Sunday, June 7, 2009

Yo, somebody won!

TONY AWARDS RECAP

Update of Tony Awards:
  • So sorry but here is my first update from the tony awards. I was having problems with the Internet.
  • I love NPH so far, opening was ok the mash-ups were not good. more during the next break!
  • Music and Lyrics winner is Next to Normal OMG wow what a shock! But i love Next to Normal and it was so great that they gave thanks to Dolly and Elton!
  • Lin Manuel Miranda looks great as he introduces West Side Story!!!
  • WOW-West Side Story cast can dance!
  • Susan Sarandon looks great and sassy as always.
  • Direction of a musical goes to Stephen Daldry for Billy Elliot! yay (touching speech)
  • Rock of Ages performance came out of nowhere. (DONT STOP BELIEVING was better when Lea and Cory sang it on GLEE!)
  • I want to say thank you to Allyson for letting me use her laptop :)
  • OMG Jersey Boys AD just ran they are going to perform tonight!!!
  • Special Theatrical Event: winner is Liza @ the Palace!!!!!!!!!!
  • Liza's speech it amazing (you cant cut off liza)
  • What is with the sound problems on the TONYS? seriously
  • Guys and Dolls (go Tituss Burgess who was also in Jersey Boys) ps another song from the preview of GLEE
  • Billy Elliot has won a lot of awards so far.
  • Go American Theatre Wing!!! Working the Theatre check it out (wrote a blog about it).
  • John Stamos looks good!
  • Featured Actor in a Musical: winner is Gregory Jbara wins (aww he is crying)
  • Featured Actress in a Musical: Karen Olivo YAY!!!!! OMG
  • What happened to Carrie Fisher?
  • Next to Normal: performs such an emotional piece (i want to see this musical even more)
  • NPH took on Piven
  • Lead Actor in a play: winner is Geoffrey Rush good funny speech (Raul should have got it!)
  • What I did for love (awwww)
  • Lead actress in a play: winner is Marcia Gay Harden so/so speech like she knew she would win.
  • Sir Elton is on stage to present Billy Elliot: speechless
  • Legally Blonde WORST MUSICAL EVER
  • Best Revival for a Play: winner is The Norman Conquests :)
  • Best Play: winner is God of Carnage!
  • Life Time Achievement: Jerry Herman awww (great speech about being born on 50th St.)
  • Ann Hathaway presents HAIR: fun!!!
  • Kristen Chenoweth presents: Best Revival of a Musical: HAIR!!! (YAY!) Let the Sunshine IN!!!
  • The guy in the background to the right of the producer from hair face was priceless
  • Jersey Boys!!!! is next
  • Leading Actress in a Musical: winner is Alice Ripley (way to go Next to Normal and wow the crowd fav) Why is she yelling?????
  • Leading Actor in a Musical: winner is Billy Elliot: David, Trent and Kiril (history in the making) tooo cute!!!
  • Jersey Boys: five Frankie Valli!!! (where is JOHN LLOYD YOUNG?)
  • Every time the Jersey Boys are on the Tonys they sing O What A Night WHY? They should sing Beggin or My Eyes Adore you.
  • Best Musical goes to Billy Elliot the musical!!! (by the way did Liza forget the envelope). The kids are great!
  • Closing number by NPH: he just had to sing! TONIGHT
  • More recap to come tomorrow!

RED CARPET Below
  • First Update from RED CARPET: Watching the red carpet feed off of Tonyawards.com and Sutton Foster looks amazing in her orange/golden dress! PS: the live feed is really bad it keeps skipping (3:33pm west coast time)
  • So I hear that John Lloyd Young (my jersey boy fav!) will be on hand at the award show I wonder if he is a presenter? (3:40pm)
  • Liza looks great in a all black dress with her bright red lips. PS: the streaming is getting a bit better(3:44pm)
  • Stocker Channing said that she channelled Madonna for her role in Pal Joey (3:50pm)
  • Next to Normal cast match CUTE!!! (3:53pm)
  • Jennifer Damiano from Next to Normal is thankful that young actors on Broadway have been so recognized by the Tony Awards this year (so true). (3:54pm)
  • One of the producers from the Norman Conquest said they isn't there an award for best cast of a play or musical so true why isn't there! (3:358pm)
  • CAST OF HAIR not the best dressed but i love them! (4:00pm)
  • John Stamos is ready to do Bye Bye Birdie on Broadway! (4:09pm)
  • OK so the webcast has moved from red carpet to Creative Achivement Awards with Laura Benanti and Brian Stokes Mitchell (4:15pm)
  • Brian Stokes Mitchell's suit looks like it is from the Ragtime costume rack (4:18pm)
  • Thats it for now check back at 8pm for more!!!

"Yo, somebody won!"- lyrics from 96,000 from In the Heights

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