Only on BWW did the purists have a problem with the rap bit. It's been praised elsewhere.
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I loved the rap bit with LL Cool J!! It was one of my favorite parts of the show. I also enjoyed Carole King singing with Jessie Mueller and I loved Idina. She has one hell of a voice. I am not sure how many people saw Hugh Jackmans Broadway show three years ago, but he used quite a bit of it tonight From the jokes to the musical numbers he sang to telling the scores of the game that was being played. l love Hugh Jackman, but it was a bit disconcerting to hear all the stuff from his Broadway show on the Tonys.
What happened with Sting? (I had to step out for a bit so I missed it.)
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I thought Fran was fine. At least James Monroe Iglehart was shown when they announced his category. I just felt bad for Clint. It's not easy getting old.
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Well, Ann Harada had this exchange with Lin-Manuel Miranda, sounds like there's back story with Fran
Fran strikes me as someone who could be a lovable ditz. I remember her earring falling off during a performance of Love, Loss, and What I Wore. She made a joke about good Jewish girls not piercing their ears and got off stage to quickly retrieve it.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
Ann is definitely being loving and not snarky. I guess with Fran every performance is like a snowflake-she flubs and forgets lines. However, the cast like her. When I saw the show Fran lost her shoe and said the F word. It was very funny.
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Ann is definitely being loving and not snarky. I guess with Fran every performance is like a snowflake-she flubs and forgets lines. However, the cast like her. When I saw the show Fran lost her shoe and said the F word. It was very funny.
She lost her shoe when I saw it as well but I don't recall her cursing. Just calmly saying "I lost my shoe". It was during the insult game at the ball.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
I remember when i saw her in Cinderella- She came flying into the Step-Family's home with a Ball Invitation and it flew out of her hand and slowly glided to the floor and she ended up leaving it on the floor because she was struggling to pick it up. It was adorable and she kept the scene moving and did not miss a beat.
It may be time for Clint to rest on his laurels and hang them up. His place in cinema history is guaranteed Not bad for someone who started in that classic movie Tarantula. His big moment there was, I believe, pulling a rabbit out of his lab coat pocket.
That number was the best part of Aladdin and if I was coming to NY from out of town it would make me want to see it. The show itself is a glorified theme park show. It was entertaining but other shows were more worthy of a Tony nod - Bullets, Bridges & dare I say Rocky.
Aladdin is not a Lion King . One of Disneys better efforts but still not best musical material.
My sister loved the Aladdin number and is now begging me to take her to see it. She's probably the show's key demographic - a Disney fanatic that loves spectacle.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
Exactly my point. The suits at the mouse house also factor in the little kiddies wanting to see it and their parents buying everything in the theater to placate them.
I thought Zachary Levi looked genuinely angry that Fran threw him under the bus and said that he went too far ahead, so it threw her off. Just my take on it, but it seemed written all over his face.
I thought she said the prompter was going too fast, not blaming Levi for it. I guess I was projecting something different on to them than you were.