And the Nominees Are...

I wish I had posted this when they came out but I would like to announce the Tony Award nominees that actually matter to me. Nominated for best musical are American Idiot, Fela!, Memphis and Million Dollar Quartet. Now personally I'm rooting for Memphis, just because of what I've heard about the storyline, which sounds great. To me, American Idiot sounds more like a rock concert than a Broadway musical but that's just me. Now this award is more interesting, which is Best revival of a play. The nominees are Finian's Rainbow, La Cage Aux Folles, A Little Night Music and Ragtime. This award is going to be tough one to decide on, especially because they are all great shows. For Best performance by a leadibg actor in a musical, the nominees are Kelsey Grammar (La Cage Aux Folles), Sean Hayes (Promises, Promises), Douglas Hodge (La cage Aux Folles), Chad Kimball (Memphis) and Sahr Ngaujah (Fela!). I'm not sure about this one either. Best performance by a leading actress has the following nominees: Kate Baldwin (Finian's Rainbow), Montego Glover (Memphis), Christiane Noll (Ragtime), Sherie Renee Scott (Everyday Rapture) and Catherine Zeta-Jones (A Little Night Music). Of course, more nominees are online at www.tonyawards.com Check it out for this year's Tony nominees!

Arvada Adds Up

Again, I'm very sorry that I haven't written in a long time (I've been tied up with rehearsals and shows!) Anyways, this past Tuesday, I saw Nine at the Arvada Center in Denver, which was really AWESOME! I was so excited to see this production after being impressed by Arvada's productions of Miss Saigon and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. And also, of course, after seeing the recent movie release of Nine (starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Marion Cotillard), which was BRILLIANT! This stage production, though, had only one set, which was spa-themed decor. I was actually very disappointed with this and also that the dance numbers weren't as high as my expectations. The performers, though, were great; however, the woman playing Luisa Contini should have played Claudia, the actress, and vice versa. The guy playing Guido was perfect for the role though and I was excited to see him playing this great role. Overall, this production was worth seeing and I highly recommend that anyone who lives in Colorado should go see it! (just look up Arvada Center of Performing Arts)

I Promise It'll Be Good...

Last night, for those that are SO disconnected from the wonderful world of Broadway, the revival of Promises, Promises started its previews at the Broadway Theatre. Now, normally, a show like this wouldn't interest me in the least bit, but Kristin Chenoweth, my idol, is starring in it along with Sean Hayes and so many other "Broadway peeps", as I like to call them. I am sooooooo jealous of anyone who actually lives in New York and is able to see this show, let alone the previews. I mean, this is KRISTIN CHENOWETH we are talking about here!!!!!!! Okay, so sure, it's not a household-name production, but hey! Kristin Chenoweth can make ANY show a household-name production, right? So, if any of you who are reading this right now live in New York and get the chance to see Promises, Promises, PLEASE post a comment on this blog post to let me know how good it was. although, I'm sure it's going to be AMAZING (with Kristin Chenoweth in it!)