I’d Rather Have 60% Of Him… Or Any Percent Of Him…
I got all excited last night after the Tony Awards because I calculated that I predicted 80% of the winners correctly! I normally come in at about 70%. Except this morning, I realize that 15 out of 25 is 60%, not 80%. Oh well, I didn’t expect Spring Awakening to sweep as much as it did. I really thought there was more love for Grey Gardens.
I did manage to figure out that The Coast of Utopia would sweep the legit categories though. But no award for Martha Plimpton, dang it. Well, I didn’t see it. I just like her and wanted to hear her accept.
How about that weird censored medley from Spring Awakening? I am surprised that they did “Totally F***ed” at all, but why did they censor the words “ass”, “breasts”, and stuff from “The Bitch of Living” when they still sang “bitch?” Weird.
I was very disappointed in the “Spring Awakening” sweep. I know critics fell off their chairs when this musical opened, but for me it was just an intellectual retread of “Rent!” And they’re still saying it could change the face of Broadway? Sheesh! What the? Teenagers and sex… what a radical concept!
Of course, just to show what a softie I am: As “Spring Awakening” swept through most of its categories, I felt certain that lead actor Joanathan Groff couldn’t possibly get the Tony (I didn’t like his performance). Sure enough, he fell to David Hyde Pierce. Of course, then I felt bad. Imagine being one of the few categories that you didn’t score in the sweep. Oh well, I’m sure he’ll survive.