(Heidi) Hmmm, looks like Stephen's wardrobe is as vast as Colin's. '-) LOL. That big, eh? :-) (Heidi) Is someone we know going to the Tonys? Oui mademoiselle :-)

I'm so happy for Evelyn! Does anyone know when is she due back home?

She won't be home until Monday and on her computer until Tuesday (it's at the spa).

Some curtain call news from Evelyn - she said that Stephen now comes out first during the curtain call, then the same pattern as befpre - ensemble, pairs, JE, SD. Also, TRT and Stephen were voted best revival and best actor in the Broadway.com poll. http://www.broadway.com/stories.cfm?id=300&ssection=buzz&ssectionid=1 Also, a kind lady was able to tape the Drama Desk Awards for me. I just watched it and there is a cute moment when the best actor awards were being announced. The presenter, Camryn Manheim (spelling?) from The Practice announced that she would like a kiss from the winner. When Steven Bogdosian announced "Stephen Dillane," Camryn shouted, "I'll take it!" Well the show cut away to a brief clip from TRT. When the camera went back to the stage, SD and Camryn were in a lock lip. It was the kind of swooping, agressive kiss you might see John Wayne "take" from one of his leading ladies. One of those leaning, dipping types. Oh, very cute... SIGH :-)

I� m baaack...and so glad to be home on Drool.... Haven�t read through all the postings yet on this board, but wanted to say that the performance of TRT was the best I had ever seen (#6!). SD is awesome....Jennifer�s performance was similar to the Albery�s...perhaps more sensual and subtle.They are both obviously v. comfortable in their roles, and with each other (v.important). Some props have been changed, and some lines have been changed. No doubt to connect with the American audience.It worked! They completely overwhelmed the audience. I have never seen such a reception.At curtain call, the audience sprang to their feet like on cue.They are taking their bows differently...SD alone, whole cast, in two�s and then JE and SD individually. Thunderous applause (including whistles and hoorays from the audience).It was thrilling...v. emotional for me, I must admit. I stayed later and got to see and talk to Jennifer. What a charmer....gracious, self-deprecating.... �You are now and forever, the best Lizzie� She smiles...�It was a great part�. I bet she told me four times...�Thank you for coming�.... I told her �Your friends on the Internet send their greetings and congratulations.� JE �Please thank them for the lovely roses...they are lovely...I have them on my dressing table.�[I had sent her a small arrangement of tiny peach roses from everybody]. So I�m telling you all....�Jennifer sends her thanks�.... Also got to see Waiting in the Wings and told RH how much I admired Jennifer...She glowed...�Yes, isn�t she wonderful��, she said. What a bunch of genes....

Great to have you back, Evelyn, it sounds as if you had a wonderful time.

Evelyn, welcome back! You've been missed. I am so happy that you of all people met JE! She is a dolly, isn't she? Nice that she tied your comments about her fans to the roses. Sweet of her and thoughtful of you. Mum sounds like a good sort, too. Hey the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Fingers crossed for Sunday. How was WITW? I'm sorry I missed the chance to go up and see it--got a bit complacent figuring it would go on for a bit more. But, 6 months is a good run for that play.

Welcome back, Evelyn! It sounds like you had a fantastic time! So happy that TRT is getting the famous standing-ovation that they so well deserve. It is probably worth doing a play in NYC just for it. I bet they will miss it once they are back in the UK. One of these days, you are going to have to set up an interview with Jennifer for your web site. She could not ask for a nicer web-host. The flowers were your usual nice touch. Thank you for sharing them with us. Tell us about the other shows when you get a chance. :-D

I must reiterate Evelyn's comment about the response that TRT is getting from the audience. I think having SD stand there first at curtain call time really gets the audience pumped. I think that since the nominations (and the 2 Drama Desk Award wins), the audience comes in knowing they are in for a treat. Below is a Tony prediction from Broadway.com. They have not yet predicted the best actor/actress categories. REVIVAL OF A PLAY: Had True West been placed in this category, it might very well have been the winner. Amadeus and The Price flopped, and while A Moon for the Misbegotten was mostly well-received, it was up against the memory of a better �70s revival. Moon has a chance, but the spiffy new version of The Real Thing is the likely winner.

(Moon)One of these days, you are going to have to set up an interview with Jennifer for your web site I'm working up the courage....it may take a while. The poor girl is having a hard time coping with all the hoop-la...left the Sardi's lunch early....RH said: ". She�s a bit strung out at the moment became there�s so much happening at once. " Aside from the A&E interview this Sunday ,she has an interview coming in Newsday this Sunday and in Interview Mag next month.Plus the eight performances /week and rehearsals!

(Evelyn) The poor girl is having a hard time coping with all the hoop-la...left the Sardi's lunch early Yeah, one of them (SD or Sarah Woodward) said that the Olivier's is much more low-key, not all the parties (and neat gifts!). SD was quite overwhelmed at the Sardi's luncheon. These guys must be having the TIME OF THEIR LIFE!

one of them (SD or Sarah Woodward) said that the Olivier's is much more low-key, not all the parties Read: Dull. What can you say about an event that isn't even televised live.

Ben Brantley of the NY Times is on Charlie Rose right now. He said one of the surprises of this season was The Real Thing. He was not sure he wanted to see a revival, but he was quite pleasantly surprised. He also praised SD. And if he had one criticism, it would be that he is almost too likeable. But he thought his performance was brilliant. Then Charlie brought up the cricket bat scene. And they both gushed about how marvelous the writing in that scene is. His predictions: revival - he thinks TRT will win, he'd be happy (he'd prefer Moon for the Misbegotten) actor - he thinks SD, he'd be happy (he'd prefer Gabriel Byrne) actress - Claudia Shear recommendation to see - True West twice, Dirty Blonde

(Evelyn) Aside from the A&E interview this Sunday ,she has an interview coming in Newsday this Sunday and in Interview Mag next month.Plus the eight performances /week and rehearsals! Plus Sunshine opening in the U.S. next week (June 9, is it?). She's one busy girl;-) Welcome back, Evelyn! Loved your report and thrilled that you got to chat with JE. Were there many people waiting for her? As always, you are a sweetheart to send the flowers:-)

Wow Evelyn, just caught up with your trip. You must have been SOOOO ecstatic, and the flowers were such a typical touch from you. I love that moment on 3DOR video when Cf thanks you for the flowers that you and Karen organised, I am so pleased that you had so much time with Jennifer I wish we had it on film too, but I can imagine it. I need some chardonnay to toast you and your trip .......... Cheers!

Loved your report and thrilled that you got to chat with JE. Were there many people waiting for her No, just me and my friend NY is v. blase about stage actors...after we chatted..she just walked on towards 8th Ave. in the crowd carrying her Bloomingdale shopping bag!! ~~~~~ Best Actress Claudia Shear Yuck....pass the air sickness bag....

Just had a call from Donna who is on Broadway and attended the "Stars in the Alley" presentation ( a freebie that Broadway actors put on in Shubert's Alley.) RH and Jenn were there...she got good shots of Jennifer...but SD did not show. (Boo!) She'll give us a report tomorrow."Our Girl on Broadway"!

Best Actress Claudia Shear Yuck....pass the air sickness bag Actually, I don't think Claudia Shear is that bad. She showed good judgement when she looked for the cute guy from TRT. If JE doesn't win and RH doesn't win either, I'd rather have CS win than Cherry Jones. But I'm hoping CS wins for Best Play and leaves the Best Actress Tony for someone else.

Well I'm back from Stars in the Alley. Go to this site for a nice review of who was there: http://www.theatre.com/News/public/newsbrief.asp?newsid=7603 When I got there, they were passing out Playbills for this event. It showed the actors and shows that were scheduled to be highlighted, including our SD. Actors would introduce the musical acts. After a few numbers, JE came out. I was so nervous about trying to get some good pics, I can't even remember what she talked about. Some of the actors would talk about theater history or some other related topic. I don't think she introduced a performer. I'll post a pic later. As the show went on, I figured they would save SD for near the end. The bigger names came on near the end, with the exception of Eartha Kitt, who was an earlier performer. She did a song from The Wild Party, I can't say I'm "wild" about that music. Anyhow, I kept looking at my watch wondering, "when is he coming on?" It was getting late, and I knew these performers would have to do their 2pm matinee. Near the end, Rosemary Harris and Roger Rees came out and did several introductions of musical performers. Then, alas, the show came to an end :-( No SD. Some other announced performers did not show up as well. I think the show may have gone on too long (close to an hour and a half), that some of the performers just had to get to their own theaters to prepare for their own shows. It was originally supposed to be closer to an hour. The show featured some tributes to shows that were closing, including Cats. I could have done without that, thank you very much :-)

More Tony predictions from Broadway.com LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY: David Suchet was marvelous in Amadeus, but was dismissed by the New York Times in a revival that failed. The True West men were terrific, but would have needed a joint nomination to win. Which leaves the highly praised Gabriel Byrne and Stephen Dillane. If the latter wins, which seems likely, he will be taking the prize for the same role for which Jeremy Irons earned it in 1984. LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: I would have to eliminate Jayne Atkinson, as The Rainmaker is long gone (and Atkinson wasn�t at her best therein). Rosemary Harris was fabulous as usual in Waiting in the Wings, but the lightness of the role and play work against her. Cherry Jones lacked the sensuality and earthiness needed for A Moon for the Misbegotten, but received mostly raves anyway. Claudia Shear seems essential to Dirty Blonde, but also seems more gifted performance artist than great actress; still, she�s appealing in a show she wrote and co-conceived, and could win, unless Rosemary Harris� daughter, Jennifer Ehle, takes the prize for the same Real Thing role that earned Glenn Close a Tony opposite Irons in �84.

More from Broadway.com: pics from the Theater World Awards Mum Rosemary Harris and daughter Jennifer Ehle share a laugh.

You're not in this pic, are you Donna?;-)

Thanks for the report Donna, and thanks very much for going and keeping us up to date, I am vey sorry that SD did not show, you must have been very disappointed.

Nice pics and great report from the Alley. Shame SD didn't show up, but it sounds like the entertainment was mainly from the musicals. Giving my VCR a tuneup for the big weekend ahead. ;-) (am kicking myself that I didn't use a longer tape...)

Shocker!! From Robert Osborne's column today in THR: What? You don't believe a Tony can save a show? One needn't go back further than three years ago, when three new musicals (Kander & Ebb's "Steel Pier," Cy Coleman's "The Life" and Maury Yeston's "Titanic") were all struggling to find an audience while their grosses fell lower and lower by the day. Then, "Titanic" was named the best musical of 1997 and immediately became a virtual sell-out (and is still touring) whereas those other two shows quickly expired. ... The new shows most needing such adrenaline at the moment include "The Wild Party," "The Green Bird," "Swing!," "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan" and "Saturday Night Fever." The best play currently on the boards here is also struggling: Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing" is only pulling in about 60% of its capacity at the 1,072-seat Ethel Barrymore Theatre. That's a particularly sad commentary on today's playgoing taste, too, because "Real" is not only an engrossing play, but this production is superlative. Its two leads, Stephen Dellane and Jennifer Ehle, g ve a pair of the most electric performances seen on a Broadway stage in the past 10 years.

Oh no, it better not close before I get to NY in July, perhaps things are beginning to pick up, Evelyn said last Saturday's matinee was sold out.

I've often wondered how those capacity stats are calculated. Every time I've seen the show, it has been to a rather full house. So maybe a lot of the audience comes from the discount tickets, so maybe the less-than-full-price tickets somehow dilute the capacity stats...? So while the audience is full, the total "take" is down...? When I saw Waiting in the Wings, it was a full house and thunderous applause. Then a few days later they announced the closing due to poor advanced bookings. Tis a mystery.

I have noticed that TRT's average ticket price is higher than other shows so although their capacity is down the gross is up. Please hang on in there and please evryone go and see this wonderful play, it would be such a shame if such a good play closed early. OT Have just read that The Lady in the Van (in London) is closing early, now that is a surprise I thougnt it would go on for ever and ever.

It was due to Maggie Smith's commitments and they aren't going to replace her. Also read that they are making it into a movie and she will star. Said they wouldn't consider anyone else for the role.

Below is an article from Playbill.com about the Stars in the Alley, including a blurb about what JE talked about (since I couldn't remember). I've added my "Joan Rivers" commentary in BOLD. Tony Nominees Kitt, Hoffman, Ziemba Strut Their Stuff For 2000 Stars in the Alley 31-MAY-2000 The 2000 Stars in the Alley, peppered generously with plugs for the upcoming Tony Awards, had more than a few of the 2000 nominees. Eartha Kitt, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Karen Ziemba, Laura Benanti, Cherry Jones and Jennifer Ehle were among the performers and presenters at the Stars event, held at 11:30 AM in Shubert Alley. Ziemba, who didn't dance a moment from Contact but did put in several appearances during the hour and a half event, opened the proceedings by welcoming the crowd to the thoroughfare between 44th and 45th street, "Broadway's favorite footpath -- or carpath for some of those producers." By the way, no, I wasn't in that crowd picture, LOL. That showed the right side of the stage, I was in the crowd standing to the left. With setting the mood in mind, Orfeh and Janine Myers offered Saturday Night Fever's "Nights on Broadway." They were followed by 1998 Tony nominee Tsidii Le Loka, Brian Kennedy and the Riverdance and Amanzi Singers with one of Riverdance's new Broadway tunes, "Endless Journey." I thought that the woman (Tsidii) looked familiar, was she in The Lion King? Anyhow, she had a fabulous voice. Two-time 2000 Tony Award nominee Claudia Shear, spouting Mae West isms, introduced her next door neighbors, Swing!, whose Benanti sang her sexy duet with trombonist Steve Armour. So, it seems Ms. Shear has finally met "that cute guy from TRT." LOL, I think they must have met at the Drama Desk Awards, if not before. Jennifer Ehle, the star of Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, connected revivals like her play and long-established pieces by Anton Chekhov and Noel Coward with the new "classics": Les Miserables, Miss Saigon and The Phantom of the Opera. Jessica Boevers, currently Eponine, did "On My Own," Luoyong Wang, the Engineer's "American Dream" and Howard McGillin, Broadway's Phantom, sang "The Music of the Night." Jessica from Les Mis, tsk tsk. Can't they find people with better voices? Embarassing. Noting that it will be the last "Stars in the Alley" for the long-running show, Ziemba introduced Cats. Linda Balgord sang the signature tune, "Memory." Speaking of bad voices. And to think SD was delayed because of these poor performances. No wonder Cats is closing. Meow. Hoffman and his stage partner and fellow Tony nominee, John C. Reilly, played up Broadway's reputation before Kitt took the stage. With her trademark purr and dressed in all black, she launched into The Wild Party's "When It Ends." The tall guy (not the one with the beard) did a great purr when he introduced Eartha. They were standing outside watching the show. Most of the other actors stayed inside until it was time for them to announce, and then you didn't see them again. There were a few exceptions, people who "worked the press" (Bernadette Peters, Craig Bierko, Sharon Lawrence, even RH) Tony nominee Craig Bierko, clutching his Daily News "like a real New Yorker," brought on his fellow castmates, The Hawkeye Four, who, he said, are always whispering the most obscene things to him before curtain call, and Rebecca Luker, whose voice he described as "having someone pour God all over you from a pitcher." She and the four sang "Lida Rose/Will I Ever Tell You." Craig is very good looking in person. And he is right about Rebecca, she may have had the sweetest voice there. A pink summer dress-clad Bernadette Peters introduced her show, Annie Get Your Gun, the first of three classic musical comedies to sing a number. Nicole Ruth Snelson and Andrew Palermo did the duet, "Who Do You Love, I Hope." New Sally Bowles and former "Ellen" cast member Joely Fisher sang Cabaret's "Maybe This Time." Another TV vet, "NYPD Blues" Sharon Lawrence, a new addition to Chicago, dueted with Charlotte D'Amboise on "My Own Best Friend." Joely had a surprisingly nice voice. Not as powerful as some, though I am sure she could work on it. But a better voice than some of the other performers, and better than the actress that I saw play Sally last year (Mary McCormick). The Green Bird's Tony Award nominee Derek Smith brought on the last two musical revivals, Jesus Christ Superstar and Kiss Me, Kate. Glenn Carter in less than Christ-like flared jeans and leather, sang "Gethsemane" backed by two acoustic guitars. Tony nominated "gangsters" Lee Wilkof and Michael Mulheren did their only -- but unforgettable -- number in Kiss Me, Kate, "Brush Up Your Shakespeare." Finally, Roger Rees and Rosemary Harris, neither native born but both describing the happiness of performing on Broadway, introduced the last shows of the event, Jekyll & Hyde, Footloose and Fosse. Andrea Rivette and Coleen Sexton sang Jekyll's "In His Eyes." RH did express sadness that her show closed, and Roger led the crowd in a sympathetic "ah" sigh. Footloose, too, provided one of their most popular tunes -- "Footloose" -- but with a completely different beat. The newly conceived "Footloose Five" (Jeremy Kushnier, Casey Miles Good, Bradley Madison, Curtis Holbrook and Sean Haythe) sang their "boy band" conception of the title tune (interspersed with "Let's Hear It For My Girl") complete with choreography to make Backstreet Boys or N'Sync jealous and the young girls in the audience (from the sound of it, there were many) swoon. I wonder if there would have been any of that if SD had come out, LOL. Or at least, to make Rees jealous. The Uncle Vanya star cried out at the end of the number, "That's the show I want to be in!" Closing out the afternoon was Stephanie Pope with Fosse's "Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries." Rees, who worked with Fosse, cheered especially for the deceased director-choreographer. Two special presentations were made during the afternoon: two Rising Star scholarships for two students from LaGuardia High School from Continental Airlines and the annual Star Award were awarded. Patrick Stewart and Jones gave out the $2,500 scholarships and two free tickets to their shows to Jed Peterson and Eliza Segell. Policeman Allan H. Hoehl, commanding officer of Midtown South, Broadway's precinct, received the 2000 honor for his valuable service to the Broadway community. Hoehl, a police officer for 38 years, in turn thanked his men, who he feels changed the Broadway neighorbhood from what it was to what it is now. The Mayor's Office also read a special proclamation naming May 29-June 4 "Theatre Week." "Stars in the Alley," presented by Continental Airlines and The Chase Manhattan Bank, is a production of The League of American Theatres and Producers. The annual event features music and dance numbers from currently running shows in a free concert held in Broadway's Shubert Alley.

Funny comments, Donna! Looking forward to seeing your pictures. If Lady in the Van closes what should I go see in London this July? I am disappointed.

Thank you Donna for the "on the scene" comments and Tineke for the pics. Which leaves the highly praised Gabriel Byrne and Stephen Dillane. If the latter wins, which seems likely,.. I'm betting on SD. But surely they won't give it to two Brits.... ~~~~~ I too have seen capacity audience for TRT and so has everyone who has seen it. However, I also saw TRT posted on the "Half-Price Ticket Booth" every time I passed by.Dramas (esp British...with no "stars"...) have a hard "go" on B'way. Jeremy Irons was well-known when he played Henry. Copenhagen is doing well...but with an American cast.Amadeus closed early.

From Reuters/Variety: Broadway's Tony awards revisit familiar ground NEW YORK (Reuters) - As Broadway's biggest night looms, the theme song for Sunday's 54th annual Tony awards might just as well be Johnny Mercer's "I Remember You." Two shows each nearly half a century old led the nominations for Broadway's version of the Oscars, while a dance piece that uses canned renditions of a host of well-known tunes is poised to snatch the coveted best musical prize. This year's Tony awards, held at Radio City Music Hall and hosted by talk show host Rosie O'Donnell, has been mired in controversy nearly from the start, generating a measure of genuine suspense with virtually no shoo-ins. [deleting all the stuff on the musicals] On the drama side, experts say best play, the only other Tony which is seen as having the power to extend a show's life or even move it into the black, has come down to the cerebral British import "Copenhagen" and "Dirty Blonde," a deftly executed confection about the late bombshell and screen siren, Mae West. The other nominees are Sam Shepard's 20-year-old "True West," receiving its first Broadway production, and Arthur Miller's 10-year-old play "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan." Tony voters do not consider either a "new" play, analysts said. Pressed to call what is seen as a horse race, most experts expected the prestige of Michael Frayne's "Copenhagen," a drama about a 1941 meeting between two physicists in war-torn Europe, to prevail over the commercial appeal of Claudia Shear's sleeper "Dirty Blonde," a small show that began off-Broadway. "There's a moral imperative to vote for 'Copenhagen" even though a lot of people are falling asleep at it," one observer said. The play has also been named best play by a raft of other theater groups. But a jolt of xenophobia could always give the comedy, by American Shear who also stars as West, an edge. Last year's winner, "Side Man," was also the lone American entry. Shear could likely win a consolation best actress nod. But in one of the strongest categories she is up against beloved stage veteran Rosemary Harris for "Waiting in the Wings." MOTHER AND DAUGHTER IN A TONY'S FIRST In a Tonys' first, Harris's daughter Jennifer Ehle is competing with her, nominated for the acclaimed revival of Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing," which most expect to win best revival of a play. Harris won a Tony a few years back, so voters may want to encourage newcomer Ehle. But most say Shear, having conceived, written and starred in "Dirty Blonde," should win a Tony. [sorry, Evelyn, but this sounds like voters' mentality] Best actor in a play also had experts stumped, with film star Gabriel Byrne's turn in Eugene O'Neill's "A Moon for the Misbegotten" and Stephen Dillane's for "The Real Thing" emerging as the front-runners. Both actors made strong impressions in roles once associated with others: Jason Robards in "Moon" and Jeremy Irons in "The Real Thing." Film actors Philip Seymour Hoffman and John C. Reilly of "Magnolia," who swap roles as "True West"'s dueling brothers every three performances, are seen canceling each other out. [more musical stuff] Whatever the outcome, the $1.2 billion business of Broadway will emerge the winner, as millions tune in to the show on PBS from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST and CBS from 9 to 11 p.m. (A live Web cast will emanate from www.Tonys.org). Musical numbers performed on the show often boost a struggling show's fortunes, as with "Smokey Joe's Cafe," a pedestrian revue that ran for years after its cast opened the awards show with "On Broadway."

There's a moral imperative to vote for 'Copenhagen" even though a lot of people are falling asleep at it,.. No kidding..."Copenhagen"(Three people, Three chairs...[sole props} for almost Three hours) has to be seen at a matinee.Our drama students in the group couldn't take it after the first act... ~~~~~~ Shear, having conceived, written and starred in "Dirty Blonde," should win a Tony. [sorry,Evelyn, but this sounds like voters' mentality] I know, I know...as RH said in the CNN interview..."Neither of us expect to get the glass slipper...we're going as the two ugly sisters and plan to enjoy the ball"....Me, I'm thrilled that Jennifer was nominated.

JE at Stars in the Alley.

I can't see the pic, Donna.

Donna: you can't post an image stored at eGroups/Onelist outside of that area. Gi and Marcia did some testing a while back.

JE at Stars in the Alley - encore performance!

Look, what I ran across! The German poster for Firelight:

*** Sizzle *** I feel the heat :-)

I was probably one of the only ones that actually saw Firelight in a movie theatre. Film actors Philip Seymour Hoffman and John C. Reilly of "Magnolia," who swap roles as "True West"'s dueling brothers every three performances, are seen canceling each other out. This is so pop! I bet Andy Warhol would have loved it.

(Moon Dreams) I was probably one of the only ones that actually saw Firelight in a movie theatre. Oooh, that must have been a sight, seeing SD climb out of that lake in his birthday suit on the big screen :-) And back to TRT... Brodie seems to be doing something lately that I don't recall from earlier performances. I can hear him belching on stage during his scene. I guess he is making his character more repulsive. Something for you to look forward to, Ann :-)

I was probably one of the only ones that actually saw Firelight in a movie theatre. I am grrrreeen with envy.Think you can work a private showing at Mr. Young's next time we're in London, Karen? ~~~~~~ What a poster!!Who could pass that one up...

Donna, thanks for the great reports. Just three more days! Do you know where you're sitting? More importantly, what are you wearing?;-) RE: predictions and voter mentality. I read the other day that the complexion of the Tony voters has changed a bit recently, as they've cleared out the dead wood. Now, you must have produced a show within the past x number of years in order to vote. While that keeps it from being exclusively an old-boys network, it also means that a greater proporton of the voters are now "road show" producers. The article said that would favor shows such as Dirty Blonde and their performers as they'll "travel better" in the heartland than some others. Also, isn't Claudia Shear a rags to riches story, starting that show off, off, off Broadway until finally making it to the big time? You know how voters love a story like that. But hey, maybe they'll love a mother/daughter combo better.:-) It's all just speculation anyway. Don't mean to sound negative but I always have to go through this prior to awards shows so that when the people I want to see win actually do win, I feel pleasantly surprised. Mari-logic.;) Don't dissect it.;-) BTW, I just found out that one of the guys nominated for supporting actor in Dirty Blonde is from my area. Got his first stage role as a kid playing Huck Finn in our Parks & Recreation Service's production of Tom Sawyer. Name is Kevin Chamberlin.

The NYT's predictions (or portions thereof): And while the theater aficionado will certainly pay closer attention than the layman, even a casual viewer can see the potential drama in races that pit mother against daughter (Rosemary Harris of "Waiting in the Wings" and Jennifer Ehle of "The Real Thing" for best actress in a play), "brother" versus "brother" (Philip Seymour Hoffman and John C. Reilly of "True West" for best actor in a play) and Susan Stroman against herself in two categories (best choreography and best direction of a musical, for "Contact" and "The Music Man"). In an informal poll of 20 producers, press agents, nominees and other Broadway eggheads, only a few sure things seem to emerge. One of the most contested categories will probably be best revival of a play, in which voters were evenly split between "A Moon for the Misbegotten" and "The Real Thing." (The other two nominees, "Amadeus," and "The Price," registered nary a vote.) Here the voters are divided by a certain mild jingoism -- "Moon" is an American production, while "Real Thing" is a British import -- and a sense that a revival should involve something, well, dead. " 'The Real Thing' is only 15 years old," said one agent, noting that he had a client in the 1984 Broadway production. "O'Neill has that certain back-from-the-grave gravitas." Another voter added, " 'Moon' seems the kind of thing Broadway should be doing." Still, several voters thought that "Real Thing" might have a slight edge by dint of an even more powerful phenomenon: O'Neill fatigue. In particular people mentioned last year's acclaimed four-hour production of "The Iceman Cometh." "People still remember 'Iceman,' and they remember it was loooong," a nonprofit producer said. " 'The Real Thing' is contemporary and easier to sit through." Likewise the leading men in both of those productions, Gabriel Byrne in "Moon" and Stephen Dillane in "Real Thing," look to be neck and neck for best actor. The dark horse in the race is Mr. Hoffman, the rising film actor whose well-received turn in "True West" has only gilded his reputation. The other two nominees are Mr. Reilly, another hot movie talent who alternates roles with Mr. Hoffman in "West," and David Suchet, who played the gloomy Salieri in the closed revival of "Amadeus." Who will win? Pushed to answer, a majority said that Mr. Dillane would carry the day, despite Mr. Byrne's name recognition from films. 'It's Wide Open' Leading actress in a play is an even tighter category, with five talented performers in the mix: Ms. Ehle, Ms. Harris, Ms. Shear, Cherry Jones ("Moon") and Jayne Atkinson ("The Rainmaker"). "I have heard every option," one producer said. "It's wide open." Handicapping this race is a process of elimination, voters say. Ms. Atkinson's show is long closed, so scratch her. Ms. Ehle is young; she'll have her day. (Just not this Sunday.) That leaves her mother, Ms. Harris, the older, sentimental choice; Ms. Jones, the Broadway insider choice; and Ms. Shear, the populist choice. While Ms. Jones has an edge in the informal tally, the race seems primed for an upset from Ms. Shear. A chatty, amiable sort, she has been active in interviews and pre-Tony promotional events. Voters also say that a nod for Ms. Shear here may be a way of acknowledging her other work on "Dirty Blonde," which she also wrote; conceived with the show's director, James Lapine; and practically dragged to Broadway from a run downtown. "It won't win best play," one voter said, "but she could be given a nod here to say, 'Good work, come again.' " She also has a potential bloc of votes behind her from the Shubert Organization, Broadway's largest theater owner and a principal producer of "Dirty Blonde."

(Mari) Do you know where you're sitting? More importantly, what are you wearing? With binoculars in tow, I'll be peering from the second mezzanine (three in total). What I will be wearing - more like what can I fit in!! Ah, the old trusted black silk dinner suit. I would have sprung for something a bit flashier and sexier, but alas, the bod would not cooperate :-)

According to Theatercom. JE & SD are among the actors and actresses to be interviewed in the first hour of the Awards on Sunday. Also USA today gives its predictions and who it would like to win on Sunday, Jennifer is favourite but they would like to see Cherry Jones win. No mention for Stephen incredibly, it is between the two True West actors, no mention for Gabriel Bryne? or DS. All this speculation but from reading all the predictions I have a horrible feeling that MFTM will sweep the board, best actor, best actress and best revival. Well whatever happens they have had tremendous success already and can be very proud.

When did we ever think a year ago that TRT would be in competition for a Tony? Up from the bowels of Covent Garden to Radio City Music Hall.... Pretty heady stuff.... ~~~~~~ BTW..."Breakfast with the Arts" on A&E informed me that they will begin a half-hour earlier on Sunday 8:30AM Eastern Time.Wish SD was along. Elliot Fraser is the interviewer...that helps. Not that dummy that did Colin.

Keep the faith, Ann. USA Today is not known for its arts reporting, especially when it comes to theater; it figures they would predict the middle-of-the-road choices and the American names which is all they seem to know. MFTM--big yawn. (Evelyn) Elliot Fraser is the interviewer...that helps. Not that dummy that did Colin. Good, they *should* roll out the top person for JE--she's the main force behind their biggest success. As for Timberly, Kimberly, whatever . . . the poor gal was completely smitten by CF, I tell you. Journalistic ability went out the window; reminded me of BJ interviewing him in Rome!:-)

Another prediction from The Dallas Morning News: REVIVAL/PLAY: should - TRT will - TRT ACTOR/PLAY: should - Hoffman and Reilly should have been nominated together and would have won will - SD ACTRESS/PLAY: should - JE will - Claudia Shear (Dirty Blonde) FEATURED ACTRESS/PLAY: should and will - Blair Brown (Copenhagan) DIRECTOR/PLAY: should and will - Michale Blakemore (Copenhagan) FYI, at the Drama Desk Awards, when SD gave his acceptance speech, he mentioned that when he first got to NY he had a chance to see both True West and A Moon for the Misbegotten. And he admired the performances in each of those plays. On the Charlie Rose show, Ben Brantley favored Moon for both actor and best play, in spite of mentioning that Gabriel Byrne has been criticized for doing a WC Fields imitation. Maybe we should get him and Claudia together :-)

Donna, you've probably seen this before, but I thought I'd post it anyway, just in case. At http://www.broadway.com/stories.cfm?ssection=buzz&id=211&ssectionid=5 there's a short video clip of SD talking about the possibility of a Tony Award win.

Thanks Tineke. Doesn't he look good? :-) Yeah, Claudia must have met him that night. I thought she had won, but I just looked it up and it was Eileen Heckart who took home the prize for best actress.

Another prediction this time from Playbill, with all these different prediction someone is going to get it right:- Best actress between RH & CS, Best Actor SD & GB !!

JE was just briefly interviewed on CNN's Showbiz Today. It is replayed in the wee hours of the morning (4am Eastern time). I didn't see the show on Wednesday, hopefully this is a new bit. She mentioned that her mum was excited because they could both go to the ball. It briefly showed the scene from TRT where she smacks SD with the script over the Miranda Jessop actress in the leopard pants. I nearly had a heart attack just now trying to set my VCR to tape it tonight. I kept getting "error" and I thought, NO, it can't break now!! But I figured it out, ate some chocolate, and now I feel much better :-)

(Mari) reminded me of BJ interviewing him in Rome!:-) LOL, Mari....I knew it rang a bell..... BTW the host's name is Elliot Forrest. The Dallas Morning News loved P&P...I'm not surprised they picked JE for Best Actress.They're the ones who keep saying when they review a new BBC production..."...but don't expect P&P"..It's the hallmark. During the TRT intermission, I overheard people commenting.."who are they...?", "wonder what they've played in"....I could have sold a few P&P tapes that night;-) Win or lose...it has given them a lot of exposure. Imagine CNN:-)

Back to CNN, Showbiz Today will interview the winners on Monday's show. 1. I'm running out of tapes 2. My nerves are frazzled 3. Must stay away from the chocolate

Monday is going to be such a anti climax, I think I prefer the "before time", there is still a chance and it is lovely to hear so much news about TRT, SD & JE. The next 10 weeks of the run will also be rather an anti climax after all that has hapopened in the first 10 weeks. (Fingers crossed that they continue)

JE at Stars in the Alley - fingers crossed that this time it works.

More predictions posted at Theatre.com: (IMO, I don't think they should get away with hedging their bets.) The New York Times: BEST MUSICAL: Contact BEST PLAY: Copenhagen BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL: Kiss Me, Kate BEST PLAY REVIVAL: A Moon for the Misbegotten or The Real Thing BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Brian Stokes Mitchell for Kiss Me, Kate BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Heather Headley in Aida BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY: Stephen Dillane in Real Thing BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Claudia Shear in Dirty Blonde BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY: Roy Dotrice in A Moon for the Misbegotten BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Blair Brown in Copenhagen The New York Post: BEST MUSICAL: Contact BEST PLAY: Copenhagen BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL: Kiss Me, Kate BEST PLAY REVIVAL: The Real Thing BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Brian Stokes Mitchell for Kiss Me, Kate BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Heather Headley in Aida BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY: Stephen Dillane in Real Thing BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Cherry Jones in A Moon for the Misbegotten BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY: Kevin Chamberlin in Dirty Blonde BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Blair Brown in Copenhagen BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Deborah Yates in Contact BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A Musical: Boyd Gaines in Contact Reuters: BEST MUSICAL: Contact BEST PLAY: Copenhagen BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL: Kiss Me, Kate BEST PLAY REVIVAL: The Real Thing BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Brian Stokes Mitchell in Kiss Me, Kate BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Clauda Shear in Dirty Blonde BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY: Gabriel Byrne for A Moon for the Misbegotten or Stephen Dillane for The Real Thing BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Heather Headley in Aida Theatre.com critic (This guy has hedged on so many of these, geesh.) Best New Musical: Contact Best Revival of a Musical: Kiss Me, Kate Best New Play: Copenhagen by Michael Frayn Best Revival of a Play: A Moon for the Misbegotten Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play: Gabriel Byrne, A Moon for the Misbegotten or Stephen Dillane, The Real Thing Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play: Cherry Jones, A Moon for the Misbegotten or Claudia Shear, Dirty Blonde Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play: Kevin Chamberlin, Dirty Blonde or Roy Dotrice, A Moon for the Misbegotten Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play: Blair Brown, Copenhagen Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical: Brian Stokes Mitchell, Kiss Me, Kate Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical: Marin Mazzie, Kiss Me, Kate or Heather Headley, Aida Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical: Boyd Gaines, Contact Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical: Deborah Yates, Contact or Eartha Kitt, The Wild Party

Broadway.com did a nice job of comparing predictions from the various newspapers. So if you can stand it, here is a summary, including the annoying hedges :-) Best Revival of a Play Broadway.com: The Real Thing The New York Times: Toss-up: Real Thing or Moon The New York Post: The Real Thing Time Out New York: A Moon for the Misbegotten USA Today: Toss-up: Real Thing or Moon Associated Press: A Moon for the Misbegotten Reuters: The Real Thing Back Stage: A Moon for the Misbegotten Show Business: The Real Thing Best Leading Actor in a Play Broadway.com: Stephen Dillane (The Real Thing) The New York Times: Dillane The New York Post: Dillane Time Out New York: Gabriel Byrne (A Moon for the Misbegotten) USA Today: Toss-up--Phillip Seymour Hoffman or John C. Reilly (True West) Associated Press: Byrne Reuters: Toss-up--Byrne or Dillane Back Stage: Byrne Show Business: Dillane Best Leading Actress in a Play Broadway.com: Jennifer Ehle (The Real Thing) The New York Times: Cherry Jones (A Moon for the Misbegotten), with a possible Claudia Shear (Dirty Blonde)upset The New York Post: Jones Time Out New York: Jones USA Today: Ehle Associated Press: Jones Reuters: Shear Back Stage: Shear Show Business: Shear And slightly OT, but in the Broadway vein... Can anyone possibly explain why Kathleen Turner would want to do Tallulah? Seems like this will be her Mommy Dearest Waterloo :-)

Thanks for the pic, Donna. (Donna)But I figured it out, ate some chocolate, and now I feel much better :-) LOL Chocolate does that to a person. It's Murphy's Law that your VCR should break now. I warned my sister that her computer will crash on June 8th, she'll run out of ink and will misplace the spare ink cartridges and all copy centres will be closed;-) She's got to hand in her thesis June 9th. It's a pity I'm at Uni now, or else I could have seen JE on CNN. Or is CNN in Europe different from the CNN in US? And thanks for all the predictions. Now, what are your predictions? We all know who should win, but who do you think will win? Mine: Best Revival: Moon (I hope I'm wrong) Best Actor: SD (I've got a good feeling about this) Best Actress: I'm afraid Claudia Shear will run away with this one:-(

BTW, you can listen to audio clips of the interviews at the Nominees Brunch at Tonys.org

hrmm..the Stephen Dillane interview doesn't seem to working. At least, I can't listen to it. Anyone else having problems with it?

My predictions are the same as yours Tineke. I feel the voters have to give something to Moon. Of course you realize, if the broadcast tomorrow night shows a clip from Moon, I will be listening intently for that WC Fields sound :-) And I just tried SD's audio, same problem as you. Listening again to JE's, it was a little distressing - not the schmoozy, enthusiastic, excited kind of interview that some of the others had. I wonder what her face looked like. Were her eyes smiling? If I remember, SD's was longer with more interesting responses. But I think he lacked sparkle too. I think they must have been quite overwhelmed at the Sardi's brouhaha. Not to mention uptight as it was on a Wednesday and they had to get back to the theater for the matinee. Did you notice who's interview is missing? Claudia's! Hmmm, c'mon guys, let's hear her repeat wanting to meet that cute guy!

Thanks for the picture Donna, 11 out of 10 for perserverance.

Know this is OT , but thanks Ann for the interview today in NEWSDAY with Jennifer and mum. http://www.newsday.com/features/daily/fcve0604.htm Have to agree with everyone's predictions....but I think TRT will win revival.

They recently spent an entire day together -- or at least near each other -- as they did back-to-back interviews at the Regency Hotel to promote the release of "Sunshine." Sounds like junket time and now they have all the more reason to show Jennifer and Rosemary's bits, as opposed to only seeing Ralph's on the entertainment shows once the film starts rolling out. ...and a Colin mention (too funny)

Broadway.com calculated the odds from all the different media...in case you're a betting man... Best Revival Award TRT Six Moon Five TRT/Moon tie on one ~~~~~ Best actor in a Play SD Five Bryne Four Seymour One Reilly One SD/Bryne tie on one Seymour/Reilly tie on one ~~~~~~ Best actress in a Play JE Two Jones Four Shear Four Jones/Shear tie on one ~~~~~~

......and a Colin mention (too funny) "I don't want to talk about that" reply she makes to a question about romantic entanglements. She is no longer with Colin Firth, with whom she costarred in the 1996 television mini-series "Pride and Prejudice," which aired on A&E. " ~~~~~~~ Grrrr...they never let that one die...even after six years. I bet they got this from the Internet..but not from our website...we deleted that stuff a while ago.

LOL, I have been eating a piece of chocolate while reading the posts from the last few days. I always eat it when I am nervous. I think I will prob. get sick and gain weight by Tony time. :-)) I'm glad the race seems wide open. Award shows are boring if the winner is a foregone conclusion and it is not the conclusion you want.

Haven't had much time for "drooling"--got a job--darn! Jumping out of lurker mode with this. Hope this is not TOO off topic, but this was a cute article in our LOCAL paper, the Greensboro (NC) News & Record. Not sure if ALL the facts are quite straight, but I was thrilled to see it today. Winston-Salem is 30 minutes away from me. (Sorry, but don't know how to format, bold, etc.): Mother-Daughter to highlight Tonys Jennifer Ehle and Rosemary Harris, both with strong ties to the Triad, will compete against each other for best actress in a play. BY MARTHA WAGGONER The Associated Press Raleigh - The serendipity is a little overwhelming for actor Rosemary Harris. Both she and her daughter, Jennifer Ehle are nominated for a Tony as best actress in a play. The awards ceremony is Sunday in New York. The next day, a movie opens in which they not only star together, but portray the same character at different ages. And in May, Ehle received the Theatre World Award for "best newcomer," an award Harris won in 1952. "I don't know if anybody follows biorhythm charts any more, but if they do, I think they'd find our charts are running side by side at the moment," Harris, 72, said this week in a telephone interview. The Great Britain native is married to North Carolina author John Ehle ("Journey of August King"), and they make their home in Winston-Salem. Jennifer Ehle lived in Winston-Salem for the first 18 years of her life and attended the North Carolina School of the Arts, which her father helped found. Harris is nominated for her work in Noel Coward's "Waiting in the Wings," which closed at the end of last month. Ehle 30, is nominated for her role in Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing." On Monday, their movie, "Sunshine," which stars Ralph Fiennes and William Hurt, opens in the United States. The movie, set in director Istvan Szabo's native Hungary, is the story of the Sonnenschien (Sunshine) family's life during World II, the Holocaust and afterward. "Again, it was fate, I suppose," Harris said of the mother-daughter casting. She and Fiennes had met at a fund-raiser where they read together from a book of sonnets. Szabo knew Ehle through a mutual friend. Harris, who won a best actress Tony in 1966 for "The Lion in Winter," is more excited about Ehle's nomination than her own. The mother-daughter nomination is something she never envisioned. "Actors have anxiety dreams about things going wrong," she said. "I don't know what the opposite is, maybe a fantasy dream, but in this case, it's real."

Thanks Meredith for sharing this with us...we've missed hearing from you. Some of the facts in the article are a little lop-sided, but the sentiment is there. Big day for North Carolina....Go Tar Heels!!

Thanks, Meredith, nice article. The Philly Inquirer's theater critic, Cliff Ridley, is a Tony voter and reveals his votes in today's paper. He voted for TRT almost across the board--best revival, Leveaux for director, Ehle for actress, Woodward for featured actress; but Suchet for actor. Alas, he doesn't predict that any of them will win.-(

A nice excerpt from Ben Brantley in the NY Times today: Other productions played directly and appealingly with a self-conscious awareness of just what the theater achieves and how it does it. The sparkling Broadway revival of "The Real Thing," Tom Stoppard's keen-witted tale of a playwright in love, makes the case that certain things (love, for example) defy articulation. Nonetheless, with the infinitely charming Stephen Dillane playing the playwright in this import from London, even groping in the dark acquires a glistening stylishness that is pure theater. Mr. Dillane's co-star, the radiant Jennifer Ehle, is, by the way, the daughter of an actress who gave another sublime study this season in stage-savvy artifice. p.s. Thanks for starting this topic Karen, this has been fun!

Have a great time today, Donna whatever the results enjoy it and we look forward to your report.

I know I'm shameless, but here is another quote from a different article in today's NY Times: Tonight's segments will include this season's toasts of Broadway, like Heather Headley of "Aida," Stephen Dillane and Jennifer Ehle of "The Real Thing," and Philip Seymour Hoffman and John C. Reilly of "True West." The article talks about the pre-show on PBS. Did anyone see the article of how San Francisco will not be airing the pre-show? Instead they will show a documentary on glass blowing.

(Ann W) Have a great time today Thanks Ann. I am sure that I will feel your good vibes in the theater, and I will "raise the roof" whenever they announce our favorites. Anticipating a very sore voice come Monday morning... :-)

(Donna) Instead they will show a documentary on glass blowing. What on earth?! Would imagine there will be some flak generated, although not as much as the infamous Heidi Bowl. ;-) Have fun tonight, Donna. A&E's Breakfast with the Arts has just started; VCR is primed and ready for a workout today. (my pleasure) and if there's a need for other discussion topics, just yell'm out.

Breakfast With the Arts interview went well.... Clips from P&P...clearly her favorite role. Clips from Sunshine....LOL , (AKA "You Can't Kill RF", interviewer) Clip from TRT. Elliot Forrest is a great host...makes all his guests feel relaxed. Doesn't play "gotcha". I hope Moon approves;-)

I also thought she did great on the A&E interview, Evelyn. Loved the part where Elliott mentions all these people who had been e-mailing him about having her on the show!:-) Interesting comment about liking the Barrymore space better than the Albury (though Donmar is probably still tops). Also, her comments on not being so wrapped up in the character on stage that you can't react to the audience. Sounds like she's really enjoyed the run. Glad they got CF in the P&P clip.:-) Donna, have a wonderful time tonight--we're looking forward to your first-hand report. Wonder if Stephen will break down and wear a tux--maybe with a lime green cummerbund?;-) ;-)

Breakfast With the Arts interview went well.... Her eyes were definitely smiling but she must be tired. Elliot had some trouble pulling answers out of her and I thought he asked good questions. Good clips though. Dillane pulled me in for just the few seconds I saw. Fingers crossed for tonight. Go Donna!

I hope Moon approves;-) Dear Evelyn, my VCR did not go off! I will watch tonight. (Did she sit up straight?) ;-) Donna, we are with you tonight. Keeping fingers crossed. My only prediction is SD as best actor. The others are too close to call.

(Moon)Dear Evelyn, my VCR did not go off! I will watch tonight. Bummer....though I looked at your response with trepidation....;-) Well, I can tell you, Moon ,unconditionally....it wasn't the worst interview on Breakfast with the Arts that I have seen;-) (Moon)(Did she sit up straight?) ;-) NOOOO....LOL...she was doing real well...when she leaned her head on her elbow I shouted... "Sit up ,Jennifer....Moon is looking";-)

"Sit up ,Jennifer....Moon is looking";-) SUSLOL! (Sitting up straight)

I hope you have a great time at the Tonys, Donna. I can't wait to read your report. It seems I'll still be awake by the time the Tonys start, so I may as well watch it on-line.

Find Stephen (I don't see a green shirt...);-) Find Jennifer..(I don't see flaming red hair);-) Only one I recognize is Rosie!!

I can't find Stephen either, but I think I found Jennifer. The fourth row (could be seen as third or even second row), fourth from the right.

Go to it Donna! Awaiting your reports. Take it easy there Evelyn, thoughts are with you. Thanks everyone for all the interesting news, I have time only to read rather than reply, but it was a great idea to have this topic thanks Karen.

Tineke, I think you may be right. But don't you think that Stephen is right next to Jennifer on her left. Almost looks like Harvey is standing right above the two of them. Would he be in the pic as a producer? Doubt it. Tried to blow it up, but it got way to blurry. Don't have the right tools here.

Evelyn, when was this photo taken? That's definitely Radio City Music Hall. Karen, that looks more like Gabriel Byrne next to Jen. I think I found Stephen. Look waaaaay up top, I see a speck of lime green with its head tilted--I'm not kidding! The guy at lower left with the white suit is Brian Stokes Mitchell (lead actor, musical, Kiss Me Kate--he was great). Looks like Sarah Woodward in the row behind Jen but all the way on the other side, second from left. I feel like we need a team prayer here or something.;-) I lit 'em all a candle today. Of course, I'm the person who organized the Fever Pitch novena, so my track record isn't so hot. Maybe He thinks I ask for frivolous things.;-)

Yippeee!! TRT won for best play! That's a good start. I wish this Tony.org website would have cameras of what's happening inside, instead of all these backstage cams.

Jennifer won!!!!!!

Isn't it exciting Tineke, are we mad being up at 3o'clock?4o'clock in the morning, if SD doesn't win I will be so sorry now especially with Jennifer winning.

Stephen won too, a hat trick, I would love to see Donna's face, absolutely wonderful and no more than they deserved, I can go to bed happy. I am so pleased for you too Evelyn.

I've been listening to the interviews at Tonys.org. This time the interviews were very good and long and interesting. They said some very nice things about SD. Oh, and I checked the Webcams, hit print screen about a million times and pasted it in photoshop. So I've got some backstage pics.

YIPEE....THEY WON... THEY WON 3 TONY'S!!!!!HOOORAY!!! BEST REVIVAL BEST ACTOR BEST ACTRESS They cleaned up.....So take that Oliviers!!!

Isn't it great Evelyn, I am still up, too excited to go to sleep. How is your heart, mine is pumping. I hope you don't mind but I have to say a great night for the Brits, as well as 3 TRT Tonys, Roy Dotrice won and so did Michael Blackemore, Tim Rice and Elton John. Thankyou Broadway but mostly thanks for the 3 TRT Tonys.

I just wish this guy would stop mispronouncing Ehle and Dillane! LOL

Hey, the guy just thanked the Jennifer Ehle fans! Evelyn, what did you do?

(Ann)I hope you don't mind but I have to say a great night for the Brits, Yes....it is a great night for the Brits...for Tom Stoppard. He worked his magic again. They got the same awards in 1982. Congratulations...Cool Britannia....Cool Donmar (But it took Broadway to give them recognition!!)