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2010 Tony Awards – Part II

I was so excited about Memphis winning Best Musical last night that I neglected to mention some of my favorite moments from the rest of the show. I’m going to correct this error now.

First of all, I loved having Sean Hayes as a host. He was funny without being too crass and a real joy on stage. I actually considered going to see Promises, Promises based on his performance at the Tonys. Speaking of performances, they were all very good this year. I didn’t dig Fela! as much as other people seem to, but I think that was just personal preference. The rest all did a splendid job and picked great numbers to represent the best the show had to offer. Finally, Lea Michele and Matt Morrison both did a splendid job with their performances. I especially loved the choice of “Don’t Rain On My Parade” for Michele. I might just have that song stuck in my head for the next week, thanks to her. Oh, and when Morrison is done with Glee then he has to make his way for the Broadway lights (again). I would go see just about any show he was in. Broadway was made for him.

What were your favorite moments of this year’s Tony Awards? How many of the nominated shows had you actually seen? As always, feel free to sound of in the comments section below.

2010 Tony Awards

The Tony Awards have just wrapped up, and there is a ton of excitement here at camp News on Shuffle. If you missed all the live-tweeting we did, then you also missed our intense excitement for Memphis winning Best Musical (!!!). I have blogged about Memphis before and how much I love the show. I truly believe with all my heart that they deserve this win and am extremely proud of them. I wish them continued success in the future and that many, many more people will get to experience first-hand just how special a show it truly is.

There were plenty of other deserving shows that were nominated for awards tonight as well. Here is a list of all the winners:

Best Play – Red
Best Musical – Memphis
Best Book of a Musical – Joe DiPietro (Memphis)
Best Original Score – Music: David Bryan, Lyrics: Joe DiPietro & David Bryan (Memphis)
Best Revival of a Play – Fences
Best Revival of a Musical – La Cage aux Folles
Best Leading Actor in a Play – Denzel Washington (Fences)
Best Leading Actress in a Play – Viola Davis (Fences)
Best Leading Actor in a Musical – Douglas Hodge (La Cage aux Folles)
Best Leading Actress in a Musical – Catherine Zeta-Jones (A Little Night Music)
Best Featured Actor in a Play – Eddie Redmayne (Red)
Best Featured Actress in a Play – Scarlett Johansson (A View from the Bridge)
Best Featured Actor in a Musical – Levi Kreis (Million Dollar Quartet)
Best Featured Actress in a Musical – Katie Finneran (Promises, Promises)
Best Direction of a Play – Michael Grandage (Red)
Best Direction of a Musical – Terry Johnson (La Cage aux Folles)
Best Choreography – Bill T. Jones (Fela!)
Best Orchestrations – Daryl Waters & David Bryan (Memphis)
Best Scenic Design of a Play – Christopher Oram (Red)
Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Christine Jones (American Idiot)
Best Costume Design of a Play – Catherine Zuber (The Royal Family)
Best Costume Design of a Musical – Marina Draghici (Fela!)
Best Lighting Design of a Play – Neil Austin (Red)
Best Lighting Design of a Musical – Kevin Adams (American Idiot)
Best Sound Design of a Play – Adam Cork (Red)
Best Sound Design of a Musical – Robert Kaplowitz (Fela!)

Congrats to all of tonight’s winners and nominees. For all the nominees in each category, click on the title link above. And please, do yourself a favor… go see at least one of these shows. Theatre is a wonderful thing, but only if it is shared with the rest of the world. Otherwise it’s just a bunch of people messing around on a stage.

Tony Nominations Announced

Tony Nominations came out this week, and boy were they exciting for this blogger. First of all, MEMPHIS GOT 8 NOMINATIONS. Words cannot describe how proud I am of them. I have already mentioned everything I love about Memphis in a previous post (or two), so I will not repeat myself here. If you didn’t want to take my word for it though, this is the perfect motivation to go see this fantastical show (before it wins the Tony for Best Musical *knocks on wood* and the lines become insanely long like they did for Spring Awakening).

In other news: If you looked at the previous post I linked to before, you will so that I totally predicted American Idiot and Memphis competing for Best Musical. I am less sure about AI’s chances now that the rest of the nominations have been announced. AI only has 3 total (including the one for Best Musical) which makes me think it is less likely to win. It is going up against shows with nominations in many more categories (which means they probably are viewed as stronger overall).

Are you excited about the nominations this year? Were there any shows that you feel were left out? As always, comments are both welcome and encouraged. I look forward to your discussion.

Anticipating Tony

Tony nominations aren’t going to be announced until May, but there is already some talk as to which musicals might be nominated. Assuming they both get nominated, I personally think who wins is going to come down to one of two: American Idiot or Memphis. While American Idiot is only in previews now, it already has a lot of interest from the general public. On the other hand, Memphis not only has quite a following already, it is also a superb show with very strong elements to it. I cannot tell you which I think deserves the win until I see American Idiot for myself. I know the album it is based off of is one of my favorites by Green Day (or the rock genre for that matter) and that it has the potential to be something special. Whether that potential translates on stage and connects with audiences is yet to be determined.