Was there a half decent performance at the Tonys last night?- Page 3

[AADA81]

Posted: 6/13/12 at 3:53am

Unfortunately, it was a lackluster show with some true misfires. The "Porgy and Bess" rush-hour medley was all fever-pitching crescendos with none of the subtle beauty of that music. "Nice Work..." wasn't and, as has been said, Broderick was clumsy and lackluster. I thought Danny Burstein did a nice job in the "Follies" number but out of context that song can seem non-sensical (the person sitting next to me kept asking "what's he doing?").

I DO NOT think the "Newsies" number was good. It's a bland, nondescript song and that choreography looked more like it belonged at Gold's Gym than on a 1930s streetcorner. Also, the BOM opener had potential but it just wasn't as funny as it should have been (actually, I thought the same thing of that show itself).

I actually enjoyed the performance by the cast from "Once", mostly because I responded to it emotionally and that was not the case with the rest of the show (wait a minute.... does 'appalled' count as an emotion?).

It seemed like they were trying to shoehorn in everything they could in the allotted time slots, so it all became too much of a bad thing.

[Skywalker3]

Posted: 6/13/12 at 6:33pm

And I just don't get why they get a Host, let him sing 3 short songs, but that's it! Why the 'overview shots' and the voice over. Its always so annoying when your looking at an empty stage, listening to a strange voice, knowing there is a perfect host, sitting somewhere in the theater, waiting to do something..

And why on earth did they choose Leap of Faith to be the last musical performance? Ok it turned out to be the best performance, but why not choose a show that actually could win something!

[wonkit]

Posted: 6/14/12 at 10:18am

About LEAP - I think you answered your own question. "Rise Up" was a fun, well-choreographed upbeat number after 2 1/2 numbing hours with occasional surprises. If they had put the ONCE number last, everyone would have been asleep before 11.