I loved seeing John Kander get a Lifetime Achievement Award on the Tonys last night. And nice for Joel Grey, as well. But very weird that when being presented -- the show didn't explain *anything* about who they were or why they were being honored. Not one word. They did have a dance number -- but didn't even explain what it was (and it had nothing to do with Joel Grey.)
Most people watching probably knew Joel Grey, and since they liked theater enough to watch, may have known of John Kander. But I'm sure many didn't. ("Who are they, mom?") But "most watching" is true for anytime someone gets a Lifetime Achievement honor on any awards show, and there's always something about their careers -- whether a speech or film clips. That they didn't take even 60 seconds to describe why these two legends were being given Lifetime Achievement Awards is just strange, and thoughtless. In brief, John Kander has now won four Tony Awards for writing the music for Cabaret, Woman of the Year and Kiss of the Spider Woman -- and that doesn't include writing Chicago and The Happy Time, which won Best Musical, and 10 other musicals. Not to mention the song, New York, New York. And not including his work in films, Emmys, and Grammys. You can find more about him here. And for the theater alone, Joel Grey has five Tony nominations, winning one for creating the role of the Emcee in Cabaret. Has been acting on Broadway for over 55 years and was in other original casts as George M!, Chicago, Wicked and the recent revival of Anything Goes. And got a Drama Desk Award for directing The Normal Heart. Here is more about him. There, listing those credentials didn't take long...
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