Gothamist: August: Osage County, In the Heights, Gypsy, and South Pacific Win Big at 2008 Tony Awards

mattyp4

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:51:54 -0500

Um, Rent hasn't closed yet.

Spiritof76

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:27:21 -0500

Wow, Liza looks like she's had a lot of work done, And a lot of liposuction.

totescramazing

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:21:47 -0500

Xanadu was up for Best Musical, not best Play, cause it's a musical. Rent doesn't close until september.

dev

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:30:31 -0500

I agree that August is overrated. Didn't like it at all. And John, I see what you mean about Passing Strange...I haven't seen it yet, but was mostly impressed with the number they did. I definitely want to see it now. Reminded me of Noise/Funk's vibe. And wtf with all the Disney references? Did they fund the awards? Oh, and Dude69, I watch the Tony's. Proudly. :)

babyhitler

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:26:24 -0500

Man, I'm getting gay from just reading this shit.

matty

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:17:08 -0500

More Gina Gershon please.

Dude69

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:15:52 -0500

Who the hell watches the Tony's??

mercuryjv

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:10:07 -0500

Yes, August: Osage is melodrama. So what? It's not overrated. It's a thrilling evening in the theatre with some of the best ensemble acting on a Broadway stage in a long time. I wasn't bored for any of the three-hours I was in the theatre. Talk about overrated, talk about In the Heights. I've seen it off-Bway and on Bway and it holds up less on each viewing. It's not subtle, it's not complex, it's simple-minded, overwritten and community theatre-esque. On a side-note, I love how Tracy Letts got on a high horse about how there were "proper stage actors" in his show in the same paragraph he talked about auditioning for JAGG in. You can't have it both ways, buddy.

lanciano

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:08:26 -0500

I love Patti Lupone. I saw her in "Anything Goes" a million years ago and she has some SERIOUS pipes.