Hello friends! The big day has happened and is over. People were awarded Tonys and some were not and that’s Ok!
I am displeased with the responses of some people this Tony season. I’m not sure why it has popped up more this year than other years. You are entitled to your opinion and I respect your opinion. I respect it until you begin to negatively talk about a show that won because you thought another show should win. There were so many wonderful shows and talented people and even more that weren’t even nominated.
The Band’s Visit won most of the awards that it was nominated for. It was a big plot twist that most people, even I did not see coming. I congratulate them and I congratulate those who did not win.
I was recently on a long drive home so I took the time to listen to the music. I have never heard a musical like it. The lyrics are genius and the orchastrations gave me chills. It’s some of the best music I’ve ever heard in a musical.
Know that the actors are rewarded by your love and support. No one there is here for a Tony Award. If they are, then I think they are in this business for the wrong thing. A Tony nomination is the icing on the cake and a Tony win is the decorations and sprinkles.
If you haven’t seen the musical, or at least sat down to listen to the music, I don’t think you have the right to bash the musical. If you have and you still don’t like it then I totally respect your opinion. But we are theatre people. We are one big tight knit family that is here for our friends and support them whether we win or lose. It’s hard to lose. It is. But it’s more fun to celebrate our friend’s victories than mope about our losses. No one complained when Hamilton took the Tony Awards by storm or when Dear Evan Hansen beat out most of their competition.
If you were unhappy with the Tony results, I encourage you to listen to The Band’s Visit and all of the other musicals that were nominated. Be happy for their hard work and long hours. Your shows are probably not going anywhere any time soon. And if they do, you will have the videos and the sound tracks to remind you of the wonderful show that was.
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~Alex Brightman