The final stretch! It's 10:56pm as we return - look for a quick wrap-up as they hand the "Best Musical" award to "Spring Awakening."
Angela Lansbury is back to present the award - the winner: "Spring Awakening." Who'da thunk it? Seriously, of all the musical performances tonight, it's the only one that stands out. Congrats to the show for what looks like a near-clean sweep!
A quick wrap up and we're off to the local news. Didn't I tell you they'd finish on time?
So, a solid show, though not filled with the kind of awesome song-and-dance numbers we might expect. Still, classy, in good taste (aside from one blooper) and devoid of the usual over-the-top "aren't we great" feeling you get from most award shows.
Thanks to all for tuning in to our live-blogging experiment. It's been fun! I'll have a final recap of the show tomorrow, assuming I'm still able to type. Good night!
2 comments:
Nice work, Chuck!
Hope you give your hands--and eyes--a nice rest.
And as for the endless "Viva Laughlin" commercials, it's interesting that CBS gave it so much play. I thought they were downplaying the musical aspect of it so people wouldn't think it was another "Cop Rock"--which I loved, by the way. I think musical theatre fans will be disappointed since the actors sing along with the song instead of just singing it themselves. I'm pretty disappointed with that myself...
Thanks, Angela! I neglected to mention the singing angle of "Viva" - no doubt that's why they thought it would appeal to a theatre crowd - but why did they downplay that so much? And does CBS have no other shows to promote? It just seemed strange. And you're right, since the actors just sing along with familiar songs, that defeats the whole "musical TV show" idea. Ah well...
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