tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964845101939250966.post5470972217231942559..comments2023-06-06T11:09:05.544-04:00Comments on Broadway Etc.: 2015 Tony Awards ReactJared Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07284013301022428882noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964845101939250966.post-78848050869370584452015-08-09T13:24:53.045-04:002015-08-09T13:24:53.045-04:00You should have made a YouTube video of your react...You should have made a YouTube video of your reaction to Kelli O'Hara's win. Alex Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11713722891716426487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964845101939250966.post-32439195918262345712015-07-30T09:14:07.077-04:002015-07-30T09:14:07.077-04:00Thanks for reading the blog, Alex!
A lot of peopl...Thanks for reading the blog, Alex!<br /><br />A lot of people (myself included) were predicting a Chenoweth win. And it would have been hard to argue against based on the merits of her performance. I'd say she was just as good a O'Hara in an entirely different type of show, so it was apples to oranges. Ultimately, I tend to prefer O'Hara's more nuanced style of performance, and that combined with the fact she has yet to win an award made me all the more ecstatic when she won. My living room literally exploded with cheers when her name was called; everyone I was watching with was so happy for her.<br /><br />Chenoweth definitely had some funny moments on the telecast (much more than Cumming), which is why I wish they had more time to devote to rehearsing for the telecast. I think they could have been great, but were just okay mostly due to under-preparedness.Jared Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07284013301022428882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964845101939250966.post-22394550938052135542015-07-29T23:27:55.892-04:002015-07-29T23:27:55.892-04:00I don't live in New York City and I've onl...I don't live in New York City and I've only seen one Broadway show in my life (on a field drip with my high school drama club). However, I managed to correctly predict 19 out of 24 awards thanks to paying attention to the Outer Critics' Circle Awards and the Drama Desk Awards. The ones I got wrong were:<br /><br />Best Revival Of A Play (I predicted The Elephant Man instead of Skylight)<br />Best Actress In A Musical (I predicted Kristin Chenoweth instead of Kelli O'Hara)<br />Best Featured Actor In A Play (I predicted Nathaniel Parker instead of Richard McCabe)<br />Best Featured Actor In A Musical (I predicted Andy Karl instead of Christian Borle)<br />Best Featured Actress In A Musical (I predicted Judy Kuhn instead of Ruthie Ann Miles)<br /><br />I'll admit I was quite surprised how upset you were at Christian Borle's win. I had watched the medley of Something Rotten when they performed on The Today Show, and I thought Borle was quite good as Shakespeare. Then again, you've seen the full show, whereas I saw only a 5-minute snippet. <br /><br />I thought Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming were good hosts, but I agree it was hard to live up to Neil Patrick Harris' standards. It's kind of like the Oscars (my favorite awards show of the year). From 1990 to 2000, the show was always hosted by either Billy Crystal or Whoopi Goldberg, who were always at the top of their game. Since then, the hosts afterward have been a mixed bag. Some have been great (Steve Martin, Jon Stewart & Ellen DeGeneres), some have been okay (Seth MacFarlane & Neil Patrick Harris) and some have been awful (James Franco & Anne Hathaway).<br /><br />While I was quite annoyed by how many times Cumming and Chenowith mentioned CBS (I don't remember Harris or Hugh Jackman or even Sean Hayes doing that), I did like several of their things, particularly the demonstration of what would happen if your speech ran too long (which they were about to do with Ruthie Ann Miles!), their serenading of Harvey Weinstein, and of course, Chenoweth as E.T. That was just genius!<br /><br />Also, I'm glad they put the In Memoriam back in the telecast this yearAlex Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11713722891716426487noreply@blogger.com