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The New York Post’s Michael Riedel discusses the Tonys and what shows are succeeding on the Great White Way.
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Bird at best you know Michael -- discover Broward warriors.
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There's also co host of -- talk a BBS.
And easier graduated from unbelievably.
From Columbia university of when if with a BA in history of shocked and thank you don't my parents are proud of them please welcome to the program.
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No I didn't watch and I mean nobody watches them.
Then nobody around your watch some I think we're going to be her job to watch and I know I mean it's a sentiment attorneys that I and the most powerful -- writer in the country and I didn't mention but.
And a but actually I was there and I irritated done Bernie -- being a little disingenuous.
When he said he didn't watch the Tony's.
Because when Porgy and best pulled off that that shocking.
Shocking win over Stephen sondheim's follies Bernie was texting me.
He was inconsolable.
Up.
There's a very just come down get out here is Susan Boyle Bernadette Peters and Stephen Sondheim duets album and you'll be all right just relax and -- Bernie I got that autographed play -- from Angela Lansbury for I wanna as well set Angeles law.
-- hard to -- I Neil Patrick Harris for his third time and I think he did very very well although.
I think we -- Tony host three times is enough gets a little stale after awhile it's time to bond Whoopi Goldberg did it two or three times.
I Hugh Jackman did it two or three times so I think nothing against -- -- Patrick Harris is a talented guy.
But it's time to move on to get someone else to host the -- like maybe you -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Ideally -- he's terrific he's terrific sings he dances well which is what you have to do.
To host program like this and he's quick on -- beaten very funny he really has inherited the sort of -- And C skills I think of Hugh Jackman who's you know real mass strategies and used and the Oscars and Tony Awards -- best -- to allow flammable -- Best musical last night was a -- very small show for Broadway cold ones which is based on the popular little movie from a -- years ago.
About.
A couple of singers who fall in love in Ireland.
It's -- little precious and a little party for my taste but women love -- to cut.
Friend in my from the office and she was -- my flesh was crawling but she was she was -- beach was touched by it and also the little show needed the award last -- to -- the pump up the box office so.
I think it was certainly good for Broadway to award at -- -- -- show.
And then -- liberals -- the best play it was Clive born park which is a very funny satirical take on.
Race relations in America the first half of the -- Is set to India 1960.
In that white neighborhood in the black family moves in and then you jump ahead to contemporary times.
And that that neighborhood has now become a black neighborhood and a white families moving in trying to -- which intra five so it's quite quite -- good Smart interesting play that deserve to win.
Sifting until now iron and I -- my import numbers -- -- Michael riddle or near airports are also rose on embassies Euro.
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Embassy has renewed -- Cheryl.
But it has gotten on -- -- armed forces horse each morning.
It has gotten horrible reveres alright Michael.
Yeah thanks done -- -- That's a -- or -- president and all are well but that's only because I've only been on a couple of times and you know -- in negotiations now basically to.
Star in the show next year I think -- -- of the that they they think that's what's gonna say that I mean you've you've got to have a show.
You know slight breach mean accepting powerful broadly constant columnist and one -- -- So what's on -- -- our well -- -- the best thing which I think you would like actually and I think your listeners would like is.
Gorman -- old play called the best man which is about politics he wrote in 1960 and it's about political.
Convention.
And two people are vying for the for the for the nomination one is kind of an at least Stephenson character who's very intelligent very Smart.
And the -- kind of nixonian figure who will stop at nothing to gain power and it is a terrific gripping melodrama.
-- the added benefit of two having two of our best actors in it Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones both in their eighties.
Both giving phenomenal performances I mean between the two of them they've got combined acting experience of you know 160 years and is -- just a joy to watch the two of them.
Bob Barker mormons are running around oh yeah I mean book of Mormon so popular actually opened the Tony is last night is Tony's always needs something to Jack up the ratings the book of Mormon was the only -- when watching -- ever heard of before.
I think it's gross is each week or something like one point six million dollars itself block -- thrown around tidal and we got to get -- to -- at Warner will not go.
I'm -- -- because not Portugal's there Warner and uninteresting.
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-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Hazard Jane.
That he sticks you're pretty much every day and they just sell the show -- -- -- makes up half a tuna sandwich.
And -- ghosts of the gym -- warrants it sorts out the gym.
And -- it's -- tuna sandwich.
And knocks back about.
Half a bottle of Michael have -- -- -- -- pop band and -- -- -- this is something either -- new film.
Our own moral or Broadway or.
Indicates this from particularly -- Off Broadway something or I wanna yes all Broadway great -- -- best -- -- -- idiocy a show when your little that buzzed right Warner at all -- well -- gold.
-- saw any update on the fire -- not Julie temasek woman or did the -- I'm Jen thanks to great success.
But -- -- and amassed during Spider-Man what's going on there.
-- well last week their lawyers were all in court they're preparing to duke it out Julie sued the producers of the show claiming that -- a lot of money and that they're using her show without her permission.
And their fighting back by claiming she was it an out of control -- who didn't care about the audience and had this crazy artistic vision.
It's gonna go back and forth for a while but I've looked closely at to the into the lawsuit and the most interesting thing to me.
Is that Michael Cole who's a billionaire.
Or rock promoter.
Very close from the bottles and -- brought Michael into kind of shore up the show and the total.
Michael has a son -- Jacob who's a filmmaker.
And he hired Jacob to do a promotional video about Spider-Man.
Well turns out -- Jacob was there with his video camera covering everything all of the nastiness all of the fights all the -- -- the screaming matches.
He has everything in this movie.
And he's attempting now not to make a promotional movie but a document -- -- the behind the scenes saga.
Of this you know colossal leap in fitness road show that was -- -- so many problems and the problem has -- these lawsuits going on shaken.
I don't know if he's gonna be able to release movie but he's got everything and and I've been talking to nine courage him.
Even though his father's producing a show he's got to -- -- make its own movie and let the chips fall where they may but it may be you know and actually terrific documentary chronicling the seven time.
Lots alleges Astra broadly and we're all traders see that we're -- absolutely -- plus the reward.
But -- -- -- -- the city actually show itself although.
Forks tell -- memory we have to grab a -- Imus on Broadway Michael.
Yeah they had Reeve Carney and some the other Spiderman I'm doing well at all possible -- again.
You listen to songs are great but it's even better when people fall out of the sky and hit audience members then Diane -- and -- -- cast member -- -- injured.
An artist members injured when you're talking about Michael Rollins yeah Tony Awards all around him I'm -- thank your currency Michael -- -- -- post lament.
