As long as SpongeBob wins as few Tonys as possible, I'm happy. ANYWAY. Best Director of a Musical almost always goes to the winner of Best Musical or Revival (only 3 times this century has that not been the case). That being said, I wouldn't be too surprised if Musical went to BAND'S VISIT, Revival went to MY FAIR LADY, and Director went to ONCE ON THIS ISLAND.
bowtie7 said: "My favorite has to be The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public. So glad it got a cd, still love to listen to the score. And no one who saw it will every forget the phone sex production number or the prostitutes heading to Washington DC in their Bob Mackie outfits or Siegfred and Roy being played by a single person or all that neon or the live horse or the not so now far fetched plot point of Miss Mona becoming president."
I gotta say, I'm just glad that the biggest issues people have with the show have little to do with the seating/sight-lines. When I heard that this was going to be an environmental production staged in a traditional Broadway house, I got nervous.
ggersten said: "I complimented about one particular lighting effect at the end of a song in Act One. Turned out It was one of this person's favorites but I was told the performer was not a fan, but that Kail insisted on it. And it was a very effective moment, which demonstrates how really excellent Mr. Kail is as a director."
Thanks for the great post! What specifically was this lighting effect you mentioned, if you don't mind shari
After seeing this season's She Loves Me, I couldn't help feeling bad for any actor who plays Mr. Maraczek. He gets one lackluster song at the top of the show, spends the rest of act one being mad at our likable leading man, and then spends most of act two offstage in a hospital bed.
It might've just been Kristin's surprisingly dull performance, but Fran in Promises, Promises seems like a boring time for any actress. She spends most of the show sa
I love Moulin Rouge and will no doubt see this, but I'm a little wary about how this will work onstage. The most impressive parts of the movie are purely cinematic devices (the editing, cinematography, visual effects).
Ugh. I would give anything for a decent revival of this, one of my favorite shows. Maybe it'll happen and be Davenport's first genuine hit? Maybe? No? Probably not?
On the Once on This Island OBC "Forever Yours (Reprise)" - after Papa Ge's solo ends and right before Ti Moune says "I can't!", the ensemble is crescendoing with "ahs", and one male singer sings one extra "ah" after everyone else drops out. Drives me nuts every time.
Also, The Producers "I Want to Be a Producer", the ensemble girl who starts to sing "he" during the whistling solo.
carnzee said: "Kad said: "Remember how Riedel told of all the aggrieved Tony voters who resented the show, because the producers would only grant them tickets during the late summer?
Well, #Actually, Kad, they DIDN'T break The Producers record. This was CLEARLY due to the Tony voters' resentment."
I would've loved to see Fiddler take Choreography and something else win Costumes (musical), but every other award I thought was given out to the best of its category. And the fact that Hamilton didn't just gobble up Actress and Set Design in its sweep shows that Tony voters were using their heads when they voted and not just their hearts.
