And as the spotlights dance across the mezzanine, the proverbial (pro-adverbial?) question is "Who will the next winner be?" Yes, it's nail-biting Tony season again, and this year it's almost a horse race. Last year's Hamilton seemed such a shoe-in, it was almost a why-bother event. You KNEW it would scoop every "Best", from Andy's choreography to Daveed's hair. But this year, we have 4 hopefuls: Labrador, a Russian comet-opera, teenage angst, and a Minchin-esque rodent on rinse/repeat. So why NOT celebrate!?
Along with sampling these newbies, who are sure to be presently sweating it out in Nominee Land, we'll spotlight the classic winners of the past (no, not all 68 of them...I had to hand pick). But because I almost always play Broadway At Its Best (not to mention Broadway At Its FLOP!), a lot of these samples you'll already know by heart; you'll be able to sing/tap/emote along to them. But there may be a quiz at the end, so do pay attention. There will be questions about dates. You may need a calculator. And maps. There will be maps. :)
And then watch the TONYS! You'll be primed!!!
Another Op'nin (Ensemble, Kiss Me Kate)
We Open In Venice (Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, Lisa Kirk, Harold
Lang, Kiss Me Kate)
Fugue for Tin Horns (Stubby Kaye, Johnny Silver, Douglas Deane,
Guys And Dolls)
Shall We Dance? (Gertrude Lawrence, Yul Brynner, The King And I)
Welcome To the Rock (Ensemble, Come From Away)Me And The Sky (Jenn Colella, Come From Away)
Seventy-Six Trombones (Robert Preston, The Music Man)
Who's Got The Pain? (Gwen Verdon, Ensemble, Damn Yankees)
Ti Voiglio Bene/Be Italian (Kathi Moss, Ensemble, Nine)
There Will Be Sun (Ensemble, Groundhog Day)
One Day (Barrett Doss, Groundhog Day)
Letters (Company, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812)
What I Did For Love (Priscilla Lopez, A Chorus Line)
Send In The Clowns (Glynis Johns, A Little Night Music)
With One Look (Patti Lupone, Sunset Boulevard)
Embraceable You (Jodie Benson, Harry Groener, Crazy For You)
Hello! (Andrew Rannells, Josh Gad, Ensemble, The Book Of Mormon)
We Can Do It (Nathan Lane, Mathew Broderick, The Producers)
Lost And Found (Rachel York, City Of Angels)
Circle Of Life (Tsidii Le Loka, Ensemble, The Lion King)
Falling Slowly (Steve Kazee, Cristin Miloiti, Once)
Flying Away (Sydney Lucas, Beth Malone, Emily Skeggs, Fun Home)
You're A D'ysquith (Jane Carr, Bryce Pinkham, A Gentleman's Guide
To Love And Murder)
Champagne (Karen Olivo, Lin-Manuel Miranda, In The Heights)
Satisfied (Renee Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Su, Lin-Manuel Miranda,
Hamilton)
Sincerely, Me (Ben Platt, Mike Faist, Will Roland, Dear Evan Hansen)
For Forever (Ben Platt, Dear Evan Hansen)
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