tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post7456562639811294562..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Memo to CBS: Cancel the TonysPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-70296321245530503722009-06-09T15:21:37.905-04:002009-06-09T15:21:37.905-04:00Ratings up from last year!
http://www.cbsnews.com...Ratings up from last year!<br /><br />http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/08/entertainment/main5072931.shtml<br /><br />Still, I wonder if all the osteoporosis drug ads are telling me something.<br /><br />[hits ENTER button, breaks finger]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-21742086480737327502009-06-09T01:03:12.551-04:002009-06-09T01:03:12.551-04:00Good rant, but I thought it was the best Tonys tel...Good rant, but I thought it was the best Tonys telecast in years. The gaffes only made it more, well, theatre-like.jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13017327956974919084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-7462794313445413012009-06-09T00:18:14.003-04:002009-06-09T00:18:14.003-04:00Sound problems aside, the issue seemed to be mainl...Sound problems aside, the issue seemed to be mainly the dichotomy of the actors performing for the camera (Aaron Tveit in Next to normal, say) or for the room (Alice Ripley in Next to Normal, holy cow, stop that). Which, given that it's Radio City Motherfucking Music Hall, is like comparing a hot dog to Hercules. But I was more disappointed with the product. Legally Blonde was seriously the best-presented piece on the whole show( Hair was pretty good, too.)--concise, cleverly fit into camera frame, and well-suited to the "fore" stage and "aft" stage thing.Tom Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06452388964457205842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-3795112959383456022009-06-08T18:49:13.070-04:002009-06-08T18:49:13.070-04:00Yes, there were issues but that's the fun of l...Yes, there were issues but that's the fun of live theatre. For some of us who can't afford to enjoy the Broadway season, the Tonys are our only peek into what's out there.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16177522637630437113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-27463768728460071302009-06-08T17:04:55.379-04:002009-06-08T17:04:55.379-04:00I respectfully disagree. I'm a theater fan an...I respectfully disagree. I'm a theater fan and thought that (while there were lots of mishaps, and the abominable legally blonde performance) the Tonys were as entertaining as they've been in a long time. I thought Neil was a great host and the show moved swiftly. I was entertained--but maybe my expectations were a lot lower than yours! (frankly the quasi-beheading mishap was wildly entertaining too)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com