TODAY Show "Best of Broadway" Week 2023 2.0

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 5/1/23 at 12:32pm

Apparently, TODAY is doing another one of these for Tony nominations week, with performances from the plaza. 

• 5/1 — Camelot
• 5/2 — Some Like It Hot
• 5/4 — Shucked
• 5/5 — A Beautiful Noise

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 5/1/23 at 12:33pm

Great performance from CAMELOT this morning!

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 5/1/23 at 12:35pm

Phillipa Soo and the company of Camelot performing "The Lusty Month of May":

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Watch-Phillipa-Soo-the-CAMELOT-Cast-Perform-The-Lusty-Month-of-May-on-THE-TODAY-SHOW-20230501

[HenryTDobson]

Posted: 5/1/23 at 3:20pm

What a lovely performance!! Makes me hope for Phillipa nomination tomorrow, either category (or both!)

[nativenewyorker2]

Posted: 5/1/23 at 3:47pm

Snooooze. It made me not want to sit through it for 3 hrs

[BETTY22]

Posted: 5/1/23 at 4:48pm

That was fantastic.

I do love a classic Broadway show tune in the mornings when I'm getting ready for work.

I've been humming it all day 

 

[bwayobsessed]

Posted: 5/1/23 at 5:13pm

For a song called the Lusty Month of May, the choreography is rather sexless

[MCfan2]

Posted: 5/1/23 at 6:39pm

Her voice is just heavenly. And those costumes are gorgeous.

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 5/1/23 at 6:43pm

The cast did a great job today and reminded me of why I love this revival so much!  I saw it again this past weekend and feel in love all over again 

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 5/1/23 at 7:45pm

its funny, that performance underwhelmed me, even though I enjoyed it live during the show, probably because of what a JOLT it felt like to the otherwise sedate production.

that said, as someone who was a polite Phillippa Soo appreciator (she was fine in Hamilton, but Lexi Lawson and Alysha Deslorieux were just as great), kudos to her for the incredible year she has had doing such vibrant modern takes on classics like Cinderella, Sarah Brown and Guinevere. I still think she was friggin radiant and brilliant in Camelot, and made the most out of Sorkin's edits. I really hope she gets recognized tomorrow morning. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 5/2/23 at 12:51pm

NaTasha Yvette Williams and the company of the most Tony-nominated show of the season, Some Like It Hot, performing “What Are You Thirsty For?”:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-SOME-LIKE-IT-HOT-Performs-What-Are-You-Thirsty-For-on-TODAY-Watch-their-Tony-Nominations-Reaction-20230502

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 5/2/23 at 1:36pm

Anyone know why Broadway week isn't being celebrated tomorrow?

[JudyDenmark]

Posted: 5/2/23 at 8:16pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "NaTasha Yvette Williams and the company of the most Tony-nominated show of the season,Some Like It Hot, performing “What Are You Thirsty For?”:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-SOME-LIKE-IT-HOT-Performs-What-Are-You-Thirsty-For-on-TODAY-Watch-their-Tony-Nominations-Reaction-20230502"

That was great! I love how over the moon NaTasha Yvette Williams is before she even knew she was a nominee herself. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 5/4/23 at 11:46am

Grey Henson, Ashley D. Kelley, and the company of Shucked performing “Corn”:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Watch-SHUCKED-Perform-Corn-on-the-TODAY-SHOW-20230504

Andrew Durand, Kevin Cahoon, and the male company performing “Best Man Wins”:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Watch-SHUCKED-Perform-Best-Man-Wins-on-the-TODAY-SHOW-20230504

[BETTY22]

Posted: 5/4/23 at 3:09pm

Shucked lead producer Mike Bosner is married to TODAY SHOW booker Brittany Schreiber.

 

[HenryTDobson]

Posted: 5/4/23 at 3:28pm

Fun performances but I feel like Shucked is fighting an uphill battle. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 5/5/23 at 9:21am

That was a nice medley from A BEAUTIFUL NOISE this morning. If they perform on the Tony Awards, I think we'll see something similar.

[Bwayfan12092]

Posted: 5/5/23 at 9:37am

Am I correct that Wednesday was skipped? 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 5/5/23 at 11:53am

Will Swenson, Robyn Hurder, and the company of A Beautiful Noise performing “Cracklin’ Rosie / Forever in Blue Jeans / Sweet Caroline”:

https://www.today.com/video/cast-of-a-beautiful-noise-performs-medley-of-neil-diamond-songs-172939845618

[bholtzinger544]

Posted: 5/5/23 at 12:32pm

Since they weren't nominated for anything, will they be invited to perform? 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 5/5/23 at 2:46pm

bholtzinger544 said: "Since they weren't nominated for anything, will they be invited to perform?"

I think it's more or less if the producers want the show to perform, they have to ask. They also won't be given the 4+ minutes to perform and will likely get around 2 minutes and 30 seconds instead. Similar situation to when The Cher Show performed during the 2019 Ceremony.