May 10, 2004

I Said the Tailor, Grandma!

So for me, I'd say the biggest surprise about the Tony Nominations was that John Cariani was nominated for his perfomance as Motel the Tailor. Like Mike, I'm sad that Ann Harada didn't get nominated, but I really thought that there was nothing deserving about Cariani's performance. I thought he was frenetic and crazed and didn't fit in with the general sensibility of the production.

I'm also rather amused (but not at all surprised) that Puffy didn't get nominated while both his co-stars (Ms. Rashad, and one of my perennial faves, Miss Audra) did. Wait til the Public Editor gets his hands on that topic.

I'm thrilled that John Tartaglia and Stephanie D'Abruzzo were both recognized for their work in "Avenue Q" although I agree, again, with Mike, that Rick Lyon needs to be recognized for his contribution to the show (does the "Best Musical" nomination cover that?). Perhaps their needs to be a "Best Puppets" category...

Anyhow, if "Bombay Dreams" can get three nominations, what does this mean about the state of Broadway in general?

On to other topics: Yes, I'm back from Texas. I had a great time. I know I should feel compelled to blog about it, but I just haven't gotten there yet. I will. I promise, I will. I was going to last night, but I decided to enter all the business cards I got into my PDA, and you can bet that took a while, and after that, well, I didn't feel like typing anymore.

I'm seeing "Assassins" on Wednesday, hooray. And "The Normal Heart" for the second time on Thursday. I'm not entirely sure I'm up to it, but I'll take my box of kleenex and sob away. And I'm rather excited about "Here Lies Jenny" which I am going to see next week.

So that's that, and I'll try and think of some more clever things to tell you about. Soon. Promise...

Posted by Jon at May 10, 2004 11:25 AM | TrackBack
Comments

Audra (who'll win), Sanaa, and Mrs. Huxtable should each get special awards for having to act opposite the Pufferator.

Posted by: bob at May 10, 2004 02:46 PM

i thought the costumes for Bombay Dreams looked lovely and exotic and decadent... and isn't that the altar the Tonys worship at, rather than the pitch-perfect lapel that only other costume designers would notice? For what it's trying to do, the costumes in BD i think are pretty on target.

also, when you see "Here Lies jenny," keep in mind that C.J. designed the Zipper... it's all her! ;-)

Posted by: jon collins at May 12, 2004 07:33 AM