I'm obsessed with Joanna Gleason's performance in Into the Woods. Completely Tony worthy to me. Why do you think it should have gone to Patti? Just curious.
Have you heard Patti in Anything Goes? FanF*CKingtastic. She does a delicious job reinventing a role so attached to Merman. Her singing is delcious and she's this perfect blend of sexy and sassy.
And, in case you haven't noticed, I'm rather attached to Ms. LuPone.
Oh, and I forgot Ragtime, it definitely deserved the Best Musical Tony. And West Side Story to Music Man.
Theatre is a safe place to do the unsafe things that need to be done.
-John Patrick Shanley
I also think Elisabeth Withers-Mendes warranted the Featured Actress award last year over Beth Leavel (although I thought Beth was wonderful.)
Amen, Amen, Amen!!!
Elisabeth had so much more to work with and accomplish with the character of Shug. And she did it brilliantly. Beth was good but I really can't understand why she got that Tony over Elisabeth. Beth gave a show, Elisabeth went to work.
Going to a musical late in its run is like going to a prostitute late in her shift.
Yes I have heard Ms. Lupone on the Anything Goes recording. I'm not a big fan of her on it, primarily because I can't understand a single word on the title track and "Friendship".
"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.
Follies and Ragtime not winning best musicals are the ultimate robs ever.
Maybe Patti not winning had something to do with not being able to understand a word she said. I'm just judging form that Tony performance. Patti is fantastic though. Updated On: 3/11/07 at 05:34 PM
It's Patti (that's just a hang up I have). And yeah, her diction was bad but god that voice was so heavenly that I'm more than prepared to forgive her.
And also, Reno is a much more leading role than The Baker's Wife. The Baker's Wife really has only two songs, I think The Witch is more of a leading role in ITW. I think it should've gone as it went at the Drama Desks, Joanna with Best Featured and Patti with Best Leading.
Theatre is a safe place to do the unsafe things that need to be done.
-John Patrick Shanley
IMO.... "Caroline or Change" should have taken Best Musical and either Tonya Pinkins or Kristin Chenoweth should have taken Best Actress in a Musical.
Last year, I really wanted "The Color Purple" or "Drowsy Chaperone" to win. "Chaperone" was just too much fun and "..Purple" just felt like a nice old fashioned musical to me. It made me think about "Purlie". I did not see "Jersey Boys" and may never see it. I grew up on Frankie Valli's music and I don't really care for "jukebox" musicals (Some argue that it really isn't one). I also think Bob Martin was robbed.
Damn I feel embarrassed not spelling Patti's name right. I'm out of it today. Anyway, Patti is absolutely phenomenal in that Tony performance and does do sassy and classy at the same time.
Updated On: 3/11/07 at 06:14 PM
Sweeney Todd losing to The Pajama Game Michael Cerveris losing to that falsetto guy I thought Donna Lynn Champlin should have been nominated Follies losing to Two Gentlemen Of Verona Peters or LuPone losing to Gleason Wicked losing to Avenue Q Piazza losing to Spamalot The Color Purple or The Drowsy Chaperone losing to Jersey Boys
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Maria Friedman not even receiving a nomination last season is UNFORGIVABLE in my opinion. It was a tough year, but when you give a slot to Chita Rivera for playing HERSELF in a MUSICAL REVUE...I...I'm sorry...I can't deal with it. She sould have at least been nominated....
Biggest acting rob I've seen since I startyed watching the Tonys nearly a decade ago.
How to properly use its/it's:
Its is the possessive. It's is the contraction for it is...
I still say it, Mano and Patti for Sweeney, as well as the revival. As much as I liked Michael, I think they deserved Tonys without a doubt. They were both revelations in their parts. I was shocked when they lost (moreso with Patti).
Into the Woods losing to POTO Ragtime losing to Lion King Follies losing to Two Gentelmen Toni Collette for The Wild Party The Wild Party for Best Score
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
Hunter Foster to John Lithgow Stephanie d'Abruzzo to Idina Menzel Raul Esparza to Michael Cerveris Danny Burstein to Christian Hoff ASSASSINS losing Scenic Design to WICKED TABOO losing Costume Design to WICKED BIG RIVER losing Best Revival to ASSASSINS
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
To Kill A Mockingbird
WickedGeek, don't you mean Pajama Game over Sweeney?
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.