The 79th Annual Tony Awards Telecast! — Page 14

ViniFromBrazil said: "By coincidence I have seen every revivalnominee but none of the New Musicals.

From the numbers tonight the one I enjoyed the most was shockingly Two Strangers. Easy to understand and great voices. Next was Schmigadoon. Also easy to understand and vivacious choreography. Titanic seems fun but the singing was lacking. The Lost Boys to be honest looked better in the little clip before the performance. I’m still scratching my head with the performance, I didn’t understand what that family has to do with the vampire band and why the vampires looked like regular people? Maybe I need to read the synopsis before going in."

The plot when you see it is easy to follow, no studying ahead of time is needed.

BentleyB said: "gibsons2 said: "djoko84 said: "gibsons2 said: "ACL2006 said: "Lorne Michaelsclearly bought his Tonys to try and get a 3rd season of this over-the-top musical."

I'm disgusted. Honestly, if the big check is all that it takes for Tony voters to fold and pick the mediocre ****e like Schmigadoon, then maybe Broadway deserves to collapse. I suppose people will keep paying when A list celebs are cast in acclaimed play revivals, but the new Broadway musical is dead. What a damn shame."

Actually, next year will have Paddington,Benjamin Button, and maybe Mexodus so the Broadway musical isn't dead. You're just having a tween tantrum because you have no taste."

I'm in my 40s and have a very good taste. When votes are clearly bought, it should make any Broadway fan angry. Enjoy your AI slop musical."

I am guessing by your many posts that you hate “Schmigadoon!”? Please explain to me like an adult how exactly you buy votes for a Tony Award? How much does it cost? I am really looking forward to getting one for a friend’s birthday."

You should be asking Lorne Michaels and that MAGA Blackstone woman these questions. They know

Updated On: 6/8/26 at 12:33 AM

Broadway has become VEGAS. RIP.

I feel bad for Marla Mindelle, I know she’s a perfectionist and overthinker and suffers from Tinnitus, but her vocals were not great tonight. she was funny in her Celine Dion bits, but her voice was shaky and I know she can sing way better.

Pvr'd this while I was out this afternoon (on the West Coast) & just quickly zipped through the telecast now. I thought Schmigadoon, Titanique,& Lost Boys were all pretty awful & didn't sell me. Rocky Horror looked OK, but I'm not jumping on it at the prices they're asking for Fall. Ragtime still looks as fantastic as when I saw it last Fall. Glad it took home the awards it did. Pretty sad when Chicago probably had one of the best performances of the night, and the new shows don't compare favorably.

"A Chorus Line Tribute
Rachel sounded great but what in the world was the point of this? I kept expecting there to be SOMETHING and it was just her singing the song. Felt very unnecessary."

The weirdest performance...isn't this musical supposed to be a DANCE extravaganza??? And they had Rachel sing and that's it? So baffling...

EDSOSLO858 said: "Some other pleasantsurprises throughout the night that caught my eye:

• Seeing the whole opening number after hearing the demo was mind-blowing. Kudos Megan Thee Stallion for spitting a Broadway season-adjacent verse in her Zidler attire.
• The Neil Patrick HarrisPADDINGTON teaser. All but assures its arrival on Broadway sometime next season, if not its exact timeframe or house just yet.
• Willow looked absolutely gorgeous tonight. I look forward to following her throughout her career.
• Michael James Scott, though, had the princess track of the night. How gracious that the Tony telecast let hm run through the BOM mud hut just to shout, "I have maggots in my scrotum!"
• Not only did Nathan Lane acceptthe best revival of a play award for SALESMAN, I didn't see a trace of Rudin in sight, at least not on that stage. Good.
• The guitar player during Leslie Odom Jr.'s "Without You" was sneaky good, and I'm almost ashamed to say I was watching him for a lot of those few minutes.
• The beauty in silence — I could feel the room hold its collective breath specifically when the New Rochelle elite, Negroes, and immigrants collided in the middle of the RAGTIME performance, as well as when Michael is first smitten with Star during THE LOST BOYS.
• Speaking of THE LOST BOYS, Ali ending with "Thank you Radio City!" was a nice touch. (Live, it's "Thank you Santa Carla!" ) His featured actor win was the shocker of the night.
• The orchestra greeting Billy Crystal with a selection from MR. SATURDAY NIGHT. Don't get me started...!
• We've got a first preview date for Crystal's new solo show 860 - P!nk revealed it's October 1.

"

Look what I’m scared of is how long Cats has after this…

Having just returned from NYC, and after seeing the performances tonight, I’m not regretting passing on Lost Boys, or Ragtime. The Titanique song tonight was not even remotely what I saw/heard last week! Not sure what the problem was.

Shoshana Bean was my first Elphaba. Cassie Levy was also one of my favorite Elphaba’s. She’s incredible. But dang, I was rooting for Sara Chase!


Very happy for Schmigadoon. I smiled/laughed through the entire show!Thought McKenzie Kurtz and Max Clayton deserved nominations!

Pink was great!

Updated On: 6/8/26 at 01:41 AM

inception said: "Pvr'd this while I was out this afternoon (on the West Coast) & just quickly zipped through thetelecast now. I thought Schmigadoon, Titanique,& Lost Boys were all pretty awful & didn't sell me. Rocky Horror looked OK, but I'm not jumping on it at the prices they're asking forFall. Ragtime still looks as fantastic as when I saw it last Fall.Glad it took home the awards it did. Pretty sad when Chicago probably had one of the best performances of the night, and the new shows don't compare favorably. "

In fairness, Chicago is one of the greatest musicals of all time. If you put excellent performers in it, that show is tough to beat.

This has been true for decades now, but it just occurred to me - because it was at the Tony Awards - that Sunday night was just another example of how Chicago has completely surpassed A Chorus Line. The latter show pummeled Chicago all those years ago and was a massive hit while Chicago limped along, saved by Liza Minelli’s turn as a replacement.

But when it comes time to honor them 50 years later, A Chorus Line gets a single ballad by a young actor promoting her upcoming musical, no dance, and a short blurb showing what a phenomenon the musical was at the time.

Chicago, introduced as the longest-running revival in Broadway history, gets a three-song medley - introduced by a star of the Oscar-winning film - with Broadway star Alex Newell and pop star (and show host) Pink that brings down the house.

It’s probably unfair to A Chorus Line to make the comparison just because the musicals opened in the same season. A Chorus Line was a big success in a local production in San Francisco a few years ago and is playing in St. Paul, Minnesota now - so it’s hardly vanished. The Chicago revival gets by now on low running costs and successful stunt casting.

But the comparisons have always been out there, fair or not. At this point, A Chorus Line is treated respectfully but as a relic from another age at the Tonys. Chicago gets top billing.

Updated On: 6/8/26 at 03:43 AM

James2 said: "djoko84 said: "James2 said: "Schmigadoon is performing first, which makes me doubt its Best Musical chances. Except for Moulin Rouge in 2021, no Best Musical winner has performed first in the 25 years I've been watching this show."

Schmigadoon! isn't winning anything until Best Musical so it makes sense they would be first instead of coming out of the blue at the end and then winning the big award. Plus, the fact that you mention Moulin Rouge during the COVID year which doesn't really count as a Tony show is laughable"

It's been a noticeable pattern. These were the first Best Musical nominee performances each year I've been watching:

2001: The Full Monty

2002: Mamma Mia!

2003: Movin' Out

2004: Caroline, or Change

2005: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

2006: The Drowsy Chaperone

2007: Curtains

2008: Cry-Baby

2009: Shrek

2010: Million Dollar Quartet

2011: Catch Me If You Can

2012: Newsies

2013: Matilda

2014: After Midnight

2015: Something Rotten!

2016: School of Rock

2017: Come From Away

2018: Mean Girls

2019: Ain't Too Proud

2021: Moulin Rouge!

2022: MJ

2023: New York, New York

2024: Hell's Kitchen

2025: Death Becomes Her"


so much for your pattern!

Rachel singing What I Did For Love just felt like she’s doing the exact same thing as Nicole did before she arrived on Broadway with Sunset. She sounded good, by it all feels so formulaic, and I agree, we should have had a dance number or even a chorus of dancers singing that song.

This could easily have gone no director for cats and 3 acting for ragtime so let's be happy