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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Bret Michaels? Rock of Love Bret Michaels? That's fantastic! (Not getting hit on the head, just being there.) What's he doing there?
The downfall of Broadway, aka "Rock of Ages," a new musical based around eighties metal songs, was nominated, and for the montage of nominated shows at the beginning, they had Poison do "Nothing But A Good Time."
Here's video of Bret Michaels hitting his head. You can barely see it on the tiny YouTube screen, though. [link]
The downfall of Broadway, aka "Rock of Ages," a new musical based around eighties metal songs, was nominated, and for the montage of nominated shows at the beginning, they had Poison do "Nothing But A Good Time."
Well, who wouldn't? Though now I find myself wishing that they'd chosen "Unskinny Bop".
Huh. I know nothing about Next to Normal.
Am I bad for laughing at the Rock of Ages number?
Most of what I know about Next to Normal is that, based on the number they performed tonight, it is way too intense for me to ever see.
I was disappointed that they picked Mambo rather than America for the song to perform from West Side Story. I was really interested to hear how that one sounded in Spanish.
Yes, this. I wanted more than that teaser from "Tonight" in the opening number.
My big surprise from watching the Tonys was seeing Jessica Hynes nominated for The Norman Conquests. Daisy! On Broadway!! (/Spaced geekout) Also, it was nice seeing Janet McTeer again.
The downfall of Broadway, aka "Rock of Ages," a new musical based around eighties metal songs, was nominated,
WHAT. Please, please tell me you are joking, and that such a show doesn't really exist. Please.
Signed, I'm just waiting to eventually see the Addams Family Musical.
WHAT. Please, please tell me you are joking, and that such a show doesn't really exist. Please.
Sorry. Can't. I saw the commercials when I was visiting my parents, since they get the NYC TV stations. Songs from Journey, Poison, Kansas, and a bunch of others, all put together into something with some semblence of a plot. It's horrifying.
I spent most of the Tonys watching the musical numbers and thinking, "Revival. Revival. Based on a movie. Revival. Based on 20-year-old metal music. Revival. Ooh, new musical [Next to Normal]!! Based on a movie. Revival..."
Yeah, I don't get to see too many Broadway shows now, maybe two a year. My basic rules for picking which ones to see (if it's my choice -- sometimes, someone else in the family chooses) is that, if there's anything Sondheim playing, that's first, and I will not see shows which are based on pop music. So no Jersey Boys, Moving Out, Nine to Five, Rock of Ages, or Mamma Mia. I loved the movie of Mamma Mia, but if I've only got limited Broadway musical time, I want to see something that was written for Broadway.
Oddly enough, one of my favorite shows of the past few years was The Drowsy Chaperone, which I only saw because I was sent to TKTS with cash and instructions to get tickets for something that wasn't depressing, and all the other options that day were either potentially depressing or were revivals of things I'd seen a million times.