Tony's in light of Orlando shooting. — Page 2

Dave13 said: "The show must go on. It was a terrorist attack. Terrorism wins if people stop carrying on with their lives. That's why it is called terrorism."

Could not have said it better myself.

I think it's a wise choice for the show to go on tonight. It shows that the LGBT community will not be silenced.

(I'm curious to see what tone is set, if it's an overall somber mood or if it is as celebratory as usual.)

The awards should stay on. We can't give in to terrorism. They should have a moment of silence, and then go on with the show. We can find joy through sorrow.

If they were planning a sassy irreverent opening, I'm sure that will be cancelled. Why do I feel an inspiring song from Audra is what we need...

I have no idea WHAT the opening is, but they've already rehearsed it twice.



I would hope they start with their decication/moment of silence and then go to "the plan".

Can you imagine if the Hamilton number is My Shot and if they decide to change it now with so little time......sure Lin will make the right choice tonight..

Today on Oak's Instagram, the cast is wearing white which suggests they'll be performing either "Alexander Hamilton" or "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story?"

I don't understand - why would it be bad if Hamilton performed "My Shot?"

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_575d8202e4b0e39a28add7f0?

It seems gun control isn't the only issue... Like Donald Trump, things as terrible as this massacre pull us away from the bubbles we live in and remind us how ****ed up we are and how long the way we still need to go is.

However, to say that we need to put theater aside so we can brace ourselves for the horrible reality is to take theater too lightly. Theater is not just an escape or an easy way to temporarily get in another bubble, but instead the imagination of what the world can and should be and a reminder that actions must be taken. We have Hamilton, which disseminates the hope to new immigrants and countless school kids that whatever color your skin is, you can achieve something great as long as you are (young), scrappy and hungry. We have Spring Awakening, which, despite Davenport's stunt, shows the world that no one deserves to be forgotten regardless of their physical difficulties, because they are also goddamn talented. We also have Shuffle Along, The Color Purple, Waitress... The show must go on, for the whole nation and the world need to see what we can and should be.

All sass and crass should be cut. We can still be entertained and cheered up without it; to perform something sassy would come off as completely tone deaf to what happened less than 24 hours earlier. The awards can be fun and respectful in tone.

Nettik said: "Today on Oak's Instagram, the cast is wearing white which suggests they'll be performing either "Alexander Hamilton" or "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story?"



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Are you sure that's Tony related as opposed to the clothes they wear at today's matinee? 3 hours ahead of time is early to be in costume but I don't think they are doing the opening again or the closing, neither makes sense.

This isn't quite the same situation, but I remember that the Grammys a few years ago were the day after Whitney Houston's death, and Bruno Mars was supposed to be the opener, but they changed it to Bruce Springsteen out of respect. Maybe the Tonys will do something similar.