DENZEL WINS 1st TONY, WILL GETS A LAP DANCE, & SEAN PLAYS THE KEYS
Posted on June 13, 2010 with 0 commentsI recently looked in the mirror and realized that I didn’t have a head. Why, you ask? Well, I am no longer a human. I…am a chicken…with my head cut off. Thus, it’s been awhile since my last blog. But it is far better to blog when there is something to blog about, right? Well tonight, there is. The 2010 Tony Awards.
Some time ago at the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier received an Honorary Oscar. That same night, Halle Berry also earned “Best Actress” (Monster’s Ball), and Denzel Washington took home an Oscar for “Best Actor” (Training Day). At the beginning of his speech, he said: “Two birds in one night…” And little did Mr. Washington know, in 2010, he and Viola Davis would both earn Tony Awards for “(Leading ‘Actor’, ‘Actress in a Play’)” for their work in August Wilson’s “Fences”. So, ‘two birds in one night’ yet again.
Mrs. Davis’ tearful acceptance speech was one of the most memorable of the evening. In addition to thanking the creative forces behind “Fences”, she also said that she felt "God sent his blessings to the wrong house", when referring to her husband.
Some other memorable moments of the night included:
1. A win for Bill T. Jones (Best choreography) for “Fela”, which was produced by Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith & Jay Z.
2. Wins for Eddie Redmayne (Red), an amazing film actor and Scarlett Johansson (A View from the Bridge), who both made their Broadway debuts this year.
3. Tony host, Sean Hayes (Will & Grace), opened the show with a dazzling piano number. The man can play!
4. Best Revival of a Play went to “Fences”! Need I say more?
5. Catherine Zeta Jones’ touching performance from “A Little Night Music”. She also won a Tony (her first) for her Broadway debut. At the tail of her acceptance speech, she said: ‘That man there is a movie star, and I get to sleep with him every night” when referring to her husband, Michael Douglas.
6. Performances by the cast of “American Idiot” the musical, based on the songs of Green Day.
7. And the best dressed list has to go to the lovely lady in red, Jada Pinkett-Smith, the beautiful lady in blue, Catherine Zeta Jones, and the always stunning Paula Abdul.
Though for the most part, void of classic musical showtunes, all in all, this year’s Tony Awards was fun, diverse, and energetic. Will Smith even earned a lap dance of sorts during a performance from “La Cage Aux Folles”.