{"id":1271,"date":"2010-06-14T18:53:47","date_gmt":"2010-06-14T22:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/?p=1271"},"modified":"2010-06-14T18:53:47","modified_gmt":"2010-06-14T22:53:47","slug":"karens-musing-2010-tony-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/karens-musing-2010-tony-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"KAREN'S MUSINGS: 2010 TONY AWARDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

2010 TONY AWARDS MUSINGS<\/h1>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

So last night, Broadway\u2019s Tony Awards were handed out, and of course, for my classier readers, I have some random thoughts on everything about them. They\u2019re listed kind-of in the order of the show, but sometimes a thought struck me later.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t believe how much I liked Sean Hayes<\/strong>, especially his superb piano-playing, which I thought was going to turn-out to be a gag, until they showed a close-up of his hands flying over the keys! Very impressive. I had watched a whole episode of the dreadful Will & Grace<\/em> only once (to see Bobby Cannavale, whom I loved in The Station Agent<\/em>) and I was definitely not a fan of Sean\u2019s over-the-top stereotypical acting-style, (I hate that on anyone,) but as Tony\u2019s host, he was adorable, charming, and naturally funny.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>So, he announces that Danielle Radcliffe<\/strong>, probably the shortest non-dwarf actor I\u2019ve ever seen, and Katie Holmes<\/strong> will be playing the Robert Morse and Michelle Lee roles in the revival of How To Succeed In Business Without Really<\/em> Trying<\/em>. First of all, no one, not even Matthew Broderick who did it a few years ago, should ever be allowed to touch Robert Morse\u2019s iconic role! It\u2019s sacrilege. But just because the originals were mis-matched height-wise, that doesn\u2019t mean that all actors have to be in that configuration! Then, here come the new duo, and it was uncomfortable to think of them as portraying a couple. They were so mismatched that they didn\u2019t even look like mother and son–they looked like a ventriloquist and her dummy!!!<\/p>\n

And while we\u2019re on Katie, did you see her weird boob situation, with them coming out very oddly over her dress? It looked like she had four of them! And with the homeless person hair she was rocking, she looked like a nerdy girl trying to get dressed-up for prom, rather than a major star. Very weird style choices.<\/p>\n

And did you notice that Antonio Bandares<\/strong>\u2019 accent is getting thicker? He\u2019s turning into Ricardo Montalban! And even though this has noting to do with the show, I must apologize to him because I 100% thought that he would wind-up leaving, or cheating on, Melanie Griffith<\/strong> within a year of marrying her, and look at how long they\u2019ve been going strong. My bad.<\/p>\n

As the show progressed, I couldn\u2019t help wondering if there were any non-movie-star-or-British nominees?<\/p>\n

It used to be that actors had to become a stage star first, and prove their chops, and then be offered movies. Nowadays, it seems that Broadway chooses big names in film and television as much as possible, to attract theatre-goers, which seems kind-of insulting to real stage actors. Shame that it\u2019s come to that.<\/p>\n

And, they even announced presenters as \u201cAcademy award nominee\u201d such-and-such. At the Oscars you never hear anyone being announced as \u201cTony award winner\u2026\u201d! I know that the Tonys producers want a bigger audience, but I just hate having them dumb it down, so to speak. I\u2019ve always enjoyed discovering stage actors on the show every year, and becoming aware of them, in case I wanted to watch their progress down the road.<\/p>\n

I noticed that choreographer Bill T. Jones<\/strong> won once again. I don\u2019t get that, because, in addition to not enjoying his choreography in either Broadway show he won for, I saw his own dance company perform once, and let me tell you, it was the worst dance company I\u2019ve ever seen\u2026and I\u2019ve seen Dance Of Malta!!!<\/p>\n

Once again, my brother, Eddie Salkin<\/strong>, was in the band for the show, which is a major honor in Broadway circles. And though we\u2019re far from friends, ( I hope you enjoyed that alliteration,) I\u2019m always proud of him and impressed with his talent.<\/p>\n

Kelsey Grammar <\/strong>and David Hyde Pierce<\/strong> are just so pretentious, even in their entrance together. I just never got the success of either, unless you\u2019re a fan of fake English accents, so Madonna and Oprah must love those guys!<\/p>\n

As I watched one of the winners, Katie Finneran<\/strong>, rush onstage, all I could think of is why would a snow white chick wear a white dress? Then, just as I was telling myself to give the girl a break, she tells kids who are interested in a career in theater to keep pursuing it because they\u2019ll have \u201can extraordinarily blissful life.\u201d As actors ourselves, Mr. X and I looked at each other, and simultaneously asked, \u201cIs she nuts???\u201d A career in theatre is guaranteed heartbreak, not what she<\/em> said! Mr. X said that blissful life she promised is for the very, very few and the very, very lucky, and that her statement is as mis-leading as some armed forces posters, promising you\u2019ll see the world!<\/p>\n

Okay, Mark Sanchez<\/strong> is handsome and has gorgeous giant hands, but he is seriously a major stretch as a Tony presenter! They billed him as a \u201ctheater aficionado.\u201d So, next year, it better be me up there because I\u2019m a fan, as well, and at least I have some theatre credits, even though the closest my acting got to Broadway is off-off. He actually did a good job, though, and a million times better one than the guy from Green Day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Kristen Chenoweth<\/strong> did great in all her bits, especially the fake acceptance speech. Clever idea. Except for that her dress just accented her wide hips on her tiny frame, and looked awful, I\u2019m afraid.<\/p>\n

Levi Kreis<\/strong>, who won for Million Dollar Quartet<\/em> had a great statement: He thanked someone for \u201c\u2026making me more available to my good.\u201d I wish that someone would do that for me!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>When did Catherine Zeta-Jones<\/strong> become an older mother type??? It seems as she became a more serious kind-of actress, she got less gorgeous. There are so many older actresses who I can never believe were gorgeous when they were younger, like Lauren Bacall, so kids may not realize just how beautiful CZJ was. And that was just a few years ago! Weird.<\/p>\n

And why did she and co-star Angela Lansbury<\/strong> both lose their voices? What goes on over at A Little Night Music<\/em>?<\/p>\n

Speaking of mystery duos, why did Viola Davis<\/strong> (who graduated from the same college theatre department as I did!) and Denzel Washington<\/strong> not acknowledge each other in their acceptance speeches? Very, very strange.<\/p>\n

Back to CZJ for a second. Not her<\/em> exactly, rather Bebe Neuwirth<\/strong> missing a golden opportunity for a funny line off CZJ. The last person she had thanked was her husband, Michael Douglas<\/strong>, by saying, \u201c \u2026and that man there, who\u2019s a movie star, and I get to sleep with him every night!\u201d Bebe had been lamenting being left out of the nominations, so when she came back on immediately following Catherine\u2019s speech, she should have said something like, \u201cGreat!–I\u2019m not nominated and <\/em>I don\u2019t get to sleep with a movie star!\u201d I guess that\u2019s why most\u00a0actors have script-writers.<\/p>\n

Paula Abdul<\/em><\/strong>??? Presenting at the Tonys<\/em>??? Who\u2019s next? Ocotomom?<\/p>\n

Cate Blanchett<\/strong> is great, but she looked like either David Bowie or Olive Oyl. Or any young boy British actor from black and white movies. The combo of her skinny arms and pointy shoulder pads was too much to take.<\/p>\n

I never realized that authors of plays don\u2019t get their own category!!! If the play wins, then the author wins, but what if you write an incredible play on the page, and then the director and actors mess it up for you??? How is that fair?<\/p>\n

I really like Matthew Morrison<\/strong> on Glee<\/em>, and I\u2019m sure I would have appreciated his shirtless abs in South Pacific<\/em>, but the number he performed on the Tonys, (which once again took advantage of success in another medium, I must point-out–trust me, they would have never had the guy do a number on the show if he were just another Broadway baby whom only New Yorkers have heard of!) was one of the gooniest, lamest numbers in Tonys history!!! I actually stared thinking he was gay during it, when I\u2019m pretty sure that he\u2019s not. I think. (Along the lines of the musical question from Legally Blonde<\/em>—<\/strong>Is He Gay Or<\/em> European<\/em>–I was asking Mr. X if Matthew is gay or just a musical theater actor.)<\/p>\n

Even though Lea Michele<\/strong> was far from her best singing Don\u2019t Rain On My<\/em> Parade<\/em> as she perambulated down the aisle, how long till someone revives Funny Girl<\/em> for her? Perhaps even with Babs directing??? (I have a feeling they\u2019ll owe me a royalty for this idea, that they\u2019ll never admit was mine.)<\/p>\n

I know American Idiot<\/em> is designed to appeal to Green Day fans, but it\u2019s really just stupid and inconsiderate of the producers to have so much strobe-lighting, even if it\u2019s just in the one number we saw on the telecast. There are very many people with seizure disorders out there, and they could even have possible fatalities on their hands! (At the very least, a lot of dizzy, nauseous patrons, who will hopefully demand their money back.) Plus, I feel bad for all the bumpkins who visit NY each year, and stand on the TKTS line for hours, trying to figure out the best show to spend their hard-earned money on, and asking strangers for advice. Some nut will recommend this show, and when they see it, they\u2019ll<\/em> feel like American Idiot(s.)<\/p>\n

Okay, that\u2019s it for this year\u2019s Tony awards. I have to go re-watch the show now to tell my little mother just where to look for my saxophone-playing brother.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2010 TONY AWARDS MUSINGS \u00a0 So last night, Broadway\u2019s Tony Awards were handed out, and of course, for my classier readers, I have some random thoughts on everything about them. They\u2019re listed kind-of in the order of the show, but sometimes a thought struck me later. I can\u2019t believe how much I liked Sean Hayes,<\/p>\n

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