Best/Worst Tony Awards Performances — Page 3

Light in the Piazza's number was one I remember being completely wowed by and needing to see the immediately after they performed it.

Laurapattifan said: "I feel On the Twenthieth Century was a little rough



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I agree. Loved the show too! It was flashy, colorful, funny...and absolute stellar performances top to bottom. Couldn't wait to see them do it on the Tonys. It just felt...meh. Seemed too choppy, jumping from one song to the next...like they tried to put too much into it.

I agree about "Lot's Wife" and Pinkens. She left it all on the stage.

Forgive me as my memory is not what it was[seriously] but I can remember watching over and over on VHS and I THINK it was the Tonys-Dorothy Loudon sing [screaming-in a nice way] Broadway Baby, Raquel Welch and ? The Grass is always Greener [and picking up her stool and running off with it. I also think Raquel did some number with dancing boys[men[ that had me enthralled.

Also Chita & Liza doing something ??

Come back memory, but at least parts are still there.



SL...............x

I was listening/watching the YT vids again. Not only do Michael Jeter, especially, and Brent Barrett give an absolutely stellar performance of "We'll Take A Glass Together", but in the intro Jane Krakowski is one of the ingenues in the cast. I think "Grand Hotel" was 1991. She is definitely drinking her orange juice! I just saw "She Loves Me" and she looks exactly the same! I just wish I could have seen that production.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNtatAToFo8&list=PL2i61Ve2ByXKkMOHml0fMjlubCWaGKfwB&index=9&nohtml5=False

SteveC., When I saw Grand Hotel on the Tony's I HAD to see it. I immediately booked tickets to NYC (we lived in Florida at the time) for July 4 weekend, and got great seats for the night of July 3. But the house was late opening -- seemed an usher had fallen sick and they delayed opening the house until almost 8. We got our programs opened them and out fell replacement notices like confetti. 5 of the 6 leads were out -- only Rex Smith who had just taken over was there. No Michael Jeter or others. Many people left before the curtain -- but it was already 8 so what was our alternative. The show was OK, but I couldn't get over my disappointment -- particularly at missing Jeter's performance.



Follow up. A few weeks later I was looking at something like People Magazine and there were pictures of a huge party Tommy Tune threw for Fourth of July on Fire Island -- yep, there was the cast. Then I knew why none of the regulars went on that night.

Hi Patash, that is really really something that could have been pre-arranged or scheduled. Everyone deserves a day off or a vacation, but when you have a hit show and people are anticipating and even traveling to see not only the show but the cast too, It's a shame when that happens. In my opinion I guess it's partially box office or the producers' "business decision" or greed? But then they are giving the understudies their shot at stardom. (at least Rex Smith was there and he's always great). Let's thank the theater gods for YouTube and Theater Fans that are posting.

Let's hope that won't happen to you again.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record...



1) Grand Hotel. Nothing is beating this one in my book!

2) Dreamgirls

3) Hedwig



I also remember seeing Ragtime somewhere on there... or maybe it wasn't the Tonys. Separately, Finding Neverland was rather cringeworthy.

Who could forget Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney's show stopping performance from Sugarbabies?

Best

For Openings I cant decide between the 2009 opening and the 2013 opening. Neil Patrick Harris made it super iconic and also that song was super catchy and the ending deserved that 5 minute standing ovation. The 2009 opening was also amazing and explains perfectly why I love theater.....for worst openings I really didn't like the 2014 opening with Hugh Jackman, it was pretty boring watching him bounce around Radio City Music Hall

For Shows

Best-Matilda-So clever and a great medly

Promises Promises (original)-Not many people have heard of this show, this performance makes you want to see it

Fun Home-Just beautful

The Wedding Singer-The show itself is pretty dumb, but when the curtain rose and everyone bounced around in their 80's dresses and suits I got chills

Annie (Original)-EASY STREEEETTTT

Next To Normal-Why I love rock musicals

The Color Purple (Original)-I didnt like the beginning of it, but the second part was perfect

Miss Saigon-Yes, the pre recorded at the beginning is really weird but afterwards The American Dream was brilliant

Ragtime-"And people called it ragtime" CHILLSSSSS no wonder this show won best score

Once On This Island-(this show is too underated)

Worst

West Side Story (Revival)-Karen Olivo is amazing as is the dancing but they picked probably the least iconic number in the entire show

American Idiot-It was censored, which made it so awkward??

The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas-I love this show, but why would they choose the dirtiest song to perform that was so awkwardly censored?

The Color Purple revival performance at the 2016 Tonys was sensational. Best performance that night.

Doody Fisher said: "Worst: Patti LUpone (Anything Goes)"

WTF is this blasphemy, that performance of Patti LuPone's was fantastic.

I loved the number from THE FULL MONTY with your average joes as strippers singing "Let It Go!" - my 2 young sons (maybe 8-10 at the time) got up and started imitating the "pull your belt back and forth through your legs while doing a sexy swing back and forth" motion - hilarious, and a little shocking!

Agree with many of the other posts here, both best and worst lists. One more to add for me: I was so enthralled with Liza Minnelli at the time of THE ACT, and when she opened the show that year with "City Lights" I was thrilled and exhilarated...she was such a brilliant live performer in those days, especially in concert.