NY Times predictions: Idina might pull off an upset- Page 3
NY Times predictions: Idina might pull off an upset
#50NY Times prediction: Idina might pull off an upset
Posted: 6/6/14 at 11:56amThe one thing I took away from this thread is that I'm not the only one who dislikes NPH.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#52NY Times prediction: Idina might pull off an upset
Posted: 6/6/14 at 12:07pm
"Carson has combined his passion for helping children with his love for one of Cincinnati's favorite past times - cornhole - to create a unique and exciting event perfect for a corporate outing, entertaining clients or family fun."
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
#53NY Times prediction: Idina might pull off an upset
Posted: 6/6/14 at 12:11pmNot to thread jack, but if Audra wins what's the chances of her extending again?
#54NY Times prediction: Idina might pull off an upset
Posted: 6/6/14 at 12:21pmProbably slim. The River is coming in right after Lady Day.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
Wilmingtom
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/11
#55NY Times prediction: Idina might pull off an upset
Posted: 6/6/14 at 4:31pmI'm surprised by the disparaging remarks about NPH. Maybe his very dry, sly sense of humor makes him seem aloof somehow. I have found him to be utterly charming, smart, grounded and very funny. You'd be hard-pressed to hear a bad word about him from anyone who has worked with him. Maybe he's just had too much success for some people.
#56NY Times prediction: Idina might pull off an upset
Posted: 6/6/14 at 4:41pm
The award should be about what the best musical is not the one that masses want to go to because they already know the music and don't have to think. The Tony's need another massive over haul and take away some of the tour presenters votes.
Very much this.
The idea that the voters so blatantly pull business decisions into their votes really taints the integrity of the award. I never remember hearing of Oscar voters basing their votes on altering the box office implications, and for good reason. It's sleazy.
I, too, wish they would get rid of the road tour influence if that's what's causing it.
#57NY Times prediction: Idina might pull off an upset
Posted: 6/6/14 at 5:27pmBrerBear, unfortunately it's not just the road presenters. Plenty of people in the New York theatre scene vote for solely business purposes too (theatre owners, producers, etc...). While it certainly does taint the awards a great deal, they call it show business for a reason. The road presenters are just the most transparent and obvious about the whole matter.
-There's the muddle in the middle. There's the puddle where the poodle did the piddle."
#58NY Times prediction: Idina might pull off an upset
Posted: 6/6/14 at 5:44pm
Perhaps they should consider renaming some of the categories to something a bit more appropriate for a business decision rather than an acknowledgment of artistic merit?
"Best Musical" could perhaps become "Most Bankable Commodity (with songs)"?
"Best Revival" could be the "License to Print Money Award"....
rjm516
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/09
#59NY Times prediction: Idina might pull off an upset
Posted: 6/6/14 at 5:46pm
""Best Musical" could perhaps become "Most Bankable Commodity (with songs)"? "
Amazing. And accurate.
rjm516
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/09
#60NY Times prediction: Idina might pull off an upset
Posted: 6/6/14 at 5:46pm
""Best Musical" could perhaps become "Most Bankable Commodity (with songs)"? "
Amazing. And accurate.
#61NY Times prediction: Idina might pull off an upset
Posted: 6/6/14 at 5:47pm
"The only truly accurate and correct thing that After8 spouts: BRIDGES... is a big ol' stinking pile of SH*T. That much is undeniable."
He doesn't spout this at all. Despite his antagonism, he didn't actually hate the show [but he didn't love it] (from the preview thread). In light of his other posts, this is practically a rave review:
Iluv,
I see your points, but not being familiar with the source material, I did feel a degree of sympathy for Francesca. After all, she feels unfulfilled in several important areas of her life, and, in the end, we all only have one life to live.... or waste, right?
I thought the show had some moving moments, but it's really something of a mood piece, and the mood is drab. With all the talk of Napoli, I kept wishing Kelli O'Hara would burst into Victor Herbert's The Italian Street Song. It would have been a welcome relief ftom the relentlessly doleful and unmemorable score.
I thought both leads were excellent, and the supporting players as well.
I think it would have worked better as a straight play. The material really doesn't cry out for musicalization. At least, not to this music, anyway.
"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
Updated On: 6/6/14 at 05:47 PM
#62NY Times prediction: Idina might pull off an upset
Posted: 6/6/14 at 7:01pm
Adam Feldman and David Cote of Time Out NY have posted their predictions - I have to say, it's hard for me to disagree with any of these.
Time Out NY's Prediction
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
Randy1
Swing Joined: 4/28/14
#63NY Times prediction: Idina might pull off an upset
Posted: 6/6/14 at 7:35pm
Richardson would be a real upset, and also undeserved. Though I think Audra has been overpraised. She impressed me more than moved me.
If Raisin deserves any award, it's Best Featured Actress for Sophie Okonedo.
