Hugh's Back - Jackman to Host 2005 Tony Awards

nooo! i personally am not a big Hugh fan, and did not like him as the host last year...esp since he was up and won best actor. It needs a change. I think Billy Crystal would have been such a better choice

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I AM SO HAPPY!

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Gross.

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Addy...

You're going, aren't you. You can do BWW proud as you leap onto the stage...wearing your signature Pinks (blush and bashful???)

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Whywhywhy do people think Billy Crystal is this uber-host? Where did this perception come from? I've seen him host the Oscars, and quite honestly, it puzzles me. It's not that he's bad or anything- he's fine. Competent. But not so magnificent that he should be the default choice anytime someone thinks "awards show host." Is everyone else so bad that Crystal looks great in comparison? I just don't get it.

Anyway, I could have gone either way on Jackman hosting this year. I do like having different hosts all the time...but it's Hugh, for heaven's sake. I'm not gonna complain too much that he's back. And this time no one can whine about "conflict of interest." Though I'm sure some of those same folk will magically say that the host should come from a currently running show this year.

Yes, he's BACK!!
I'm so happy right now!!

Glad to hear that the news seems confirmed - maybe Hugh has sorted out his schedule now

Fan2 - it looks like that for every TONY appearance his hair is changing length. There were the hair extensions ( for Van Helsing) for 2003, the Peter Allen 1970's look for 2004, and probably more of a crew cut ( or something) for June this year ...At least, we know that he is dedicated to his craft!

Seriously, I do enjoy the variety type of show that the TONY awards offer...certainly it has more entertainment value than the red carpet idiocy and canned monologues of the OSCARs :rolleyes:... There is a greater feeling of community among the competitors and people seem to enjoy themselves in the show.

Fan2 I looked at the photo (he's wearing a red Puma hat of course) and I thought he looked like Billy Bob Thornton!! He's going to have to bulk up big time for the Wolverine role.

Yay for Hugh Jackman, and this year won't be an over the top lovefest for him. I'm always slightly confused by having the host be nominated (Glenn Close, Nathan Lane, Hugh Jackman) but whatever....though I am slightly dissapointed that the cast of Spamalot won't be hosting. Madness would surely ensue.

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Am I the only one who doesn't like the bald Hugh?

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The bald Hugh was for filming a scene or scenes for The Fountain at the end of February. The film has wrapped and it will be interesting to see how his hair grows back! I assume in three months' time it will be back to normal.

Last year's show would be pretty difficult to top ( I can still hear ONE NIGHT ONLY faintly ringing in my ears ), but if Liz Smith is reporting it correctly, Hugh says this year's TONYs "will make waves".

I wonder what theme would be chosen to represent the year's theatre offerings and best performances?

If they care to ask me - it would be like "Everything Old is New Again". Have you noticed how many of the new musicals are adapted from the movies ( Spamalot, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, CHITTY, Little Women, Light in the Piazza), from song catalogs which were the hits of the past ( All Shook Up, Good Vibrations)...or revived from classic theatre shows ( La Cage Aux Folles, Sweet Charity). On the dramatic theatre side, it's a bountiful year for stage classics ( Glass Menagerie, Julius Caesar, Virginia Woolf).

What about the opening number -- Hugh can always sing EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN from THE BOY FROM OZ, with a full complement of Rockettes this time ( no reflecting mirrors, please)

Any other thoughts for a theme ?

Jo