FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
#1FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/13/10 at 8:25pmTWO YEARS IN A ROW. REALLY??
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#2FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/13/10 at 8:27pmIs it the same guy?
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#2FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/13/10 at 9:28pmGod, I thought the same thing! Did we not learn our lesson from last year?
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#3FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/13/10 at 9:28pmIt's like that basically every year...
Chillin' and teachin' acting and voice to muh Bway/Film peeps...
(Betty Buckley is teaching a workshop for me at my school, check it out.)
#4FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/13/10 at 9:29pm
guy? it's a team.
"it's a dirty little war"
Updated On: 6/13/10 at 09:29 PM
#5FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/13/10 at 9:46pmWelcome to live television.
Those Blocked: SueStorm. N2N Nate. Good riddence to stupid! Rad-Z, shill begone!
#6FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/13/10 at 10:04pmGILLY???!!!! GILLY!!!!!!!!!!
"it's a dirty little war"
willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#7FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/13/10 at 10:05pmIm not hearing anywhere near as many sound problems as last year
rjm516
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/09
#8FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/13/10 at 10:13pmIt's better than last year's horrendous showing but still, they should be able to do better than this. And it's no excuse to say 'it's a live show' because tons of live shows are able to handle it.
#9FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/13/10 at 10:20pmThey should send him to the Gulf. Maybe he could plug that little oil leak.
#10FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/13/10 at 10:40pmNo issues here in DC. The problem is the NYC broadcast, not the sound guy.
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#11FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/13/10 at 10:48pmCBS has been having problems all week, it's not just the TONYS. The sound kept going out during The Good Wife last Tuesday as well.
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degrassifan
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/23/08
#12FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/13/10 at 11:07pmIt sounds like every year I watch the Tony Awards, there's always a sound problem. It's kinda sad.
#13FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/13/10 at 11:08pmYeah. And next year have it at the Majestic or the St. James where it belongs.
AwesomeDanny
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/30/09
#14FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/13/10 at 11:21pmThe problem wasn't jut with the NYC broadcast. Where I am, the singing kept cutting out during Million Dollar Quartet's performance. It was so annoying.
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#15FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/13/10 at 11:24pm
Yeah. And next year have it at the Majestic or the St. James where it belongs.
I would love for them to be back in a broadway theatre.
#16FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/13/10 at 11:25pmCould very well be the cable feed then.
Those Blocked: SueStorm. N2N Nate. Good riddence to stupid! Rad-Z, shill begone!
#17FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/13/10 at 11:40pmThe sound was a mess.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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yankee_fan907
Leading Actor Joined: 10/14/06
#18FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/13/10 at 11:43pm
"I would love for them to be back in a broadway theatre."
And then only nominated people and their guests would be able to attend? The great thing about Radio City is that it can hold so many people. And why shouldn't we try to include as many people as possible for the theatre's biggest annual celebration?
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#19FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/14/10 at 1:14am
Definitely much improved over last year, no mics were turned on early giving us vocal warm ups from backstage.
ETA - I know firsthand how difficult it can be doing sound in NY. I've had trouble finding six clear frequencies for mics while performing at Town Hall, I can't imagine how long it must take to find as many clear frequencies for wireless that they must need for these shows.
Updated On: 6/14/10 at 01:14 AM
#20FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/14/10 at 1:18amIt definitely wasn't just NYC area, I'm in DC and I could barely hear Chad Kimball in Memphis's performance. There was also some strange sound during Fela's portion of the opening number that wasn't coming out of the actress on stage...:)
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jsg03jd
Broadway Star Joined: 11/24/04
#21FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/14/10 at 1:22amIt's really inexcusable how the sound got so messed up in *too* many places in tonight's broadcast. At least CBS got it right when GREEN DAY performed... Wah wah... ;o)
DvnMichael
Swing Joined: 5/8/10
#22FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/14/10 at 1:45amSound issues sounded fairly minimal live...must be somewhere in the television mixing that's screwing it up...
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#23FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/14/10 at 2:14am
It was awful here on the West Coast. Whole sections where mics were out. Unseen peole singing. THe mixing was terrible.
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#24FIRE THE SOUND GUY ALREADY!
Posted: 6/14/10 at 2:17am
"It definitely wasn't just NYC area, I'm in DC and I could barely hear Chad Kimball in Memphis's performance. There was also some strange sound during Fela's portion of the opening number that wasn't coming out of the actress on stage...:)"
Pretty much. I was like, "Wait... ventriloquist?"
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I?
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
