It is the Tony's this Sunday and so we revive the annual tradition of me describing Tony nominated plays and musicals in a single sentence, aka badly. It should be said, I tend to amuse myself describing them so succinctly you can't really tell what it's about. But these are great works, and trust that I have been scouring interviews with everyone, and and so excited to see more of what this season has to offer.
The Balusters - Have you ever been to a neighborhood association meeting. It's like that but dramatic.
Giant - Ronald Dahl decides if he should apologize for seeming anti-Semitic.
Liberation - A women reflects on her mother's feminism.
Little Bear Ridge Road - Death cleaning but dramatic.
The Lost Boys - When you move to a new town and it turns out they have a lot of vampires. But now with singing!
Schmigadoon! - A couples retreat gets very real (or surreal) when the couple stumbles into a fictional town where people sing their feelings, and apparently they can't leave until they find their true love.
Titaníque - What if Celine Dion decided to tell you what really happened on the Titanic.
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)- The bride's sister has to pick up her future brother-in-law's estranged son at the airport on her way to get the wedding cake.
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman - A sad salesman reflects on his life and then dies. (It's not a spoiler, it's in the title.)
Becky Shaw - A very terrible blind date.
Every Brilliant Thing - Creating a list of things worth living for.
Fallen Angels - Two women get very drunk waiting to see an ex neither of their husbands know about.
Oedipus - Imagine Oedipus running for election except, he might have this teeny, tiny, secret.
Cats: The Jellicle Ball - What if when they say cats they just mean cool people, and then they say ball, they mean ballroom..
Ragtime - The American Dream in the early 1900's has flaws.
Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show - Car trouble can lead you to the most fascinating discoveries.