Most Underrated Tony Award Performances

Everybody knows about the greats, and everybody knows Grand Hotel had the best one

Secret Garden, 2014's opening, Miss Saigon, multiple different Gypsys, the list goes on

But I've been watching The Happy Time's 1968 Tony performance a lot recently 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en7C6cLPGsA

Robert Goulet delivers the title track, and it is literally perfect in his voice, I wait on every note and they all sound so flawless and clear and powerful despite the relatively low quality recording 

Michael Rupert as a child, already a star 

David Wayne leading his incredible number with subtle facial expressions that make me completel believe these three men as three generations of a beautiful family

I know the show itself had a lot of disappointing elements, but genuinely you would not guess that just by watching this amazing Tony Award performance 

Are there any other performances like this that don't get talked about enough but are just really great? 

Not sure how many would agree with me, but I like the "Coco" performance from 1970. Mostly because it's Katherine Hepburn.

https://youtu.be/M7z43oIt2GM?si=9z1y_aksKWIAbkOv

LuPone belting Anything Goes to the rafters could never be lauded enough

Updated On: 1/17/24 at 07:03 PM

Andy Karl and the cast of Groundhog Day.

I feel like I’m the only one who ever mentions the 2001 42nd Street opening number when the “favorite/best openings” gets asked about. It just works so well with the pre-taped portion starting at the Ford Center (I don’t remember if it was still called that or if it had already been renamed by that point) and traveling via subway to Radio City, then cutting back to them live coming down the aisles and taking the stage. It’s also a reminder of just how big that cast was when you see them just filling that huge stage.

The Wonderful Town revival has one of the best of all time for me. I think comparing things to Fosse is overdone but it does call him to mind. It's perfect. Wish I could find the Donna Murphy cast recording somewhere.