Best Tony Performance?

[suttonfoster]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 1:24pm

Your favorite Tony Award performance.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 1:25pm

A New Argentina from Evita

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 1:28pm

Peters's ROSE'S TURN. Sandy Duncan's IM FLYING, Holiday's AN I AM TELLING YOU, Harris's GORGEOUS from THE APPLE TREE, Kuhn singing the title number from RAGS. And for pure bizarre curiosity the cast of AINT SUPPOSED TO DIE A NATURAL DEATH.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 1:30pm

Stokes singing The Impossible Dream.

[newintown]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 1:37pm

Dorothy Loudon doing Vodka.

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 1:47pm

Michael Jeter doing the song "We'll Take A Glass Together" from Grand Hotel. The number was followed by his winning the award for featured actor in a musical. He gave the most touching acceptance speech I have ever heard at an awards show which literally had me in tears.

The only thing wrong with the number was that David Caroll was unable to do the number with him.
Updated On: 5/21/10 at 01:47 PM

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 2:13pm

Grand Hotel
Dreamgirls
Les Miserables
Rent
Crazy For You
Hairspray
Urinetown
42nd Street Revival

[sing_dance_love]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 2:23pm

Definitely Judy Kuhn doing the Rags number.

She. is. phenomenal.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 2:30pm

Dreamgirls
Sunday in the Park
Rags
Evita
Promises, Promises

[Pianist3912]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 2:46pm

Sunday in the Park with George, Dreamgirls, Bernadette Peters' Gypsy, Patti LuPone's Gypsy, the entire 2004 opening, Hairspray.

[James885]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 3:33pm

Glenn Close - As If We Never Said Goodbye - Sunset Boulevard
Jennifer Holiday - And I Am Telling You... - Dreamgirls
Urinetown - Run, Freedom, Run
Bernadette Peters - Rose's Turn - Gypsy
Patti LuPone - Everything's Coming Up Roses - Gypsy

[ggersten]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 4:03pm

Applause
Wedding Singer
Dreamgirls
Barbara Harris Apple Tree
Promises Promises

[Jon]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 4:44pm

Opening number of A CHORUS LINE - original - in its entirety. They sure don't let you have that long a spot anymore.

[ClapYo'Hands]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 5:22pm

A New Argentina,
Bernadette Peters' Rose's Turn
Patti LuPone's Everything's Coming up Roses,
The opening of the 2009 show (*despite sound issues and minus Billy Elliot, naturally),
2004 revival of Fiddler on the Roof.

[Xman8]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 5:26pm

I would have to agree that Grand Hotel's "We'll Take a Glass Together" is a great Tony performance given so flawlessly by Michael Jeter and the fact that the audience were cheering during the song made it magical.

[binau]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 5:31pm

Bernadette Peters' Rose's Turn.

[philly03]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 5:47pm

--The Scarlet Pimpernel's "Into the Fire" with the ending that's the curtain call with Douglas Sills!

--"As If We Never Said Goodbye" - SUNSET BLVD.

[ClapYo'Hands]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 5:50pm

Also, Hair revival.

[Bwaynerd]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 6:06pm

2009 opening # is my favorite!

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 6:42pm

Alice and Emily's performance of "I Will Never Leave You" in 98 is one of my favorites that I have seen since I started watching in 95.

I'll also agree about Close's performance of "As If We Never Said Goodbye" in 95.

I also loved the 01 opening, with the cast of 42nd Street.

[ABB2357]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 8:19pm

Bernadette Peters's "Rose's Turn" without question, but "Turkey Lurkey Time" is a very close second.

[minicko88]

Posted: 5/22/10 at 12:59am

Brian Stokes Mitchell "Impossible Dream" no contest!

[PReeves2]

Posted: 5/22/10 at 2:05am

i love 2009 opening number...seeing/hearing Dolly was great! also, love Billy Joel opening in 2003 from Times Square into the Movin' Out opening number.
Updated On: 5/22/10 at 02:05 AM

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 5/22/10 at 4:10pm

"Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar"

[willrogers2008]

Posted: 5/22/10 at 6:44pm

A CHORUS LINE, edited live by Michael Bennett himself for the Tony Broadcast.