#tonys discourse

[pheacas]

2019 Tonys: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

The Good:

Ali Stroker being the first disabled actor or actress to win a Tony.

The performances were almost all incredible.

I’m just a girl who cain’t say no.

Beetlejuice completely changing multiple verses to match the Tonys.

The Prom kiss!

Hadestown was just stunning as always.

Actually kind of funny skits for the first time in a while and one of the best opening numbers since Neil Patrick Harris.

Not having a total sweep from any one show.

The Bad:

Beetlejuice not receiving its deserved scenic design award.

Tootsie (their performance was even the weakest of the night).

Prom winning nothing.

Cutting people off during their speeches.

The Ugly:

The Tonys not telling Joe Iconis that they were going to parody Michael in the Bathroom when he was there and nominated for his score.

Bryan Cranston’s cringy Me Too Movement joke.

An actor who has made slightly transphobic comments during interviews winning best leading actor in a role that is seen as transphobic.

The slight fandom wars (especially with people saying that Ali Stroker didn’t deserve her award).

[johnny--guitar]

honestly i don't know how to feel about hadestown winning scenic and lighting over beetlejuice

[broadwaybadass]

.... what’s with the Tootsie hate????? i think it’s a good musical and deserved several of its nominations

[rogerdellibovi]

I think the band’s visit should win best musical!

Because all the others are commercialized garbage

[vulpini-mage]

if you actually believe that be more chill doesn’t deserve a tony because you think it’s below the other nominations, you’re invited to catch theses hands.

i’m looking at you hadestown fandom, keep your comet salt to yourselves

[transgeese]

Tootsie bad,,, Lilli Cooper good

[princeandreis]

bruce springsteen at the tonys: we’re gonna slow it down for this next one, i call it “piano talk” and it’s 25 minutes long. fuck you

[musicalmatrix]

since i’m still seeing people being mad about the tony’s last year, something needs to be fucking said right here and now:

there is a difference between being upset your show lost because it sets back invention and diversity in the community and being upset it lost because it’s your show.

the discourse this year is different than last year, and honestly i’m kind of over the theater community not actually caring about diversity and representation, because so much diversity won this year, and you’re complaining about it.