Our 2020 Phony Awards

Bottomless Broadway

Cindy had some mic problems, so she’s phoning it in this week to the very first Bottomless Broadway Phony Awards, where we award shows we’ve seen this season, both on Broadway and off! So grab a drink (or two) and join us in celebrating the past year of theater in less time than it would take to watch the usual Tonys telecast.

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Support black theater-makers! Check out the first inaugural Antonyo Awards (and vote on your picks): https://www.broadwayblack.com/snax_poll/vote-antonyo-awards/

Follow along as we go through our list of nominees: https://bit.ly/2AX428o

We included some shows that we hadn’t talked about on previous episodes:

• Emojiland: https://www.emojiland.com/
• Lightning Thief: https://www.lightningthiefmusical.com/
• Scotland, PA: https://www.roundabouttheatre.org/get-tickets/2019-2020-season/scotland-pa/
• Soft Power: https://publictheater.org/softpower
• Evita: https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/2019-2020/evita/
• Road Show: https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/2018-2019/road-show/
• Judgment Day: http://www.armoryonpark.org/programs_events/detail/judgment_day

The costumes of SIX are insanely detailed, so take a look at just some of the components that make up each queen’s look: https://www.rachaeldickzen.com/blog/2020/2/14/six-previews-on-broadway-costumes-update

We unabashedly loved the NYCC production of Evita, so take a look at some clips from the show: https://youtu.be/9UTmwFwZ3rk

We’re obsessed with the SIX Olivier Awards performance (https://youtu.be/WJbaU4j0JCo), so maybe someday Seth Rudetsky can do one of his deconstructions (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZaxDof-gjgzgV2u5248OnMOdSpZ1ack7), but while you’re at it check out his Stars in the House series, raising money for NAACP LDF (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQxZX9II3m0YaF7Kvt1FjA).

Someone else we’re in love with is Samantha Pauly, who made her Broadway debut as Katherine Howard in SIX. She’s posting a new cover every day so check out her YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/samanthapauly89) and Instagram (@sampauly) accounts!

If you happen to need a drinking game, take a sip every time Christine mentions Raúl Esparza and “charismatic” in the same sentence. But you can watch him in action in clips from Road Show: https://youtu.be/HYfDSKyU0Hw

If there’s one thing we learned by doing this, it’s that New York City Center is one of our new favorite theater companies, so check them out! https://www.nycitycenter.org/

Let us know what your favorites were on Twitter or Instagram @BottomlessBway or email us at [e-mail]! You can also leave feedback in this quick survey https://forms.gle/BXUqJiNdjAWaQRCJ9