A Monster Musical

Okay, I feel soooo bad because I keep forgetting to post about this but last Wednesday, I saw Young Frankenstein at Buell Theatre in Denver and it was REALLY AMAZING!!!!!!! Roger Bart played the role he originated and I absolutely LOVED HIM!!!!!!! The whole cast was stellar overall, and I now dub this show one of my top 5 favorites of all time. I still don't understand why it stunk on Broadway (just one of those random Broadway mysteries, I guess), because personally, I really loved this show. The choreography, which was by Susan Stroman, also known for her work in Crazy for You, was fantastic. I also really loved the lyrics to every song. In fact, my very favorite song from Young Frankenstein would have to be "Puttin' on the Ritz". I mean, the tap dancing in this song was phenomenal, and the energy really stood out. Although, I'm really jealous of a couple of my theatre buddies who actually met Roger Bart and even got a hug from him! I don't think I can forgive them for meeting him without me!

Result of the Tony's

Okay so the Tony Awards just ended about 20 minutes ago and I have to say that I'm actually very happy with the outcome of this year. I mean, I knew for sure that Memphis was going to win for Best Musical and especially after seeing a number from this show, I was positive of the outcome for this great musical. Montego Glover is an AMAZING singer and the ensemble are all very energetic. Of course, I was secretly happy too when American Idiot didn't win for Best Musical because, well, it's just not Broadway. However, I was disappointed when Christopher Fitzgerald didn't win for Finian's Rainbow because he was Boq in Wicked, so naturally, he's amazing! But I was pretty shocked when two ladies from Hollywood picked up Tony awards, though they both greatly deserved those awards. Overall, I really cannot wait for next year's Tony Awards!