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<\/a>Part of the opening. I don’t like anyone messing with my beloved Peter Pan!!! (But I suggest that Pink play him down the road.) Photo by Karen Salkin, as is the one above.<\/p><\/div>\n
I also tweeted<\/em> a bunch of my other Tonys<\/em> thoughts, until we got waaay behind in our watching. You can still read the tweets, if you\u2019re curious. (I\u2019m @MajorCelebrity<\/strong> on that platform.)<\/p>\n But I reserved some of my bon mots to share with you guys right here. Let\u2019s get to them already, in the order that they happened. [Note: Since few people care about the Tonys<\/em> at all, zero channels showed the arrivals<\/em>! Not even streaming. You had to watch them on-line! And I don\u2019t have that kind of determination.]<\/p>\n First of all, though I really like and admire Pink<\/strong>, why in the world was she the host of the prestigious Tonys?! She\u2019s never been in a Broadway show, (although she\u2019s more talented than all of those creepy non<\/em>-stars who go from Dancing With The Stars <\/em>to appear in Chicago<\/em>!) I predict she will star in a stage musical very soon, but she should not have hosted this year. She performed<\/em> great, but every time she just spoke<\/em>, she was so uncomfortable that she kept swaying side to side. (She even joked that would learn how to read<\/em> next week, because she was so bad with the teleprompter.)<\/p>\n All that being said, that lengthy opening number was wonderful!<\/p>\n Sarah Paulson. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n But in a little while, Mr. X said, \u201cIt\u2019s been dragging from the moment the music stopped,\u201d which he was 100% correct about. And we definitely didn\u2019t need to keep hearing Pink do publicity for her daughter!<\/p>\n Thank goodness for Maya Rudolph<\/strong>. She brought the room up again. (I actually tweeted that exact sentiment on time\u2014three times!\u2014but it just would not go through. Crazy. Does Twitter hate Maya <\/em>or me<\/em>?)<\/p>\n Sarah Paulson<\/strong> is such a talented woman, but she\u2019s far from a looker. So why would she make herself look even worse for a big awards show?!<\/p>\n On the other hand, that was the absolute best that Laurie Metcalf<\/strong> has ever looked. Or can<\/em>!<\/p>\n June Squibb, looking the best of everyone!<\/p><\/div>\n But I was desperate<\/em> for June Squibb<\/strong> to win in Metcalf\u2019s category, just for being a nonagenarian who appears on stage every night!!! That woman is ninety-six<\/em>, and looked better than just about all<\/em> of them!<\/p>\n When the two little boys from Ragtime<\/em> appeared on-stage for a stupid bit, Mr. X and I said that we \u201cwant to slap this kid\u201d at the same time! (Don\u2019t worry\u2014we\u2019re not into physical abuse, (only mental<\/em>, and of just each other<\/em>)–that\u2019s what makes it funny that we both<\/em> said that!)<\/p>\n I have one word for Rachel Zegler<\/strong>: necklace!<\/p>\n I wholeheartedly expected Marla Mindelle<\/strong>, the woman who co-wrote and stars in Titanique<\/em>, (as Celine Dion,) to sing much<\/em> better. (And I do mean much<\/em>!) [Note: I learned later that many, many people ragged on her singing on social media, so I\u2019m glad I didn\u2019t add to her pain. Perhaps it was just a sound mixing snafu that night.]<\/p>\n Until after the Tonys<\/em> ended, I had no idea that the person playing Rose\u2019s mother in that show was none other than\u2026Jim Parsons<\/strong>! That was quite the shock.<\/p>\n At this point, after seeing scenes from several of the nominated shows, mainly musicals, I told Mr. X, \u201cI want to write a really stupid show so we can put it on Broadway.\u201d Those seem to be the ones that are succeeding these days.<\/p>\n The talented broadway newcomers from Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n There should be a separate award for Best Playwright, not just Best Play. The Tony for Best Book is separate for musicals.<\/p>\n The musical Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)<\/em> looks adorbs! As do those two actors. It was the first fun show they had shown all night! I can\u2019t wait to see this<\/em> one!<\/p>\n The young winner for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Ali Louis Bourzgui<\/strong>, is deep! What a speech he gave. I never heard of him before, but now I\u2019ll seek him out. He doesn\u2019t need to even be an actor<\/em>\u2014he could run the world! He gave perhaps the speech of the century.<\/p>\n When she won Best Actress in a Play, Brit Lesley Manville<\/strong>, (who I joke with Mr. X that she\u2019s \u201cmy close, personal friend\u201d because we met at a party at the Wallis a few years ago, and she seem pretty puzzled by everything I was saying,) quipped, \u201cWould somebody like to write a play for five women?,\u201d in regard to the group of nominees in her category. That is the absolute best thing any winner has ever said regarding their competitors. (They usually declare their admiration for the losing four, and it always sounds so condescending.) And guess what\u2014one of Lesley\u2019s rival\u2019s husbands is Tracy Letts<\/strong>, an award-winning playwright!!! So I expect to see the show she\u2019s conjuring nominated for a bunch of #Tonys in a few years. (Perhaps Mr. Letts should let me<\/em> collaborate with him for coming up with the idea!)<\/p>\n I hate to say this, but I must be honest: The Rocky Horror Show<\/em> has the worst-looking cast I\u2019ve ever seen. Even good-looking-in-real-life Luke Evans<\/strong> looked dreadful. And they all appeared to be lip-syncing. (I could be wrong, but I rarely am in that category.) But I did love Luke\u2019s subtle butt-jiggle as he sashayed away. Great butt!<\/p>\n I was shocked when I discovered that one of the women in that musical is excellent TV-and-film actress, Brad Pitt\u2019s ex-girlfriend, and former major Scientologist Juliette Lewis<\/strong>! I knew all those other facts about her, but had no idea that she sings<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>