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Before anything else if you want to 'roll on the floor laughing' go to www.talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat--you haven't read bitchy remarks like those from a show queen (which can be a male or female!) who doesn't like something or someone!!!
I thought this years show was a lot better than it has been--it moved fast, had loads of musical numbers, big names, some good acceptance speeches and Whoopi Goldberg who obviously LOVES Broadway!!!
THE GOOD:
Whoopie in her various show disguises, especially as Mary Poppins and in The Phantom
Lin-Manuel Miranda's acceptance speech
The choreography for the Cry Baby number
Cheyenne Jackson singing and dancing in Xanadu--and who ever designed those short shorts for him should get an award
Patti LaPone singing Everything's Coming Up Roses and her loud, long and funny acceptance speech
The songs from South Pacific
Do I have to mention Whoopie and Mario 'doing' A Chorus Line?
Laura Bernati's (sp?) acceptance speech
Steven Sondheim's acceptance letter for his lifetime achievement award.
90 year old Arthur Laurents giving each cast member of Gypsy a standing ovation when the three of them won their awards.
Classy Jack Klugman
THE BAD
The songs and productions of The Little Mermaid, A Catered Affair, Young Frankenstein and In The Heights
None of the new musicals grabbed me enough to want to see them.
In The Heights musical number--might be a generation thing but a 'rap' musical does not appear to be my thing.
The salute to Rent--it makes you wonder how it has run for so long
THE UGLY
Stew's number from Passing Strange--even I could remember the lyrics on that one--all you have to do is keep on saying "Tell me it's all right" (and NOT get a response!!)
He's stupid Groucho Marx mask when nominations were announced--complete disrespect for the Broadway community
And other thoughts
Unfortunately the musical numbers made me want to see the 'old' shows more than the new ones like In The Heights (even though it won Best Musical) or Passing Strange.
Though many theatre people/lovers were bummed out that many awards were given off camera I think the fact of more musical numbers and less Best Lighting, etc., awards made the show more interesting (now if only the oscars would do the same) and faster moving.
There was only one very poor acceptance speech and still too many thanking everyone in the world speeches but the rest were moving, funny and heart felt.
When In The Heights won for best musical I think there were more producers on stage than people in the cast or working behind the scenes--guess with shows costing so much to put on stage you need A LOT of people with various sums of money!!
All in all a good night of televison and a great night of/for Broadway!
I agree with you about the tribute to Rent, though...it was not well done at all. It was "frazzled and dis-jointed", such a disappointment.