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Re: Tony Awards

Author: DougR
Date: 2010-06-17 16:34

grenadilla428: A lot of the Tony stuff is pre-recorded, either by the Tony orchestra or by each show's orchestra. I believe the dance numbers are usually pre-recorded, and some of the featured numbers were too (John Moses might be able to shed some light on which was which). The "Memphis" number was clearly done live, with the same band that plays the show every night at the theatre, and the "million dollar quartet" feature (with all the audio dropouts) was live as well. I didn't THINK "Send in the Clowns" was done live, since Ms. Jones did so many tenutos that a live conductor would have caught and stayed with her on (but I could be wrong about that). Possibly the conductor was off with the band on 46th st., instead of right under her nose where he could see her.

sure, it's cheap. Broadway producers are cheap, too, and (as I understand it) prone to regard musicians as an unfortunate affliction that saps a show's profitability, rather than as contributing artists whose work enhances it. At the Academy Awards, there's almost always a ritual pan across the orchestra pit at some point (usually getting only the reed section, which is fine by me). Not with Broadway--wouldn't want musicians to get swelled heads, since there's always the next contract negotiation to think about!

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