Tony Performances 2025

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 5/16/25 at 9:50pm

Has anyone heard who could be performing and what they could be doing? Mincemeat just had Jak perform on Kelly Clarkson, so I think their Tony performance will feature the whole cast.

I really hope MHE does a Medley where the leads get to shine but also give time to Dez Duron. His voice is beautiful and his songs are catchy.

I wonder if they’d give R&J an opportunity to perform. The show featured a couple of songs produced by Jack Antonoff and he’s a big name in the pop world bc of his Taylor Swift work. 

I’d also like to see Jonathan perform a little Bobby Darin medley. Maybe the one at the end of the show. Guess we’ll see!

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 5/17/25 at 11:03am

Last year’s ceremony they only gave shows nominated for best revival/musical performance slots. They ultimately allotted Stereophonic time after some backlash. I suspect they’ll be similarly stringent this year. I can’t see R&J performing since it wasn’t even nominated for best score. Its main star, Rachel Zegler, will also be unavailable.

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 5/17/25 at 11:12am

Operation Mincemeat will probably perform "Born to Lead" like they did at the Oliviers, although a slightly truncated version of "Making a Man" might also be a good idea to show unfamiliar audiences what the show is about.

I don't necessarily think they'll exclude non Best Musical nominees from performing, because that would mean excluding Jonathan Groff, and they'd never purposefully do that - I think a Groff Bobby Darrin medley is likely, and I'd like to see Boop! represented, maybe with a performance of "Where I Wanna Be".

Buena Vista Social Club will probably be a medley.

I could also see them doing a Charles Strouse performance for the In Memorium.

Updated On: 5/17/25 at 11:12 AM

[Kad]

Posted: 5/17/25 at 11:39am

DBH has been reliably doing "If You Want Perfection" and "So Tell Me, Ernest" for events, but it'd be nice to see them switch it up to showcase both their leading ladies better.

[MB124]

Posted: 5/17/25 at 11:48am

Have Audra and Nicole sing “Alive Forever,” cowards. Let’s go full camp!

[nightnic0012]

Posted: 5/17/25 at 2:06pm

I think Sunset will do a truncated Sunset with the outside walk into As If Never Said Goodbye 

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 5/17/25 at 2:11pm

There really isn't a lot of space for non-nominated shows so I wouldn't expect Boop or anything like that. I do think we could get a Just in Time performance though because of the Jonathan Groff of it all and it being well known material

[BdwyFan]

Posted: 5/17/25 at 2:26pm

Doesn’t it cost like $250k to perform on the Tonys? 

[MidWestTheater]

Posted: 5/17/25 at 2:50pm

I'm thinking the show is going to begin with a riff on "Sunset Boulevard" street walk with either Tom Francis or Cynthia Erivo doing it, or both together. But I think their tony performance will feature Nicole singing one of the two big numbers. If the producers of Gypsy were smart they would have Audra do "Rose's Turn" especially after that nytimes article. I would love to see both Jasmine and Johnathan perform. Personally, I would love to see some scenes from the plays, but I don't think that will happen.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 5/17/25 at 3:47pm

BdwyFan said: "Doesn’t it cost like $250k to perform on the Tonys?"

Ken Davenports kickstarter campaign sought to raise $200k. That was pre-covid and nearly 10 years ago, so I’d venture it’s even more now. Probably closer to $500k.

[SmokeyLady]

Posted: 5/17/25 at 3:51pm

Call_me_jorge said: "BdwyFan said: "Doesn’t it cost like $250k to perform on the Tonys?"

Ken Davenports kickstarter campaign sought to raise $200k. That was pre-covid and nearly 10 years ago, so I’d venture it’s even more now. Probably closer to $500k."

Kickstarter for what specifically?

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 5/17/25 at 4:05pm

I thought everyone knew about this, lol. Davenport launched a kickstarter to help raise money for the Spring Awakening Tony performance in 2016.

Updated On: 5/17/25 at 04:05 PM

[DiscoCrows]

Posted: 5/17/25 at 5:12pm

KevinKlawitter said: “I don't necessarily think they'll exclude non Best Musical nominees from performing, because that would mean excluding Jonathan Groff, and they'd never purposefully do that - I think a Groff Bobby Darrin medley is likely, and I'd like to seeBoop!represented, maybe with a performance of "Where I Wanna Be".

If Boop performs and they don't do at least an abridged version of “Where’s Betty?” with the costume changes and big Radio City video screen behind them - what even is the point lol

[SmokeyLady]

Posted: 5/17/25 at 5:31pm

Is the Tony show already in production?

[Auggie27]

Posted: 5/18/25 at 9:25am

I'm curious about Maybe Happy Ending, which number (s) they will perform. I suspect they don't want to offer too many spoilers - it's a show with heart-stopping revelations sprinkled through the unfolding story - and wonder if they might splice together two of the the three versions of the road trip song, "Hitting the Road." It's got an infectious earworm of a melody, and would cut well. 

Updated On: 5/18/25 at 09:25 AM

[Owen22]

Posted: 5/18/25 at 9:32am

I'd love for Real Women Have Curves to get a box office bump with a performance of the title tune. They are up for best score...               

[Kad]

Posted: 5/18/25 at 10:13am

Call_me_jorge said: "I thought everyone knew about this, lol. Davenport launched a kickstarter to help raise money for the Spring Awakening Tonyperformance in 2016."

To be fair it was almost a decade ago and was kind of inside baseball even then.

Still one of the shadiest and most misleading publicity stunts in the industry in recent memory, though. 

[Showface]

Posted: 5/18/25 at 11:23am

I’m guessing “Alive Forever” for Death Becomes Her— maybe paired with a truncated version of one of Viola’s numbers to add context at the start.

I could maybe see them doing “Hit Me” because it has gone pretty viral, but there are so many visual gags that I could see them not wanting to spoil (even though they’ve all been recorded and posted online at this point)