--Hey everybody Lindsay Mendez here back
for episode 3 of The Carrie Diaries. Guys
this is a huge week for us. It's Tony week whoo!!
Oh my gosh. I thought I would take
you all through the whole Tony experience, so you're gonna come along
with me. But I want to start by interviewing some of our Tony nominees
that are in this building. So let's go!
--Alex Gemignani --What up girl? --Tony week
big week --Big fergan week
--How you feeling?
--A little tired. I think everybody's
feel a little tired. Champagne problems you know it's sort of like a
good thing to be tired about
--What's been the best thing about the being a Tony
nominee experience?
--Probably just seeing a bunch of people, even though I can't
get to see a lot of these shows on the same schedule it's just lovely to sort of
connect with people
--What is the thing you're looking forward to most on Tony
night?
--I I can't say the thing I'm looking at most forward to, and I'll
explain that after the Tonys
--Okay --The second thing I'm the second thing I'm most
looking forward to is I was seeing my friends up there like seeing, seeing the
other shows, and...I've seen some of them, but not seeing others and just like
seeing the winners, I just like to see people in those moments of high excitement
--Oh my god
--Yeah! I just think it's really fun and warm, gives me warm fuzzies.
--Aww --You know
in that mode --Warm fuzzies
--Wam fuzzies --I love it --Like my clothes,
like my costume, very warm and fuzzy. It's Irish wool, people it's very sweaty.
--Renee, how are you feeling about this is Tony week? --Yes, this is Tony weak I'm actually
quite relieved that we're about to be done
--That we made it --Yes, we made it
exactly it's been a lot of work, but a privilege also and a thrill
--What has been kind of the best thing about this experience? This Tony
experience? --Oh, just learning about this community
--Right because this is your first time being nominated, and also kind
of your first first Broadway musical --Well and just having a sense, I mean that
you know this entire it's like a city in a city
--Yeah -- It's incredible the number
of people how excited people are about each other, supportive and how gifted
--And what is the thing you're looking forward to the most on Tony night?
--I don't think there's a most. You know I'm so thrilled that my girls are just gonna sit with me.
--Your daughters --We had a little gown conversation.
--Oh my gosh that's awesome --I know , so I'm really happy about that I said
come on girls, it's probably the only time we're gonna get to do this let's
just go --That is not true!
just the first time.
--And
rooting you all on. I'm going to love that that's going to make me very happy.
--All of us together --Yeah
--I love it are you gonna wear this robe for Act Two or?
--I think I think it's good you
know what I'm actually it's it's there's something it's good luck
--Well --Right?
--Feels lucky to me
-- Jesse. -- yes
--This is Tony week --It's
Tony week. -- How you feeling?
--I've hit I think a chill place yeah see
how long that lasts. I'm trying to stay hydrated. --Love it
loving that sippy.
--So what has been... I mean you've done this before you've been
a nominee before. So what's been what's been the best part about this process
this time around?
--Doing it with you and Alex and Renee and Josh for sure --Aww
--I told her to say that.
I paid her --She paid me...
--Yeah it's more fun to do it with your friend
-Heck yeah -- And what is the thing
you're looking forward to most on Tony night?
like actually sitting down and being like
like we made it!
--Right yeah like being --The show starting a menu then we just
get to enjoy it --Being in your big dress
--Mhmm. Hopefully not tripping over it yeah --Yeah
that would be good don't fall down
--Let's try to not trip. And is this like is this
experience different than the other times you've been nominated? Or did it
feel the same? --No I think it feels
different every time. I don't even know
how I would describe that, but I think it's also just because every process is
different, and so, you know when you you I don't know... you think about
them like you think about them when you get the chance to think about the moment
and what it is and what it means and sort of how it makes you think about the
process in the show and what has been liking the people you're working with
yeah how you all came to this point and so that's really different for every
show I think that's why I think it feels different
--And will you be eating chips
on the red carpet?
--I wish do they make baby bags of
Tostitos? --We're gonna have to find out.
-- I feel like the only make Ginormo bags
--Will it fit in our clutches? -- No we could
and even if we tried to fit a chip, so
few of them are flat. -- We're gonna have to do something.
--You could fit maybe two
chips in a clutch, but if you get any Foldy ones --Yeah oh God
we're gonna we have a couple days we're gonna gameplan.
--Joshua Henry! -- Oh hello there
--My god Josh sorry to startle you --That's okay drinking tea
--Joshua Tony week. -- Man --How's it feel?
--Feels great. I'm so excited for these to be going. And to see all the
shows, I don't even see anything. So it's gonna be fun. You're going.
--What has been like the best part of this whole like Tony experience this time?
Because you're a multi nominee, but for this one. -- I think two things. One like
going through it with you, Jesse, Alex and Renee, because we just we're
just like a little Club and geeking out about the whole thing even though we've
been doing this for such a long time. But having that excitement
is so much fun um and also having a son this time around, like it just gotta be
every time I look at him, I'm like your dad's gonna be doing this thing
like singing about when he had you... it's crazy, so I think those are the two
things -- And what is the thing that you're looking forward to most on Tony night?
--I think... there's just something magical about sitting in Radio City and watching
these huge production numbers with your friends in them um there's no it's
it's magical. I can't, I can't wait for that my mom's gonna be there too
--Aww --I got
family in town so it's gonna be special.
--That's awesome. And what is the thing you
look forward to most about me being there? --About you being there?
--Well... next
question. --Wow
--Oh no no no no no first of all, I hope I can say this, is for...
--It's for next week.
I promise that I will not give you any shade when I see you
cuz you know we
have the shade thing. Every time I see you I'm like ...
--Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah --I
won't give you any shade for that night. I'm I that is my vow to you
--Really? --Yeah
I mean I was on camera, I can't. I can't. --No I see you you're already already
regretting that you said that.
--Give it up? --Yeah see?
--No no no I mean I'm at night on that night I won't be giving you shade
--You're coming with us, and we're gonna
see because it's nothing but shade central over here from the Henry.
--A little bit loud for intermissino --And there it is. Goodbye.
--My name is Jess Leprotto --And I am Ricky Ubeda
and we're your unofficially very official Tony
correspondents for the 72nd annual Tony Awards performance of Carousel
--Come with us!
-- This is it! --We
are here with the host of the Carrie Diaries herself, Tony nominee Lindsay
Mendez! Lindsay how does it feel to be nominated in such an incredible year of
theatre?
--Profound.
--Oh and look who it is Mr. Ahmad Simmons, It is your first Tony
Awards how do you feel?
--I'm actually freaking out, like I just walked in to
saw the stage and like butterflies all in my stomach and my --Butterflies and
floral flowers, --I know it's amazing we're doing this!
--Look who it is! Justin Peck. --We're here
--How you feeling about it - your first
Tony Awards?
--A lot to take in, --It is a lot to take in
--We just interview ou --This is nothing
teeny black box
if you will --Excited?
--Pretty.
I want to see who I was sitting next to and I'm next Lindsay Mendez
--Hey guys! S o it is Tony Day! I'm so
excited we are headed to Radio City and we're gonna just have a ball tonight. I'm
so excited to celebrate the season with everybody, and hoping to bring you guys
along with me so you can see what all happens at the big TONYs
--So, that
awards ceremony was crazy. So funny, like I don't know where they
just handed me this. Oh my god. I won a Tony Award
tonight whoa. It's been such a cool night. I can't
believe it. I'm so stoked, and now I'm excited to
party!
--[screams]
--Oh boy. I'm now leaving my second party, and going to my third party of the
night because that's what you do at the Tonys, such a cool night of celebrating
all of the season, and pretty cool to get to cart this guy around. Holy crap. I'm feeling
elated, I'm feeling tired, I'm feeling so excited. This is the best party ever!
--It's 3:30 --It's 3:30?!
--I'm feeling a Tony
--I gotta go!
--You can sleep tomorrow!
--Tomorrow's my day off
--There we go
--Oh my god, I'm with Broadway.com itself
this is happening
--Well that is it for this week of Carrie Diaries, and what a week it was. Thank you
guys for watching, and please tune in for next week's episode as well. If you have
questions for anyone here at Carousel, please go ahead and tweet them at me. My
twitter is @Lindsaymendez and hashtag it #CarrieDiaries,
and ask your questions and maybe we can get to some over the next few episodes.
Wouldn't that be fun? Do it. See you then!