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#51

Riedel on Scrambling to Find a Tony Host

Posted: 4/14/17 at 4:32pm

Jennifer Tepper suggested Billy Eichner on social media and I can't get the idea out of my head. He's a genius.

Colbert would of course be wonderful. I'd love to see him and Benanti do it together actually. They have great chemistry. I loved the year Alan Cumming and Kristen Chenoweth did it. Have they been approached?

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

#52

Riedel on Scrambling to Find a Tony Host

Posted: 4/14/17 at 4:36pm

Green_Flash said: "Rachel Bloom from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend would be great. She's hilarious and can sing and write music!

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I think she would be great as well!

Would they ever consider bringing back Rosie to host? I thought she did great all the years she hosted.

#53

Riedel on Scrambling to Find a Tony Host

Posted: 4/14/17 at 4:39pm

Anna Kendrick

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

#54

Riedel on Scrambling to Find a Tony Host

Posted: 4/14/17 at 4:43pm

Surely the days are over for those big over the top look how fabulous I am opening numbers, the comedic put downs of performers, the childish dressing up and accidental stuff ups.

How about some class, humorous and intelligent show biz information delivered by ???

And please stop the idle non funny banter between 2 presenters before each announcement.

The show is about rewarding performers for their work; there is too much juvenile 'fill in' before the next award.

The songs from the shows nominated and perhaps those that weren't is what this theatre lover would love to see.

But of course none of that would rate well.

#55

Riedel on Scrambling to Find a Tony Host

Posted: 4/14/17 at 5:38pm

AUDRA MUTHA FREAKING MCDONALD. The TONY Queen. Broadway Goddess. Triple Threat. Hilarious. Outspoken Activist. Woman of Color. New Mom. I mean, why is this even a discussion???? I think we could do without a white man for a COUPLE years...just saying. Let's shake it up!!!!!

#56

Riedel on Scrambling to Find a Tony Host

Posted: 4/14/17 at 7:38pm

I agree that Billy Eichner would be HILARIOUS! Though I'm still hoping in vain that it's Mulaney and Kroll.

#57

Riedel on Scrambling to Find a Tony Host

Posted: 4/14/17 at 8:16pm

When I had asked Rosie about a return to Broadway or the Tony Awards, she said, "Broadway need only ask, and I will be there".... So I don't know why they aren't calling her in. I actually really liked as a host as well.

#58

Riedel on Scrambling to Find a Tony Host

Posted: 4/14/17 at 8:25pm

I love Rosie too. I would like to see her host again. It would be hilarious if she started going after Trump! And isn't Audra in London doing Lady Day? She can't host this year.

#59

Riedel on Scrambling to Find a Tony Host

Posted: 4/14/17 at 9:21pm

Alec Baldwin & Laura Benanti

"Anything you do, let it it come from you--then it will be new." Sunday in the Park with George

#60

Riedel on Scrambling to Find a Tony Host

Posted: 4/14/17 at 9:26pm

Josh Gad gets my vote.

#61

Riedel on Scrambling to Find a Tony Host

Posted: 4/14/17 at 10:01pm

James Monroe Iglehart- the genie from Aladdin who is now Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton - he'd be amazing.

#62

Riedel on Scrambling to Find a Tony Host

Posted: 4/14/17 at 10:47pm

LegallyBroadway2 said: "Josh Gad gets my vote.

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That's exactly who I was going to suggest as well. Broadway chops AND recent hit movie. Granted, his two big movies are for Disney / ABC. But he could be entertaining.

#63

Riedel on Scrambling to Find a Tony Host

Posted: 4/15/17 at 1:39am

Billy Eichner and Rachel Bloom would be a fun team!

"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop

#64

Riedel on Scrambling to Find a Tony Host

Posted: 4/15/17 at 10:09am

Frank DiLella and "Broadway Whispers"

#65

Riedel on Scrambling to Find a Tony Host

Posted: 4/15/17 at 11:18pm

Aaron Tveit, Jeremy Jordan or Josh Groban.

#66

Riedel on Scrambling to Find a Tony Host

Posted: 4/15/17 at 11:27pm

DAME said: "ACL2006 said: "I wonder, considering how desperate they are, if they'd ask Whoopi Goldberg. She lives in NY and has hosted the Oscars before. They have less than 2 months.

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Whoopi is ABC, I am not sure but they probably have to remain within the CBS roster or someone not attached to a network for host.

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Didn't Whoopi join The View in 2007 and then host the 2008 Tony Awards?

#67

Riedel on Scrambling to Find a Tony Host

Posted: 4/16/17 at 2:04am

You are right!

HUSSY POWER! ------ HUSSY POWER!

#68

Riedel on Scrambling to Find a Tony Host

Posted: 4/16/17 at 3:37am

Back Row said: "4. No host announced before the show, with an opening number featuring a casting call for host, with "auditions" by various show biz folks that would continue throughout the show, finally announcing '"the host" at the end of the show. "

With 'I Hope I Get It' as the opening number!

#69

Riedel on Scrambling to Find a Tony Host

Posted: 4/16/17 at 4:28am

I feel like all the obvious choices (like Colbert, who would be amazing) probably have been approached at this point.

I want to throw out another double-host combo: Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles. Both are hilarious, both are in shows right now (neither would probably do it alone of top of 8 shows a week) and both would be good for ratings. Plus they seem to be friends, so I'm sure they could play well off each other.

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