Tony Awards

Screw the Lakers-Celtics. I'll tune in for the fourth quarter, cause nobody's doing anything until then anyway.

So, the Tonys...

First of all, Green Day kicked ass in that opening. Seemed to inject some youth and blood into the ceremonies. Then, Katie Holmes and Harry Potter make the first presentation and made me think "Huh. I guess Tom Cruise isn't as much a midget as Katie's a friggin' tall girl."

She towered — heel-aided, I'm sure — over Daniel Radcliffe.

 

Cruise is still a midget. I think Katie is 5-foot-9.

My love for Kathy Griffin keeps me from making fun of those watching the Tonys.

 

I usually don't pay much attention to Broadway, but dig the Tonys. Sort of "best of" performance, with all the nominated plays doing performances. Had no idea that "Fences" was being done on Broadway again. Lead actor was nominated. Love that play.

 

The Tony's is a must for Law and Order watchers. You can play the game, Victim, Perp, Witness or Lawyer.

 

Holy crap! Denzel's doing "Fences"? How did I miss this? Wilson's best work, even if it is Pittsburgh-centric (Hey, us Northern Ohioans take our grudges seriously).

And the Cleveland-Pittsburgh rivalry goes Broadway: Fences, based in Pitt, and "Lend Me a Tenor," based in Cleveland, are both up for best revival.

 

Great play ! Will be next to impossible for Denzel to top the work of James Earl Jones.

 

Oh, yeah. JEJ just owned it. That's how I first saw it: A video of his performance. I think that's probably a big reason I became so enamored of the play. Just stunning, striking, jaw-dropping performance by him.

 

Wasn't thrilled with the Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele numbers. Thought some of the other productions were hampered by technical issues.

 

Not hosted by NPH = Dead to me.

 

So endeth the streak, Tonys, Emmys, appearance at the Oscars and nothin' tonight. But he is going to host the BET Honors next month, so there is that.

 

I thought Hayes was decent, with a HUGE assist by Chenoweth. Her bit, coming out and doing an acceptance speech, then fainting when she learned she wasn't even nominated was priceless. So, too, was the schtick with Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuworth not being nom'd.