Musical Performances on the 2023 Tony Awards — Page 2

Still holding out hope that Ben & Michela will sing “All The Wasted Time” instead of “Not Over Yet”

I agree, I hope Sweeney doesn't do a medley. I would love for them to do one song, either My Friends, or A Little Priest. Why would Into the Woods perform? The show closed on Broadway, and the tour is about to end. I would like to see them showcase next seasons musicals, Here Lies Love, Once Upon a One More Time, Evita, Merrily.

jonartdesigns said: "Based on the fact that there’s already a duplicate set piece built (as appeared on The Voice) I’d lay good odds on Independently Owned being performed."

While I LOVED Alex's performance, I want them to diversify what they televise for SHUCKED! Give us the corn opening number!!!

IMO, Shucked seems destined to do it Oklahoma or Paradise Square style. l think they do a truncated Independently Owned and then go into Corn or We Love Jesus.

Some of the possible performances might be affected due to the writers’ strike. Because I’m traveling to New York City later this year, I am going to be watching like a Tony Awards target audience, the tourist who hopes to be intrigued enough by a performance or two to want to see a musical I skipped earlier in the year.

A few quick thoughts: A Little Priest would have to be a very truncated version, but Annaleigh Ashford’s status as a WGA member puts any song involving her in doubt unless they’re going to pre-tape the Sweeney Todd performance. It’s surprisingly difficult to think of a major song that doesn’t include Mrs. Lovett, especially if they would like to highlight Josh Groban.

It’s hard to imagine Shucked skipping on a chance to showcase Independently Owned, given Alex Newell’s status as a nominee, but there are other possibilities from the show if they want to highlight its silliness (Corn, the Hee Haw song) or a ballad that includes the cast like Somebody Will.

noahseestheatre said: "jonartdesigns said: "Based on the fact that there’s already a duplicate set piece built (as appeared on The Voice) I’d lay good odds on Independently Owned being performed."

While I LOVED Alex's performance, I want them to diversify what they televise for SHUCKED! Give us the corn opening number!!!"


Well they have already done Corn in a televised performance as well, so your point there is moot.

Maybe this has either been said before or is a dumb thought (I really don't know the ins and outs of how this works) but this adjusted telecast without long bits / written segments seems like a perfect chance to me to have longer musical performances. I've always found four minutes to be so constricting... either you have a great short song (good!) or you cut the hell out of a previously good song and make it awkward to fit the timeslot. Given there'll be less things to do, why not five minutes? Or six? Wishful thinking...

Just confirmed that A Beautiful Noise will be performing.

EDSOSLO858 said: "Just confirmed thatA Beautiful Noisewill be performing."

And I believe they're getting the full 4-5 minute window to perform, too.

Selfishly, I really want Shucked to do "Best Man Wins" - I know they did it on one of the morning shows (Today Show, I think?) but it's such a great number that showcases every element of the show at its best, from the choreography to the orchestrations to the lighting and set design. I could see them doing a medley of Independently Owned and then Best Man Wins - it would give a moment to each of the acting nominees from the show, too.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2023-Tony-Awards-Performance-Line-Up-Announced-20230608

The 76th Annual Tony Awards® will feature showstopping performances from the casts of Tony Award nominated best musicals and revivals, including Camelot, Into The Woods, & Juliet, Kimberly Akimbo, New York, New York, Parade, Shucked, Some Like It Hot and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

In addition, the show will feature performances from Joaquina Kalukango, the winner of the 2022 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, the cast of A Beautiful Noise, the cast of Funny Girl, and a special performance for the Tony Award for the 2023 Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre recipients, Joel Grey and John Kander.

Updated On: 6/8/23 at 12:05 PM

EDSOSLO858 said: "And people were sayingFunny Girlwouldn’t be performing because Lea was on vacation.



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Is Lea performing though? Would be odd if she's not.

The ensemble of Funny Girl is posting how excited they are. I’m sure it will be like the Thanksgiving Parade. Lea will sing and they’ll dance around her.