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| 'Aida' is Elton's strongest score for the theater | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 10:13 pm EDT 08/06/22 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 10:10 pm EDT 08/06/22 | |
| In reply to: re: You may get to like it again.... - bway1430 04:36 pm EDT 08/06/22 | |
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| I'm so glad Elton won the Tony (and Grammy) for it. I love many of its songs: ''I Know the Truth,'' ''My Strongest Suit,'' ''Elaborate Lives'' ... On the other hand, I found his score to ''Billy Elliot,'' with Lee Hall's lyrics, blah. And I saw the show 3 times, so I could catch each of the Billys. I actually prefer a couple of Elton's songs from ''Lestat'' (with lyrics by Bernie Taupin): like ''Right Before My Eyes'' and ''Sail Me Away.'' Hugh Panaro sounded sensational on those solos, and I heard a cast album was made of ''Lestat,'' but it's never been released. Hugh sang a song from ''Lestat'' for our ''Leading Men II'' benefit for Broadway Cares, & included a touching tribute to fellow actor J.C. Sheets. |
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| Link | 'The Leading Men II' concert (2007): Hugh Panaro sings 'Right Before My Eyes' from 'Lestat' |
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| re: 'Aida' is Elton's strongest score for the theater | |
| Posted by: bway1430 03:56 am EDT 08/07/22 | |
| In reply to: 'Aida' is Elton's strongest score for the theater - WaymanWong 10:10 pm EDT 08/06/22 | |
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| I agree. I found it baffling that a musical that won Best Score + 3 other Tonys didn't get nominated for Best Musical in a rather weak season where the winner had not one single note of live music played nor sung....but I digress. | |
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| re: 'Aida' is Elton's strongest score for the theater | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 02:19 pm EDT 08/07/22 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 02:00 pm EDT 08/07/22 | |
| In reply to: re: 'Aida' is Elton's strongest score for the theater - bway1430 03:56 am EDT 08/07/22 | |
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| I agree. Tony voters appeared to appreciate ''Aida'' more than the Tony nominators did, rewarding it in 4 out of its 5 categories. If ''Aida'' had been up for Best Musical, it might've even beat ''Contact.'' But it's as if the nominators went out of their way to snub ''Aida'' by naming the short-lived ''Marie Christine,'' which closed in January. ... Also snubbed: ''Aida's'' book, Adam Pascal and Sherie Rene Scott. And I would've given the Tony to Scott, who was both hilarious (''My Strongest Suit'') and heartbreaking (''I Know the Truth''). Oh, well. ''Aida'' happily found an audience and ran for 1,852 performances - far longer than that season's 4 Best Musical nominees ran, combined. |
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