Tony, Tony, Tony, Tony, Tony...

The obligatory Tony post.
I'm surprised, I'm thrilled, I'm excited, I want to marry Hugh Jackman. Yep, that sums it up.
Major, major surprises (I'm assuming that since the telecast has now finished across the US I can just discuss it without worrying about spoilers)

I fully expected the more commercially successful, marketable musical to win. It's true, I love Wicked, I think it's absolutely lovely. However, I think Avenue Q is better, I think it makes more of a statement, I think it has a more original, innovative concept, and I think it's a crying shame that there was no Tony to nominate Rick Lyon for, for his amazing puppet design (by the way, the bit with Hugh and John/Rod was fan-fucking-tastic, I nearly cried) I'm deeply impressed by the courage of Tony voters in awarding each of the Best Show/Best Revival Tonys to shows that make strong political and social statements.
In the acting categories, the young woman, Anika Noni Rose, who won for Caroline, or Change was lovely, but I don't know much about her. I was rooting for Karen Ziemba who I've seen and know to be a fabulous dancer.
I think Michael Cerveris was a wonderful choice for featured Actor in a Musical. I just pout because his part was originally supposed to be played by Doug Sills.
Yay Audra McDonald! Ten years, five noms, four wins, how's that for a gorgeous track record?
Had no opinion whatsoever on featured Actor in a Play, congratulations to Brian O'Byrne for his win.
Phylicia Rashad was lovely, graceful, and well-spoken, it was a pleasure to listen to her.
Very pleased that the entire cast of I Am My Own Wife won. I had thought Kevin Kline, but Jefferson Mays really has a much bigger burden to bear in his role. That was an extremely distinguished group of actors, it was a good year for actors this year. (Also for puppets, given Avenue Q and Little Shop...
As for Idina, many, MANY congratulations to her, she's gorgeous and talented and absolutely deserving. I was surprised, pundits have been pointing at Donna Murphy since the noms came out and I figured she'd win because Kristin and Idina would split the Wicked vote, so there you are.
Oh my goodness HUGH! Can we get rid of his wife please so I can marry him? Fabulous. Great hosting job, big change from here:


to here:


Though I adore John Tartaglia and would gladly bear his children (yet more proof that all that great ones are gay), I don't think anyone deserved it more than Hugh, he just sparkles in so many ways. And the bit with Sarah Jessica Parker, oh the joy and rapture! Squeeeeeeeee! For those who missed it...

So much mutant happiness...

Other Tony notes...
Though I think Avenue Q was completely deserving of the Best Book of a Musical award, I admit I was rooting for Wicked, because it was written by the mother of a friend and I wanted to see Savannah on TV! (Lucky brat got to go to the Tonys and sit with all the wonderful theatre people...)
So, thrills, and chills, and little pink pills. If I stay up, there will be Tony icons tonight, otherwise it'll wait 'till tomorrow (*Sniff* Last day at home before I start work. Gakk.)

So, fellow Tonyians...


Good night.

Tony Postscript

Things I didn't say last night cause I was tired...
Carol Channing: Phenomenal! I love her so much! Yes, I thought that having LL Cool J as a presenter was ridiculous, and I objected to the numerous non-theatre people who were involved in the ceremony, I don't live on the East Coast so I don't get to see Broadway people very often and I want to see them during the Tonys! However, coming off of that tangent, Carol Channing is such a good sport and so much a true lady of the theatre, it's always a joy to see her.

Fashion: How is it that everyone looks gorgeous at the Tonys? I mean, every year I watch the Oscars and think "What the hell are these people thinking?". Then I watch the Tonys and no one is overly risqué and everyone looks amazing! The only person who I didn't adore was Anne Heche, and that's normal. But beautiful colours, gorgeous fabrics, fabulous styles, it was so wonderful to watch!

One last peeve. They didn't do the technical awards on television. It's such a slap to say that the production team doesn't merit 10 stupid minutes of airtime to thank their families and crews. I watched the webcast and it literally took 10 minutes to present the four technical awards (lights, costumes, sets, and orchestrations) Would it have been so horrible to put that on tv?

Tony icons to come, but right now I have to go start dinner...
(Chicken Dunsyre, which is chicken stuffed with blue cheese and bacon)

For now...

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Thanks to lornelover, discovered the icon portrait maker...The horror, the agony...

This is me


This is my dad (sort of, there really wasnt a good beard for him)


This is my mum (The little person is me...)

And this is the first chapter of Wizard's Play, a Harry Potter fic about Hermione Granger going into wizarding theatre after Voldemort's defeat.

Title: Wizard's Play
Beta: the incredible copperbadge
Rating: PG, for a brief mention of the world's oldest profession/
Pairing: None yet
Notes: Chamberlain Bellingham-Whyte should be read with a Southern accent, I don't know why, he wrote himself that way.

( Wizard's Play 1 )