Tony Performance prediction — Page 3

JERSEY BOYS should do "Who Loves You?"

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SWEENEY will do a group number. No doubt about it.

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrel, I think what you really want is for them to just do all 2.5 hours of Sweeney Todd and broadcast it during the Tonys...

The cool thing about Sweeney is that they COULD do something like "A Little Priest" and it would still feature the entire cast, so it's possible. But I hate when Priest is shortened and I think "God, That's Good!" would be a lot better. Moments for Patti, Michael, and Mano to all shine (since all three will no doubt be nominated), awesome song, group number, and a lot easier to cram into four minutes than Priest.

Also, I like it. I mean. Patti and the tuba.

I'm betting "Who Loves You" for JB, possibly a medley for Color Purple? I like all the songs people are naming but I can't really think of any of them working for the show. I think a medley would work, though. Of what, I don't know, I'm not overly familiar with the score.

I think TCP will put "I'm Here" on stage simply to show off LaChanze. If she doesn't get a nod i would be assured that it would be put in a medley to show her off.

I agree with the sentiment that "they've gotta do at least a BIT of 'Can't Take My Eyes Off of You' if JLY is nominated." About the only thing wrong with the current medley they use on the press junket is that 'Can't Take..' starts off kinda slow... but, then again, it's perhaps the most famous song from the show, so it grabs attention right away without needing to be massively uptempo.

So, yeah. I'd say medley from "Jersey Boys", even if they do it all the time: Can't Take My Eyes Off of You/Walk Like a Man/Who Loves You?

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For Jersey Boys, what about Fallen Angel? Maybe not...I suppose they'd want to show off John, but at the same time give the other boys plenty of coverage.

They'll most likely stick with the medley they always do, though I hope not. Rag Doll wouldn't be too bad. Why don't they try one of the medley's from the cd. Stay/Let's Hang On, etc?

I would love for Sweeney to do "A Little Priest" or "God, That's Good!" Between those two, I think "God, That's Good!" has a slighty bigger chance, since it wouldn't be cut down as much and it features a little more of the cast, as opposed to just Patti and Michael.

But I agree with most people, I have a gut feeling that they're going to do "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd"

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I'm going to put my vote for medleys on all the nominated shows. Give up the superfluous "big star singing broadway song" and useless patter to give each nominated show the option to highlight 2-3 songs, if they so wish. Medleys give the audience to chance to get a better idea of the show, instead of just one big ensemble number which may not capture the essence of the show.

Good examples of medleys:
Into the Wood revival (bad audio aside)
Chicago
Spelling Bee

Of course, the shows that feel they can pull off their money shot in one big number, go ahead! But give each show 5 minutes to do what they want...in an ideal world, of course.

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Updated On: 4/2/06 at 01:33 PM

Generally there's up to 10 performances, with the 4 best musical and 4 best revival perfs if all are currently running. Then there's the specialty pieces, some combination of opening number/play nominee moments/host special number/special guest number.

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