THAT WAS A PRETTY GOOD TONY AWARDS. Not as good as the year Once won everything. But pretty good.

( 2014 Tony Awards )

( thoughts on this year's Tony nominations )

"Petrified", as sung by Raúl Esparza, from the 2003 Broadway production of Taboo.

Hate the way you look at me
But I can see the terror in your eyes
Your eyes
You pull the trigger
Your smile is sweet
But I don't care if we never meet
That's fine
It's alright
This is the performance that got Raúl Esparza the first of four well-deserved Tony ( Read more... )

"People Like Us", as sung by Kendra Kassebaum and Jessica Phillips, from the 2012 Broadway musical Leap Of Faith, and as a bonus an earlier version of the song, sung by Kendra Kassebaum, from the original demo recording.

People like us are lucky ( Read more... )

Hey, remember when I was super enthusiastic about this project and was sure I was going to post regularly? Yeah, gonna try to get back to that.

Anyway.

"Where Did We Go Right?", as sung by Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, from the 2001 Broadway musical The Producers.

How could this happen ( Read more... )

This is mostly a post to let you all know that I'm still alive. I'm still alive, by the way ( Read more... )

"Champagne", as sung by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karen Olivo, from the 2008 Broadway musial In The Heights.

Before we both leave town
Before the corner changes
And the signs are taken down
Let's walk around the neighborhood and say our goodbyes
Usnavi, are you alright?

I'm fine, I'm trying to open this champagne

In The Heights is the baby of ( Read more... )

Confession: I continue to have zero interest in Les Miserables. Sorry. Sometimes this makes me feel like a bad theatre fan but then I realize that faking interest would make a worse theatre fan.

Have a 100 Things entry:

"That'll Never Be Me", as sung by Susan Blackwell (and narrated by Heidi Blickenstaff), from the 2012 Off-Broadway production of ( Read more... )

Hello, LJ! Sorry for going MIA this weekend. But I spent it with my Nikiness, who really needs to make more time for me in her schedule, so. Things happened ( Read more... )

I am a bit in love with the Leap Of Faith cast recording.

Is this something I should be ashamed to admit or do the combined powers of Raul Esparza, Kendra Kassebaum, Jessica Phillips, Kecia Lewis Evans, and Leslie Odom, Jr., provide enough legitimacy?