Performances for TONYS — Page 2

As for the '84 Tonys, here was the rundown:

http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/archive/ceremonies/1984.html

1984 - 38th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® Sunday, June 3rd, 1984
Gershwin Theatre

Telecast live on the CBS Television Network
Executive Producer: Alexander H. Cohen
Written and Produced by Hildy Parks; Directed by Clark Jones; Musical Director: Elliot Lawrence; Co-Produced by Martha Mason

Hosts: Julie Andrews, Robert Preston

Presenters and Performers: Carol Channing, Marilyn Cooper, Nancy Dussault, Robert Goulet, Robert Guillaume, Beth Howland, Larry Kert, Michele Lee, Dorothy Loudon, Shirley MacLaine, Liza Minnelli, Mary Tyler Moore, Anita Morris, Bernadette Peters, Anthony Quinn, Tony Randall, Tony Roberts, Chita Rivera, Leslie Uggams, Gwen Verdon, Raquel Welch.

Musicals represented: Baby ("I Want It All"-Liz Callaway, Catherine Cox, Beth Fowler), La Cage aux Folles ("We Are What We Are"- Company/"I Am What I Am"- George Hearn); The Tap Dance Kid ( "Fabulous Feet"- Hinton Battle and Company); The Rink ("Wallflower"- Chita Rivera and Liza Minnelli); Sunday in the Park with George ("Sunday" - Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters and Company)

Special Salute: The Songs of John Kander & Fred Ebb, Jerry Herman and Stephen Sondheim.

Finale: " The Best of Time" - Gene Barry, 1984 Tony Award winners and The Company of La Cage aux Folles.

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This is not necessarily true. You may be seeing performances from some of the non-nominated musicals this year. CBS wants a more entertaining broadcast.

^^^ yup. most likely> I am sure CBS is dying to have YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN & THE LITTLE MERMAID on the TONYS to boost the sagging ratings.

Of course... GREASE will be nominated by default!

J*

musicalmaster703, I am WELL AWARE that "Amsterdam" is indeed a song in the show, but the song I believe you're *thinking* of is "Keys" -- "Hey, Mr. L.A., I know a place where you can stay, etc." which leads into the "Yeah, it's alright!" chorus/screaming/rock-out-fest us PS fanatics adore! Just pointing it out there, friend. No harm done.

Jay, I think XANADU *should* do a medley, but definitely end with XANADU. I say "I'm Alive" into "Evil Woman" (hoping Mary and Jackie get nominated 'cause yeah, they deserve it!) into "Don't Walk Away" (possibly? to showcase Cheyenne) and end with the title song? Just my opinion for now...

I agree Mike... I think mm703 is talking about KEYS.

mm703- which song are you talking? listen to it in its entirety:

Keys:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnXnOgKwM0s

Amsterdam:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da4Q6V02esM

I stand corrected...the song is called Amsterdam....not- 'welcome to amsterdam'- that's why I think he is talking about keys..my bad!

J*

In The Heights should do a medley

Blaxx, I didn't just make that up off the top of my head. That rumor has been kicking around, and I would imagine CBS would have more awards relegated to off-camera in order to make time for more entertainment segments.

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I hate MEDLEYS!

The only ones that work for me are these two: Spring Awakening & Jersey Boys.

J*

I enjoyed the SA Tony Award performance more than I did the entire show.

I want PS to do an Amsterdam/Keys Medley. It's not gonna be hard to transition from Amsterdam to Keys. It will be amazing.

ITH can do En Washington Heights, and that should be sufficient and awesome.

Updated On: 4/19/08 at 11:59 PM

Hey jaystarr,
Exactly how many times have you seen "Cry-Baby?"

"I have heard that there are certain people on these threads that are getting paid to post negative comments about shows. Seems these people post their opinions about a given show on every thread they can even if there is no relevance. Certainly destroys the validity of certain comments. Makes one wonder!"

West- I seem to believe a lot of this idea stems from the fact that people think to themselves "How could so-and-so like this show when I absolutely hated it? They must be getting paid!!!" In all honesty, do you think a show's producer is going to spend money trying to convince the minute amount of people who actually read these boards? It just seems so unlikely to me. Again, you can't be sure, but I just don't think it seems logical.

Back on topic, I would be thrilled to see Patti's Rose's Turn again (I saw her perform it twice back at Ravinia.) I'll be happy with anything from Sunday and would love to see Nothing Like a Dame. Does anyone know what the exact date is that shows no longer become eligible for this year's Tonys and must wait until next year? Just curious. Thanks.

Updated On: 2/15/14 at 05:53 AM

I have heard that there are certain people on these threads that are getting paid to post negative comments about shows. Seems these people post their opinions about a given show on every thread they can even if there is no relevance. Certainly destroys the validity of certain comments. Makes one wonder!

If you're talking about jay, he's not "certain people" he's one the board's most liked and respected members, and he's not off in his perception about Cry Baby. Even if the show was to get a nomination it has strong odds against it.

If you want to make anyone believe that someone has influenced or even paid to trash a musical theater masterpiece, you're just kidding yourself.

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Not all these shows will get nominated, but this is what I think they should preform anyway:

A Catered Affair: One White Dress/Vision.
Grease: You're the One that I Want
Gypsy: Together Wherever We Go, but they will do Roses Turn.
In The Heights: Medley
Passing Strange: Amsterdam, or Keys.
South Pacific: Medley, just makes the most sense.
Sunday in the Park With George: We Do Not Belong Together
The Little Mermaid: Under the Sea, even though it sucks.
Young Frankenstein: Puttin' on the Ritz
Xanadu: Xanadu, but they will most likely end up doing a Medley.

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Updated On: 4/19/08 at 12:20 PM