MEOW!
NOTE: 1.) I have not seen ANY of the shows that were nominated live, so I will be basing my opinions solely on the performances that I saw at the 67th Annual Tony Awards. 2.) In terms of the nominated shows and winners, I will only be discussing the musicals and their components since that's where my passion for this post truly lies, so nothing personal against the plays that won or were nominated (I will say, though, GOOD FOR CICELY TYSON!). With that said, enjoy my analysis of the 67th Annual Tony Awards everybody!
Best Sound Design of a Musical:
Winner: Kinky Boots
What should have won: Pippin
Best Lighting Design of a Musical:
Winner: MATILDA!
What should have won: MATILDA!
Best Costume Design of a Musical:
Winner: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
What should have won: I can't argue with Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella. Great costumes!
Best Scenic Design of a Musical:
Winner: MATILDA!
What should have won: MATILDA!
Best Orchestrations:
Winner: Kinky Boots
What should have won: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
Best Choreography:
Winner: Kinky Boots
What should have won: MATILDA!
Best Direction of a Musical:
Winner: Pippin
What should have won: I also can't argue with the absolutely spectacular direction of Pippin.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical:
Winner: Andrea Martin, Pippin
Who should have won: Andrea Martin, Pippin
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical:
Winner: Gabriel Ebert, MATILDA!
Who should have won: Gabriel Ebert, MATILDA!
Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical:
Winner: Patina Miller, Pippin
Who should have won: Patina Miller, Pippin
Who still wins my heart whether she is or isn't nominated: Laura Osnes, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical:
Winner: Billy Porter, Kinky Boots
Who should have won: Rob McClure, Chaplin. I mean, POOR, POOR CHAPLIN!
Best Revival of a Musical:
Winner: No contest. No question. No quontest. Pippin.
What should have won: No contest. No question. No quontest. Pippin.
What comes in a veeeeeery close second: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella. The performance at the Tony's gave me goosebumps just from sitting in the living room!
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre:
Winner: Kinky Boots (?)
What should have won and got SNUBBED. HARD: MATILDA (So, apparently everybody saying "Yeah Yeah Yeah" is more complex and stirring than ANY of the lyrics in "Quiet.")!
Best Book of a Musical:
Winner: MATILDA!
What should have won: MATILDA!
Best Musical:
Winner: Kinky Boots
What should have won: MATILDA!
The Top Ten Best Moments/Performances of the Night (including ANYTHING involving Neil Patrick Harris):
1.) THE. OPENING. NUMBER. WOW. JUST...BRILLIANCE IN EVERY WAY!
2.) The Audra McDonald and Neil Patrick Harris duet at the end. I would have been FURIOUS if they cut off their performance just to get straight to the eleven o' clock news (Speaking of cutting off, how crude was it for not getting a chance to see Once's entire performance?).
3.) MATILDA (IT'S NOT INSULTING! I'M REVOLTING! Absolutely the best musical performance of the night! ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! GAH!)
4.) Pippin (Goose. Bumps. I cannot wait to see it if I ever get the chance)
5.) Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (Biggest surprise of the night. WOW. WONDERFUL!)
6.) The Phantom of the Opera (Happy 25th Anniversary! The woman playing Christine Daae has a beautiful voice!)
7.) A Christmas Story: The Musical (Those kids. That teacher. WOW!)
8.) Neil Patrick Harris' mash-ups. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE of them I laughed HARD.
9.) The "I Like To Star In A TV Show" performance. Hilarious!
10.) Liam Nesson: "I am the spirit of tragedy. Screw you."
Honorable Mentions:
--SANDY...kissing Neil Patrick Harris? SURE!
--Jane Lynch as Miss Hannigan. Classic!
--Spock presenting an award. SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCK!
--Neil Patrick Harris texting and then getting his cell-phone smashed. WIN!
--MIKE. TYSON.
Until next time,
MEOW!
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