And the 2006 Tony Awards Host is...
And the 2006 Tony Awards Host is...
#0And the 2006 Tony Awards Host is...
Posted: 1/17/06 at 2:20pm
OPRAH WINFREY!
Just kidding. But seriously...who do you think should host this year?
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#2re: And the 2006 Tony Awards Host is...
Posted: 1/17/06 at 2:23pm
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
I wonder if the committee will try and get Julia Roberts to host this year.
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#3re: And the 2006 Tony Awards Host is...
Posted: 1/17/06 at 2:24pmI doubt they'd waste their efforts, personally.
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Posted: 1/17/06 at 2:24pm
I would imagine they would try very hard to get Oprah to do it. She'd bring lots of people to the broadcast and would plug it on her show.
This would be a very smart move on the part of the League and the Wing.
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#5re: And the 2006 Tony Awards Host is...
Posted: 1/17/06 at 2:31pmPlus, it would look odd when late in the night, she opens up the final envelope and says "And the Tony for best musical goes to...me."
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Posted: 1/17/06 at 2:31pm
If not Oprah, I could see Harry Connick, Jr. doing it, but he would be so "stiff" as a host IMO. I would like to see Alan Cumming and Cyndi
Lauper co-host the awards. it would be great publicity, and Cyndi Lauper is a big enough name with a large fan base to carry the show.
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Updated On: 1/17/06 at 02:31 PM
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Posted: 1/17/06 at 2:33pm
How could I forget Lauper? Her and Cumming would be great co-hosts.
I still wonder abour Julia, though.
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Posted: 1/17/06 at 2:33pmThe only person that would give them ratings is Oprah, plain and simple.
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#9re: And the 2006 Tony Awards Host is...
Posted: 1/17/06 at 2:35pmOprah won't be hosting though, plain and simple. Alan Cumming and Cyndi Lauper is not a bad idea though.
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Posted: 1/17/06 at 2:40pmThere is no way Oprah will host. It's weird that they would even ask her...even weirder than Hugh Jackman winning the year he hosted.
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#11re: And the 2006 Tony Awards Host is...
Posted: 1/17/06 at 3:03pmThey should get Hank Azaria and David Hyde Pierce. Great potential with those two.
There's always room for pathos - and jazz hands.
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Posted: 1/17/06 at 3:06pm
Nathan Lane also won when he hosted in 1996.
All indicators point to them courting Oprah, though I personally doubt she'd want to do it. It's just not her type of program to be at the front of.
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Posted: 1/17/06 at 3:16pm
i bet they won't even think of Cyndi Lauper and Alan Cumming though, it's a great idea though.
I could see them doing something like the duo we're all getting a little sick of (Lane/Broderick) or something lame like that haha
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Posted: 1/17/06 at 3:24pm
Lane has hosted numerous times, and the only time I found him completely unfunny was when he cohosted with Broderick.
Which reminds me that Lane won a Tony THAT year as well.
Maybe he should do. He seems to get a lot of awards that way.
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Posted: 1/17/06 at 3:28pm
I don't really know what would qualify someone to host, but I'd love to see Billy Crystal do it.
If not, I'd have to agree with Hank Azaria and David Hyde Pierce.
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Posted: 1/17/06 at 4:19pmnorbert and john
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Posted: 1/17/06 at 5:08pm
If Oprah were to host, she'd probably give away loads of free crap like she does on her show.
"Oprah's Favorite Things...at the Tonys!" Ha ha! It's so lame, but I couldn't resist.
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#18re: And the 2006 Tony Awards Host is...
Posted: 1/17/06 at 6:04pmoprah will be hosting the tony's. I guarantee it. They already want her to do it really badly.
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Posted: 1/17/06 at 6:08pmThis year's Tony Awards has Oprah written all over it. I'd bet my bottom dollar.
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Posted: 1/17/06 at 6:08pmOH PLEASE, MOST KIND GOD, NOOO!
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Posted: 1/17/06 at 6:13pm
I'm sure she would wear the most fabulous gown. Loved the one she had on for The Color Purple opening. She really knows how to go somewhere in style.
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"I'm learning to dig deep down inside and find the truth within myself and put that out. I think what we identify with in popular music more than anything else is when someone just shares a truth that we can relate to. That's what I'm searching for in my music." - Ron Bohmer
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
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"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
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#22re: And the 2006 Tony Awards Host is...
Posted: 1/17/06 at 6:15pmIf Oprah hosts then Color Purple will win for Best Musical - plain and simple. It seems almost cruel to ask someone whose backing or supporting a certain show and then have them not win.
#23re: And the 2006 Tony Awards Host is...
Posted: 1/17/06 at 6:16pmI can see an Oprah hosted show working out nicely. Because she's not a comedian, they could cut all that crap and use the time for more musical numbers.
#24re: And the 2006 Tony Awards Host is...
Posted: 1/17/06 at 6:23pmI don't see why Oprah couldn't host. It's a pretty arbitrary role in the awards ceremony. How is Julia Roberts better than Oprah?
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