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More pics from the Tony Awards
Last night the annual televised gay fever dream that is The Tony Awards went off with a bang (several, actually) and as our own snicks detailed in our recap, it was as gay as a unicorn carrying a handbag full of rainbows to a sale at Pottery Barn. My favorite moment personally was when the straight, married producer of The Public Theater's production of Hair (which won Best Revival of a Musical) spoke out for marriage equality while accepting the award, but that's just me. What was your favorite insane moment: When the mics went out (take your pick)? When Neil Patrick Harris sang us out? When Bret Michaels showed us why he really wears that damn hat all the time? (Hint: Driver's-side aribag!) While you mull it over, enjoy this slew of pics from the evening.
Host Neil Patrick Harris with boo David Burtka
NPH, host with most
Mark Indelicato from Ugly Betty
Dolly Parton
Martha Plimpton
Haaaaarvey!
Dolly, harder and more often
Will Ferrell
Shrek's Brian d'Arcy James and Daniel Becker
Anne Hathaway
Winner Geoffrey Rush
Jane Fonda
Jessica "Never Slept with NPH" Lange
Annie
Liza
Bebe
Allison Janney Lauren Graham
Oliver Platt
Liza, harder and more often Submitted by on Mon, 2009-06-08 07:53. |
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will ferrell
Nomination
hmm
Politics
haha
i think people just need to make their acceptance speeches short, and to the damn point
'I want to say thank you to my family, friends, and the people i work with"
see how easy that is? ;-)
And thankfully, Will lost to
What was up with the sound?
The Tonys are usaully a show that has some really great moments, but this one had few. The sound and sound mixing of the telecast was really poorly run. For people putting on a live show night after night, you'd think they would get it right. Here are my five Best and Worst moments:
Best:
5. Angela Lansbury being a pro and acting truly surprised she won. Marcia Gay Harden (I felt) was the runner up here along with a surprisingly demure Elton John who gave a great speech despite almost pushing aside the producer.
4. Rock of Ages really rocked. Even though they sang a Journey song being over used lately, it was one of the better performances of the night. If they are selling shows with performances on the Tonys, this one sold. Next To Normal was next in line.
3. Gregory Jbara of Billy Elliott bringing his wife onstage to thank her in front of everyone for being a great mom and supporter when he won Best Featured Actor in a Musical.
2. Neil Patrick Harris' final song of the night. Hysterical!
1. The best of the night was the Hair cast just showing how great and infectious this musical is. This performance sold too!
Worst
5. All the producers who accepted and barely thanked their stars who made the show great.
4. The pointless promotion of the road company shows of Legally Blonde, Jersey Boys, and Mamma Mia. Two were poorly performed and the other just plays the same song over and over when seen on TV.
3. The dismissive showing of the nominees of Best Play. The introductions were longer than the clips shown. You really didn't get to see the essence of the plays themselves.
2. The decision to see Constantine Maroulis swallow his co-star on stage with that kiss in close up. It ruined what was a killer performance.
1. The sound and sound mixing ruined most of the performances and enjoyment of the show. The opening segment was just a mishmash, the Guys And Dolls segment was marred so much that we heard the onstage manager audibly announcing he was going in with the microphone, and the crackling noise very annoyingly ruining a show that could have been better.
I skipped the Bret Michaels near decapitation since that is just gravy and the blatant crotch shots were certainly aplenty. Did anyone notice how tight Matt Cavenaugh of West Side Story's jeans were?!
The sound -- and my fury
For the first 10 minutes or so I thought the horrible sound might be due to some wacky midwestern weather we were experiencing Sunday night.
This is Radio City, kids! It's a huge venue, but it's got to have experienced sound engineers and designers.
Oh joke missed of the night!
Photo of Neil and David -- sigh
Could they be any cuter?
The orange tan?
Okay, I've seen it enough that I just have to ask...what is with the celebs and the orange tan? Does this have somethng to do with HD photography? Why do they do this? They have to realize it makes them look horrible...totally handsome men made to look like Oompa Loompas.
I'm not necessarily talking about these photos...but other photos I've seen from the event as well as on TV last night.
I suspect...
the fastest way to improve the sound quality is to present the sound design awards on the main telecast.
Coulda been
The opening number(s) could have been one of the best of all time except for the sound. When you hear the performers off-stage warming up clearer than the 'whispering' West Side gangs, you know you have trouble in Radio City.
Snick's comments were great.