Playlist for Sunday, June 9, 2019: When It's Tony Time... and I haven't a thing to wear!

I think my invitation to the 73rd Antoinette Perry Awards got lost in the mail. I mean, what other excuse could there be? However, with my new retirement "budget" (note quotes) in effect, I wouldn't be able to splurge on a drippy dress or sleek stilettos. Although I did find a great pair of killer heels for $15 at my local second hand store:

The Red Shoes...

not to be confused with

Fred's Shoes

Those red jobs could easily work at a high-falutin' gig like the one at Radio City this Sunday, right? They certainly aren't the "no place like home" kind.  Ah well, it's their loss. 

Meanwhile, we sit in upstate NY and salute winners of the past AND the nominees of the present. And who will the next winner be? My money's on Hadestown...tho my perspective is skewed, not having actually seen the show, and not having the actual Broadway cast recording! I'm working with the London production's CD, folks, with no idea of the Broadway actors, arrangements, set, or book, for lord's sake! Ditto the other musicals. The only full Broadway cast recordings that have been released are Ain't Too Proud and The Prom. With the exception of Ain't Misbehavin', I've never considered a juke box musical to be an "original", so I'm discounting this second "Ain't" from the running. The Prom looks like cheesy fun, and what I've heard of Tootsie (esp. Sarah Stiles) I like, but Hades seems fresher and gutsier. Like Charles McNulty of the L.A. Times said: "In its supple convergence of story and song, “Hadestown” represents a step forward for the art form." Ooh lah lah. But I'll go with that opinion, raise you $5, and call. I nailed it last year with The Band's Visit, didn't I? Well, there you go. 

Tune in for Tony. I'll wear my red shoes. :)

Overture (Instrumental, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum)
Bianca (Michael Berresse, Ensemble, Kiss Me, Kate)
Sit Down, You're Rocking The Boat (Walter Bobbie, Guys And Dolls)
Marian, The Librarian (Robert Preston, The Music Man)
Before The Parade Passes By (Carol Channing, Hello Dolly!)
Changing Lives (Beth Leavel, Brooks Ashmanskas, The Prom)
It's Not About Me (Beth Leavel, The Prom)
Barry Is Going To Prom (Brooks Ashmanskas, The Prom)
The Company Way (Sammy Smith, Robert Morse, How To Succeed In
      Business Without Really Trying)
To Each His Dulcinea (Mark Jacoby, Man Of La Mancha)
Wouldn't It Be Loverly (Julie Andrews, My Fair Lady)
Steam Heat (Ensemble, The Pajama Game)
What's Gonna Happen (Sarah Stiles, Tootsie)
I Won't Let You Down (Santino Fontana, Tootsie)
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (Derrick Baskins, Ensemble, Ain't Too Proud:
      The Life And Times Of The Temptations)
War (Derrick Baskins, Ensemble, Ain't Too Proud: The Life And Times Of
      The Temptations)
Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) (Derrick Baskins,
      Ain't Too Proud: The Life And Times Of The Temptations)
Shuffle Off To Buffalo (Carole Cook, Joseph Bova, 42nd Street)
I Hope I Get It (Ensemble, A Chorus Line)
The Perfect Year (Patti LuPone, Sunset Boulevard)
My Friends (Len Cariou, Angela Lansbury, Sweeney Todd)
Company (Ensemble, Company)
The Telephone Hour (Ensemble, Bye, Bye, Birdie)
Hello! (Andrew Rannells, Josh Gad, The Book Of Mormon)
Wait For It (Leslie Odom, Jr., Ensemble, Hamilton)
Waiting (Etai Benson, Andrew Polk, Adam Kantor, John Cariani, Ensemble,
      The Band's Visit)
Waving Through A Window (Ben Platt, Dear Evan Hansen)
Way Down Hadestown (Hadestown)
Livin' It Up On Top (Amber Gray, Hadestown)
Why We Build The Wall (Patrick Page, Hadestown)
Wait For Me II (Chris Sullivan, Amber Gray, Hadestown)