Disjointed liveblogging thoughts on the Tony Awards:
- I love and adore NPH, but he's really in danger of overexposure and I wish he'd scale it back a bit.
- We're headed for a Book Of Mormon sweep, it looks like. As expected, tbh. I'm still hoping Scottsboro Boys will get something to take home, though.
- The Catch Me If You Can performance was fun. Which is good, because it's a fun show! They probably should've picked something that showcased Aaron more. (The fact that Frank Abagnale, Jr., was in the audience? DUDE. ♥ That earns you points, CMIYC.)
- SPIDERMAN: TURN OFF THE DARK JOKES WILL NEVER NOT BE FUNNY.
- The BoM sweep continues...
- It amuses me that they're just calling it 'The Mother With The Hat'. I get why they can't say the full name on CBS, but I was rather expecting them to star it out in the subtitles, not pretend like that's the actual name!
- SCOTTSBORO BOYS! I'm so sad you closed. But yay, tour! I hadn't heard about that.
-- Please let this show take something home tonight, Broadway gods? Please?
- "I tried to write a speech but I felt silly." Oh, Nikki M. James. I suspect you'll be the BoM win I'm happiest about tonight. You're ADORABLE, I'm so glad you got to go up there and cry. "They're saying wrap it up but I WILL NOT LEAVE THIS STAGE."
- And now we get a performance from the show taking home most of tonight's statues. Oh, hey, they're doing my favorite number from the show! That earns you a couple points, BoM. Not enough to totally make up for beating out TSB, which I will continue to resent you for, but a couple points.
- Man, my prediction sheet is not doing very well. I've gotten a few right, but not many.
- Hee, Hugh Jackman and NPH are adorable together. "Stick to your sitcoms, stick to your situation comedies..." I give Hugh the win on the ACL dance sequence but NPH gets points for the Make 'Em Laugh riff.
- And then there's Brooke Shields. Hey, does anyone know what's going on with Leap Of Faith? Gossip welcomed.
- The sound keeps cutting out for me. Is this a problem with the broadcast or my local channel?
- Daniel Radcliffe still looks so young to me. Is this a problem for Harry Potter fans or just people who only see him once in a while like me?
- "Used to be famous for being in U2..." "I just kind of assumed we'd been, um, nominated." "It appears that we missed the deadline. In rock and roll, you see, the deadline is just the lie your manager tells you to get you back on the bus." I desperately want this musical to close before someone dies, but at least they've got a sense of humor about it!
(Confession time: I never actually expected S:TOTD to reach opening night. I expected that they would keep pushing it back further and further until finally all the money ran out and they had to close. Without ever opening. Guess I was wrong!)
- Oh, Jenn Damiano. You're too good for this mess.
- Can I just mention how sad I am that BBAJ doesn't get to perform tonight? I would really have loved to have seen Ben Walker and his tight tight sexypants and his eyeliner all rocking out the Tony Awards together.
- See, I'd resigned myself to BBAJ not winning Best Book, though I really wanted it, but if they had to lose couldn't it have been to Scottsboro Boys? I'm trying really hard not to resent you your sweep, BoM, because it's really not unexpected at all and I get it, but YOU'RE MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT.
-- I suspect Scenic Design (Musical) will make me cry. I just have a lot of ~feelings about my favorite shows, okay?
- Sister Act! I know nothing about you. I mean, I've seen the movie(s), but I know nothing about the stage show except that it's based on the first movie. Anyone familiar with it? Is it good? Should I look into it? It looks fun, based on this performance.
- I knew The Normal Heart would take home Best Play Revival! I'm very happy about this. You deserve it, Normal Heart. ♥♥
- I still have no interest to speak of in Memphis. Sorry.
- DAMN IT, BEST SCENIC DESIGN (MUSICAL). I WASN'T ASKING FOR VERY MUCH.
-- NOW I'M GOING TO GO SULK AND POSSIBLY KICK SOMETHING. I TAKE BACK ALL MY GOODWILL, BoM. I'M NOW VERY MAD AT YOU.
- Okay, I'm back.
- Yay, a performance from Anything Goes! Perhaps this will distract me from the crushing disappointment of Scenic Design (Musical). Cole Porter and his ridiculous plots are ♥
-- "The awesome Sutton Foster" INDEED. ♥
-- This tap dance break is pretty much the best thing ever. [/Sutton fangirl]
- Another awesome performance -- the Philharmonic cast of Company. It doesn't beat the Broadway revival cast -- I mean, RAUL -- but it's still an amazing cast. And an amazing performance.
- I may never stop LOLing about there only being two shows qualified to be nominated for Best Revival (Musical). But YAY, Anything Goes won! ...I like it when shows I'm rooting for win. It doesn't happen often enough.
-- Hey, this means I got both the revival categories right. Huh.
- ...and now I'm sad for reasons the awards team actually intended. People need to stop dying or something, IDK.
- Now they're broadcasting a clip of the acceptance speech for Scenic Design (Musical) and I'm bitter all over again. Thanks, Tonys. Thanks a lot. :/
- Sutton Foster wins Leading Actress (Musical)! I am both extremely happy and completely unsurprised!
- Another fun performance, this time from Priscilla. ♥ I love the costumes. They definitely deserved that award.
- ARE YOU KIDDING ME, ARE YOU SERIOUSLY EXPECTING ME TO BELIEVE THAT SCOTTSBORO BOYS DOESN'T TAKE ANYTHING HOME TONIGHT, WHAT THE HELL
- I MEAN I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST YOU, NORBERT LEO BUTZ, AND YOU'RE VERY GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO BUT WHAT THE HELL THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN JOSHUA HENRY'S STATUE
- I HAVE A LOT OF FEELINGS
- The sad thing is I would probably be slightly bitter about Joshua losing but happy for Norbert, if only The Scottsboro Boys had won anything else tonight. I know there's still Best Musical to go, but I'd put money on BoM winning, the way this night has gone.
- There, you see? YOU SEE?
- Now I'm going to go off and be bitter about TSB being snubbed. Well, actually, I'm going to watch the closing because I've been promised that the send-off will be worth watching. But then I'm going to go off and be bitter about TSB being snubbed.
- Is ... is NPH rapping? OH MY GOD.
(Final prediction tally: 17 categories wrong, 9 categories right.)
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