This is a delightful surprise IMO! Gorgeous Tony worthy performance.

Re Iglehart: Stop making excuses - i.e he was nervous, the stage was bigger than he was used to etc etc. He's on Broadway, we expect brilliance and perfection. And he won a Tony for a mediocre performance by the looks of things. So disappointing!

Updated On: 6/8/14 at 09:13 PM

disneybroadwayfan22

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:14pm

^Trust me, he's much better on stage!

He was just nervous

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loliveve

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:16pm

Loved how Jefferson Mays did the intro for Gent's Guide!!!

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:16pm

Laura Benanti just tweeted "Turning off the Tonys. Good night"

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:16pm

Anyone think "Glass" closing so early in the season is what her Celia?

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:16pm

This number is not going to sell many tickets.

#sadandtransparent

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:16pm

"Re Iglehart: Stop making excuses - i.e he was nervous, the stage was bigger than he was used to etc etc. He's on Broadway, we expect brilliance and perfection. And he won a Tony for a mediocre performance by the looks of things. So disappointing! "

The award is for his stage performance not his Tony performance.

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:16pm

I am loving Gentlemen's Guide right now!

barcelona20

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:16pm

Stephen Pasquale was robbed beyond belief.

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:16pm

How naive are some of you? He shouldn't be sweating? what are you nuts? He's a big guy, overweight, not 16, singing and dancing a very rigorous number under hot lights, in a hot costume. Get a grip! He was fabulous.

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:18pm

GG was great. As good as it was on stage.

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:18pm

That is a musical comedy. Finally.

Wayman_Wong

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:18pm

Wow, the Tony voters really loved 'Raisin' with wins for Kenny Leon and Sophie Okonedo.

Could 'Raisin' takes Best Play Revival, too?

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:18pm

Luscious, compared to the other performances I thought it was the most polished and overall most well put together. Was it the best, no, but it did LOOKED impressive. It definitely needed singing though.

That cabaret performance was EVERYTHING!!! Alan was simply glorious.

OperaBwayLover

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:18pm

Loved the "Gentleman's Guide" number! I really need to learn more about that show.

Musicaldudepeter

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:19pm

Yes Celia's loss was due to Glass's closing... Bad news for Cherry!

loliveve

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:19pm

^ Yes! This is the number that was stuck in my head after the show... in a good way

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:19pm

If "Rasin" takes revival, it would be suprising pre-ceremony but not right now.

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:19pm

GG looks like a great stage show for people who love theatre.
Not sure that number sells tickets.
The Mays intro with costume changes was great, though.

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:20pm

Ok GG was not fit for the Tony's if they don't win best musical (which I think they won't) I don't know how they will sell tickets. Even though Linda and Danny didn't win I am so so so so happy for Lena and James!

dramamama611

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:20pm

Aladdin performance certainly didn't make me want to see it. I'd say the same about Rocky, but I already saw it, and felt the same way about it I did in the theater: ho hum.

What a suprise for Leon! Congrats.

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:21pm

Loved Gentleman's Guide. Best production number all night so far. I hope the show stays open until the end of the year so that I get a chance to see it.

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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:21pm

Yeah, no lip syncing here.

I think Jim's TV's Sound and Video are off.

And, I cannot imagine lip syncing and then making some of the facial expressions she does.
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Posted: 6/8/14 at 09:21pm

Very excited to see Gentleman's Guide next month. A director I work with is putting a group together when one of her former students is filling in for a larger role. That performance was sensational.

Inglehart was great in Friend Like Me. Strange how no one is complaining about his costar sweating onstage nor any of the tappers who also started to sweat near the end. Nope, just the larger actor gets mocked and criticized for that.

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