#the tonys

[finchesslingshott]

THE OUTSIDERS MUSICAL BEST MUSICAL TONY AWARD!!!! WE WIN THESE!!!!!!

[it-is-elias]

If I had a nickel for every time there were gay delivery guys in the horror podcasts I listen to, then I would have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice.

(Breekon & Hope, and The Tonys)

[paigegonerogue]

I’m so happy non-binary and gender non-comforming people are getting recognition for their amazing work!!!

…I’d be even happier if they didn’t have to be misgendered to receive said recognition but I guess Hollywood and Broadway are somehow less inclusive than the fucking DMV

[mysharona1987]

[jerzwriter]

DOUBLE THAT! History made twice!

J. Harrison Ghee is the SECOND non-binary actor to win a Tony for Best Lead Actor in a Musical! So happy for them!

[thesongofpurplesummer]

What are some of your controversial opinions about The Tony Awards or Olivier Awards? (Shows/People that should have won)

[mastersprogram]

He’s So Me Trying not to be the shortest

[tobbogan-13]

Yay Gutenberg got nominated for best revival!!!!!

[shamelessly-obsessed]

J. Harrison Ghee looked AMAZING at the Tonys, I just had to draw them

And my god I’m so happy they won a tony, and Alex Newell, they both deserve it so much

It was truly a euphoric experience seeing them win

Also this happened 😳:

[janegrey9]

sometimes a family is a teenage girl, her creepy old husband, her dead best friends, her father, and her life coach/father's fiancée and that's ok

[solitaireobsessed]

My Thoughts On The Eddie Redmayne Cabaret Performance (as an actress and theatre kid myself)

So, for those of you possibly reading this who are not caught up, this performance at this year's Tonys is getting a lot of attention at the moment, especially if you happen to be on the theatre side of any social media.

The performance is getting all of this attention mainly because of one thing: Eddie Redmayne's portrayal of The Emcee.

If you watch the performance, Eddie moves in an almost puppet like manner, with jerky movements, and a wide smile plastered on his face. He's almost using his movements to make the environment turn haunting.

It's the exact kind of feeling that someone would seek out at the theatre, and yet, it's getting so much hate? Why?

Just from a quick read-through of the Wikipedia page for Cabaret (specifically looking at the Cast and Characters section, though the whole page proved useful here) The Emcee is described as "a leering, ghoulish, flamboyant figure." Seems to me that Eddie echoed this idea quite well with his performance.

So far, I think the only problem with this version of The Emcee is that he is completely lacking the sexual tones that are rather important to the character. I wonder, however, if this is not entirely Eddie's fault.

The rabbit hole that is this performance led me to this review from the New York Times, talking about the entire production that's been running at the August Wilson Theater, not just the televised Tonys performance, or Eddie Redmayne's The Emcee. In the review, it seems like The Emcee was not the only character changed in certain ways, and, although Eddie does talk about how he embodied The Emcee here, I wonder if it was not all him, but also the director (no hate to her at all, she seems wonderful!!). I wonder if, during the revising of The Emcee, director Rebecca Frecknall intentionally opted for the more puppet like, less sexual version of the character, so it flowed better with the show.

My overall opinion of the performance was that it was actually really good, albeit different than what one might expect from Cabaret or The Emcee. Eddie nailed the haunting yet magnetic mannerisms I would want from someone playing The Emcee, and he really took it above and beyond, which I personally believe is what an actor should do.

Either way, this is just my opinion, formed from a Cabaret deep dive, and I (sadly) cannot get to a showing of the musical, so I am forced to read reviews, watch what I can, and base my ideas off of that.

What do y'all think about the performance?

[other-stuff-and-everything-else]

Tony Award winners Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff.

[kitkatunicorntheatrekid]

The Outsiders

The outsiders won best musical! I was going to cry of happiness but i'm not a crier and sorry for my neighbors for my screaming

oh when the cast of the outsiders were finished preforming it went to commercial and it showed a thing called Tulsa king

also I love they included the swings in the preformce

[jerzwriter]

[multifandominfj]

*cues up The Avengers theme song*

I can’t help but chuckle at this picture because the way they are in this photo?!

They’re literally The Avengers for Queer Musical Theatre Kids/Adults. 😂👏🏻