Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
thetheatergeek
Swing Joined: 5/4/11
#1Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 8:43pm
Excited?
Anyone, anyone?!
Updated On: 5/4/11 at 08:43 PM
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#2Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 8:52pmIs it official?
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#2Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 8:53pmAt least I won't need a Tylenol PM that night.
#3Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 8:58pm
The Tonys needs a stand-up comedian. Same with the Oscars.
Get Rosie O'Donnell. Whoopi Goldberg. Bette Midler. Robin Williams. Billy Crystal. Kathy Griffin. Rosie O'Donnell.
Sean Hayes and Neil Patrick Harris are funny, but they have little-to-no stand-up comedy experience. Let a stand-up comic take the stage and GIVE THEM AIR-TIME and you'll have an entertaining show.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#4Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 9:22pmWhen did Bette Midler become a stand-up comedian?
#5Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 9:23pmExactly. I hope they get Robin Williams. He'd be so perfect.
#6Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 9:24pmRosie O'Donnell is not the host she once was.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Wanting life but never knowing how
#7Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 9:26pmI disagree. Rosie is still a fantastic, loveable host...as long as she isn't on The View...
#8Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 9:27pmBette Midler did some stand-up waaaaayyy back in the start of her career. I have a routine she did on some TV show recorded on a VHS somewhere...
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
jbm2
Broadway Star Joined: 3/26/11
#11Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 9:30pm
ROSIE is the best host choice..
she is funny and is still THEE best host out there...
No one has a greater love for theater then Rosie.... not to mention all that she has done for the theater community.
She is excited about theater... and it shows when she hosts.
#12Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 9:35pmRosie is still amazing, Joan Rivers and Kathy G would be great too. Whoopi on the other hand, sucked in my humble opinion. But Neil Patrick Harris is my favorite.
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#13Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 9:36pmYeah, too bad very few people care about her anymore.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
theaternut
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/4/03
#14Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 9:49pm
Lots of people care about her. I love her radio show. Listen to it every day. Very excited about her new talk show this September.
NPH will be a great host as he has been in the past. I just hope they pepper the broadcast with all these celebs they have access to this year. God knows they should try to get some ratings.. and for goodness sake... HIRE A GOOD SOUND GUY!
hyperbole_and_a_half
Leading Actor Joined: 3/21/11
#15Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 9:52pmI think all awards shows need a touch of unpredictability and saltiness (i.e., Ricky Gervais and the Hollywood Foreign Press), so my pick is definitely Kathy Griffin.
#16Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 10:01pmI was hoping for either Robin Williams or Whoopi Goldberg. Although, I do secretly wish they could get Stephen Colbert to host.
#17Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 10:04pmOnly if Amy Sedaris can cohost with him.
#18Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 10:10pmGiven the controversy that surrounded Rosie's tenure on The View, I doubt the Tonys are scrambling to get her to host. Personally, I'd be fine with Whoopi- I though she did a great job a few years back.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
#19Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 10:17pmWhoopi can be hilarious...when allowed. And she'll do anything. Put her in the crab costume, she don't care! Put her in a swing and drop her down from the top of the Kodak Theater, she's down. She's done white-face, too.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#20Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 10:19pmShe's the definition of a fearless performer.
#21Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 10:22pmI would much prefer Whoopi or classic Rosie. God how I miss her.
#22Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 10:36pmIs it just me or does anyone else find NPH the most vanilla, homogenized white bread host ever. I'm not saying he's not a talented man, but I find him a snoozefest. No edge.
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#23Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 10:40pm
Harris did a good job when he hosted- he sang that Marc Shaiman song about how gay it all was. I thought Whoopi's bit of dropping into each show a little tired.
Frankly I don't really care who hosts.
And Bette Midler is not a stand-up comic. She recorded a comedy album that proved that fact indisputably.
#24Neil Patrick Harris Hosting the Tonys.
Posted: 5/4/11 at 10:41pmWho wouldn't love to see Liza host?! It would be...amazing.
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