Why didn't the Legally Blonde Broadway cast perform at the Tony Awards..
Why didn't the Legally Blonde Broadway cast perform at the Tony Awards..
#1Why didn't the Legally Blonde Broadway cast perform at the Tony Awards..
Posted: 10/22/09 at 3:05amWhy didn't the Legally Blonde perform at the 61st Tony Awards?
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#2re: Why didn't the Legally Blonde Broadway cast perform at the Tony Awards..
Posted: 10/22/09 at 3:09amBecause it wasn't nominated for Best Musical.
#2re: Why didn't the Legally Blonde Broadway cast perform at the Tony Awards.
Posted: 10/22/09 at 5:49amThankyou.
bwaybri2
Featured Actor Joined: 6/11/08
#3re: Why didn't the Legally Blonde Broadway cast perform at the Tony Awards.
Posted: 10/22/09 at 6:30amIt should have been.
#4re: Why didn't the Legally Blonde Broadway cast perform at the Tony Awards.
Posted: 10/22/09 at 6:31amOh, please.
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#5re: Why didn't the Legally Blonde Broadway cast perform at the Tony Awards.
Posted: 10/22/09 at 9:53amDon't worry, I'm sure they'll perform on next year's show.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#6re: Why didn't the Legally Blonde Broadway cast perform at the Tony Awards.
Posted: 10/22/09 at 10:57am...Along with JERSEY BOYS for the FOURTH TIME.
#7re: Why didn't the Legally Blonde Broadway cast perform at the Tony Awards.
Posted: 10/22/09 at 7:02pmYou know, I don't have a problem with the Tony telecasts spotlighting previous Tony winning shows that are still running. But there is no need to bring in pop performers ill-suited to the material to decimate classic show tunes.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
#8re: Why didn't the Legally Blonde Broadway cast perform at the Tony Awards.
Posted: 10/22/09 at 8:02pmOh come on, frontrowcentre2, it's not like they're not gonna join the cast of CHICAGO sooner or later anyway....
--Aristotle
#9re: Why didn't the Legally Blonde Broadway cast perform at the Tony Awards.
Posted: 10/22/09 at 8:09pmIt's been over 2 years & you are STILL wondering about this?
#10re: Why didn't the Legally Blonde Broadway cast perform at the Tony Awards.
Posted: 10/22/09 at 8:17pm
If you're referring to me wondering about why they didn't perform.
Then what gives you the impression I've been wondering about it for 2 years? It's possible I could have only realised they didn't perform until yesterday. Or only thought about it till today.
Consider not everyone is from the US, so we don't watch every Tony award Broadcast, and I'm not too informed in the specific rules (i.e. must be best musical to perform, which is the most insightful post in the topic, IMO).
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#11re: Why didn't the Legally Blonde Broadway cast perform at the Tony Awards.
Posted: 10/22/09 at 8:53pmIt used to be that only the best musical/best revival nominees got a slot. However, that year they began kicking around the idea of giving all the currently running new shows a slot, but there was a bit of kicking and screaming from various producers and it was dropped. They did manage to get that in the following year, thus giving The Little Mermaid, and A Catered Affair segments on the telecast, though shorter than the actual nominees received.
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