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Did you notice the superb quality of the acceptance speeches by all the winners who were British??????? They really know how to deliver an acceptance speech unlike most of the Americans who won.
This is nothing new. Well trained actors and people from the theatre should be able to give worth while acceptance speeches besides just thanking so and so and so. There is more to an acceptance speech then that.
I am most curious about The History Boys. Seeing as I shall never have a chance to see it in my life time - I bought the play from England but have not read it yet. And now I am going to wait. Because, yesterday on amazon.com.uk - by accident, i discovered there is a cd of the original cast (the one that is in New York now) from the Royal National Theatre. Being able to hear the play with the script in hand I think is going to be a rather interesting experience.
The Pajama Game - best revival - I am sorry people. I don't care what you do to that show, it has never been a strong musical. Even seeing the major production that I saw.
Sweeney Todd Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a totally different story if you have never seen this show. Having seen it four times with Angela Lansbury and George Hearns - the show has no equal. And by the way, if you are not aware of it, that production was shown on PBS about 25 years ago and the tape was never released. Until last year it was put on DVD and you can now see that production. If you want to see great muscial theatre, buy that dvd. Why Sweeney did not win the awards it should have with the reviews it had is something I just do not understand. A cast like that you just do no ignore. The director wins but not the show or the two leads - something is wrong.
The Drosey Chaperone - now I am sorry I did not see that when it was in Los Angeles before it went to New York. I like what I saw of that show - most creative.
And as for Jersey Boys - well I must plead ignorance and a degree of snobbery. It just look like a pop show - not a real musical. I cannot argue with the performances I saw - they were excellent.
The Threepenny Opera - well Cummings is Cummings - I would like to see him on stage. But Cyndi Lauper "acting" in a Broadway musical I think not. A stage singer she is not. And altering the Opera to a Leather scene motify I think hardens the show beyond its original intent - even if it is/was Brecht. I would be curious to see what they have done to it - but having seen that show done with Lottie Leyna in it - one just does not forget that.
But then again, what do I know?
the local village idiot.
