Along with this, the casts of "Rent" and "The Lion King" will be performing on the Tonys telecast this year. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Rent" and "Lion King" Casts to Perform on 2008 Tony Awards by Andrew Gans 29 May 2008 PLAYBILL.com
The 2008 Tony Awards will feature performances from the casts of "Rent" and "The Lion King."
The original principal cast of Jonathan Larson's "Rent" will join the show's current company to celebrate the the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical's lengthy run, which ends Sept. 7 at the Nederlander Theatre. The current company of the Tony-winning musical "The Lion King" will also perform on the Tony telecast to celebrate the show's 10th anniversary. The Disney musical will open the telecast with "Circle of Life."
As previously announced, stage and screen star Whoopi Goldberg will host the 62nd Annual Tony Awards, which will be presented June 15. CBS-TV will broadcast the event live from Radio City Music Hall, 8-11 PM ET. (Red-carpet arrivals will begin at 6 PM).
The Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. CBS has broadcast the annual event since 1978.
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Also, according to Broadway.com, Whoopi announced on the view that she will be wearing a gown designed by Christian, winner of Project Runway 4! He is really making a name for himself in the A-list scene getting some really big gigs.
EMMYS FYC: Outstanding Comedy Series: The Office Outstanding Drama Series: Mad Men Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Steve Carell, The Office Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Jon Hamm, Mad Men Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, 30 Rock Outstanding Reality Series: Project Runway ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OSCARS FYC: Best Picture, The Dark Knight Best Direction, Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actor, Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight Best Animated Feature, Wall-E
I mean seriously, the best they can do is open the show with "Circle of Life"?
Yawn. We've saw that number performed on the Tonys in 1998. I know there's going to be a lack of popular, commercial musicals performing this year, but seriously, why do we need to see "The Lion King" again?
The best opening numbers in recent years were when Patti LuPone, Betty Buckley, and Jennifer Holliday joined Rosie O'Donnell in the opening number of the 1998 telecast and Hugh Jackman sang "One Night Only" with the Rockettes and the casts of all the nominated musicals in 2004. Those were openers.
But a played-out number from a show that's been running for 10 years on Broadway that almost everyone in North America who goes to the theater has already seen?
Yawn.
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