2005 Tony Awards

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

Did anyone have a chance to see them last night?

 

I caught the very end of the ceremony, but heard from a friend that Hugh Jackman's duet with Aretha Franklin was a miss. I suppose he could have saved the performance by randomly ripping off his shirt mid-song...

 

I would have even settled for Franklin busting out into 'Freeway of Love.'

 

I did see Christina Applegate's Tony performance when Sweet Charity did their schtick. She definitely looked nervous. You still have to hand it to her: She may have broken her ankle, but she toughed it out and brought the show to Broadway. Applegate kept a whole lot of people employed. I admire that.

 

 

 

~BN

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

Did anyone have a chance to see them last night?

 

I caught the very end of the ceremony, but heard from a friend that Hugh Jackman's duet with Aretha Franklin was a miss. I suppose he could have saved the performance by randomly ripping off his shirt mid-song...

 

I would have even settled for Franklin busting out into 'Freeway of Love.'

 

I did see Christina Applegate's Tony performance when Sweet Charity did their schtick. She definitely looked nervous. You still have to hand it to her: She may have broken her ankle, but she toughed it out and brought the show to Broadway. Applegate kept a whole lot of people employed. I admire that.

 

 

 

~BN

[Guest ChgoBoy]

>You still have to hand it to her: She may have broken her

>ankle, but she toughed it out and brought the show to

>Broadway. Applegate kept a whole lot of people employed. I

>admire that.

 

Applegate kept no one employed. There's something called an understudy in the theatre BN. If she could not have performed, her understudy would have stepped in and the show would have gone on and everyone would still have been employed.

[Guest ChgoBoy]

>You still have to hand it to her: She may have broken her

>ankle, but she toughed it out and brought the show to

>Broadway. Applegate kept a whole lot of people employed. I

>admire that.

 

Applegate kept no one employed. There's something called an understudy in the theatre BN. If she could not have performed, her understudy would have stepped in and the show would have gone on and everyone would still have been employed.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

In this instance, an understudy would kill the show. Let me explain:

 

Applegate broke her foot during the pre-Broadway run in Chicago and then her understudy, Dylis Croman, took over the role for the rest of the run and into Boston (with Charlotte D'Ambrose filling in for Charity as well). The producers (Fran and Barry Weissler) knew that the show needed a 'name' in the title to keep it going when it hit Broadway, so they decided to shut things down, as they didn't want a $15 million flop.

 

Ticket sales in Boston slowed considerably when people heard that Applegate was out. The understudy is not who people go to see no matter how talented or amazing they are. Plain and simple, the show couldn't survive without Applegate. She knew this and also knew that a whole crew & chorus of people would be out of the job as well. So, she had some of her more intricate choreography cut and decided to stick it out, all while on the mend.

 

For that, i think she's a trooper. It's a great revival and she's an incredibly charming performer... bad foot and all

 

 

 

~BN

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

In this instance, an understudy would kill the show. Let me explain:

 

Applegate broke her foot during the pre-Broadway run in Chicago and then her understudy, Dylis Croman, took over the role for the rest of the run and into Boston (with Charlotte D'Ambrose filling in for Charity as well). The producers (Fran and Barry Weissler) knew that the show needed a 'name' in the title to keep it going when it hit Broadway, so they decided to shut things down, as they didn't want a $15 million flop.

 

Ticket sales in Boston slowed considerably when people heard that Applegate was out. The understudy is not who people go to see no matter how talented or amazing they are. Plain and simple, the show couldn't survive without Applegate. She knew this and also knew that a whole crew & chorus of people would be out of the job as well. So, she had some of her more intricate choreography cut and decided to stick it out, all while on the mend.

 

For that, i think she's a trooper. It's a great revival and she's an incredibly charming performer... bad foot and all

 

 

 

~BN

[Retired Fly Boy]

The 2005 Tony Awards was the worst ever. Such a a total snore, I could not stay awake. Miss Aretha starting to look like Jaba the Hut. They have all those long production numbers and give one minute to the actors who won the award. Then all the thank you's to my life partner. Same tired show year after year. Oy vey enough already.:-(

[Retired Fly Boy]

The 2005 Tony Awards was the worst ever. Such a a total snore, I could not stay awake. Miss Aretha starting to look like Jaba the Hut. They have all those long production numbers and give one minute to the actors who won the award. Then all the thank you's to my life partner. Same tired show year after year. Oy vey enough already.:-(

[Guest ChgoBoy]

>In this instance, an understudy would kill the show. Let me

>explain:

>

>Applegate broke her foot during the pre-Broadway run in

>Chicago and then her understudy, Dylis Croman, took over the

>role for the rest of the run and into Boston (with Charlotte

>D'Ambrose filling in for Charity as well). The producers

>(Fran and Barry Weissler) knew that the show needed a 'name'

>in the title to keep it going when it hit Broadway, so they

>decided to shut things down, as they didn't want a $15 million

>flop.

>

>Ticket sales in Boston slowed considerably when people heard

>that Applegate was out. The understudy is not who people go

>to see no matter how talented or amazing they are. Plain and

>simple, the show couldn't survive without Applegate. She knew

>this and also knew that a whole crew & chorus of people would

>be out of the job as well. So, she had some of her more

>intricate choreography cut and decided to stick it out, all

>while on the mend.

>

>For that, i think she's a trooper. It's a great revival and

>she's an incredibly charming performer... bad foot and all

 

Your point about ticket sales and who an audience goes to see is plausible. I remember when the producers was re-cast after Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane left the show. It was still good, but not with the magic it once had. BUT, BN, your contention that Applegate came back just to keep other people employed is as sappy and near sided as one that drives his car down a one way street, the wrong way, at night, with no lights on; imo. She came back, with limited ability to save her own ass and keep her own career going.

[Guest ChgoBoy]

>In this instance, an understudy would kill the show. Let me

>explain:

>

>Applegate broke her foot during the pre-Broadway run in

>Chicago and then her understudy, Dylis Croman, took over the

>role for the rest of the run and into Boston (with Charlotte

>D'Ambrose filling in for Charity as well). The producers

>(Fran and Barry Weissler) knew that the show needed a 'name'

>in the title to keep it going when it hit Broadway, so they

>decided to shut things down, as they didn't want a $15 million

>flop.

>

>Ticket sales in Boston slowed considerably when people heard

>that Applegate was out. The understudy is not who people go

>to see no matter how talented or amazing they are. Plain and

>simple, the show couldn't survive without Applegate. She knew

>this and also knew that a whole crew & chorus of people would

>be out of the job as well. So, she had some of her more

>intricate choreography cut and decided to stick it out, all

>while on the mend.

>

>For that, i think she's a trooper. It's a great revival and

>she's an incredibly charming performer... bad foot and all

 

Your point about ticket sales and who an audience goes to see is plausible. I remember when the producers was re-cast after Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane left the show. It was still good, but not with the magic it once had. BUT, BN, your contention that Applegate came back just to keep other people employed is as sappy and near sided as one that drives his car down a one way street, the wrong way, at night, with no lights on; imo. She came back, with limited ability to save her own ass and keep her own career going.

[KY_TOP]

I had the pleasure of seeing Spamalot last week during my visit to NYC. It was hilarious and richly deserving of the Tony's it won. I actually found the Award Show to be a bore and went for a walk.

[KY_TOP]

I had the pleasure of seeing Spamalot last week during my visit to NYC. It was hilarious and richly deserving of the Tony's it won. I actually found the Award Show to be a bore and went for a walk.

[Guest ChgoBoy]

>I had the pleasure of seeing Spamalot last week during my

>visit to NYC. It was hilarious and richly deserving of the

>Tony's it won. I actually found the Award Show to be a bore

>and went for a walk.

 

I was going to go see spamalot, then I looked in my inbox and lost all interest in something with that name.

[Guest ChgoBoy]

>I had the pleasure of seeing Spamalot last week during my

>visit to NYC. It was hilarious and richly deserving of the

>Tony's it won. I actually found the Award Show to be a bore

>and went for a walk.

 

I was going to go see spamalot, then I looked in my inbox and lost all interest in something with that name.

[happyguy2]

Everything everyone else said is true. But I thought Hugh Jackman had a GREAT line when he said: "So nice to see so many people here who go both ways ............ (lots of laughter)........... movies AND theater!"

 

I did enjoy that one line!

 

hg

[happyguy2]

Everything everyone else said is true. But I thought Hugh Jackman had a GREAT line when he said: "So nice to see so many people here who go both ways ............ (lots of laughter)........... movies AND theater!"

 

I did enjoy that one line!

 

hg

[Guest zipperzone]

>Did anyone have a chance to see them last night?

>

>I caught the very end of the ceremony, but heard from a friend

>that Hugh Jackman's duet with Aretha Franklin was a miss. I

>suppose he could have saved the performance by randomly

>ripping off his shirt mid-song...

 

I agree - his bit with AF was a snore, but I quite enjoyed his opening musical number "I won't dance" He showed his versatility and was very engageing - what a smile!

[Guest zipperzone]

>Did anyone have a chance to see them last night?

>

>I caught the very end of the ceremony, but heard from a friend

>that Hugh Jackman's duet with Aretha Franklin was a miss. I

>suppose he could have saved the performance by randomly

>ripping off his shirt mid-song...

 

I agree - his bit with AF was a snore, but I quite enjoyed his opening musical number "I won't dance" He showed his versatility and was very engageing - what a smile!

[NASAguy]

This was the first award show I have watched for a couple of years because they have been getting so boring and predictable. I don't know why but I enjoyed it.

Hugh Jackman really looked great and his musical number in the beginning was a real tour-de-force.

I think the selection from West Side Story did not fit Aretha Frankln very well.

The best supporting actress in a musical (Spamalot) was hilarious as she kept pulling on her dress to keep it from slidding down off her boobs during her whole acceptance speech.

I would love to see "Doubt"....seems really interesting and "Light in the Piazza" also. The opening number they performed from this latter show was really quite good and the music was beautiful for a change. Has anyone seen either of these shows??

All in all, I thought it was an OK show considering that it's sole purpose is presenting awards.

[NASAguy]

This was the first award show I have watched for a couple of years because they have been getting so boring and predictable. I don't know why but I enjoyed it.

Hugh Jackman really looked great and his musical number in the beginning was a real tour-de-force.

I think the selection from West Side Story did not fit Aretha Frankln very well.

The best supporting actress in a musical (Spamalot) was hilarious as she kept pulling on her dress to keep it from slidding down off her boobs during her whole acceptance speech.

I would love to see "Doubt"....seems really interesting and "Light in the Piazza" also. The opening number they performed from this latter show was really quite good and the music was beautiful for a change. Has anyone seen either of these shows??

All in all, I thought it was an OK show considering that it's sole purpose is presenting awards.

[JT Brooklyn]

IMHO.."Mutual Admiration Society's" are very Nice, BUT if you are not a "Member of the Society", they make for Boring TV..Every year people say why boither televising it, and Every Year it shows up..WHY? For whatever "Ticket Sales" they can Promote of course...No other reason...:+

[JT Brooklyn]

IMHO.."Mutual Admiration Society's" are very Nice, BUT if you are not a "Member of the Society", they make for Boring TV..Every year people say why boither televising it, and Every Year it shows up..WHY? For whatever "Ticket Sales" they can Promote of course...No other reason...:+

[Guest Jocoluver]

This was a tribute to Sondheim on his 75th birthday - and they could only pick a number for which he wrote the lyrics instead of something from his vast repetoire of songs for which he wrote both score and lyrics!!!??? A dumb INSULT x(

[Guest Jocoluver]

This was a tribute to Sondheim on his 75th birthday - and they could only pick a number for which he wrote the lyrics instead of something from his vast repetoire of songs for which he wrote both score and lyrics!!!??? A dumb INSULT x(

[Fin Fang Foom]

>I caught the very end of the ceremony, but heard from a friend

>that Hugh Jackman's duet with Aretha Franklin was a miss.

 

 

She's become a lazy singer. If you've never been to one of her concerts, all she does is vocally vamp a little while her backup singers do all the work. The bitch needs to put the bucket of fried chicken away, sit her fat ass down at the piano, no band, no backup singers and just sing.

 

Musically yours,

 

FFF