tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926362191208217417.post3162970869845733515..comments2023-05-27T08:23:00.733-05:00Comments on On Chicago Theatre: Tony Award Post-Mortem (Literally)Zev Valancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239062791827527067noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926362191208217417.post-63186852468528502492010-06-16T10:49:18.729-05:002010-06-16T10:49:18.729-05:00Great analysis, Zev, and I agree on many of the po...Great analysis, Zev, and I agree on many of the points. <br /><br />Yes, many of the presenters seemed to be wrong choices ... like the guy from the NY Jets. (Because he was a fan of Memphis???? C'mon.) I do feel on the one hand that Will & Jada "fit" because they are producers of Fela! ... but they are not stage actors and therefore didn't fit. <br /><br />I agree on a poor song choice from La Cage. There are better choices, but considering La Cage was just revived 5 years ago and nominated for awards, I just kept thinking, "not La Cage again." <br /><br />I laughed out loud at your description of Catherine Zeta Jones' performance. I thought the same thing ... it was just plain weird and overdone. <br /><br />I also think Green Day overstayed their welcome by playing one song too many. Last year we had Poison hyping "Rock of Ages". This year Green Day. It looked so incorrect to see these "alternative" rockers playing to an audience of tuxes and gowns. It just seemed the Tonys Producers were pandering to a younger, hipper TV audience with Green Day and Glee cast members. (and Lea Michele overdid it IMHO).<br /><br />I was talking with Bill Rudman about the show at lunch on Monday, and we were in agreement that the Tony's broadcast never seems to know what to do with plays. Every year, they seem to present them so poorly. <br /><br />Finally, all those technical goofs really stood out to me. Maybe the sound quality and miking was different to those sitting in Radio City, but for an industry so well known for "great theater experiences", the TV broadcast didn't do it justice.David Cabanhttp://www.sundaymatinee.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926362191208217417.post-75705338145897975462010-06-16T10:28:31.579-05:002010-06-16T10:28:31.579-05:00Yeah, that was the worst ever, for all the reasons...Yeah, that was the worst ever, for all the reasons indicated! My biggest gripes are the really LOUSY tech. and the fact that they seriously could have used more rehearsal time---way too many episodes of confusion and error!! Also, the lights may have been wrong for HD TV....unless it was just my cable, some of the lighting effects ruined the picture; sure it is a stage show, but it is being produced for TV. So glad I recorded it for next day viewing & did NOT waste my beauty sleep on this dreck!!!Sugarmamanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926362191208217417.post-82369665084703835612010-06-16T08:43:11.663-05:002010-06-16T08:43:11.663-05:00Don't forget Chris Noth standing for five minu...Don't forget Chris Noth standing for five minutes on camera waiting for a signal.<br /><br />And Zeta-Jones's head turns were a very special thing.<br /><br />I'm just glad we had several different kinds of pizza.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243556995748109974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926362191208217417.post-53483123281537693112010-06-16T06:22:10.660-05:002010-06-16T06:22:10.660-05:00Me and my friends were making fun of Catherin Zeta...Me and my friends were making fun of Catherin Zeta-Jones's 'next' for like twenty minutes after that. We kept 'singing' "Maybe neh......cks..........tuh" again and again. Hysterical.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926362191208217417.post-39412916276857223042010-06-16T01:03:01.358-05:002010-06-16T01:03:01.358-05:00I might have to find a video of Kevin Adams accept...I might have to find a video of Kevin Adams acceptence speech because that and Marian Seldes' were the best speeches of the night.<br /><br />Pushing a presenter like Will Smith or a performance by <i>Glee</i> cast members doesn't work. The ratings were down 8% this year for a reason. Pushing those things alienates theater people and pisses them off while the fans of those celebrities keep thiking, "Come on, when are they going to appear?"<br /><br />"The Best of Times" isn't the best choice. "La Cage Aux Folles" is a better number. Or even "Masculinity."<br /><br />Also, na na na na na na na na.Monica Reidahttp://fragmentssynapses.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com