: 6/11/05 at 10:25 AM

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 11:03am

Remove the name Victoria Clark and insert the name Betty Buckley and the melodrama of a hand held mic would have been greeted with a whole different reaction.

[etoile]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 12:43pm

I don't think they're the similar at all since no one declared that one was not permitted a differing opinion. But as with all opinions one must decide for themself who's opinion one respects and feels has value.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 12:45pm

Re-read the thread, etoile, and tell me I was allowed a differing opinion.

[BreakingTheCircle07]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 4:31pm

Good for her. It was a vry stressful night for Victoria and with all her concern regarding it, I think she handled it wonderfully. Kudos.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 5:55pm

How can you be "dis"-allowed an opinion on a discussion board, unless your posting is deleted?

"Disallowed" and "disagreed with" are not synonymous.

[SuddenlyTrey]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 5:58pm

Thanks for passing it on Margo! I just figured while watching it that it was a tech problem, not hers!