Tony Awards Host To Be Announced Next Week — Page 2

"The Award Show Era is over" - FindingNamo

correction: the Tony Award Show Era is over.

It won't be Rosie. She's too controversial.

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I want Harvey and Dame Edna.
Dueling Edna's.
What a blast if they both were in drag.
And then they could do the unthinkable, get the cast of FB to do various impersonations throughout the whole show.
Megan as Idina.
Christine Pedi could do Dame Edna in front of Dame Edna.
Simard could do Chenoweth.
A blast.

Updated On: 3/1/05 at 11:29 AM

COME ON BEA ARTHUR!!!!!!!

What? It could happen.

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I'm pretty sure that HUGH JACKMAN was already announced for a third year a month or so ago. The statement could have been retracted and I missed it, but I was sure I read that his wife announced that he was asked and accepted. Like I said, something may have happened that I missed - but Im pretty sure its HUGH again.

While I thought he was LEAPS & BOUNDS better last year and that the telecast last year was an all around wonderful Tony telecast - I still think its time for somebody different. When I watch those ROSIE tony tapes she was just sooooo good and there was a sense of community and respect when she hosted that no other matched in recent years.

Bernadette is ALWAYS a favorite to host, but placing her with a leading man to bring up the TV Q ratings is probable.

Carol Channing, Carol & Julie, Rosie, Bernadette & Hugh, Norbert & John, Matthew & Nathan (although this would work better next yr), Elaine Stritch, Whoopi, Brooke Sheilds & Hugh or several others would all be great choices!

The year Taye Diggs hosts the TONYS is the year I stop watching.

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Actually The Avenue Q Puppets would be fun.
Kate, Rod, Ricky, The Bad Idea Bears.
The Bad Idea Bears could hiss at the winners.
Trekkie could hit on some of the winners.

Updated On: 3/1/05 at 12:49 PM

Avenue Q puppets? That would be AWESOME! Good idea.

I think you all seem to forget the backlash in the press over the Tony's being "too gay".

Harvey in Drag as host? Never. Gonna. Happen.

You aren't going to find any Broadway "only" types hosting the Tony's. Rating are at an all time low and the only way to not have them go sub-nielsen is to keep a hollywood name as the host. Sorry. But that's the hard truth.

Oh,
I bet Rick Lyon could design some puppets of the nominee's.
Now that would be a blast. Maybe they could auction them for Broadway Cares.
The TONYS would be a blast with Ave Q Puppets.
Rod could talk about George W. And TREKKIE could bash him.
And they could bring at the George W Puppet from the debates.
Maybe Lucy could have a fling with a Clinton puppet.
The possibilities are endless.

Updated On: 3/1/05 at 01:11 PM

Who is FindingNamo2? And why are you FindingNamo2? Isn't one enough?

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While I would like Hugh to host, I think that to do it three years in a row is a little much... based on this board's reacting, they'd be saying 'everything old is old again'.

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