Riedel on the post Tony Awards recap

[10086sunset]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 6:46am

http://nypost.com/2016/06/13/hamilton-is-the-belle-of-the-tony-ball/

[gypsy101]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 6:58am

he thought On Your Feet had one of the best performances...

[10086sunset]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 7:09am

I enjoyed "Langella turned back a Tony challenge from Jeff Daniels, who many predicted would win for his searing performance in “Blackbird.”

Did anyone besides Riedel predict this?

[_IrisTInkerbell]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 7:44am

gypsy101 said: "he thought On Your Feet had one of the best performances...

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I read it that he said On Your Feet and School Of Rock got the best audience reaction at the Beacon which I can't judge because I wasn't there.

[backwoodsbarbie]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 9:24am

Riedel is obsessed with Jeff Daniels. 

[10086sunset]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 10:10am

backwoodsbarbie said: "Riedel is obsessed with Jeff Daniels. 

 

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It's so true. He's not even subtle about it.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 10:19am

Jeff Daniels wasn't even in the conversation. It was between Frank Langella and Mark Strong.

Posted: 6/13/16 at 11:11am

He thinks "the excerpt from “Hamilton” fell flat, with many in the theater grumbling that it was not as effective as the number the show did earlier this year on the Grammys..."? Huh?? Was he watching the same show? That couldn't be father from the truth. The number on the Grammys was just ok, but not as great as what I had hoped for. Their performance of Yorktown last night was light years better. A better number, more energetic, and more emotional. 

[Petralicious]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 11:20am

Frank Langellas Voice should have its own Twitter. 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 12:02pm

I have to disagree. The Hamilton performance was muddled and confusing. There were just bodies pop and locking all over while people spoke over each other. It was messy and confusing. Maybe it's a problem with it being on a different medium, but i just felt like there was never a moment of stillness or a moment of clear story telling. 

And I'm sure On Your Feet, if you were in the theater, was fun. They did the curtain call, which is a fun moment, but I don't think it was the best performance by any means. I forgot it even happened.

Do we know what the ratings are?

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 12:06pm

Yes, the Tony ratings hit a 13 year high. It got a 1.6 in the demo (up from 1.0 last year) and had 8.73 million viewers. 

 

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/06/13/tv-ratings-sunday-june-12-2016/

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 2:07pm

Oh great! Glad they were better than expected! 

[HogansHero]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 2:26pm

"i just felt like there was never a moment of stillness or a moment of clear story telling. "

I truly cannot imagine you missed the story telling in the song-it is all story. If it was not clear to you, so be it; I find it crystal clear, but that doesn't mean you have to. As to stillness-there is an incredibly powerful moment of stillness that grounds the entire song. If you missed that, I don't know how much someone can rely on your assessment of the song at all.

[asmith0307]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 2:27pm

RippedMan said: "I have to disagree. The Hamilton performance was muddled and confusing. There were just bodies pop and locking all over while people spoke over each other. It was messy and confusing. Maybe it's a problem with it being on a different medium, but i just felt like there was never a moment of stillness or a moment of clear story telling. 

And I'm sure On Your Feet, if you were in the theater, was fun. They did the curtain call, which is a fun moment, but I don't think it was the best performance by any means. I forgot it even happened.

Do we know what the ratings are?"

I was in the theatre, and the OYF performance was great. I also thought the Hamilton performance wasn't their best. Since they have such a large company now with all of the swings, putting nearly everyone on stage (including Stephanie Klemons) made the stage look very crowded. 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 3:07pm

HogansHero you have a brilliant way of talking down to people. It's my opinion. Didn't say anything bad about the actual show, I've not seen it. But that particular performance was muddled and messy, to me. Maybe elimating the muskets made it harder to grasp what was going on, maybe It was the spotty sound design or the lack of focus by the cameras. I just felt like as a "song" it didn't go anywhere. Just didn't entice me at all. I don't care whether you value my opinion or not. Now the ending credits performance I really enjoyed!

[mariel9]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 3:11pm

Maybe elimating the muskets made it harder to grasp what was going on, maybe It was the spotty sound design or the lack of focus by the cameras.

I thought the sound design during the Hamilton performance was terrible, and I didn't notice similar problems for any of the other numbers. There was some kind of echo sometimes, and I swear in the beginning I could hear what sounded like an ensemble member louder than Chris Jackson. It was really weird.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 3:22pm

Ripped, I expressly said I was not questioning your experience, and I am not. If it was muddled and confusing to you, I don't think you are lying about that. My point was that if you saw and heard it as I did (and yes the scene was diminished by the absence of the weapons-they are an essential part of the design and it was unfortunate (but absolutely right) that they were scratched) you would not have missed the storytelling and most particularly the effective use of quiet (the solemn bell surrounding "After a week of fighting"/"we lower our guns"/"and just like that". Have you listened to the album? Perhaps if not you will appreciate my point more if you want to give at least this song a listen.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 3:38pm

I've been holding out on listening to it because I didn't want to go in with an opinion about it. But as I'm probably not seeing it until 2026 I might as well cave in. I'm not a big fan of rap in general, so again, it might just not be for me. No disrespect to the cast and whatnot. I loved the beginning of the song with Chris Jackson, but just felt bored by it. I also despise narration, so maybe that's the reason. 

Updated On: 6/13/16 at 03:38 PM

[HogansHero]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 4:12pm

Ripped, I was not really urging you to listen to the album but just to the one song which you have already heard now. I think it might help you understand my point (if you are so inclined), even if don't end up liking it for the reasons you stated.

[BamaEd]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 4:54pm

Gyllenhaal, I must report, did a lovely rendition of “I Can Show You the World” from “Aladdin.”

Excuse me? What are you saying the name of the song is? No just no!

 

[JudyDenmark]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 4:57pm

mariel9 said: "I thought the sound design during the Hamilton performance was terrible, and I didn't notice similar problems for any of the other numbers."

 

It was happening the whole show. The sound was a mess. (Listen to the major echoing in You're in the Band... Brian Stokes Mitchell can't even be heard when he starts singing.... the balance of the "church ladies" in Color Purple was way off...  it was definitely way more than Hamilton.)

 

[JayG 2]

Posted: 6/13/16 at 5:23pm

Yes Hamilton has way too much narration for its own good, which is why it works better for me as a recording than it does as a production on stage.