From BWW's latest article on Tony Presenters, it makes it seem as if there will be no Tony host!! That it'll just be the announcer and 60 stars of stage and screen??
I HOPE they have a host!!!!!
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
"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
Oh I HATE this! What? Oprah, Jackman, et al said no so they decide to do this? It ruins a lot of the entertainment for me. Jackman's opening number at the 2004 Tonys was my favorite Tony moment in Tony Awards history!!
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
"Picture "The View," with the wisecracking, sympathetic sweethearts of that ABC television show replaced by a panel of embittered, suffering or enraged Arab women" -the Times review of Black Eyed
Why do they need a host? For a bad opening monologue? A sad song and dance? Just get on with it. And when shows run long, as they ALWAYS do, the host ends up ditching the material to become an "introducer" anyway. I think it is a great idea. That way, if the first presenter (or "host") sucks we get some one new! What we don't need is Oprah up there telling us what a thrill this is for her. Please, just let the winners talk. Now maybe they will have time for the design awards to be presented live, too!
Maybe the tony's host ran off with the replacement award...
So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life.~Office Space
>>>Jackman's opening number at the 2004 Tonys was my favorite Tony moment in Tony Awards history<<<
I saw some clips from the Cannes showing of the movie footage from DREAMGIRLS and it showed them singing ONE NIGHT ONLY - and it brought back recent memories of the 2004 TONY show! That was such a great Opening number!
Re the NO HOST issue -- 60 Presenters ( I suppose to commemorate the 60th TONY Awards anniversary) sounds unwieldy without a host to tie up the entire evening together in a truly commemorative way.