***Official Tony Awards Thread**** ((SPOILERS))

[Catchawave]

and Be Still My Heart...Hugh Jackman hosting :)

On Edit, On CBS ...!!

On Edit, Part Deux, it's live, and it's fabulous!!! Spoilers...added.

[Catchawave]

1. Hmmm...may be raising the bar to high in the Lounge...

:kick:

[RevolutionaryActs]

2. It's not on here....

but Hugh Jackman.... :drool:

I do like The Tony awards though, I like when they preform songs from all the different shows. Very cool. :D

[Catchawave]

3. So sorry REv.....is this live ?

My bad ....HUGH is AMAZING, be sure to catch it in your time zone then.

[colinmom71]

4. That was probably one of the best openings for the Tonys..

In recent memory. Enjoyed Billy Crystal's coup attempt and the Jackman. Thought the song medley by Jackman was kinda annoying though..

Cool for Liev Schreiber's win!

[Catchawave]

5. Hey Colin....

Glad you're watching...I think the Tony's have competition tonight from the DU Simpson crowd.

OMIGOsh...hERE'S John Lithgow...really into this show, as you can tell :))))

[colinmom71]

8. Oh yeah... I watch every year!

I'm such a musical nerd! ;)

I hope this isn't all Spoilery for those of you on the west coast, but these awards for the musicals are just all over the place! I though Spamalot would wind up a shoo-in for all it's nominated catagories and it ain't happened so far... So, I think I'm going to bet on "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" to take Best Musical...

The music for "Light in the Piazza" is quite pretty, and that segment for "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" was great!

[BattyDem]

12. I thought Spamalot would rack up the Tonys tonight

:shrug:

I think you're right .. "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee may walk away with Best Musical. :-)

[Catchawave]

6. The thread is mellllll-ting.....well, I tried

to bring culture to the lounge...heh :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi:

[ncrainbowgrrl]

7. I'll play along!

"The statue is COMPLETELY NAKED!" - the daughter

[Catchawave]

9. Ooooh, that could be Lounge-Worthy :0

Here's Doris Roberts....

Oh doing the Year in Place....kewl

[BattyDem]

10. I bet the fundies freak out about the choreographer kissing his partner

The FCC phone lines are probably melting at this very moment. :eyes:

[Lisa]

11. I normally skip the Tonys, but I want to see if "Spamalot"

... gets any awards tonight.

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14. I'm definitely seeing Spamalot and Dirty Rotten Scroundrels

my next trip !

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13. Christina Applegate on now...

Sweet Charity...best revival...LIVE...if they can see me now...

...are we beating the cabbage thread yet...LOL.

[colinmom71]

15. Eek! Her voice kinda went kerplowee at the end there....

But wow! Who ever thought she had that in her? She did a really good job!

[BattyDem]

21. Kelly Bundy can sing!

Who knew? :shrug:

[Catchawave]

16. Very liberal themed shows, ya think?

Must.support.Broadway !

[colinmom71]

20. And that's why I'm surprised there are so few of us discussing the Tonys..

Here. DU has some very savvy and learned members (yes, even in the Lounge) so I thought this thread would get awfully crowded... Eh, maybe they're too glued to the tube to post! ;)


Well, I was pretty certain Sara Ramirez would win, but that was another win tallied up for the "Spelling Bee"... Hmmm...

Ah, "La Cage Aux Folles"! Now that's a show the fundies can get behind!

[BattyDem]

22. I saw "La Cage Aux Folles" ... it was great!

Gary Beach was amazing! :applause:

I'm seeing Spamalot on Thursday ... I can't wait! :bounce:

[Catchawave]

24. I'm so jealous.....

enjoy!

I love Broadway, it's like church for me :)

[BattyDem]

26. I'm a Broadway nut, too!

I love it! Every spare penny I have gets put away so I can get a ticket to a show, LOL! It's my only "vice" ... the only "luxury" item I ever buy for myself. :-)

Unfortunately, I suffer from chronic pain, so sitting through a show is really tough. I usually take a Vicodin just before the curtain goes up and I wear a TENS unit, which is an electro-nerve stimulator - that helps a bit. I'm flat on my back the next day but it is sooo worth it. :-)

[Catchawave]

17. James Earl Jones now....

and Leslie Uggams....

[colinmom71]

18. I like the retrospective of the nominted Best Plays....

But I really wish they'd go back to staging a scene from the nominated plays. I miss that.

Too funny... Getting James Earl Jones to read each lady's name!

[Catchawave]

19. Spamalot....lady!

[colinmom71]

23. Bwahaha!!! "It's for porn AND theatre!"

[ncrainbowgrrl]

35. I love the internets.

And that was the best line of the night.

[colinmom71]

25. Well, another one for Spamalot...

Best Direction to Mike Nichols... Good for him!

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27. Hugh Jackman singing Somewhere....

..worth the evening. Saw him in Oz last year, he was Peter Allen!

[BattyDem]

28. He was fantastic, wasn't he?

I hope he comes back to Broadway soon. :-)

I saw Peter Allen at Radio City years ago and I couldn't believe how Jackman had all his mannerisms down pat - it was like watching Peter.

[Catchawave]

33. Thanks Batty and others.....

...for bringing a little culture to the Lounge :grouphug:

I am sooooo ready for my Fall trip to NYC and Broadway!

[BattyDem]

29. Damn! All night long, they let the winners ramble on ...

and they cut off the acceptance speech for Best Musical?!?!?! :wtf:

[colinmom71]

30. Wow... It won!

I don't think any musical has won Best Musical that hasn't won at least either Best Book or Best Score/Lyrics, but "Spamalot" did just that. I enjoyed the segment scene they played - I was rolling laughing when they had the guys waving the torches and one guy slam dancing to the mock overwrought ballad.

But if I were voting a Best Musical based solely on those segments, "25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" would have been my choice. If I can scrape enough money together for a trip, I have got to go see these shows!!

And what was up with Bernadette Peters presenting the Best Actress in a Musical Tony? I thought last year's winner (Idina Menzel) was supposed to do that...

[BattyDem]

31. LOL! I said the same thing to my mother ...

It's as if the voters were saying ... "Well, the book sucked, the score sucked ... but it's still the best damn musical on Broadway!" :shrug:

[philosophie_en_rose]

34. Idina Menzel might be filming Rent.

I think they're making a movie version with most of the original cast.

[colinmom71]

37. Yes, they are!

In fact, principle photography just ended a week ago. And I am soooo excitedly awaiting it's planned November release date! The trailer is supposed to be officially released tomorrow, but I downloaded a leaked version online last week. It looks incredible!!

Actually, IIRC, Idina Menzel was there last night, and she introduced a different segment toward the end of the second hour of the Tony broadcast (I think it was the lifetime achievement award). Then again, they may have altered who announces this year's winners because last year's Best Actor in a Musical was Hugh Jackman, who was hosting the show. That just occured to me...

[Simeon Salus]

32. Sara Ramirez is a goddess.

Anyone lucky enough to see her live has seen the next big Broadway star.

Tonight she can barely talk, but she flat nails one of the toughest cuts of the night.

Barbara who?

[BattyDem]

36. New web site for Broadway buffs ...

I got this email from The League of American Theatres and Producers. :-)

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