Special Theatrical Event: "Liza's at the Palace"

Once again, the CBS sound engineer needs to be fired, or at least shot, or have Hope Davis vomit on them.

Also, why aren't the 4 stars of Guys & Dolls performing?

Well, at least I got to see Lauren Graham look like my future wife in that green dress. I'm in love with her!

Some observations thus far:

THRILLED for Angela Lansbury...Five Time Tony Winner!!!

They REALLY love God of Carnage, as evidenced by the fact that they gave the Director award to Matthew Warchus for this instead of The Norman Conquests.

I have to see Rock of Ages after that number!

Yeah, the Mamma Mia! number was very flat. It bombed.

What was up with James Gandolfini's scowl during NPH's opening monologue? That guy must be a major a**hole in real life. Lighten the hell up, Gandolfini!

Yes, you have to YoungRestlessOne, go see Rock of Ages. I told everyone I knew right after I saw it. The OCR is available on iTunes right now. It'll be in stores first week in July I believe.

Also, someone call for help, a giant @$$ bow is attacking Lucie Arnaz!

Featured Actor in a Musical: Gregory Jbara, "Billy Elliot the Musical"

Featured Actress in a Musical: Karen Olivo, "West Side Story"

What a speech from Karen Olivo. Bravo!

That was an excellent performance from "Next to Normal."

Karen Olivo's speech made me tear up, but I have to say....I'm not thrilled by the Featured, Musical winners.

Gregory Jbara was fine in BE, but that award should've gone to either Will Swenson who rocked it as Berger in Hair or David Bologna, who single-handedly stole Billy Elliot with his Express Yourself number.

Featured Actress should've gone to Haydn Gwynne or Jennifer Damiano.

That sound engineer should be canned. What the hell is wrong with the sound??? It almost ruined the number from Next to Normal. But the phenomenal cast and score saved the day. Damn if I didn't cry watching that number!! Bravo to Next to Normal! I loved it on Broadway and can't wait for it to tour so I can see it again.

Jeremy Piven joke! NPH is so bitter and awesome.

Lead Actor in a Play: Geoffrey Rush, "Exit the King"

If I'm not mistaken, Geoffrey Rush is a Grammy away from the awards grand slam.

Does Rush have an Emmy?

Beautiful In Memoriam segment - still can't believe we lost so many greats this past year.

Yes, Geoffrey Rush won the Emmy for Lead Actor in a Miniseries/ Made for Television Film for "The Life & Death of Peter Sellers."

The sound tonight has been horrible and have done its best to ruin the telecast.

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Originally posted by Atypical:
That was an excellent performance from "Next to Normal."

God, I TOTALLY agree. It is my favorite musical of the season, by far. When I went in, I really wasn't prepared for how good this show is.

I don't get a chance to see a lot of Broadway shows because I don't have any cash to speak of. I thought the "Next to Normal" performance was certainly impactful but felt a little strange. I suspect it works better in the context of the rest of the show.

Back to Rush, not only does he have an Oscar, Tony, and Emmy, but he won them all as a lead actor. Has anybody else done that?

Anyway, if I were Rush, I'd be on the phone to my agent looking for an audiobook to read pronto.

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Originally posted by 742:
I don't get a chance to see a lot of Broadway shows because I don't have any cash to speak of. I thought the "Next to Normal" performance was certainly impactful but felt a little strange. I suspect it works better in the context of the rest of the show.

Absolutely. N2N is (I think) a hard show to sell with random musical performances, but as part of the entire story it's beautiful.

Lead Actress in a Play: Marcia Gay Harden, "God of Carnage"

The cameras mixed up Harriet Walter and Janet McTeer. Boooo.