well well well - gay christmas has come and gone. in all - a great show - can't wait for the clips to be shown on monday nights at splash!some shocks though - biggest one being david hyde pierce's win for 'curtains.' poor raúl esparza - i don't think he saw it coming - quite frankly - i don't think any of us did. after his nearly flawless performance in the show last night (raúl sang 'being alive') - you would have thought the tony was a guarantee - but alas - no. big sad face for raúl. on another note - at least we know now that david hyde pierce is a gay homo! not that that's really a shock - but he announced it on the microphone last night by giving kudos to his partner of 25 years - good for him! but then again - who isn't gay on broadway these days?
as much as i hate to admit this - i felt so bad for 'kiki and herb: alive on broadway' - i mean to lose to a guy and a puppet - must have felt like 'wicked's' loss to 'avenue q.' even though i hated kiki and herb's show - i definitely thought it would be the winner overall in a category that had only two running. it's ok - kiki and herb are going on the road this summer and i'm sure the audiences will love them regardless.
the big winners of the night were definitely 'spring awakening' (8 wins out of 11 nominations) and 'the coast of utopia' (7 wins out of 10 nominations). honestly not a big shock for either - they were definitely in the front running for this night.
my favorite win of the evening had to be julie white as best performance by a leading actress in a play for 'the little dog laughed.' i literally jumped out of my chair when they called out her name. one of the best speeches of the night - she clearly didn't expect the win and was sincerely gracious giving many props to the veteran actresses who were also nominated in that category. she was definitely the underdog - but her fantastic performance truly rose to the top of the list for her - well done!
other no-brainer wins were christine ebersole's and mary louise wilson's wins for the actress categories both lead and featured in a musical for 'grey gardens.'
i was very happy that 'company' won best revival of a musical. down with 'a chorus line' - it'll run for a while - but 'company' needed this and got it. too bad raúl wasn't able to take home his - but i'm glad that this fantastic show got the recognition it did.
an interesting tid-bit about the show itself - hollywood was definitely in attendance this year. most of the presentations were made by people more familiar as being movie or television personalities. even 'american idol' winner fantasia performed a number from 'the color purple' which wasn't even nominated for anything this year. fantasia is starring in the oprah winfrey produced musical - but it seems as if the star power appeal of fantasia, usher, and 'ugly betty' star mark indelicato, was used ony as an attempt to boost television ratings or to attract a younger crowd - interesting indeed. the american theatre wing has been struggling to keep ratings and rumors have been around town stating that they may have no choice but to go to a cable network if they wish to continue to broadcast. oh well - i guess we should welcome anyone with open arms who is willing to support the theatrical arts.
can't wait till next year!
to see a complete list of the winners - check out the american theatre wing's website.
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