2012 Tony Recap ~ SPOILER ALERT
SPOILER ALERT ~ If you don’t know who won what yet…STOP! DO NOT GO ON!
If you do, enjoy the recap of some of the performance highlights and wonderful, heartfelt acceptance speeches.
I thought last night’s Tonys were the best they’ve been in years. Frankly, I’m glad we had that somewhat abysmal cruise ship performance right there in the middle of an otherwise incredible night of theatre. It proved, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that what happens on Broadway stays on Broadway. The level of talent and expertise that Broadway brings to the table on a nightly basis and twice on Wednesdays and Saturdays simply can not be duplicated. Perhaps some of the people who worked on that high seas production of “Hairspray” will one day receive a well-deserved Tony. But they ain’t there yet.
And for the people who are there ~ Hats off to each and every one of you! Hats off to the nominees and to CBS, for giving us a great show with fewer sound problems than we usually experience and only a few instances where I wanted to fire a slow director for missing something funny or important. And big kudos to the Spider-Man bit, which was hilarious.
Helmed by the incredible Neil Patrick Harris, the show kicked off to a great start.
The Tony for BEST MUSICAL went to “Once” with book by Enda Walsh and music and lyrics by Glen Hansard, movement by Steven Hoggett and direction by John Tiffany, who won a Tony for his work on the piece. It looks absolutely magnificent! ~
The Tony for BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL went to “The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess” with a book by Dubose & Dorothy Heyward and adapted by Susan-Lori Parks, music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Dubose & Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin, choreography by Ronald K. Brown and direction by Diane Paulus ~
The Tony for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL went to Steve Kazee for his work in “Once” with book by Enda Walsh and music and lyrics by Glen Hansard, movement by Steven Hoggett and direction by John Tiffany, who won a Tony for his work on the piece ~
The Tony for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL went to Aurda McDonald for her work in “The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess” with a book by Dubose & Dorothy Heyward and adapted by Susan-Lori Parks, music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Dubose & Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin, choreography by Ronald K. Brown and direction by Diane Paulus ~
The Tony for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL went to Michael McGrath (which, I learned last night, is actually pronounced McGraw) for his work in “Nice Work If You Can Get It” with book by Joe DiPietro and music and lyrics by George & Ira Gershwin and directed & choreographed by Kathleen Marshall ~
The Tony for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL went to Judy Kaye for her work in “Nice Work If You Can Get It” with book by Joe DiPietro and music and lyrics by George & Ira Gershwin and directed & choreographed by Kathleen Marshall~
The Tony for BEST PLAY went to “Clybourne Park” by Bruce Norris and directed by Pam MacKinnon ~
The Tony for BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY went to “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller and directed by Mike Nichols, who won a Tony for his work on the piece ~
The Tony for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY went to James Corden for his work in “One Man, Two Guvnors” by Richard Bean, directed by Nicholas Hytner ~
The Tony for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY went to Nina Arianda for her work in “Venus in Fur” by David Ives, directed by Walter Bobbie ~
The Tony for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY went to Christian Borle for his work in “Peter and the Starcatcher” by Rick Elice, directed by Roger Rees & Alex Timbers ~
The Tony for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY went to Judith Light for her work in “Other Desert Cities” by Jon Robin Baitz, directed by Joe Mantello ~
The ever-impressive NPH ended the show with another great number ~
I can’t wait ’til the 2013 Tonys! Come to New York ~ go see a Broadway show!!!
