Post-Tony Thoughts

Ok, so Tony night wasn't exactly what I had hoped.  It was fun, but not as fun as I was hoping it to be.  I had the chance to see the awards in the city, which made me very happy.  My Broadway buddy and I decided to attend a viewing party at the new Green Room 42.  Now this was the first big event that was held at this space.  And you could kind of tell.  Everyone was super nice, but there were a few growing pains.  For instance, as soon as the Tony's started - in the very first number - they experienced technical difficulties.  These difficulties caused the television to randomly go to black - about 15 times in the first 5 minutes.  So the big opening number that everyone was ready for, was missed.

After they had the technical issues fixed, the rest of the evening - telecast wise - was smooth sailing.  The food on the other hand was less than stellar.  But at least my margarita was yummy.  And speaking of margaritas, if you paid the $100 like a lot of people did (we did not), you were treated to an open bar all evening.  This meant, that as the evening went on, most people got drunker and louder.  Even lovely theatre people are annoying when drunk.

Then there were the Tony's themselves.  Not a single thing that I predicted to win, won.  No one I loved won, and no show I loved won.  Well that's not true.  Bette Midler and Hello Dolly both won, but Hello Dolly stole the show from Falsettos so I was super sad about that.  On the upside the performances by Falsettos, Hello Dolly, and Come From Away were stellar.  All of the performances were stellar.  It's just that the host was less so.  Don't get me wrong, I love Kevin Spacey.  But James Corden seemed to set the bar so high last year, that I think anyone would have had a hard time hitting it.

In the end, we decided that we loved the idea of a viewing party, but maybe next year we need to find a crowd that's slightly older and less likely to get ugly-drunk.  But we also decided that a night in New York City was definitely more of an experience to remember than any night just sitting at home on the couch and watching it.  At least we have a story to tell now and some fun memories.