What about those Tony's

A quick review of the Tony Awards. The show was very enjoyable, especially early on. There was an eloquence to the acceptance speeches that gave the show heart and meaning. A big shout out to both Johnny Gallagher and Billy Crudup who gave the show huge class and warmth right up front.

The performances were good. A Chorus Line needed more time. Company needed more people. Mary Poppins came off better than any of the other performances I've seen. Thanks for not doing "Supercal...ious" again. Christine Ebersole was fierce in "Revolutionary Costume for Today" from Grey Gardens and Audra was fiercer still 110 in the Shade. Curtains came off far better than it had on Regis and Kelly, but did they need to do "Show People" again? Is there another song in the show?

As for Spring Awakening, I'm thrilled they took home the awards they did--particularly thrilled for Johnny Gallagher--and very glad that the box office spiked this week. I just have to say the medley didn't work for me. After "Mother" the songs were poorly linked and it made no sense to do "Totally Fucked." ("We're so revolutionary on Broadway we got bleeped at the Tony's.) The performance also reminded me of those "What's wrong with this picture" puzzles I did as a kid where you had to figure out 10 things wrong with the copy of a picture from its original: 1. Jonathan Groff sang John Gallager's verse in "Bitch of Living," 2. Skylar Astin's lyric was changed, 3. The choreography for Jonathan was very different, etc., etc.

I had fun. I'll watch it again. In fact, usually I watch the performances a second and third time. This year, I might be inclined to watch some of the acceptance speeches.