tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post4706515907162423062..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Tepid "Tuners" still Triumph at TonysPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-27133742814525247292008-06-11T12:51:00.000-04:002008-06-11T12:51:00.000-04:00I agree with Dave. Anything on TV is a marketing b...I agree with Dave. Anything on TV is a marketing blowout anyway. Like that ridiculous Elle Wood show...integrity is most certainly cascading down the drain. So I'm not surprised that Mermaid is making its way to the stage...I still can't wrap my brain around the fact that the same man who wrote I Am My Own Wife wrote the book for it.<BR/><BR/>I've been kind of randomly checking peoples' blogs, because I blog for mybroadway.com. If you feel compelled, we'll be live-blogging the Tonys. So you might be able to get a dose of snark if you're looking for it.<BR/><BR/>Take care!Bluelyric7https://www.blogger.com/profile/11077579236126056397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-48918174245349155042008-06-11T03:34:00.000-04:002008-06-11T03:34:00.000-04:00Well, honestly, does anyone look to the Tonys (or ...Well, honestly, does <I>anyone</I> look to the Tonys (or <I>any</I> award show, for that matter) for credibility?<BR/><BR/>It's a commercial for Broadway shows, period. It's always been that. If the awards coincide with shows and artists whose work you like, they're fine. If not, you throw your hands up and question their criteria.<BR/><BR/>Don't get me wrong; I enjoy the show every year, but certainly don't look to it for artistic excellence.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14383234713692495686noreply@blogger.com