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musicnmath: "And bleeping out the first "hummer" but not the second "hummer" was hysterical!!"

Well, the second hummer was in reference to the car. It would be weird if they bleeped out the name of a car.

I'm agreeing with people in that I don't think GBS was the right number to perform, just because it might have made DRS come off as silly and inapropriate. I also would have liked to see Sherie on stage!

Ps, how cute was it when the camera panned to her during Norbert's speech and she was crying like a baby?

I've never seen DRS (except the movie, which I very much love) and I've never heard any of its music. I've kind of been trying to decide if its something I would want to see or not. Personally, I thought Great Big Stuff was HORRIBLE last night. It did NOT make me want to see the show.

That being said, I'd still be willing to give the show a chance, b/c I thought ALL the numbers last night were pretty bad (including those I've seen in context, on stage, and enjoyed). Its not really the fault of the actors- I'm sure Norbert deserved his award and all- it just was... just really outta context I guess. :/ Plus, as great as Norbert probably is, it would have been nice to see some John Lithgow (ok, so we saw a teeeeeeensy bit) and Sherie Rennee Scott too.

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Did they sing a little bit from the Dirty Rotten song in the Tony's opening number?

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I thought this was the best performance of the night! It made me pull out my DRS recording and listen to it, and it made me recommend the show to a friend who is going to be in NYC next week (provided he could get tickets). I thought Spamalot's performance was the worst of the night, by far!

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i'm the opposite. i thought spamalot had the best performance last night and drs the worst. i thought piazza and bee were both pretty great too (too bad for vicky that she had to hold a mic?)...

cs, they did a little bit of dirty rotten song during the opening and john sounded great and norbert sounded awful and cracked.

I enjoyed the performance but I didn't understand why they didn't feature Sherie and Joanna at all that night... even during the previews none of them made their way on the stage

I was kind of disappointed about that... I rank my performances:
1. Piazza [a sort of biased view, but nonetheless]
2. Spamalot
3. DRS
4. Bee
5. not even worth mentioning

--korenglish

Hold it--did someone say they changed the DRS song lyrics five times before the show? So they probably had to do some run-throughs. Combine that with Norbert doing his eighth of 8 shows that afternoon, running around to pick up every major award for which he was nominated, go to Tony rehearsal, be a parent..do a demanding part...gee, any wonder why this guy is exhausted?

And I have to disagree...I thought he was perfect in GBS, but I will concede DRN--that song usually Norbs carries and it was evident the harmonies were less than stellar last night. I felt John could not be heard at all, like his mike wasn't on.

"musicnmath: "And bleeping out the first "hummer" but not the second "hummer" was hysterical!!" Well, the second hummer was in reference to the car. It would be weird if they bleeped out the name of a car. "

I get that...that's why I find it hysterical -- it's the exact same word

I loved "Great Big Stuff" when I saw the show, but I didn't think it worked so well as a stand-alone number. I would have much preferred to see them do "Dirty Rotten Number" - not only is it a great song, but it would have given a showcase to all three of their leading performer nominees.

Am I the only one who was surprised to hear the DRN "spoiler" line in that brief snippet they did in the opening montage???

yeah i thought that the reason that they didnt do DRN was cuz of screwed for 50 grand but apparently not. lol.

GBS last night ... A friend (who tuned in off and on last night only because of Hugh hosting) emailed me to ask who the cute guy playing the butler was and if he's married. (She was referring to Tom Galantich whose Playbill bio includes mention of a "beautiful wife and son.")

You never know who or what viewers are going to notice. She also thought Greg had some "good screen time" but that he "looked mean." I told her he was simply in character and is supposed to be scowling a bit during this particular number.

I agree that the number didn't sound as good as it does in the show itself (judging by when I saw it and what others have said who have seen performances) or on the CD. I don't know if it was nerves on Norbert's part, if they didn't have opportunity enough to rehearse for that venue, if it was a case of having had 2 shows on Sat. and then a Sun. matinee just before having to go to RCMH for all the red carpet interviews and then performing in front of a live tv audience ...

Please though, those of you who haven't seen the show but have thought you might want to, or who haven't yet heard the CD, don't let the way the number was presented on the Tonys keep you from going to the show or buying the CD. Last night didn't do it proper justice.

i cant believe somebody thought greg was mean!! hes got to be one of if not the nicest people ive ever met!! lol. thats the thing about getting things out of context. cuz then he sings chimp and i think hes upset cuz people are taking lawrence away from him lol. still obsessing over norbie over here! lol. i wish they showed greg more though! even though he didnt do anything. lol.

Wendy, exactly!