Who should host the 2016 Tonys?

Personally I have been wanting Lin Manuel or Laura Benanti to host for a while, but given that theyre busy with Hamilton and She Loves Me respectively, the probably won't be able to. Given this I was thinking Josh Groban would be a good choice. He has a big name and he will be on Broadway in the fall so it will be good publicity for that. I would love to see what he does with the hosting gig. What do you guys think?

Updated On: 1/9/16 at 08:34 PM

Here's my suggestions:

Stephen Colbert-He has a talk show on CBS, plus he's an avid supporter of Broadway.

James Corden-He also has a talk show on CBS, plus he's a recent Tony winner.

Steve Martin-He's got a musical coming to Broadway soon, plus he's proven to be a pretty successful Oscar host.

Updated On: 1/8/16 at 09:06 PM

Jon groff, though he's probably that big of a name. They can always get the glee cast to cohost with him. I actually think jane lynch would be a great choice. Though since its the 70th ceremony they should get nph, isn't he still on a contract with NBC to produce another show though, and he can performs bigger again. why couldn't they wait to perform bigger for this years tony awards.

James Corden works in la. He can't really take a month off from his show for a one time gig.

Lin is popular right now as creator and web personality, but for a polyglot talent whose presence and performance is probably the weakest of their many attributes, hosting an award show isn't the right showcase for him. Writing original material for it and doing a crowd pleasing rap cameo is more his speed.

Groban, Miranda and Groff don't have the chops for it, Corden is both a logistical nightmare and less well known than any of those. Harris is a no, Lynch a possible maybe and that leaves Martin and Colbert as the front runners.

A combination of Jane Lynch and a couple of BW vets in CBS shows, say Jeremy Jordan and Matt Morrison. They take care of the singing and dancing and she handles the Host's jokes/punchlines.

Lynch just hosted the Peoples Choice and I thought she was awful, so no thank you.

^He's gonna have a recurring role on The Good Wife.

"and a couple of BW vets in CBS shows, say Jeremy Jordan and Matt Morrison."

They would be great duetting on "Bosom Buddies," wouldn't they?

Lin Manuel has become one of the all-time Broadway legends in the past year and would be the best choice, although his plate is obviously very full. Maybe give him an opening, a closing, one or two moments in between, and have a lot of well-known-in-all-media presenters (Cranston, Mirren, Groff, Lavin, Pacino, Groban, SJP) throughout the show to keep 'em watching.

Updated On: 1/9/16 at 08:23 AM

I think this year's Tony Awards have a great shot at being very mainstream thanks to several of the stars and shows on Broadway this season.

Bright Star-Steve Martin & Edie Brickell's musical.

Hamilton-The biggest pop culture phenomenon to have come out of Broadway since The Book of Mormon. When it was covered on 60 Minutes, it was the highest rated broadcast in recent memory.

On Your Feet!-Gloria & Emilio Estefan's jukebox/biomusical.

School of Rock-Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical.

Waitress-Sara Bareilles' musical.

Hamilfan2, can you at least fix the goddamn apostrophe?!

mamaleh said: "The perfect host: Hugh Jackman--if he's not off filming a movie.

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Seriously? I love Hugh but he was so boring last time he hosted.

"James Corden works in la. He can't really take a month off from his show for a one time gig."

Who says he has to take a month? He writes the gig in LA, comes to New York for a weekend and flies home the next day. It's happened before and I'm sure it could happen again. The most I could see is him missing a few of his shows.

God, please, no Jane Lynch. I shudder at the thought.

Colbert or Corden FTW!!!!!!