I have gone back and forth on these so much, I literally can’t look at them any more. Here are my Tony Awards predictions Best Musical “The Band’s Visit” “Frozen” “Mean Girls” “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical” Best Play “The Children” “Farinelli and the King” “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” “Junk” “Latin History for
The Tony nominations were announced today! Don’t you just love how the Broadway awards season sneaks up on you? One minute you’re reading about the new show opening and the next the Tony nominations have descended on you. ANyways, here are the Tony nominations with a few thoughts on specific races. Best Musical “The Band’s
Hey everyone, guess whose a vlogger now?! Yes it’s true I finally start my new and improved Youtube channel and the first episode of my vlog is up where I cover several topics from Bruce Jenner’s revealing interview with Diane Sawyer, to the Baltimore Riots, give you an animate Avengers: Age of Ultron Review and cover the Tony awards nominations…all in under 10 minutes!
So something kind of wonderful happened on last night’s Tony Award telecast. Amidst the wonderful opening number and raucous atmosphere, history was made: two women (Pam MacKinnon and Dianne Paulus) won the directing prizes, Cyndi Lauper became the first woman to win for Best Original Score without a writing partner, and four out of the eight acting winners were African American. Wait, what? Yes, the Tonys became the anti-Oscars, with women and minorities just winning every damn where. It was a wonder to behold not only for the sheer weight of the occasion, but because it didn’t feel out of place or momentous, just felt like the right people won. After doing the latest Awards Circuit podcast where in the subject of race came up and spurned on by a colleague’s great analysis of sexism within the Academy, I wanted to share my thoughts on why I think Hollywood is severely behind in terms of equality.
So something kind of wonderful happened on last night’s Tony Award telecast. Amidst the wonderful opening number and raucous atmosphere, history was made: two women (Pam MacKinnon and Dianne Paulus) won the directing prizes, Cyndi Lauper became the first woman to win for Best Original Score without a writing partner, and four out of the eight acting winners were African American. Wait, what? Yes, the Tonys became the anti-Oscars, with women and minorities just winning every damn where. It was a wonder to behold not only for the sheer weight of the occasion, but because it didn’t feel out of place or momentous, just felt like the right people won. After doing the latest Awards Circuit podcast where in the subject of race came up and spurned on by a colleague’s great analysis of sexism within the Academy, I wanted to share my thoughts on why I think Hollywood is severely behind in terms of equality.
Best PlayClybourne ParkOther Desert CitiesPeter and the StarcatcherVenus in Fur Best MusicalLeap of FaithNewsiesNice Work If You Can Get ItOnce Best Revival of a PlayArthur Miller’s Death of a SalesmanGore Vidal’s The Best ManMaster ClassWit Best Revival of a MusicalEvitaFolliesThe Gershwins’ Porgy and BessJesus Christ Superstar Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role