Reacting to the TONY nominations 2022 | A Strange Loop, Six, Company, Music Man + More
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- Опубликовано: 10 май 2022
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This week the 2022 Tony Award Nominations were finally announced and the results were very interesting.
While some shows such as A STRANGE LOOP, PARADISE SQUARE, MJ and SIX were able to celebrate recognition in several categories, others such as FUNNY GIRL and DOUBTFIRE earned very few Nominations.
Check out today's new video to find out why stars such as Beanie Feldstein, Sarah Jessica Parker, Debra Messing and Daniel Craig missed out on Nominations for their performances this season.
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Six is the reason why we need a “Best Ensemble” category! Those Queens deserve recognition for the amazing collective group of talented performers
Yes!
The thing is that the directors do consider all SIX to be leading ladies… and cast them as such. So, I think them all being nominated together for the Olivier’s made sense. But considering how short the show is… it’s all a bit hard to call.
@@PhimbleG-d Think they were for supporting actress rather than actress at the Olivier’s.
@@danielrobinson7350 they were! It was my first Olivier’s - one of the best nights of my life. But as I said - the directors consider them leads but the show is very short so it’s a hard call - the Oliviers decision made sense to me. 😊
Definitely need a best ensemble category, but Six wouldn’t be eligible for it, since it doesn’t have an ensemble. Just lead/featured roles.
The number of nominees in each category changes every year, because it is determined by the percentage of the votes it gets. A show or performance needs to have votes within 10% of the closest nominee. For example if there are 4 eligible shows and the vote gets split 35-35-25-5 there will be 3 nominations. If it gets split 30-30-20-10, there will be 4. Hope that helps explain things!
Caveat: This rule is only for bumping up “last place” entries. IE, If a vote is split 75-12-12-1, they nominate the top three, even though there’s a more than 10% gap between 1st and 2nd.
With Six, a lot of my social media consists of people fighting over who should have got the nomination... as though they havent seen the show
Right it’s as if they missed the point
I love that several of the acting nominees are making their Broadway debuts! Gabby Beans, Jaquel Spivey, L. Morgan Lee, Myles Frost, John-Andrew Morrison, and Kara Young! (And then, of course, well-known British performers like Adrian Lester and Ruth Negga and Sharon D. Clarke and Alfie Allen, and well-known American screen actors like Jesse Williams who are making their Broadway debuts, too, though I think the context there is a little different.)
Thrilled for SIX. Of all the shows it's definitely the one that needed all those noms the least (massive hit here) but the fact that it maxed out on possible noms for the small show is insane. Book was always a stretch so that wasn't a snub and we knew the girls weren't getting nominated through no ones fault but the nomination committee. Hoping for score. ASL can win everything else. Just give Toby and Lucy one award dammit!!
Joaquina Kalukango was INCREDIBLE. She had a standing-O for the eleven o’clock number for Paradise Square.
I’m thrilled for my friend Jaquel Spivey for his Tony nomination, and for all 11 nominations for “A Strange Loop”!
So pleased for Jaquel! What an amazing start to his career!
For nominating the Six queens as a group, I'm pretty sure there have only been two times that the Tonys have done that -- the three Billy Elliots for leading actor, and the seven Von Trapp children for featured actress (including the boys.) I don't think they've ever nominated a group of adults like that.
The original production of Side Show they nominated Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley jointly for Best Actress. The first time it had been done. However for the Revival they were put up separately and only one got the nomination
Sounds marginal, but I'm just so happy that Shoshana Bean is FINALLY getting a nomination, she is literally the very idea of a Broadway actress, she's been in so many things and received a cult status (rightfully so) but has STILL not originated a leading Broadway role. If you want proof, watch her Broadway Bucket List video or her a m a z i n g acoustic cover of Sondheim's Finishing the Hat!
Facts.
On her live concert with Seth R she explained that her goal out if college was to make it as a pop star, rather than a broadway singer. That is why she hadn't done many roles. But I like seeing her on broadway and wish she had gotten funny girl because she said that's a dream role for her.
Her version of finishing the hat is INCREDIBLE!
live in concert she is amazing, and such a genuine personality.
I'm so happy that Shoshana got nominated! I haven't seen her in Mr. Saturday Night, but we all know she's phenomenal, so I'm glad she can now say she's a nominee.
I saw that show and I can confirm she absolutely killed it in that!!! her numbers were truly the best 💯 her voice is everything
I discovered your channel about a week ago and have been checking out your past clips. I enjoy your knowledge and humor when discussing and reviewing these shows. I live in San Diego California and try to check out theatre here as well as what I can see streaming on BroadwayHD and National Theatre at Home. Your take on theatre has been a breath of fresh air. Keep up the great work. Cheers
Yes, you do need to look into Paradise Square. 10 nominations here, putting it just being A Strange Loop, and actually got the most Outer Critics Circle nominations.
My friend is in it, so I've gotten some behind the scenes sneak peeks...it looks absolutely beautiful.
The album is coming out this month.
Joaquina apparently regularly gets a 3-4 minute standing ovation in the middle of the show after one of her songs.
Sister is in the industry and saw the show and raved about this woman.
I'm so glad I found your channel! You're so intelligent and entertaining!
Just a note for Lehman Trilogy, I'm pretty sure its Lee-man since that's how Lehman Brothers Investment bank has always been pronounced and the play is telling the story of the founding and collapse of Lehman Brothers. But it is hilarious to see how many different times you can say Lehman.
In the USA it's pronounced LAY-MAN
@@Nico-yi2bi I'm in finance, I'm in the US. It is Lee - Man not Lay-Man.
A few things to help you understand some of the rule for how the Tony's work over here. It all depends on the amount eligible for each category. They have different rules for all different amounts of eligible.
First, Re: The 7 Actors for Leading Actor. When there are 9+ eligible, the top 5 are in automatically. Should there be a tie for the 5th place, all that score the same will get in. So that means that that there was a 3 way tie for 5th place for leading actor in a play.
Second, Re: only 3 in revival of a musical. When there are 4 or 5 eligible, the top 3 get in automatically. If then the 4th and 5th places are within 10% of the 3rd place, they will get in as well. Which means if we assume that 3rd place was Music Man, Funny Girl did not come within 10% of the votes for it.
Hope this helps.
Back in the day, the Tonys did do one multiple nomination for the quartet of Billy Elliotts - and they won, and I imagine that the Tonys have chosen not to do that again. There was some minor griping afterwards that who could possibly compete with four cute little boys! So, the special award for the 23 Matildas (or however many there were) Someday you should do a reaction video to Neil Patrick Harris' incredible opening to the 2013 Tonys.
I know the whole ceremony will be on Paramount plus, which looks like it becomes available in the UK on the 22nd of June so you could see if there is an American whose log in would work for you before then in order to watch and react
Love your videos! You're amazing at explaining stuff! Thank you!
A Strange Loop looks amazing. I wish I could see it on Broadway with the original cast. I am so tired of revivals.
Why don’t you have more subscribers? Dude you’re so cool
Someone else said it, and I will echo the sentiment. It is bonkers to me that there isn't a "Best Ensemble in Musical/Play" category. It seems like it should be a given. Ensemble members are some of the hardest-working and most talented performers in any given show. They deserve just as much praise as the supporting and leading casts.
I think one of the reasons SIX didn’t get any acting nominations is because there is no standout from the queens. All of them are equally matched acting wise, so there is no one that feels like the “star” by the end of the show.
They should’ve nominated them all together like the Olivier, or at least nominate Abby and Sam (given that they are the ones with the heart wrenching ballads of the song)
Thanx for pointing me to the I'm here performance by Jeanette .... Speechless and in awe It is scarce to be blown away by a performance, but when it happens, it loads my battery for days ... Maybe this is the talent and quality people wanted Beanie to have as Fanny?
If you can find it; Lakawanna Blues was made into a tv movie which won an Emmy for S. Epatha Merkerson. Beautiful film.
EXCELLENT film and much better than the one man show.
I saw Paradise Square when it previewed in Chicago. The dancing is outstanding. The mixture of Irish and African dance is really astounding. There is a dance off between Sidney Dupont and A. J. Shively that is central to the story line. Both really shine during it. Also, if you have not listened to Joaquina Kalukango sing - Let it Burn... Her performance of that song is definitely award winning. I just wish I was able to see any changes they made (if they made any changes) when it opened on Broadway.
Saw Paradise Square a couple weeks ago and WOW the acting, choreo, costumes 😍👏🏾 Joaquina, AJ and Sidney 1000% deserved nominations and hopefully at least one takes home the win
I was in NYC this past weekend and saw The Minutes, A Strange Loop, Doubtfire, and Mr. Saturday Night, which all got nominations!! Who knew i should have seen MJ?! I did, however, see Into The Woods...which was nothing short of PERFECT! We all need to pray that its gets a pro-shot!
MJ is really well done. Mind blowing if you like Michael Jackson music. Seen it 6 times.
Jaoquina Kulakago in Paradise Square is the greatest performance I have ever seen by an actress on stage. Her voice is powerful, but more then that she is a master class in stage acting. I can’t see anyone beating her for that Tony if the voters are fairly evaluating everything.
I just saw A Strange Loop - wow I cried, soooo good! It’s the story that’s so good!
I’m thinking they should have gotten Hugh Jackman to play Fanny Brice…might have gotten nominated. 😉
I've been following Jared Grimes since he did the movie with Do Kyungsoo, Swing Kids, and I'm so happy with his achievement!
Loooove your Inheritance tshirt !!
Thrilled for Six 💕
Six should have submitted all the women as featured actress. You can't have 6 leads in a show, that is just silly. Also Six is really a concert and not a fully fleshed out show, but I'm sure many will disagree with that statement. Another reason why a best ensemble/best cast award is needed for the Tonys.
I adored Katrina Lenk in Company. I know reviews were mixed on her performance but I’m still a bit surprised she was not nominated.
I saw A Strange Loop last Friday and just haven't moved on since. I hope it wins everything, it deserves.
Me too. Absolutely brilliant!!!!!!
Jennifer in Company was indeed hilarious in Company! The scenes with her in them were some of my favorites in Company! I like Sutton Foster, but Marian is such a nothing part! Katrina was good, totally should have switched those out. Yeah I can see why Plaza Suite only got one nomination. It was cute but nothing special.
I disagree Marian is a nothing part just because she’s an ingenue type character doesn’t mean she’s nothing she actually has a lot of personality compared to the female characters at the time
@@audramcdonaldapologist3676 I get your point in the context of the time. Nothing part was a bit harsh. Perhaps a thankless part is more what I meant.
switched those out as in Katrina shouldve been Marian and Sutton shouldve been Bobbie?
@@Thisismyusername227 I meant the nominations not the roles, but Sutton probably would have been an awesome Bobbie. Doubt Katrina could pull off Marian though.
Why isn't the Broadway community not going crazy about Mr. Saturday Night!? It's got two musical theatre icons involved! JRB and Shoshana!
oh my god, so happy jeanette bayardelle got a tony nom! saw her in girl from the north country and she was a standout in a cast of vocal standouts. mindblowing. (mare winningham too- a showstopper, and her acting halted the air in the theater. more people have got to talk about this show!!!!)
Idk how exactly you can watch the Tony’s, but I think the first step would be getting a VPN so that you can make it look like you’re in the states.
What about the chap who plays Nicky Arnstein in "Funny Girl?" You said in your previous vlog that he received glowing notices for his performance and that they even beefed up his part because he is so talented. I wonder how much longer the "Funny Girl" revival will manage to limp along... By the way, you're far and away the best commentator on the interwebs! You should start another RUclips channel focusing on TV series and movies 🎬. I'd watch that channel in a heartbeat 💓! You are really great👍!! xxx ooo (An Avid Viewer From Chicago)
Yes it's a shame Ramin missed out on recognition in Funny Girl, although the cast member who received the most praise was definitely Jared Grimes who is nominated in best supporting actor.
Thank you so much for the kind words, means an awful lot! I would love to talk more about TV and film but I honestly don't get the time to watch much these days!
@@MickeyJoTheatre Have you seen the Starkid musicals, such as the three Harry Potter musicals starring Darrin Criss?
@@MickeyJoTheatre Ramin was indeed excellent and added a sense of 'CLASS' to this revival of FUNNY GIRL. He truly deserved a Tony nomination.
I know Sidney DuPont! I am so excited he is nominated for a Tony. I live in NH and have seen him on stage at Interlakes Summer Theatre in Meredith. I really need to see Paradise Square! 😀
There's a rule that when there are only 4 or 5 musical revivals eligible, only 3 can be nominated unless the vote for 3rd and 4th are within just a couple of points.
This year there are only 4 revivals, so Funny Girl just didn't get enough votes.
I have seen none of these performances, which should disqualify my comments, yet here I am to comment on the lone nod for Mrs. Doubtfire, Rob McLure. The gent is a firecracker onstage, I've seen him in both Something Rotten and Avenue Q. I think there's very little chance he can win this year, being in a show which did not get great reviews, but the "man in a dress" trope cannot be discounted even today. Santino Fontana was also in a mediocre musical about a cross-dressing man (Tootsie), and he took the Tony. I'm pleased McClure has earned a second Tony nod (his first was in the title role in Chaplin about a hundred years ago), but I'm sure this is not his year.
I do feel for Rob as he is clearly a very hardworking and admirably talented actor, but if you consider Lauren Patten's Jagged Little Pill win last year there has been a lot of backlash for performances considered to be transphobic. I don't imagine Rob will be in this two horse race.
I cried when L. Morgan Lee got a nomination and I'm not ashamed to admit it lol
I did too.
I saw A strange Loop in DC and it's great.
You need to see Paradise Square.
Mrs. Doubtfire just posted it's closing notice today because it didn't get enough nominations. It blows my mind how much impact it has here.
Still shocked about no Katrina Lenk, from what I’ve heard she stared out not as strong but has really grown into the role so it depends on when nominators saw her performance
She did not deserve to be nominated!!!!!!!
I saw Jennifer Simard as Joanne and she STOLE the show; absolutely wonderful.
@MickeyJoTheatre You say the Leh in Lehman sorta like Les in Les Mis. just a tiny bit longer.
Omg I loved Dianna the Musical! It's my guilty pleasure xx
When you say - "OMG Hey" it reminds me of a shtick I learned in 2008. I have been in an LGBTQ chorus forever and we all meet somewhere to sing at each other every 4 years. 10,000 of your best friends descend on a city. Of course, over a week of concerts, socials, parties, eating in restaurants, etc. you get to know a lot of new people and see them fairly often......then you dont see them for 4 years unless you follow them on social media or develop a codependent crush on them. Anyway when you see someone that you met last festival, its too far to see their name tag and you know they recognized you, but you do not remember their name.
"Haaaaaayyyyy, grrrrrrrrrl!!! You look great!"
And truth be told, I completely had a codependent crush on a guy named Edmund from the London Gay Men's Chorus in 2000.
Love your channel.
The thing I don’t like about the Tonys is that every time Broadways group of A listers or royalty is in a play they seem to be nominated and win according to high up they fall and newer performers that do a better job lose to them. It’s like they don’t want to insult them. This has been going on for decades.
Here are my predictions: Musical: A Strange Loop; Revival: Company; Score: A Strange Loop; Book: A Strange Loop; Actress: Sharon D Clarke, Carolyn, or Change; Actor: Jaquel Spivey, A Strange Loop; Featured Actress: Patti LuPone, Company; Featured Actor: Matt Doyle, Company; Director: Marianne Elliott, Company; Choreography: MJ; Orchestrations: Company; Scenic Design: Company; Costume Design: SIX; Lighting Design: Company; Sound: SIX
Play: The Lehman Trilogy; Revival: Take Me Out; Actress: Mary--Louise Parker, How I Learned To Drive; Actor: David Morse, How I Learned To Drive; Featured Actress: Kenita R Miller, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf; Featured Actor: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Take Me Out; Director: Sam Mendes, The Lehman Trilogy; Scenic Design: The Lehman Trilogy; Costume Design: The Skin Of Our Teeth; Lighting Design: The Lehman Trilogy; Sound Design: Dana H.
Did you find some way to watch it?! How can we help?!
To my knowledge I don’t think the Tony’s have done group nominations for a non-special award acting category since Billy Elliott back in 2008 but I could be mistaken
What is different is all the boys were playing the same role but evenly rotating the part. The producers put it up as all or nothing. So technically it went for the part which all of the voters agreed since they weren’t going to see each of them. Sound of Music all the kids were nominated as a group under Featured Actress. Side Show was the first to get a nomination for a shared Leading Actress nomination. The producers put all six women up individually for Leading when they should have put them up as a group for Featured. In any event the way the show is written doesn’t fit in really well with how the awards are broken down or the rules. Even when the committee makes exceptions it still doesn’t fit. Its a great show and glad they got in the Best Musical category for individual acting noms was always going to be tough
honestly mrs doubtfire was snubbed, i saw it in new york and it was phenomenal. rob was amazing, but it should have been nominated for more
I hope Strange Loop wins big. It's the best musical this season by a long shot.
Don't underestimate the strength and power of the Gay Tony vote, OK?
Do a video on the wedding singer
Mickey joe you cheeky bastard who’s the lucky guy I see a ring on that finger.
Saw plaza suite in Boston previews way back in 2020 and I’m not surprised it didn’t make a big impression. The leads are great but the play was not
There really needs to be a Tony for ensemble, because the cast of SIX would absolutely storm that category. It’s just sad to see none of them be recognized for their amazing work!
Hard agree
Isnt Morrison the Lead in A strange loop? Why the supporting nomination or am i confused.
RUTH NEGGA YESS
It’s lee-man
So what are the likelihood of Strange Loop winning Best Musical, when I believe it won the Pulitzer and Drama Desk Award for Best Musical?
Watch on paramount plus
Lehman - "lee-man"
And....like many I wish the Queens were nominated as a cohort, glad they did for "critics circle
I have a tinfoil hat theory about when the three Billy elliots won a Tony, if you look at the video it kind of looks like the already knew they were going to win, like someone told them, I wonder if that's a thing they often do with kids in award shows or whether I'm looking into it too much
What is a " vocal option " ?
It's where an actor sings a different note to what is actually written in the score - usually they opt up to make it sound more impressive at key moments in the show. There are a lot of examples in Wicked especially, but also some in traditional musicals like Phantom
Your thinking of Shayna Steele in the playoff of welcome to the sixties!
Did I say Welcome to the 60s?! What I'm actually thinking of is Mama I'm a Big Girl Now! 😅
All I want is A Strange Loop to win Best Musical and officially make the Legendary Jennifer Hudson an EGOT
“Lee-men”
To be fair, many Queens were nominated, just none from Six. 😉
Nathan that was such a snarky comment. Don't you expect more from yourself?
I would forgive the Tony's for all it's misgivings (past, present and future) if they HAD nominated the muppets for best play 😂😂
i will say as an individual who woks in the NY theatre industry who has also seen Company weather its behind the scenes politics or not Katrina Leink absolutely doesn't deserve to be on this list anyway so she's no big loss. And honestly after seeing Music Man Sutton absolutely SHOULD NOT be nominated in general! she played that role like she knew she was the WRONG vocal part, and like she had somewhere better to be all night long... its HIS show she's just in it to sell tickets and she knows it! It really should have been Kelly O'hara or Laura Bananti, who would also have sold just as well as Sutton along side Hugh Jackman! both of those women have opened their fair share of shows to STUNNING reviews ooooo or Kate Baldwin WHY wasn't it KATE BALDWIN?!?!?!?!?!?! sorry its just after waiting sooooo long to finally see the show she was honestly such a let down, and I've seen her in so much and LOVE HER but Sutton as Marion was a complete misfire!!!! and that's my rant lol also i can only imagine Macbeth wasn't nominated for best revival of a play because it genuinely wasn't good! the 2 of them were great im actually surprised Daniel Craig wasn't nominated, but overall the play was... NOT GOOD!!!!! kind of a conceptual disaster from top to bottom...
Is it just me who was shocked that there were no nominations for anything Beetlejuice related? I would have thought that Elizabeth Teether(don’t think I spelled that last name right) might have had a nomination for loading actress. Is there a reason that they couldn’t be nominated? If so, could some one pls explain :)
It isn't eligible as it is more of a return engagement/ remounting than a new show or revival and was only eligible in its opening season.
@@MickeyJoTheatre Thanks for the explanation!
Sharon D Clarke first doctor who alum to be nominated for a tony?
In fact there's been a few already! Derek Jacobi, James Corden and Lindsay Duncan off the top of my head!
He might have an intense stare, but I saw Take Me Out last night and Michael Oberholtzer *blew me away*.
I saw Paradise Square in its pre-Broadway run in Chicago and I'm so curious to know how it has changed. There was a lot of repetition in the lyrics and a ton of chanting choruses that just got boring. I hope they did a lot of work on the music, but they haven't released a cast recording yet so who knows. The choreography was really cool and that was truly the focal point of the piece. Overall, I felt meh about it but Joaquina was a huge standout and made the (kind of boring) music sound incredible.
I hate that the only way Diana is getting recognized at the Tonys is because of a known predator.
Lenk getting snubbed is awful.
The six queen's producers screwed them by putting them forward as lead actresses.
No actor from Diana was never a thought in contention for nominations.
Sucks Fishbourne got snubbed, Daniel Craig didn't deserve one for this. It wasn't controversial that Macbeth didn't get nominated reviews weren't great.
Plaza Suite snubbed is sad considering its making as much money each week as The Lion King.
wow, they really did that with six? they basically blocked them from getting any noms at all, didnt they
@@toni_k. the committee wouldn't allow them to go up collectively (rightfully so) so instead of putting them forward for Supporting role, they put them for Lead.
@@Vertigotheatre1 given how short a show it is no individual Queen has long enough ‘leading’ to be worth a lead actress nom really.
@@danielrobinson7350 I agree
Possibly John Cameron Mitchell, who came out in the last few years as non binary, they have a special tony award from 2015 but not sure if they use the label trans
It’s pronounced “Lee-Man” .
It’s a bit disappointing not to see Abbey Muller for SIX… she’s exquisite and Ramin should have been nominated .
I feel the same way about Ramin, but most reviewers were underwhelmed and quite a few felt he had too little to do.
Ramin should have been nominated I agree.
Motion to star refering to trans performers as "trans-formers" for short 😌✨
I’ve always thought it odd the Tony’s doesn’t have a best song like the Oscars does. So weird.
I only agree with 2 of the lead musical actress noms. Mare Winningham played more of a featured role (as did almost everyone in the show). I think producers strategically split her off to increase their chances at both actress categories, and as her character is the matriarch, she can more reasonably be submitted as a lead (though her character’s daughter drives more of the action and is more a lead.)
I love Sutton Foster, and still have to admit her good if predictable performance of a bland character doesn’t hold a candle to the Six queens. I also normally enjoy Carmen Cusack, but her performance felt more like an impression than a portrayal, and unfortunately her show was god-awful; in fact, the worst musical I have ever seen on Broadway, drop kicking War Paint out of my top (bottom) spot. I could not WAIT for the show to end.
Paradise Square might sound like a great show from the amount of nominations it received. But it is more accurately a good show with some major plot holes. Joaquina deserves her nomination because she makes you forget/overlook those issues through the strength and truth of her performance. And all I have to say about Sharon D. Clarke is that I damn well better be able to refer to her as TONY WINNER Sharon D. Clarke in the very near future. NO ONE came close to touching her performance.
I agree with the non-nomination of Lenk primarily because of the strength this season and my belief the Six queens should have garnered some nods. I also wonder if some of the Tony voters saw Nikki Renee Daniels in the Bobbie role when she understudied - she was incredible.
Having watched the rest of the vid - Lackawanna Blues deserved a play revival nod over How I Learned to Drive, as it was a better production of a better play. Drive is playing now though, while Blues' run was last call, so I'm g!ad voters remembered the incredible performance of Ruben Santiago-Hudson. He deserves to win, but won't, because he's essentially telling his own story, and I doubt Tony voters will give him full credit even though he plays ALL the characters.
It is CRIMINAL that Samantha Williams wasn't nominated for featured actress for Caroline or Change, but that show's limited run ended months ago, and wha's most remembered about it is Sharon's lead turn.
*last FALL
As little as you know about Paradise Square, you know enough. Lovely dancing, good performances, the book is a complete mess. In a stronger year, it would not have received these nominations.
If you’re looking into Paradise Square, Rebecca Caine’s Twitter feed is important. The producer Garth Drabinsky is awful. Basically responsible for her appalling treatment in Toronto Phantom production and numerous other things that make him sound like a terrible terrible person. Also a convicted fraudster.
Garth has served his time so leave him alone and please judge PARADISE SQUARE on its artistic merits only, OK?
You can record a video that lasts for more than 15 minutes but you can't be bothered to state the full title of 'For Colored Girls Who've Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow Is Enough'?
Not be bothered, didn't want to use all the words that feature in the title 😊
First of all, Katrina Lenk is the weakest link in the revival of Company. She doesn't have the dazzling presence and voice Rosalie Craig brought to the role when we saw it in London. I hope to see it again once Lenk is replaced.
Friends and I saw the pre-COVID try-out of PARADISE SQUARE in Berkeley, then the same friends saw the re-worked post-COVID try out in Chicago, and then NYC fiends saw what finally landed on Broadway. It sounds like what was over-plotted and flawed to begin with on the West Coast only got worse as it moved East. This show does have its fans, but I and most attendees I know were disappointed. It was promoted as a spiritual companion to RAGTIME, but it simply doesn't have the tunes to keep it interesting. The idea behind the score was to re-imagine and "broadway-ify" the classic songs of 19th century composer Stephen Foster (who shows up as a character in the show). Alas, despite excellent work from the cast and dance ensemble (OK, I loved the dancing, others complained it was messy and derivative), it is more or less a very loud snore.
I loved PARADISE SQUARE just as I imagined I would.
Caroline or change had the worst costumes, I'm shocked that got nominated. Same with SIX, whilst fun, they look like they are from a fancy dress shop.
Skin of Our Teeth with close very soon, its grosses are awful. Lehmann Trilogy will win best play.
Paradise Square getting 10 nominations is insane considering it got mixed to negative reviews. I think its the filler show, it will also close soon as its grosses are lower than what small plays earn.
Mr Sarurday Night will also be snubbed on the night. A Strange Loop will win best musical, best book, SIX will get score if its lucky.
Hangmen needs to win something (sadly it wont) to even stand of chance to of staying open, it's playing to quarter full houses.
MJ will win choreography.
Katrina Lenk and Patti Lupone were the weakest performances in Company. They should have nominated Patti’s phone, even though it was the worst phone-in, lazy performance I have ever seen. I she wins, it’s only because of her celebrity.
Lupone has become a parody of herself. Yet she'll most likely win a Tony for COMPANY.
Now MickeyJo you say you love all things Theatre yet not only have you not seen the Lehman Trilogy and but you can't even pronounce it! Even if you could not get a ticket to the National to see it you could have sat in a cinema and watched it on NT Live. I'm embarrassed for you.
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Couple things. Saw Company, Katarina was miscast. Not very good. The rest of the cast carry that show. Was Passover not eligible? It was a great play. Love Shoshana Bean.
Why so crazy about Six? You did a video about worst Broadway lyrics. That would be the entire musical Six. Incredibly entertaining but just ridiculous. The queens on the show do not deserve acting nominations. Sorry. Cheesy drag queens could do that show just the same.
Can you elaborate
It’s LAY MAN. For Godssakes get your pronunciations right! Especially when you’re talking about the inevitable WINNER.
Lehman is pronounced "lee-muhn"
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