Posted: 5/27/15 at 6:44pm
American in Paris is doing a medley.
Posted: 5/27/15 at 6:50pm
UPDATE from Playbill: Lisa Howard, who plays Jenny Steinberg in the new musical It Shoulda Been You, will sing Brian Hargrove and Barbara Anselmi's "Jenny's Blues."
Posted: 5/27/15 at 8:03pm
Excited for A Musical and Ring of Keys. I think the single song is the way to go.
Posted: 5/27/15 at 8:36pm
Hooray hooray hooray for Fun Home doing of Ring of Keys. I hope (and think) Sydney will win.
Posted: 5/28/15 at 10:26am
Presenters have been announced also:
Hosted by Tony Award winners, Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming, Broadway's biggest night will feature appearances by Bradley Cooper, Neil Patrick Harris, Jim Parsons, Amanda Seyfried, Ashley Tisdale, Bryan Cranston, Joe Manganiello, Kiefer Sutherland, Anna Chlumsky, Larry David, Jason Alexander, Misty Copeland, Sting, Corey Stoll, David Hyde Pierce, Debra Messing, Jennifer Nettles, Marg Helgenberger, Rita Wilson, Rose Byrne, Thomas Sadoski, Sutton Foster, Taye Diggs, Taylor Schilling, Bobby Cannavale & Tommy Tune among others.
Hope to see Ashley Tisdale present the GIGI performance with Vanessa!
Posted: 5/28/15 at 11:00am
"I thought Matilda and The Scottsboro Boys were both terrific medleys."
Totally agree, at least in the case of Matilda, don't really remember Scottsboro Boys. I'm very happy OTTC is doing a medley, and it's a very good combo of songs, too.
Posted: 5/28/15 at 11:01am
Re: OTTC
It's pretty much the same medley they performed on Today (I believe) but will have more of the production value on the Radio City Stage and probably have more of the cast.
Posted: 5/28/15 at 11:07am
Posted: 5/28/15 at 2:59pm
I only wish they had Kristin perform Veronique instead of Babette. It's showier, showcases her voice and performance more, and has great ensemble action too. Also, it's a better visual than Babette and easier to edit down.
If you want to talk about context, both Babette and Veronique taken out of context makes no sense whatsoever, so what's the harm with choosing the latter? Sigh.
Posted: 5/28/15 at 4:41pm
I'm really excited that Lisa Howard is doing "Jenny's Blues." She is a standout and that was my favorite song in the show.
Posted: 5/29/15 at 11:30am
I haven't seen "It Shoulda Been You"... does Sierra Boggess have any sort of song?
Posted: 5/31/15 at 4:20pm
I heard a rumor of a surprise Josh Groban performance at the TONYS with Kelly Clarkson. Anyone know if its just a rumor?
Posted: 5/31/15 at 4:28pm
We'll find out if it's officially announced this week (and not a surprise) or if BWW does another live blog of the Tony rehearsal. I went last year and that whole rap thing Hugh Jackman did was not done during the rehearsal and was a complete shock when I saw the actual ceremony at the Times Square simulcast.
Will they be singing the "All I Ask Of You" Duet from his STAGES album?
Posted: 5/31/15 at 4:45pm
What a weak and uninteresting group of presenters:
Broadway's biggest night will feature appearances by Bradley Cooper, Neil Patrick Harris, Jim Parsons, Amanda Seyfried,Ashley Tisdale, Bryan Cranston, Joe Manganiello, Kiefer Sutherland,Anna Chlumsky, Larry David, Jason Alexander, Misty Copeland, Sting, Corey Stoll, David Hyde Pierce, Debra Messing, Jennifer Nettles, Marg Helgenberger, Rita Wilson, Rose Byrne, Thomas Sadoski, Sutton Foster, Taye Diggs, Taylor Schilling, Bobby Cannavale & Tommy Tune among others.
The one's highlighted...what are their connections to Broadway other than some being on a CBS show?
Where are all the Broadway legends-stars from past & present?
Posted: 5/31/15 at 5:09pm
Misty Copeland is a famous ballet dancer and would I assume have something to do with An American in Paris or even On the Town. Misty served as a judge on So You Think You Can Dance this past season which awarded its winner an ensemble dance role in On the Town.
Updated On: 5/31/15 at 05:09 PM
Posted: 5/31/15 at 5:16pm
*Ashley Tisdale-Likely gonna be presenting the cast of Gigi.
*Joe Manganiello-He's done theatre before, he was even on Show People with Paul Wontorek as he was getting ready to do a production of A Streetcar Named Desire at Yale Repertory Theatre.
*Misty Copeland-Probably gonna be presenting the cast of An American in Paris.
*Corey Stoll-He's been on Broadway three times before.
*Marg Helgenberger-She may not have been on Broadway yet, but she did start out in the theatre. This is actually her third time presenting at the Tonys.
Posted: 5/31/15 at 5:37pm
Also, never forget: the Tony Award Telecast is not a charity drive. CBS graciously broadcasts the low-rated telecast annually, and they're allowed to populate it with actors from their programs if they so choose. NPH wasn't picked repeatedly just because he was a well-received host. Each of his Emmy Award hosting gigs were CBS' turn in the rotation. The networks do this at any major award that isn't the Oscars (and sometimes, even then, but AMPAS has - for better or worse - kept itself out of that ring for the most part.) Just part of the game.
Posted: 6/1/15 at 11:25am
Posted: 6/1/15 at 2:24pm
^No mention of Clarkson there though.
Posted: 6/1/15 at 2:35pm
""Y'all are throwing praise @ Fun Home but SR! isn't doing a medley either. So blinded. "
I think having an 11-year-old perform a solo song is vastly different than a giant, very splashy production number. "
We weren't talking about content of performances... we were talking about medley vs. one song. If we're talking about content, then sure: I'd hand that kid the Tony if I could. But we were not.
Posted: 6/1/15 at 10:36pm
I believe Clarkson is still being worked out and will be the "surprise."
Posted: 6/3/15 at 10:08am
Jersey Boys is performing to celebrate their 10 year anniversary.
Posted: 6/3/15 at 10:25am
All these medleys really are super annoying. They are way less enjoyable than a single song. In fact, one of the reason I disliked Jersey Boys as a musical was that there were too many medleys and not enough single songs.
