TONY Show Performances — Page 3

#51

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 3:18pm

Well if they really want Sweeney to do a medley..

I think the best possible choice would be..

the opening ballad. Starting with the door opening, and Donna "releasing" Tobias from his restraints. Then go into WORST PIES to showcase Patti. And if they really want a big ending. They could segway into "I'll come again when you have judge on the menu," and perform the ending of PRIEST. So it'll be like Sweeney is rejecting Lovett's pies when she performs WORST PIES, and then they go into PRIEST. Not sure how well that would work.

But I think the opening ballad, and Worst Pies are the best possible choices for a medley.

#52

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 3:22pm

The Wedding Singer should do It's Your Wedding Day

#53

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 4:04pm

Since Jim Dale is Threepenny's sole acting nominee, I have a feeling they might do his "Humans aren't smart enough" song (I don't know the name).

Either that, or perhaps "Mack the Knife" or "Solomon's Song"

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#54

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 4:15pm

Just wanted to let you all know - I was wrong about that WEDDING SINGER rumour. I'd heard it a while ago, but it seems that this has changed and they will perform.

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#55

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 4:27pm

I'm hoping to see "I'm Here" from The Color Purple again, though I have a feeling that the reprise of the title song will be what the producers pick to be performed.

Would love to see Worst Pies or Little Priest from Sweeney.

Cheers,

Christopher

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#56

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 4:30pm

theatertrash - what does a tv commercial have to do with performing on the Tonys?

#57

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 4:34pm

bring on hernando's! i <3 my local marylander megan lawrence =)

#58

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 4:39pm

They usually perform selections that feature the award they win.

Look upon last year's winners & previous winners.

I can make valid predictions of the winners after they annouce the performances.

#59

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 4:44pm

I would LOVE to see Drowsy do Show Off

#60

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 5:14pm

I have a feeling that Sweeney will do The Ballad. It's the opening number, so it doesn't give anything any plot and it's an ensemble number. Even though only three cast members are nominated, this version of Sweeney truly is an ensemble show and I think that the producers will want to put the focus on the ensemble.
If they decided to do something else, I think that Good, That's Good is the best choice- all three nominated actors are in it and everyone else is still in the scene as customers. I really don't want to see a shorted verison of A Little Priest.

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#61

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 5:19pm

i think that the pajama game will do hernando's hideaway but have kelli do the into (see also john lithgow doing the "summer in bulmont su mer (i probably butchered that)" speach to lead into Great Big Stuff

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#62

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 5:35pm

I really don't like the "Hernando's Hideaway" idea. Besides, it's EIGHT MINUTES long . . . at least on the recording. Personally, I wanna see "There Once Was A Man", but that's only because I'll never get to see the show.

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#63

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 5:41pm

there once was a man is my first choice too, but hernando's hideaway is recognizable and easily condensed (alot of the recording is incidental dialogue and dance break)

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#64

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 5:50pm

I would love "There Once Was a Man" - is it dynamic enough in this production to translate out of context? Not that it matters, it's sold out anyway, and it won't effect its transfer.

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#65

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 5:54pm

Therefore they are obligated to give me a good time by performing "There Once Was I Man".





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#66

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 5:58pm

I think Sweeney will do part of the opening ballad, then go into Sweeney singing "what's the sound of the world out there" for "A Little Priest" and then go on from there.

#67

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 6:12pm

I hope Felicia P. Fields gets to do, "Hell No!" Or they could just do What About Love? because it's LaChanze and Elisabeth.

Whatever, I don't care what they decide to do, I'm up for anything. Plus I want to see what Sweeney and Drowsy Chaperone do also!

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#68

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 6:27pm

Ahh! I'm thinking Drowsy should let Sutton begin with "Show Off", possibly get a bit of Beth Leavel's big song in there, and end with a bit of "Toledo Surprise".

#69

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 6:33pm

How do we know that they are going to do Medly's?

#70

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 7:46pm

Maybe Sweeney wiil do the Ballad and Have Mano and Patti sing the verses?

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#71

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 8:20pm

Updated On: 5/17/06 at 08:20 PM

#72

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 8:23pm

THE WOMAN IN WHITE was not nominated for Best Musical.

So it will not perform.

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#73

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 8:24pm

I hope they do like they did last year - with the video tribute to each show that closed. Then the other shows each performed a 45 sec or w/e it was thing.

#74

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 10:32pm

From Sweeney they should sing "God, That's Good" because it features all three nominees especially Patti.

#75

re: TONY Show Performances

Posted: 5/16/06 at 11:40pm

I agree BSOBW2. I loved how the unnominated and closed shows sitll got 45 seconds. And that way Lestat could do a bit of I Want More and Allison Fischer can show off her amazingness. And then Tarzan and In my Life and Woman in White can perform a tiny bit.

As for Sweeney they will probably (hopefully) do the balad with the coffin raising and all.

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