Who performs at the Tony Awards? (predictions)

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 10:13am

So… who gets to perform at the Tony awards this year? It’ll probably be determined by nominations… 

Let’s speculate.

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 10:14am

Also I counted 11 performances from shows last year, unless anyone can dispute correct me on that.

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 10:19am

Immediate Assumptions...

Probably Definitely

- Illinoise

- Hell's Kitchen

- The Outsiders

- The Who's Tommy

- Water For Elephants

- Suffs

- The Notebook

- Cabaret

- The Wiz

- Back To The Future

- Merrily We Roll Along

 

Maybe depending on how things shake out?

- Heart of Rock and Roll

- Days of Wine and Roses

- Gatsby

- Lempicka

 

I can't imagine a performance but maybe?

- Here Lies Love

- H2DIO

- Gutenberg

- OUAOMT

- Spamalot

- Harmony

 

My point being though, there isn't enough room for everyone... including the "worthy shows" depending on opinion. I just don't think there's enough airtime.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 11:09am

I also assume Disney shoehorns in a 10th anniversary Aladdin performance as well, right?

[Tag]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 11:19am

Wonder if we'll get a Erivo/Grande performance.
Possibly presenting at the Oscars was enough for them.

[quizking101]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 11:19am

TOMMY would be best served by a “Pinball Wizard” and “Listening to You” mashup so it shows the ensemble work and gives Ali his own showcase.

SUFFS would never do it, but “Great American Bitch” would be a riot.

CABARET will probably do “Wilkommen” since that’s really what they always do. 

HERE LIES LOVE could do “Child of the Philippines” and/or “Opposite Attraction”, which is just Conrad & Arielle and some of the boys.

GATSBY will probably do “Roaring On” into “My Green Light”

THE WIZ probably will do “Ease On Down The Road”

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 11:29am

If by some chance Here Lies Love gets nominated for best musical, I’d like Moses to lead “God Draws Straight” featuring every Filipino actor on Broadway this season on that stage. I imagine Byrne comes out too and strums along to the final chorus.

Updated On: 3/30/24 at 11:29 AM

[The8re phan]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 11:42am

EDSOSLO858 said: "...... I imagine Byrne comes out too and strums along to the final chorus."

I had expected that to happen at the final performance, but am glad he wisely chose not to, and simply left it up to the cast to tell their own story.  Am happy to have at least hung out with him on the dance floor at that final show thou! :)

 

[Kad]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 11:57am

I really doubt Here Lies Love will be performing even if it were to sneak into major nominations. It’s long closed and where are they going to get the money to do it? 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 12:36pm

Tag said: "Wonder if we'll get a Erivo/Grande performance.
Possibly presenting at the Oscars was enough for them."

I think it’s more likely Wicked does a performance for the shows 20th anniversary. I could see Erivo and Grande introducing a performance from the broadway cast. Wicked has previously done a performance for their 10th anniversary on the 2014 telecast.

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 12:48pm

Call_me_jorge said: "Tag said: "Wonder if we'll get a Erivo/Grande performance.
Possibly presenting at the Oscars was enough for them."

I think it’s more likely Wicked does a performance for the shows 20th anniversary. I could see Erivo and Grande introducing a performance from the broadway cast. Wicked has previously done a performance for their 10th anniversary on the 2014 telecast."

If that’s the route they wanna go, I’d love a celebration performance with lots of Glindas and Elphabas having their moment with Grande and Erivo taking part.

[JSquared2]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 1:03pm

I’m guessing that every new musical that’s still running (and that can afford to pay for it) will perform on the Tonys —even if it’s not nominated for Best Musical or Revival. No closed show will perform. It’s the best (maybe only)shot some of these underperforming shows will have to make a splash. 

[Tag]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 1:40pm

Also wish they'd continue the 'throwback' performances like they did in 2021(?). 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 1:41pm

On the topic of presenters, some fun ideas off the top of my head:

Angelia Jolie: The Outsiders

Rachel McAdams: The Notebook

Alicia Keys: Hells Kitchen(honestly, she might even perform with them)

Michael Cerveris: Tommy

Aaron Tveit: Carabet

I’m sure CBS will try to shoe-horn in whatever NCIS star or new sitcom cast members in there somewhere.

[quizking101]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 1:47pm

Call_me_jorge said: "On the topic of presenters, some fun ideas off the top of my head:

Angelia Jolie: The Outsiders

Rachel McAdams: The Notebook

Alicia Keys: Hells Kitchen(honestly, she might even perform with them)

Michael Cerveris: Tommy

Aaron Tveit: Carabet

I’m sure CBS will try to shoe-horn in whatever NCIS star or new sitcom cast members in there somewhere."

Why use Cerveris when Pete Townshend is still alive and VERY much involved in this production.

Why Aaron Tveit for Cabaret? There is no connection whatsoever and nobody would really know or care who he was

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 2:00pm

Maybe Pete will perform with the cast!

I was thinking Aaron Tveit for the Eddie Redmayne/Les Miserables connection. 

Updated On: 3/30/24 at 02:00 PM

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 3:50pm

JSquared2 said: "I’m guessing that every new musical that’s still running (and that can afford to pay for it) will perform on the Tonys —even if it’s not nominated for Best Musical or Revival. No closed show will perform. It’s the best (maybe only)shot some of these underperforming shows will have to make a splash."

That sounds like a long as hell ceremony 

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 10:04pm

Last year, all the nominated musicals and revivals performed plus A Beautiful Noise probably partly because it was the only new musical running that wasn't nominated (and because they paid for it).

There probably won't be enough room for that this time with plenty of new musicals likely to still be running. Think back to a time like 2017 where A Bronx Tale, Anastasia and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory were all doing decent business but none of them performed because they weren't nominated for Best Musical. Meanwhile, Falsettos performed even though it was closed because it was nominated.

So it's going to be all the nominees plus maybe some special performances but I don't think we'll see the non-nominated shows performing.

[Miss10036]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 11:09pm

Might Stereophonic perform?  I’m trying to think of whether there’s precedent for nominated plays with music performing numbers at the Tonys, not that there has to be.

(I’m not seeing it until Tuesday, so I don’t know the score yet.)

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 11:19pm

Miss10036 said: "Might Stereophonic perform? I’m trying to think of whether there’s precedent for nominated plays with music performing numbers at the Tonys, not that there has to be.

(I’m not seeing it until Tuesday, so I don’t know the score yet.)"

Definitely possible. Choir Boy performed in 2019.

[Miss10036]

Posted: 3/30/24 at 11:33pm

Ah of course, thanks!  And if they get a score nomination, I imagine they’ll want to show it off.