2009 Tony Awards TONIGHT, BITCHES: Shrecking 9 to 5

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SuitSnob		#221	[-]
Posts: 10083 (06/08/09 9:10 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Shagnanigans wrote: Some of the Jason Robert Brown musicals are original ideas but those shows don't hit very big, despite being amazing. Horrible example but is Starlight Express an original idea? I can't think of what that would be based on. Song & Dance (the Tell Me On A Sunday story half) is definitely original but that's more of a concept than a real story. Believe it or not, Starlight Express is based on The Little Engine That Could.
victalac		#222	[-]
Posts: 2119 (06/08/09 9:11 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I switched around a lot. Even watched "The last Templar" one of the worst TV movies ever made. Don't know any of these Tony people.
Carboys Desire		#223	[-]
Posts: 6482 (06/08/09 9:55 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I loved it. Yay for Billy Elliot!!!! Both the movie and the musical are wonderful.
Gregoire		#224	[-]
Posts: 33201 (06/08/09 10:12 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	abrahammy wrote: I think A Chorus Line might have been an original idea. You are right though, it's rare. I've seen six Broadway musicals, or touring companies of Broadway Musicals - Cats, Nine, Les Miz, Chorus Line, Evita, and Rent - and except for Chorus Line, they are all based on something else. Andrew Lloyd Webber, in particular, does not have a single original idea at all. Some original musicals (I think): Company Assassins Blood Brothers Caroline or Change
pamrose228		#225	[-]
Posts: 751 (06/08/09 10:18 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Jun 8 2009 9:47 AM EDT Bret Michaels Injured During Tony Awards 'Billy Elliot' is night's big winner, but Michaels' scenery run-in steals the show. By Gil Kaufman Rags-to-riches story "Billy Elliot" had a massive night at the 63rd annual Tony Awards on Sunday, winning 10 awards at the annual celebration of all things Broadway. But despite onstage cameos from Liza Minnelli and Dolly Parton and a top-notch hosting job by "How I Met Your Mother" star Neil Patrick Harris, on Monday morning most people were talking about how the show almost killed Bret Michaels. In honor of the nominations for "Rock of Ages," a theatrical celebration of '80s-era hair metal, Poison took the stage to perform their iconic "Nothin' But a Good Time" with the cast of the musical. Led by "Rock of Love" star/singer Bret Michaels, the band looked totally at home on the stage - until Michaels missed his mark at the end of the song and was slammed in the head by a large piece of scenery that descended from the ceiling. People.com reported that the extent of Michaels' injury was not known at press time, but he did not, as reported, break his nose. A publicist for the singer told the site that while Michaels was still hoping to hit some afterparties, he was planning to hit an ER first and get some X-rays to make sure he was not seriously injured. Despite lots of hype and a handful of nominations between them, "9 to 5: The Musical" and "Rock of Ages" - the latter starring former "American Idol" finalist Constantine Maroulis - got blanked at the show, while the 1960s musical "Hair" won Best Revival of a Musical. The Best Play award went to the comedy "God of Carnage," which chronicles a chaotic night of arguments between two sets of parents. "Carnage" star Marcia Gay Harden won Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play. Best Original Score was a win for the story of a family dealing with a mother's bipolar disorder, "Next to Normal." Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush took the Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for "Exit the King," and Alice Ripley won Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for "Next to Normal." The sweep for "Elliot" - composed by Elton John - included wins for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (shared by young stars David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish), Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Gregory Jbara), Best Choreography, Best Scenic Design of a Musical, Best Lighting Design of a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Orchestrations and Best Sound Design of a Musical. Though it garnered eight nominations, "Shrek: The Musical" had to make do with just one win, for Best Costume Design of a Musical. Veteran Angela Lansbury, 83, won her fifth Tony in the Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for "Blithe Spirit," becoming the second actress to reach that milestone. And Minnelli's "Liza's at the Palace" beat out Will Ferrell's one-man show, "You're Welcome America: A Final Night With George W. Bush," in the Special Theatrical Event category.
cabanachat		#226	[-]
Posts: 3078 (06/08/09 10:42 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	he and Liza must have been a stitch backstage.
krabbypatty23		#227	[-]
Posts: 4913 (06/08/09 11:23 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	how about In The Heights? i dont think it was based on another work oh and thank god that will ferrell didnt win
pamrose228		#228	[-]
Posts: 755 (06/08/09 11:34 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	krabbypatty23 wrote: how about In The Heights? i dont think it was based on another work oh and thank god that will ferrell didnt win What about The Music Man...I believe this was an original also.
seaguy		#229	[-]
Posts: 16361 (06/08/09 11:41 AM) AI Forum Moderator Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Gregoire wrote: abrahammy wrote: I think A Chorus Line might have been an original idea. You are right though, it's rare. I've seen six Broadway musicals, or touring companies of Broadway Musicals - Cats, Nine, Les Miz, Chorus Line, Evita, and Rent - and except for Chorus Line, they are all based on something else. Andrew Lloyd Webber, in particular, does not have a single original idea at all. Some original musicals (I think): Company Assassins Blood Brothers Caroline or Change How about two of my favorites (maybe) Once on this Island Romance, Romance Great show last night, it was very entertaining. Thrilled to see Alice Ripley win, then watched her go all psycho on us. I still wanna see that show though, but I have a feeling it's not much of a stretch for Alice to act crazy. Also, I've always loved "Hair" and I hope it's playing when I'm in NY later this year. <3
krabbypatty23		#230	[-]
Posts: 4914 (06/08/09 11:48 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	hi seaguy!
seaguy		#231	[-]
Posts: 16364 (06/08/09 11:51 AM) AI Forum Moderator Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Hi KP! <3 And commenting on AMT's post earlier, Karen Olivo IS hot. I'm sure she's great in the show, but not great enough that I would be able to sit through "West Side Story". I am so glad "Hair" won best revival.
Carboys Desire		#232	[-]
Posts: 6483 (06/08/09 11:57 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	When I watched the west coast airing last night I wondered why none of you easties posted about Bret Michael's getting slammed by the lowering backdrop. It was awesome! NPH did a great job, and I love how he saved his musical number for the end, cuz I really enjoyed the opening number too. If only the sound was working properly it would have been perfect. Great show. 10 wins for Billy Elliot!!!! WOOHOO!!!! Seriously if you have not seen that movie you must rent it. It's easily one of my favourites. The musical not as much but it's very good because it's based on the movie. I don't think I would have like it as much if it hadn't been for the movie.
OldFartToo		#233	[-]
Posts: 671 (06/08/09 11:57 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	SuitSnob wrote: Shagnanigans wrote: Some of the Jason Robert Brown musicals are original ideas but those shows don't hit very big, despite being amazing. Horrible example but is Starlight Express an original idea? I can't think of what that would be based on. Song & Dance (the Tell Me On A Sunday story half) is definitely original but that's more of a concept than a real story. Believe it or not, Starlight Express is based on The Little Engine That Could. I had the unfortunate experience of seeing it. From the first note I knew it was terrible.
Carboys Desire		#234	[-]
Posts: 6484 (06/08/09 12:00 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	So it sounds like we have reached a point where musicals are more often than not an adaptation of another work? So maybe that's what they should be...who cares if they aren't original? I just wish they'd stop with the Disney shit. Bleh.
meerkats		#235	[-]
Posts: 1120 (06/08/09 12:00 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	meatball77 wrote: Ok, the teenage girls screaming were hysterical. Did you hear them screaming from my house? I had a dozen teen girls having a Tonys party at my house. There was much screaming for Aaron Tveit in the Next to Normal bit. Though, to their credit, they were cheering for a lot of people who weren't cute boys. He just got the highest-pitched ones. Oh, and they pretty much had to sing along with every number. At least they're good singers. NPH was great.
seaguy		#236	[-]
Posts: 16366 (06/08/09 12:10 PM) AI Forum Moderator Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Meer So, who was Elle in "Legally Blonde"? She wasn't too bad, I was looking for the girls from the reality show, but didn't see any in who they showed last night. Any Mary Testa fans here? She was the General in "Guys and Dolls" last night. I loved her in "Xanadu". She's always so brash and I love her big voice.
meerkats		#237	[-]
Posts: 1121 (06/08/09 12:30 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Elle was Becky Gulsvig...she was on the national tour. Remember the story I told you about last summer when LB was touring through town at the same time as Laura Bell was here to run a workshop? Becky is the one who broke her toe and couldn't do the shows and LBB took her place. Becky ended up doing most of the workshop that the meerkitten did. Meerkitten loved her...she was really great with the kids and very talented. She and another girl who did the workshop screamed, "OMG...that's BECKY!" when she came on.
seaguy		#238	[-]
Posts: 16369 (06/08/09 12:39 PM) AI Forum Moderator Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Hah! Thanks Meer. That girl looked familiar, but I couldn't figure out from where I may have seen her before. Maybe nowhere! I'm just so happy it wasn't that hag Bell Bundy or else I would have had to smash my tv. And I like my tv.
Gregoire		#239	[-]
Posts: 33204 (06/08/09 1:38 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Give me 500 musicals based on movies over another 'jukebox musical' any day. What next, a production of only boy band songs?
seaguy		#240	[-]
Posts: 16371 (06/08/09 1:48 PM) AI Forum Moderator Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	"Rock of Ages" did look pretty dreadful. THAT made it to Broadway?!