Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
#1Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 12:23amI'll drink to that!
#2Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 12:24amYes. It really makes me think I'd enjoy his work if he hired another composer for his shows with his lyrics.
"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
#2Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 12:25amDid he write the cancelled TV show bit?
April Saul
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/06
#3Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 12:59amYes, I read that he did...and it was terrific, wasn't it?
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#4Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 1:16am
It should have had a cameo from Andy Mientus, they killed him off And the show was cancelled.
Andrew looked So tan.
I hope Missy B's bottle was real booze.
#5Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 2:34amIf anyone was drinking real booze onstage tonight it was Jane Lynch.
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#6Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 6:37am
"Yes, I read that he did...and it was terrific, wasn't it?"
Sorry, April but no. Anything but, actually.
Fact is, it was embarrassingly bad.
OperaBwayLover
Broadway Star Joined: 5/17/07
#7Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 7:36amIt was better than NPH's schtick and his fixation on Mike Tyson.
#8Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 7:51am
"Sorry, April but no. Anything but, actually.
Fact is, it was embarrassingly bad."
What are you sorry about?
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Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#9Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 8:03am
"It was better than NPH's schtick and his fixation on Mike Tyson."
Remember, he has a whole team of writers telling him what to say. While the host has some input into that process, and the writers will try to write in his "voice," a lot of what he says came from their laptops, not his own head.
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#10Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 11:15amSod the bitter queens. It was a terrific, entertaining show.
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
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#11Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 11:18amWas it? That's so nice.
#12Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 12:25pmBest part of the entire show! Anyone find a video of it yet? I could watch that endlessly.
"Pardon my prior Mcfee slip. I know how to spell her name. I just don't know how to type it." -Talulah
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#13Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 12:27pm
What didn't you care for After8? I found it very amusing and a moment that theater insiders and folks who never see theater could enjoy equally. I am curious what about it rubbed you the wromg way?
Updated On: 6/10/13 at 12:27 PM
#14Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 12:29pmAgreed. The cancelled shows bit was great. Isn't the Hollywood flight of the stats what we all talk about? Gad to see the Tonys have fun with it.
"Through The Sacrifice You Made, We Can't Believe The Price You Paid..For Love!"
#15Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 12:31pm
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Akg8Oeee54
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Wanting life but never knowing how
#16Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 12:35pmThanks! Guess I'm dumb and couldn't figure out how to find it on YouTube.
"Pardon my prior Mcfee slip. I know how to spell her name. I just don't know how to type it." -Talulah
#17Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 12:37pm
What didn't you care for After8?
Because it was written after 1957.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
heytravistravis
Chorus Member Joined: 9/17/12
#18Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 5:44pmI'd give that whole number and Lachuisa a big round of applause. I thought it was clever and poked enough fun at the Broadway actors who sadly don't succeed on TV. Maybe Gerard Alessandrimi can write something next year!
Born to speak all mirth and no matter
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#19Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 5:45pmI thought this was a great moment at the TONYS. Love when actors can poke fun at themselves.
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#20Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 5:45pmI thought this was a great moment at the TONYS. Love when actors can poke fun at themselves.
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#21Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 5:56pm
"What didn't you care for After8? I found it very amusing and a moment that theater insiders and folks who never see theater could enjoy equally."
I didn't find it the slightest bit amusing. I found it excruciating, hokey and embarrassing, allowing NPH to be even more smug than usual.
I preferred seeing Patti LuPone push a lawn mower across the stage last year.
I say do away with all this staged "specialty" nonsense altogether. Just stick to the shows.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#22Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 6:30pmOh. Well to each his own I guess. It sounds like you have some issues with Neil Patrick Harris in general. I must admit I was never a fan, NEVER watched one if his TV shows but I have found him to be a most charming Tony host- "the way in" for Joe & Betty Sixpack who might not know who Patti LuPone is.
#23Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 6:32pmThought it was a wonderful show. It must be nice to be so enlightened that you hate everything.
Broadway Star Joined: 12/31/69
#24Let's raise a glass to LaChiusa--his satire at the Tonys was the higligjht
Posted: 6/10/13 at 6:41pmNow now, Reggie, that is how we know he is a REAL theater fan. He hasn't seen anything decent since The Wasps (422 BC).
