{"id":461952,"date":"2022-06-13T06:41:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T03:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lousy-show-dissed-stephen-sondheim\/"},"modified":"2022-06-13T06:41:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T03:41:29","slug":"lousy-show-dissed-stephen-sondheim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lousy-show-dissed-stephen-sondheim\/","title":{"rendered":"#Lousy show dissed Stephen Sondheim"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d6fa63e6d0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d6fa63e6d0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lousy-show-dissed-stephen-sondheim\/#%E2%80%9CLousy_show_dissed_Stephen_Sondheim%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Lousy show dissed Stephen Sondheim&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLousy_show_dissed_Stephen_Sondheim%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Lousy show dissed Stephen Sondheim&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/author-johnny-oleksinski.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Johnny Oleksinski\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/author-johnny-oleksinski.png?w=152 152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/author-johnny-oleksinski.png?w=114 114w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/author-johnny-oleksinski.png?w=76 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/author-johnny-oleksinski.png?w=38 38w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/author-johnny-oleksinski.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/>      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Shame on you, Tony Awards.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday night, almost nobody at Radio City Music Hall bothered to stand up for the late Stephen Sondheim.<\/p>\n<p>After a far too modest tribute to the legendary composer\/lyricist of \u201cWest Side Story\u201d \u201cGypsy,\u201d \u201cSweeney Todd,\u201d \u201cInto The Woods,\u201d \u201cA Little Night Music\u201d and many others, who died in November at age 91, sung by Bernadette Peters, only a handful of show people begrudgingly got to their feet.<\/p>\n<p>For one of the greatest musical theater composers of all time. Who gave his entire life to Broadway. With friends like these, who needs enemies?<\/p>\n<p>At the Tonys, his death was a total afterthought \u2014 a quick song from Peters and a couple of videos \u2014 even though producers had months to plan a star-studded number honoring him. The debacle was befuddling.<\/p>\n<p>As was most of the low-energy, poorly put-on 75th Annual Tony Awards on CBS.<\/p>\n<p>Ariana DeBose, who won the Oscar this year for playing Anita in Steven Spielberg\u2019s \u201cWest Side Story,\u201d hosted the evening. It was a nice idea. The dwindling Tonys viewership isn\u2019t going to get any bigger, so why not go with a fan favorite?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>But being a master of ceremonies didn\u2019t come naturally to DeBose, and her songs and banter were forced and unfunny. Neil Patrick Harris, Hugh Jackman and even James Corden were all leagues better in the gig.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan Lane <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBS\/status\/1536178167127236608\">had the funniest and most off-the-cuff award presentation<\/a>. He should\u2019ve hosted instead.<\/p>\n<p>The winners, in a season sorely lacking popular hits, were mostly predictable. Best Musical went to the outre \u201cA Strange\u00a0Loop,\u201d Best Play to terrific, but already-closed \u201cThe Lehman Trilogy,\u201d Best Musical Revival to \u201cCompany\u201d and Best Play Revival to \u201cTake Me Out.\u201d But there were some tight races that ended in shocks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tony-awards-2022-strange-loop-1-copy.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jaquel Spivey performs a number from &quot;A Strange Loop.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-22631428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tony-awards-2022-strange-loop-1-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tony-awards-2022-strange-loop-1-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tony-awards-2022-strange-loop-1-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption> \u201cA Strange Loop\u201d took home the Tony Award for Best Musical. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Deirdre O\u2019Connell\u2019s win for Best Actress in a Play (\u201cDana H.\u201d) was a lovely surprise \u2014 and her speech encouraging \u201cweird art\u201d was the best of the night \u2014 as was Simon Russell Beale\u2019s first, richly deserved Best Actor in a Play victory.<\/p>\n<p>Myles Frost, who plays Michael Jackson, won Best Actor in a Musical in a surely very close contest against Jaquel Spivey of \u201cA Strange Loop.\u201d And Joaquina Kalukango (\u201cParadise Square\u201c) beat heavy-hitters Sharon D Clark (\u201cCaroline, or Change\u201d) and Sutton Foster (\u201cThe Music Man\u201d) for Best Actress.<\/p>\n<p>But aside from the all-important Best Musical prize, it\u2019s the telecast\u2019s performances that have audience members rushing to Telecharge to buy tickets to new shows\u2026 or choosing to see \u201cThe Phantom of the Opera\u201d for the 43rd time instead.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tonys-758.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Dierdre O'Connell won Best Actress in a Play (&quot;Dana H.&quot;) in a tight race. \" class=\"wp-image-22631807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tonys-758.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tonys-758.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tonys-758.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Dierdre O\u2019Connell won Best Actress in a Play (\u201cDana H.\u201d) in a tight race. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Tony Awards Pro<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What came off the best was \u201cMJ the Musical,\u201d about the Prince of Pop, and \u201cParadise Square,\u201d the worst show of the lot, because the wonderful Kalukango sang the musical\u2019s one good song \u2014 \u201cLet It Burn.\u201d (Her song got a standing-o, proving the audience\u2019s legs weren\u2019t numb.)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSpring Awakening\u201d cast\u2019s reunion performance of \u201cTouch Me\u201d was gorgeous, too. But that closed 13 years ago. And the sextet of pop-singing queens from \u201cSix\u201d brought a jolt of energy. Needlessly. Their sales are already huge, top Tony or not (they won Score and Costumes).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tony-awards-mj-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Myles Frost won Best Actor in a Musical for playing Michael Jackson in &quot;MJ.&quot; \" class=\"wp-image-22631816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tony-awards-mj-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tony-awards-mj-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tony-awards-mj-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Myles Frost won Best Actor in a Musical for playing Michael Jackson in \u201cMJ.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA Strange Loop\u201d\u2018s number (one of its few <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate tunes) was adequate, although the winning show remains hard to explain in an elevator pitch, and Hugh Jackman was too low-key as Harold Hill in \u201cThe Music Man\u201d \u2014 one of the night\u2019s biggest losers.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it\u2019s the Sondheim snub that stung the most. Why, for one of Broadway\u2019s best, did CBS send in the clowns?\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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On Sunday night, almost nobody at Radio City Music Hall bothered to stand up for the late Stephen Sondheim. After a far too modest tribute to the legendary composer\/lyricist of \u201cWest Side Story\u201d \u201cGypsy,\u201d \u201cSweeney Todd,\u201d \u201cInto The Woods,\u201d \u201cA Little Night Music\u201d and many&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":461953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tonys-738.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[130254,70418,96450,75966],"class_list":["post-461952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-6-12-22","tag-broadway-musicals","tag-stephen-sondheim","tag-tony-awards"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}