The Tony Awards 2017

 The Tony Awards 2017. Thank you Kevin for doing your best to give it some flavor, I dig the old school crooner vibe. But other than that.....UGH.  What a lame, sad, lame year.
   Although Jim watched a lot of it with me this year, which made it more fun. It was lame enough that there were people nominated he'd heard of due to an infusion of Hollywood names in shows (re: lame, they're trying to pull audiences with actors not stories).
   This is the first year in a few I have seen them do more than throw a rock at the straight plays. I suppose that tells you how rough the season is.
   They also removed "Actress in a Revival" and combined it with musical. Again, that tells you how few shows there were.
    Also the namby pamby feel good high school show Dear Evan Hansen won. Ugh. I don't have to see the show to know it's less cool than The Comet of 1812. 
    Positive: They did parade out the playwrights of nominated shows. They had to buy a tux or dress or whatever pant suit Paula Vogel was wearing, and get their makeup done and say words. Always good for a laugh--not all playwrights are Edward Albee, you know. It was really nice to get a glimpse of what each show was about.
     Bette won Best Actress in a musical, beating Patti Fucking LuPone. Which was kinda fun. She also told the band to "shut that crap up" and talked right through her playoff. Patti, you lost the middle name, hon. She is now Bette Fucking Midler.
     Kevin Kline won. Yes. Fucking Yes. With Phoebe Cates sitting right  next to him. I really can't believe they stayed married. KEVIN. I'm not disappointed! When he won Jim said "Vietnam was a tie!"
      Laurie Metcalf! Yes! All of the dues paid and training with Steppenwolf, yes. Yes.
     Negative: Costumes, lights and sets didn't even warrant Main Stage time. All were given "earlier this evening". Really, Tonys? Have you forgotten that your shows would be naked in the dark on a bare stage?
      When "Best Play" was announced, they used only the title, leaving out the playwright's name.
       Even Choreography was kicked off the Main Stage! What? We worship musicals, what is going on here?
      Some new guy (who may be good, I dunno, I didn't see the show but I get to rant my opinion) with a lame acceptance speech won over Danny DeVito, Nathan Lane and Richard Thomas.
      DARTH VADER was given his LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT in a separate ceremony "earlier this evening"? Why? Because he is elderly and needs to eat so he can take his pill? SHAME ON YOU TONY AWARDS. SHAME.
      And trolling the reviews today I see "Uneven" and "Kevin Spacey is stuck in the 90's" and to that I say Fuck you, bad writing prevailed---why did his entire opening apologize for not being someone else? And as for "stuck", fuck you  it's called being classy you nit.
       I'm just saying.