Posted: 10/18/18 at 4:13pm
My votes for KONG!
Updated On: 10/18/18 at 04:13 PM
Posted: 10/18/18 at 4:16pm
Rachel Bloom? Not sure if she's a "big" enough name, but she's been doing the backstage stuff for two years now, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is in its final series. I'm not totally sure if she's popular enough with Broadway audiences though.
Posted: 10/18/18 at 4:21pm
Posted: 10/18/18 at 5:17pm
Interesting article about live telecasts and ratings. The Tonys actually went up in viewers as the Oscars and Grammys went down.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/11/arts/television/tony-awards-tv-ratings.html
It is really an issue with people watching broadcast television. More and more viewers watch streaming or Hulu versions of their favorite shows and events.
It would be interesting to see how many viewers watched an award show via DVR or other service after the live event?
The days of only watching TV with an original broadcast date are over.
Updated On: 10/18/18 at 05:17 PM
Posted: 10/18/18 at 5:21pm
Posted: 10/18/18 at 5:23pm
OKBroadwayFan said: "It would be interesting to see how many viewers watched an award show via DVR or other service after the live event?"
I don't even think it's a DVR thing - almost everyone I know has cut cable altogether. CBS All Access exists, but I'm not sure how popular it is... and I don't know how many people would pay for the whole show on iTunes. Definitely a problem for lots of broadcast programming, not just the Tonys.
Posted: 10/18/18 at 6:14pm
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Posted: 10/18/18 at 7:18pm
Theatrefanboy1 said: "So. I’m gonna go out on a limb. My hope is that Cher takes on hosting the tonys this season. I mean she has experience and the stories and skits and experience with costume changes. It would also be a great way for her to promote the Cher Show. Because I think it’s pretty safe to say that it won’t be taking home any Tony’s "
There’s a better chance of Donna Summer hosting than there is of Cher doing it.
Posted: 3/11/19 at 4:57pm
Posted: 3/11/19 at 5:58pm
He NEEDS to do it! His sense of humor would be perfect for the show, and he's such a big theatre kid that it would be amazing.
Posted: 3/11/19 at 6:32pm
Mike Barrett said: "Well John Mulaney has now publicly said he would host the Tonys. They have no excuse this year."
I don't think he was ever a hard get for this, but the network will still rather a bigger name like Colbert.
Nothing against Mulaney, I'm seeing him do standup on Saturday...
Posted: 3/12/19 at 12:10am
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Posted: 3/18/19 at 12:12am
Soooo thought about this one tonight but what about Darren Criss? He's very IN right now as he is riding on that popularity high with his Emmy and Golden Globe wins. He would certainly help to pull in some outsiders to tune in while still kind of keeping it in the theatre family.
Posted: 3/18/19 at 12:16am
It's a lot of work for very little pay. Most people probably don't want to do it. If LMM had wanted to do it over the last decade, he would have. The Oscars went really well without one, I don't think it's necessary.
Posted: 3/18/19 at 2:46am
LuPita2 said: "If LMM had wanted to do it over the last decade, he would have."
Well, CBS would only have wanted him to do it at all for the past 2 years...
