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Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#25
Posted: 2/5/14 at 4:37pmI always thought Matt Stone and Trey Parker would be good.
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#26
Posted: 2/5/14 at 4:50pm
It's too bad CBS passed on the Matthew Broderick/Kristen Chenoweth sitcom pilot. They would have made excellent co-hosts.
I also agree that Matt and Trey would be excellent hosts and Comedy Central is owned by Viacom which also owns CBS.
Updated On: 2/5/14 at 04:50 PM
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#27
Posted: 2/5/14 at 4:58pmI saw that pilot, thank GOD they passed on it and saved us the misery
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#28
Posted: 2/5/14 at 5:10pmTeam Whoopi....OR Team Jesse Tyler Fergueson and Kristen Chenoweth.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#29
Posted: 2/5/14 at 5:27pmThey should have two hosts this year. I thought the Megan Hilty, Laura Benanti, and Andrew Rannells bit was hilarious last year. Maybe two of them?
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#30
Posted: 2/5/14 at 5:36pm
Let's get the Muppets!
Only half-kidding.
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#31
Posted: 2/5/14 at 7:32pmAndrew Rannells and Megan Hilty would be amazing!
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#32
Posted: 2/5/14 at 8:28pmI agree with the poster who suggested Zac Levi, he would be great.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/06
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#33
Posted: 2/5/14 at 8:48pm
NPH is a great host but I think taking this year off isn't a bad thing at all. Hugh Jackman I think has film commitments with Pan so cannot see him being available, Jim Parsons is a fine suggestion but I couldn't see him doing the big opening and closing numbers like NPH does.
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#34
Posted: 2/5/14 at 9:41pmWhat's Carrie Underwood doing?
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#36
Posted: 2/5/14 at 11:18pm
It's too bad it isn't on NBC. I could imagine Jimmy Fallon or even Seth Meyers doing a nice job. I think having a capital "A" dramatic actor is never a good idea. You need someone with comedy in his/her DNA, someone who can respect the art form but be enough of an outsider to poke fun at everything. It's a delicate balance.
I suppose Billy Crystal would be on their shortlist given his return to Broadway this season. He was completely flate and tired on his last Oscars hosting gig, though and perhaps too expensive for the Tonys gig anyway.
Maybe the star of the NY Phil's COMPANY, Stephen Colbert?
I'd love to see Steve Martin do it -- still the funniest Oscars host, I think. I doubt he'd be interested, though.
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#37
Posted: 2/5/14 at 11:31pmI also agree Zachary Levi would be a great host. His opening number would be excellent
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#38
Posted: 2/6/14 at 12:41amI thought you'd all lost your marbles for a second there. I was seeing "Zachary Levi" but somehow reading "Zachary Quinto". I didn't see FIRST DATE - nor would I have wanted to - but Levi seems funny and charming. I bet you guys are right that he'd do a bang up job. But is he enough of a name? Will anyone know his name if you don't say, "the dude who played Chuck"?
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#39
Posted: 2/6/14 at 1:18pmI know they wouldn't be a draw, but Rannells and Benanti would be a great pairing. They seem to be really good friends offstage and their twitter banter is priceless.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/24/09
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#40
Posted: 2/6/14 at 1:24pm
They're going to get as big of a name as they can, I'm sure. Cute as Benanti and Rannells are with the banter, they aren't people anyone off this board recognizes.
I'm guessing Billy Crystal could be on the short list. Robin Williams might be (and I think could be great), Colbert could be up there.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/24/09
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#41
Posted: 2/6/14 at 1:24pm
They're going to get as big of a name as they can, I'm sure. Cute as Benanti and Rannells are with the banter, they aren't people anyone off this board recognizes.
I'm guessing Billy Crystal could be on the short list. Robin Williams might be (and I think could be great), Colbert could be up there.
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#42
Posted: 2/6/14 at 2:57pmRatings-wise, the Tony's have a problem with "skewing old". While Billy Crystal is a seasoned host, I think CBS's preference would be to have someone younger. The median age of who watched last year was 62--and that was with NPH hosting. I suspect they'll want a host who is younger than Crystal.
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#43
Posted: 2/6/14 at 5:36pmRe: the demos for the TONYS. Yes, they tend to skew older,but they also skew upper middle class/household and business decision-makers. This could totally be spin, but I distinctly remember a CBS exec -- perhaps for special programming - saying that they don't have expectations about getting a younger audience but they don't worry about that because the wealthier, decision-makers in the Tony audience always lead to ad sell outs every year. Again, that could just be spin, or perhaps, unlike Madonna, they're embracing where they are in life rather than desperately trying to chase a younger demo that's never going to come out in big numbers. Unless Wicked 2 is opening soon, I suppose.
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#44
Posted: 2/6/14 at 9:41pmThe Tonys don't get great ratings but they attract a decidedly upscale (meaning wealthy) audience and CBS is able to charge premium rates to advertisers (usually luxury cars, upscale department stores, etc.) and that is why they keep renewing their annual contract.
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#45
Posted: 2/7/14 at 10:05amYes, the audience is upscale and getting a younger audience is difficult, but I still think CBS would prefer a host who is under 60 vs. over 60.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/24/09
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#46
Posted: 2/7/14 at 12:36pmI wish we could have Seth MacFarlane-but that will never happen. He'd be terrific.
Neil Patrick Harris Says He WON'T Host the Tony Awards This Year#47
Posted: 2/7/14 at 12:37pmAfter seeing him botch the Oscars, I hope it doesn't.
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