Sunday, June 11, 2017

Tony award Food!!!

As I mentioned in a previous post this week, the Tonys are equal to the Superbowl in my world. So, obviously we need some excellent Tonys watching food! This year I based the main food on inspiration from the four musicals nominated for best new musical.

Come From Away:


My Kindergartner and 3rd grader took charge of this show and put together snacks and things you might get on an airplane since many characters were stuck on airplanes for many hours in this show.

Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812:

Pierogis because at the beginning of the show we were given pierogis from the cast to eat! Admitedly I do not know how to make them, so I bought some in the frozen section and cooked them at home. They are not nearly as delicious as the ones at The Great Comet, but they will do!

Groundhog Day: The Musical

Every morning Rita wants to try the Sticky Buns. So I went with sticky buns...or really a couple different kinds of cinnamon rolls because that is what my kids will eat! ;)

Dear Evan Hansen


Two important scenes in this show happen in an apple orchard, so we did some apple related goodness for Evan Hansen (that's easy to do in Yakima Washington LOL). We have a homemade apple crisp pie, apples, and sparkling apple cider! 

I have a feeling I will need some extra exercise this week to make up for this! 

Enjoy the Tonys!!!


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Updates and final: Beckee's Tony Award predictions!

Show-Score and Audience Rewards got together and set up a way for us to predict the Tony's and I just put in my predictions. Wanna play along with me? Let’s see if we agree about who will win the Tonys! (There is even a prize, maybe we’ll split it: 1,000,000 Audience Rewards® Points!) All you need to do is click this link to play with me. 
BUT FYI, this is who I think WILL win, not who I think SHOULD win...and sometimes I did not pick the favorite. I picked some underdogs....AND just because I love you all, below is my complete list of who the favorites are (based on the highest votes on the predictor quiz above), who I think will win, and who I think should win

***This list is based on the opinions of a girl living across the country who has only seen a handful of these productions live. My opinions are based on seeing those shows, researching the others and reading a lot online, and watching everything I can find online. I am not a Tony Prediction expert, just an opinionated fan***

Here it is: 

Play:
Favorite: Sweat
Who I think will win: Oslo 
Who I think should win: Oslo (from all I have read it was a brilliant production)

Musical:
Favorite: Dear Evan Hansen
Who I think will win: Dear Evan Hansen
Who I think should win: Natasha Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812

Play Revival:
Favorite: The Little Foxes
Who I think will win: Six Degrees of Separation
Who I think should win: Present Laughter (solely because I love Kevin Kline-LOL)

Musical Revival:
Favorite: Hello, Dolly! (though several articles I read today are predicting that Falsettos may take it)
Who I think will win: Hello, Dolly! (which is possibly my least favorite musical of all time)
Who I think should win: Miss Saigon! (It was AMAZING!)

Leading Actor (play):
Favorite: Kevin Kline for Present Laughter
Who I think will win: Jefferson Mays for Oslo
Who I think should win: ? I am not sure on this one..

Leading Actress (play):
Favorite: Laura Linney for Little Foxes
Who I think will win: Laura Linney for Little Foxes (blah)
Who I think should win: Anyone else...(I don't get the obsession with her)

Leading Actor (musical):
Favorite: Ben Platt for Dear Evan Hansen
Who I think will win: Ben Platt for Dear Evan Hansen
Who I think should win: This is a rich category this year-it is hard to say which one should win-frankly I am surprised Ben Platt is SUCH a favorite.

Leading Actress (musical):
Favorite: Bette Midler for Hello, Dolly!
Who I think will win: Bette Midler for Hello, Dolly!
Who I think should win: Hard to say-fame is clearly a factor here-3 uber famous talented women nominated-all three superstars, and 2 newer, less known talents. I saw both of the lesser known ones (Denee Benton in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, and Eva Noblezada in Miss Saigon). Both of their performances were worthy of this award in my opinion...

Featured Actor (play):
Favorite: Danny DeVito in Arthur Miller’s The Price
Who I think will win: Danny DeVito in Arthur Miller’s The Price
Who I think should win: ?

Featured Actress (play):
Favorite: Cynthia Nixon in Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes
Who I think will win:  Cynthia Nixon in Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes
Who I think should win: ?

Featured Actor (musical):
Favorite:Andrew Rannells in Falsettos 
Who I think will win: Mike Faist in Dear Evan Hansen
Who I think should win: Lucas Steele in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Featured Actress (musical):
Favorite: Rachel Bay Jones in Dear Evan Hansen
Who I think will win: Jenn Colella in Come From Away
Who I think should win: ?

Book of Musical:
Favorite: Steven Levenson for Dear Evan Hansen
Who I think will win: Dave Malloy for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Who I think should win: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 or Dear Evan Hansen

Score:
Favorite: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul for Dear Evan Hansen
Who I think will win: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul for Dear Evan Hansen
Who I think should win: Dave Malloy for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Scenic Design (play):
Favorite: Nigel Hook for The Play That Goes Wrong
Who I think will win: Nigel Hook for The Play That Goes Wrong
Who I think should win: Nigel Hook for The Play That Goes Wrong

Scenic Design (musical):
Favorite: Mimi Lien for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Who I think will win: Mimi Lien for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Who I think should win: Mimi Lien for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Costume Design (play):
Favorite: Jane Greenwood for Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes
Who I think will win: Jane Greenwood for Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes
Who I think should win: Jane Greenwood for Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes

Costume Design (musical):
Favorite: Paloma Young for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Who I think will win: Paloma Young for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Who I think should win: Paloma Young for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Lighting Design (play):
Favorite: Donald Holder for Oslo
Who I think will win: Donald Holder for Oslo
Who I think should win: Donald Holder for Oslo

Lighting Design (musical):
Favorite: Bradley King for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Who I think will win: Bradley King for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Who I think should win: Bradley King for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Direction (play):
Favorite: Daniel Sullivan for Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes
Who I think will win: Daniel Sullivan for Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes
Who I think should win: ??

Direction (musical):
Favorite: Michael Greif for Dear Evan Hansen
Who I think will win: Michael Greif for Dear Evan Hansen
Who I think should win: Rachel Chavkin for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (I think it is worth mentioning that Matthew Warchus did an AMAZING job with Groundhog Day The Musical, and I don't think it should be discounted, particularly for this category-also, I hope it wins some sort of effects awards. The staging was AWESOME!)

Choreography:
Favorite: Andy Blankenbuehler for Bandstand
Who I think will win: Sam Pinkleton for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Who I think should win: Sam Pinkleton for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Orchestrations:
Favorite: Dave Malloy for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Who I think will win: Dave Malloy for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Who I think should win: Dave Malloy for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
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