Let's see, champagne? Check. Pizza? Check. Guests? Check. We're ready for the Tonys!
"Attention every breeder, it's OK to go to the theater."
"It's not just for gays anymore."
"No sodomy required!"
Celebrities in the audience are very game with their little bits. Brooke Shields gets it out, finally.
Alec Baldwin - hot in a beard. First award, Featured actress in a play and it's Ellen Barkin for The Norman Heart. She looks beautiful in age-appropriate yet sexy black lace. It's wonderful to see this play recognized.
The How to Succeed in Business guys, Robert Morse and Matthew Broderick, introduce a scene from the nominated musical.
Daniel Radcliffe is totally game. He's really not much of a singer, God bless him. You can really see that he works hard.
Why are they giving so much time to John Leguizamo to pitch his show?
Viola Davis is spectacular in Lavender. She's introducing featured actor in a play and it's North Texas' own John Benjamin Hickey for The Normal Heart! He looks gorgeous. I'll just say it. The man is hot. He thanks his partner. Nice. Gives a shout out to Plano, TX. He says his family better not be watching the Mavericks game. A few people in the audience laugh, most have no idea what he's talking about.
Aaron Tveit really should have been nominated. Norbet Leo Butz is a big star.
Commercial break and Wes wants to change the channel to check the score in the Mavericks game. There's a Mavericks game on? Who knew? OK Wes, but make it snappy. If I miss Best Featured Actress in a Musical I won't be happy.
Anything Goes wins choreography. Well deserved, Kathleen Marshall.
David Hyde Pierce gives Best Director of a Musical to Book of Mormon. They're on their way to the big prize.
Best Director of a Play is War Horse. Are they on their way to the big prize?
Don Cheadle introduces The Scottsboro Boys who are amazing.
Angela Lansbury is a vision in black.
Gorgeous Harry Connick, Jr. presents Best Featured Actress in a Musical to Nikki M. James of the Book of Mormon. She's over the moon! I love it when they're genuinely excited. She should be, there was some amazing talent in that field including Miss LuPone herself.
Fellow South Carolinian Steven Colbert introduces a scene from The Book of Mormon. Cute Andrew Rannells singing I Believe. I believe too, Andrew!
Hugh Jackman and NPH on stage together. What a couple of pros. What a couple of hotties.
Brook Shields in the Addams Family? I can buy it.
Featured Actor in a Musical goes to John Larroquette. Adam Godley of Anything Goes was robbed! Larroquette also beat out cute Rory O'Malley of The Book of Mormon, but Rory's handsome date looks like much more than a consolation prize. The two talented Scottsboro Boys went home empty handed. This win leaves me scratching my head. It seems to be a show business rule that if John Larroquette is nominated for something, he's going to win.
Bono and The Edge
It's Jim Parsons. Wait a minute, I thought Broadway wasn't just for gays anymore?
Robin Williams is on stage with a truly awesome beard. "The only beard here is on my face." Not a bad line.
Book of a musical goes to The Book of Morman. Trey Parker and Matt Stone are really cute.
WTF is Whoopi wearing? I suppose it wouldn't be Whoppi if she was glammed up. She introduces a rousing number from Sister Act.
Best Revival of a Play is being presented by handsome Patrick Wilson, soon to be seen in a new show on CBS. Sheer coincidence, I'm sure. The winner is The Normal Heart. "Freedom to love, freedom to live, freedom to marry." Very nice. Then, Larry Kramer puts a tear in every eye with "Our day will come."
Memphis is still running?
Priscilla Queen of the Desert wins Best Costume. Who else could compete with that? Lizzy Gardiner doesn't wear an American Express dress.
The Dan Savage/It Gets Better/Google Chrome spot always chokes me up.
That was part one, folks. More to follow. I've got to go put the dog out!
5 comments:
Champagne and pizza? The Board of Directors has put your Gay Card on suspension pending an investigation into the nature and quality of this food and wine pairing. If there were red sauces and cured meats involved, there will be serious consequences. However this may require a Supreme Homo Court interpretation regarding whether or not Pizza Margherite is really pizza. This matter has remained unresolved since the 1998 Oscars incident. The court's opinion will be rendered to the melody of Stop! In the Name of Love. During this time you must return to probationary status and check in with your officer.
But Will, it was ultra thin crust pizza from a chic, upscale pizza place and everything was organic, free range, and locally sourced! Can I have my gay card back now?
Hi, Sam - Just want to say you're totally right: John Benjamin Hickey is GORGEOUS. I've had a crush on that guy since I first saw him in the Love! Valour! Compassion! movie.
Also, Daniel Radcliffe NAILED it, I loved his number. And yeah, you can see he's working hard.
Best,
J.
Sam,
I regret that due to the seriousness of the infraction, your Gay Card is still rescinded and you must remain on probation. There is still the issue of whether or not there was red sauce involved. A mitigative plea may be possible depending upon the thinness and crispness of the crust, if there was no red sauce and otherwise appropriate toppings were used, and the relative dryness of the champagne. The Court may demand samples and a tasting (please schedule delivery just before lunch).
In the meantime, you have been assigned Probation Officer, Big Daddy SIR! He will see you Friday at 3:00AM. Go downstairs into the basement, (pay no attention to the lights in the hallway, they haven't worked since the 1970's). Please plan on arriving early to allow time for your appointment -- for some reason, people seem to get lost in the halllway and never arrive on time. This makes Big Daddy Sir! very cross. Big Daddy SIR!'s office is at the end of the hallway on the right. Knock (hard) three times. Please dress appropriately for your interview.
Red Sauce/white sauce, thin crust, what ever happened in 1998 aside, I waited for my invitation, but alas it never arrived. I just had to enjoy the Tony Awards vicariously by your Blog. Though the coverage was superb, it wasn't the same without the company, the champagne, or the pizza.
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