this was the first real clue that billy elliot was gonna win, it was the opening number of the opening numer and got the longest time slot other than hair.
Did anyone else notice that while the guys from West Side Story and Guys and Dolls are singing, it sounds like someone backstage has their mike on? I can hear coughing and people warming up.
@MsBwaybabe ha you suck for not knowing that Josefina Scaglione was from Argentina. Clearly, your username should NOT be MsBwaybabe if you didn't know that. Good job.
@MsBwaybabe all hispanic people look different not just dark brown. josefina is from argentina which happens to contain a lot of lighter skinned people.
There was a very simple problem to these Tonys. All of the shows performed their best numbers in the opening number so their later performances were rather boring and not the best song choices.
@domenikaXxo kinda looks like her, you mean rizzo right? lolz haha at first to me she kind of looked like the woman who played janet in shock treatment but her voice sounded higher..... XD
@danceSINGactBWAY Okay. We have a compramise. You are correct about the warming up before the start of the show, but there are many other tech issues during the performance (Elton John's mike *not* on at the beginning; flat hitting the guy on the head etc.) I think the opening number was doomed from the word go.
Still looks as though it was awesome though. Wish I could have seen the whole show :(
@sambones718 Oy. watch it with the 'stupid unprofessional tech crew.' how many actors do you know that know how to use a soundboard or a lightboard so that they aren't singing as loud as they can in the dark? hm?
the 2009 tony awards was pretty much an audio nightmare. There were sound problems all night with Mics not working, and the stage managaers headset being broadcast and yea..... wow, lol.
I think ya'll need to focus on the performances and not the fact that the sound crew MADE A MISTAKE. They don't deserve to get fired for honest mishaps. Technical difficulties happen and people make mistakes. So shut up and enjoy the show!
@EYDstudios Except for the fact that the Tonys are notorious for having sound problems every year. It's basically a running joke at this point. It's not a mistake it's just plain not having their shit together, and it gets old.
This is so awesome. I just dislike it for the fact that they made a huge deal over Elton John, there was a lot more talented performers on the stage that night. Can't help but think the tony's were slightly fixed towards Billy Elliot this year, Next to Normal should have won in my opinion.
I'm from the Netherlands so i don't often watch the tony awards, but the first thing i noticed at 5:07 was that i immediatly thought: Hé, that's Rizzo from the movie Grease!
I remember watching this and being amazed at how many things went wrong. My high school theatre, as pathetic of equipment that we had, never had technical errors during a show.
Can we give the tech a break?! Yes, there were some mic screw-ups, but they had like a couple days to work out everything with everybody- not alot of time! This also highlights the actor's ability to overcome a tech error, just look at the Guys and Dolls video from the 09 Tony's! Mistakes happen, but we ARE still watching an excellent show right?
@SingingGeek05 They didn't have only "a couple days" to work out everything. Pre-production for the Tony's starts about 5 weeks before broadcast. Performance numbers for the opening begin 3 weeks in advance. Final decision happens 10-14 days before broadcast. Rehearsals start 5 days before the awards. Final dress rehearsal is the day before broadcast. My bf has been involved with the Tony's for the last 8 years. They have plenty of time. This time the techs just sucked. Plain and simple.
@Picard71 Thank you for correcting me! I guess I had misinformation because that info doesn't surprise me at all. It makes sense. So thanks for telling me :)
hahahahaahaha!! At around 2 minutes u can hear Karen and Josefina warming up backstage before they go on. I guess they didn't realize there mics were on. I can hear them clearly with my headphones! It's so funny
The sound board was horrible at this show. They couldn't turn some mics off or down when that person didn't need to be singing. you can hear the people backstage at 1:55 warming up and coughing at such. its really noticeable at 2:13.
this is an amazing and fun performance, but the added noise was definitely not needed.
Bret Michaels got hurt because he doesn't understand the simple idea of a "cue," or "stage directions." There was absolutely no mishap with any set piece, it was his own fault. Actually, it kind of makes me laugh, LOL. Am I also the only one who realized that the girls in Rock of Ages wearing very little were still wearing more clothes than the whores who complete in Bret Michael's reality show?
Everything else rocked. I haven't been able to stop watching this opening since the show itself.
This was the best Tony Awards opening in a while. I am an actor and there is always a mistake. Don't go bashing the Tony's for a little mistake they happen all the time in the theater. I was in a show and the set fell. So the mics not working is a minor problem thats why you should project your voice.
Can't believe how awful the sound is! Elton's problem at the start is obvious, but I only just realised that you can hear the women warming up and talking in the wings because their mics are on before they get on stage!
If you didnt notice but when the guy fell the two people from the next two musicals, next to normal and the other one, they didnt notice and the guys cowboy hat was still on stage and they didnt know!
@T14309 that's bret michaels, lead singer of the band Poison. he got hurt because he didn't get to the back of the stage in time and was hit in the face with a piece of the set coming down. he had to get some stitches on his face. pretty rough situation. he should have gotten back quicker like all the other cast members did, instead of standing there giving the peace sign to the audience! :)
@T14309 that's bret michaels, lead singer of the band Poison. he got hurt because he didn't get to the back of the stage in time and was hit in the face with a piece of the set coming down. he had to get some stitches on his face. pretty rough situation. he should have gotten back quicker like all the other cast members did, instead of standing there giving the peace sign to the audience! :)
yes that is Aaron Tveit who is Tripp on Gossip Girl. However most broadway fans know him as Gabe in N2N
A fun fact is that Gossip Girl films in NY and sometimes uses broadway stars since they are close. Eric's boyfriend was in Spring awaking and the girl who played Aaron's sister in his show N2N was also on an epsidoe of Gossip Girl.
I doubt it was just one person, Tony Awards is supposed to be professional, so they prolly have like fifty to a hundred people backstage not doing their jobs.
the opening of this tony awards was really epic and awesome, but the technical aspects just sucked
elton's mic not going on in the beginning, mics going on backstage, the set mishap with rock of ages and nicely's mic going out during the guys and dolls performance
@mvy109 not saying the tech stuff wasn't bad, but being there you could hear elton and couldn't hear the WSS mics backstage. everything else happened though!
@mvy109 Yes... the technical aspect did suck. But live theater is extremely hard. It happens. And it's amazing to see the actors over come it and still kill their songs. :)
I think this was the best Tony opening I have seen....but the sound problems was really distracting. I could hear people coughing, warming up (a soprano in the background doing scales when GUYS AND DOLLS were singing), and talking. Was so odd and wonder if the audience was hearing it, too. Nonetheless, was a great opening and the boys in BILLY ELLIOT were so amazing, fluid, soaring, literally! Just great!
AARON TVEIT I LOVE YOU
hyeitsnatalie 2 days ago
haha, the sound cues were a bit all over the place!
nextowicked 4 days ago
this was the first real clue that billy elliot was gonna win, it was the opening number of the opening numer and got the longest time slot other than hair.
KyleOgilvie1 1 week ago
Is it true he tried to sue...how'd that pan out? lol
SN: lol at the guy in the background @ 5:30...it looks like he was trying to see if Bret was alright
dignature123 1 month ago
Did anyone else notice that while the guys from West Side Story and Guys and Dolls are singing, it sounds like someone backstage has their mike on? I can hear coughing and people warming up.
bookwormwebgirl 1 month ago 16
'Rock Of Ages' was anything but live.
GodMadeMe93 1 month ago 2
@weemizzi haha i knew it sounded like that was his name but i wasnt sure how it was spelt xD
jrose7000 1 month ago
OMG ITS TROUP FROM GOSSIP GIRL!!!
jrose7000 1 month ago 2
@jrose7000 do you mean trip? as in Aaron? LOVE HIM!!!
weemizzi 1 month ago
oh my god, the bret michaels thing is hillarious.
KyleOgilvie1 1 month ago
Why the heck did they try to mash up Stockard Channing & Aaron Tveit. She just messed up "I'm Alive"!
32flavors68 2 months ago
this year was really a great year for musicals and a great Tony Awards! These past two years have been...eh.
mpianozak96 2 months ago 4
Bret Michaels is lip synching. I never noticed it until now.
ChelexBebop 2 months ago
4:55 didn't that lady play Rizzo in the movie Grease? or does she just look like her?
Mrwickedman95 2 months ago
@Mrwickedman95 Yep, that's Stockard Channing.
Luciusdeatheater 2 months ago
Damn Rizzo has still got it.
AmourCestVous 2 months ago
This is sooooo amazing! (did anyone else hear all of the weird sounds in the backround?)
MonsoonWinds6 2 months ago
I like the microphones with the people warming up.
daveedo10 2 months ago
I' m sorry If I sound raceist saying this, but the girl who plays Maria dosen't look Hispanic. But yet again I guess she dosen't have to be.
MsBwaybabe 2 months ago
@MsBwaybabe Josefina Scaglione (Maria) is Argentinian. She IS Hispanic.
kekkistekkikudasai 2 months ago
@MsBwaybabe ha you suck for not knowing that Josefina Scaglione was from Argentina. Clearly, your username should NOT be MsBwaybabe if you didn't know that. Good job.
daveedo10 2 months ago
@MsBwaybabe I'm sorry, that was rude. I forgive you for not knowing that fact.
daveedo10 2 months ago
@MsBwaybabe you dont have to look like the sterotypical hispanic to be hispanic
2009hpfan 2 months ago
@MsBwaybabe all hispanic people look different not just dark brown. josefina is from argentina which happens to contain a lot of lighter skinned people.
merceditas2009 2 months ago
aaron tveit! :D
abnormallycrazy1313 2 months ago
The Sound Engineer needs to be executed :P
DanTheJScott 3 months ago
Stockard Channing:)
SophiaNC24 3 months ago
As if the Tonight Quintet isn't complicated enough! haha
JAyala7293 3 months ago
Billy Eliot is AWESOME! I watched this video just for the Bily Eliot performance! :)
Lee6273 3 months ago
@Lee6273 Saw it on broadway...pretty magical!!!
TheTHESPIANS101 3 months ago
rock of ages ruined the broadway magic... -___-
kr35t6 3 months ago 6
5:34 is that bret michaels' hat on the floor?
barneygino 3 months ago 2
Anyone here just see Bret Michaels get knocked out? I think that's the musical gods smiting him for showing his ugly face at the Tony awards.
JudefckingRambo 3 months ago 4
@PoynterFinger Pal joey
sophiaessig 3 months ago
That looked like it hurt Bret Michaels ouch!
inem99 3 months ago
Did anyone fired the sound technician, after the mess?
mrmcel 4 months ago 4
what show is the one with stockard channing?
PoynterFinger 4 months ago
5:00 shes from greese!
TheSteph4you 4 months ago
@TheSteph4you Yep, that's Stockard Channing.
softball78girl 4 months ago
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elizaldeveronica 4 months ago
Did anyone else notice Bret Michaels get smooshed by the wall coming down?
Beatleslover231 5 months ago 64
@Beatleslover231 YES!! OMG!! that looked so painful! did you see his injuries after
iloverent101 5 months ago
@Beatleslover231 smooshed is a great word. You win for using that word.
theeblakester002 3 months ago
@Beatleslover231 he got absolutely f"""ed up hahahah nailed!
MrWelshy1994 2 months ago
Stockard Channing <3
kelseyanne08 5 months ago 3
Absolutely love Billy Elliot and West Side Story!! <3
SQmonkey55 5 months ago 3
I completly skipped over Rock of ages....
littlehagg94 6 months ago 8
what is the name of the lady in minute 5:23
aros7011 6 months ago
There was a very simple problem to these Tonys. All of the shows performed their best numbers in the opening number so their later performances were rather boring and not the best song choices.
dramatay33 6 months ago
5:00 is that thet girl from grease? :D
domenikaXxo 6 months ago
@domenikaXxo kinda looks like her, you mean rizzo right? lolz haha at first to me she kind of looked like the woman who played janet in shock treatment but her voice sounded higher..... XD
MsCodyWilkie 6 months ago
West Side Story/Guys And Dolls Mash Up! Súper Like!!!
gudwontonsoup 6 months ago 2
the guy playing Tony from West Side Story is FINE!!!!
janetfranke08 6 months ago in playlist Traditional/Musicals
@danceSINGactBWAY Okay. We have a compramise. You are correct about the warming up before the start of the show, but there are many other tech issues during the performance (Elton John's mike *not* on at the beginning; flat hitting the guy on the head etc.) I think the opening number was doomed from the word go.
Still looks as though it was awesome though. Wish I could have seen the whole show :(
morwenmur 7 months ago
@danceSINGactBWAY Actually, i think it was more unprofessional of the tech guys to leave her mike on when she wasn't even onstage.
But hey, it's an actor's job to blame the stage crew when things go wrong ;)
morwenmur 7 months ago
nah I didn't like any of the blending or mixing in of songs at all. definitely some tech issues, mic's and the stage accident etc.. hmmmm
dant70 7 months ago
Was someone warming up during the West Side Story/Guys and Dolls mashup?
miep8675 7 months ago
the terrible sound is so distracting!! stupid unprofessional tech crew!
sambones718 7 months ago
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@sambones718 Oy. watch it with the 'stupid unprofessional tech crew.' how many actors do you know that know how to use a soundboard or a lightboard so that they aren't singing as loud as they can in the dark? hm?
AlphieThropp 6 months ago
the rock part went on for AGES imo. weird mix that last one.
Showaholic 7 months ago
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Next to Normal <3 I LOVE THAT MUSICAL.
techieprez 7 months ago
Next to Normal <3 I LOVE THAT MUSICAL.
techieprez 7 months ago
Bret Michaels is so funny. You need to slow it down to see it happen (The board smacking him in the face.)
diprimareber 7 months ago 4
best Tony awards i recon. they got lucky all the best musicals came out then
wellar6 7 months ago
best Tony awards i recon
wellar6 7 months ago
Aaron Tveit's duckface = 5:50 hehehehe <3
esswrig 7 months ago
4:52 guy gets crushed by scenery flying in, is that meant to happen??
mikeyj1993 7 months ago 4
Whose idea was it to mash together "Pal Joey" and "Next to Normal?" Not good.
"West Side Story" and "Guys and Dolls," though.... that was catchy.
ccsdavis1 8 months ago 3
Rock of Ages got too much time on here... What a disaster in all aspects. Take that out, and its a wonderful opening! I watch it over and over again.
85Passions 8 months ago
It almost sounds like the vocal exercises and the LOUDEST COUGH EVER during "Luck Be A Lady/Tonight (Quintet)" are planned.
hogbackmtn 9 months ago
The mash-up of Guys and Dolls and West Side Story was amazing!
flutehappy93 9 months ago 89
the 2009 tony awards was pretty much an audio nightmare. There were sound problems all night with Mics not working, and the stage managaers headset being broadcast and yea..... wow, lol.
sinatrabooth89 9 months ago
@sinatrabooth89 You can hea someone doing vocal warmups during the West Side Story/Guys and Dolls mashup.
elphielover247 8 months ago 3
Who's the main guy singing "luck be a lady"?
VioletBob 10 months ago
@VioletBob Craig Bierko.
mbgal07 10 months ago
@VioletBob Sky Masterson played by Craig Bierko
DevinAcapella88 8 months ago
Rock of Ages was kind of a buzz kill :/
It's playing near where i work here in Sf.
BrandonHarami 10 months ago 4
Karen Olivo looks AMAZING!!!!
hamburgerpattyfat 11 months ago 5
The guys from West Side Story are very nice. Met them all this past June. :)
tardisgal2293 11 months ago
I screamed like a fangirl when Aaron came on stage.
LesMisGavrocheRI 11 months ago
I think ya'll need to focus on the performances and not the fact that the sound crew MADE A MISTAKE. They don't deserve to get fired for honest mishaps. Technical difficulties happen and people make mistakes. So shut up and enjoy the show!
EYDstudios 11 months ago 3
@EYDstudios Except for the fact that the Tonys are notorious for having sound problems every year. It's basically a running joke at this point. It's not a mistake it's just plain not having their shit together, and it gets old.
dramatay33 6 months ago
@dramatay33 Well, I think the sound at other Tonys is for the most part fine. But whatever floats your boat.
EYDstudios 6 months ago
Sorry Brett but that's what you get when you lip sync (really really bad) at the TONY AWARDS! Wtf were you thinking dumbass.
michaun13 11 months ago 2
Next to Normal should have won.
boyslikegirlsthunder 11 months ago 6
the sound crew soooo got fired that night
xXxSkullgirLxXx 11 months ago 4
This is so awesome. I just dislike it for the fact that they made a huge deal over Elton John, there was a lot more talented performers on the stage that night. Can't help but think the tony's were slightly fixed towards Billy Elliot this year, Next to Normal should have won in my opinion.
HJTube123 11 months ago
LOVE THIS SOOO MUCH!!!
galindawithaga24 1 year ago
The dude from Next to Normal is really good looking
JackSparrowluvr25 1 year ago 2
I'm from the Netherlands so i don't often watch the tony awards, but the first thing i noticed at 5:07 was that i immediatly thought: Hé, that's Rizzo from the movie Grease!
It is nice to see her this way though..
willemijntje26 1 year ago
I think I kinda like all the little "wrong" things. it's um... special.
But I still really want a "luck be a lady tonight / tonight" recording without the little sounds that I do like but they're not supposed to be there.
vegishishkabab 1 year ago
can anybody find me the opening for the 2008 Tony Awards? I can't find it
chocococo321 1 year ago
My favorite part is that I can hear Maria warming up back stage.
jgaffney7643 1 year ago 2
I remember watching this and being amazed at how many things went wrong. My high school theatre, as pathetic of equipment that we had, never had technical errors during a show.
MyPaperBleedsInk 1 year ago
Met the guy who plays Bernardo in West Side Story...so nice, and majorly yummy :)
MichelaSings 1 year ago
anyone else love how aaron goes offstage belting is adorable little heart out?
mchammar416 1 year ago
@mchammar416 watch how the scenery hits him in the head as he walks off!
johnsmileyjr 1 year ago
@johnsmileyjr that was actually brett michaels...
mchammar416 1 year ago
@mchammar416 UR correct!
johnsmileyjr 1 year ago
LOL that guy pulled a Storm Trooper with the background prop.
sth128 1 year ago
y the hell is bret michaels there?
sourpatch5559 1 year ago
When and where do the Tony's show?
VAMPIRICROCKSTAR 1 year ago
@VAMPIRICROCKSTAR The Tony's usually are the 1st Sunday in June at the Radio City Music Hall in NYC.
Torchgirl42 1 year ago
@Torchgirl42 Thanks :)
VAMPIRICROCKSTAR 1 year ago
Mistakes are part of the beauty of Theatre. If you don't want mistakes, act in film. :)
katrinka06 1 year ago 2
2:16, that man is such a crooner <3
broadwaymelody33 1 year ago
Can we give the tech a break?! Yes, there were some mic screw-ups, but they had like a couple days to work out everything with everybody- not alot of time! This also highlights the actor's ability to overcome a tech error, just look at the Guys and Dolls video from the 09 Tony's! Mistakes happen, but we ARE still watching an excellent show right?
SingingGeek05 1 year ago
@SingingGeek05 They didn't have only "a couple days" to work out everything. Pre-production for the Tony's starts about 5 weeks before broadcast. Performance numbers for the opening begin 3 weeks in advance. Final decision happens 10-14 days before broadcast. Rehearsals start 5 days before the awards. Final dress rehearsal is the day before broadcast. My bf has been involved with the Tony's for the last 8 years. They have plenty of time. This time the techs just sucked. Plain and simple.
Picard71 6 months ago 3
@Picard71 Thank you for correcting me! I guess I had misinformation because that info doesn't surprise me at all. It makes sense. So thanks for telling me :)
SingingGeek05 6 months ago
hahahahaahaha!! At around 2 minutes u can hear Karen and Josefina warming up backstage before they go on. I guess they didn't realize there mics were on. I can hear them clearly with my headphones! It's so funny
SexyHogwarts 1 year ago 3
This show's the Worlds TOP Musicals wich are West Side Story, Hairspray, Grease, Guys&Dolls, and my List Moves On ALOT!!!!!!! AMAZING!
CoolioRockstar 1 year ago
at 4:50 you can see the third billy waiting in the wings.
broadwaybaby24k 1 year ago
Now that videos can be 15 minutes, can you upload the entire opening sequence in one video? Thanks!!
cxeazn 1 year ago
5:08- Look at her she's Sandra Dee!
craigisbond007 1 year ago 4
someone please tell me the name of the gorgeous guys singing the song that i believe is from Next to Normal.
anothergirl45 1 year ago
@anothergirl45 aaron tveit
adriannaxrz 1 year ago
@adriannaxrz thank you!
anothergirl45 1 year ago
Did anyone else see Bret Michaels' hat get hit off?
iloveblack101 1 year ago 4
the GOOD Tony Awards opening....this years was a little messy
imaGLEEK91 1 year ago 4
haha you can hear someone warming their voice up backstage! at 2:06 and at 2:15 you can hear someone trilling.
Bluebaritone 1 year ago 3
The sound board was horrible at this show. They couldn't turn some mics off or down when that person didn't need to be singing. you can hear the people backstage at 1:55 warming up and coughing at such. its really noticeable at 2:13.
this is an amazing and fun performance, but the added noise was definitely not needed.
halliescomet 1 year ago 5
fail lipsynching totally lowers the bar of this intro... =/
kylezo 1 year ago 2
@kylezo Yes but I think getting clocked in the face highers it for him. :) Haha jk
subwayeatfresh45 1 year ago
Bret Michaels got hurt because he doesn't understand the simple idea of a "cue," or "stage directions." There was absolutely no mishap with any set piece, it was his own fault. Actually, it kind of makes me laugh, LOL. Am I also the only one who realized that the girls in Rock of Ages wearing very little were still wearing more clothes than the whores who complete in Bret Michael's reality show?
Everything else rocked. I haven't been able to stop watching this opening since the show itself.
Opal1786 1 year ago 3
@Opal1786 God I know, and seriously he should have gotten his ass out of there...
elphielover247 1 year ago
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This was the best Tony Awards opening in a while. I am an actor and there is always a mistake. Don't go bashing the Tony's for a little mistake they happen all the time in the theater. I was in a show and the set fell. So the mics not working is a minor problem thats why you should project your voice.
actorjuly 1 year ago
oh Aaron... how hot can you possibly BE! haha :)
sporksftw42 1 year ago 36
I'll be in New York this summer, any Broadway reccomendations?
BeautifullyTragicLFB 1 year ago
Next to Normal and Billy Elliot
in that order
:D
xmrsadampascal 1 year ago
@xmrsadampascal Thanks! Plus, I have been dying to see Next to Normal :)
By the way, love your username ;)
BeautifullyTragicLFB 1 year ago
Can't believe how awful the sound is! Elton's problem at the start is obvious, but I only just realised that you can hear the women warming up and talking in the wings because their mics are on before they get on stage!
installedpear 1 year ago
@installedpear the tonys are never perfect....its almost like a tradition. there are always sound and prop mishaps. :)
fmcambo6251 1 year ago 2
If you didnt notice but when the guy fell the two people from the next two musicals, next to normal and the other one, they didnt notice and the guys cowboy hat was still on stage and they didnt know!
elphaba0judy 1 year ago
Wow, the sounds was pretty bad that year....this does ROCK though XD
Lucifer120793 1 year ago
Electricity is the song at the beginning that Elton sings.
horselover100 1 year ago 2
Good, might someone indicate me which is the name of the song that elton john sings ???? Please!!!!!
QUILIMACOFJM 1 year ago
oh wait!! he did run into it.. I hope he's ok :(
T14309 1 year ago
that guy with the cowboy hat almost had his head taken off by that set change!.. wow!!!
T14309 1 year ago 2
@T14309 that's bret michaels, lead singer of the band Poison. he got hurt because he didn't get to the back of the stage in time and was hit in the face with a piece of the set coming down. he had to get some stitches on his face. pretty rough situation. he should have gotten back quicker like all the other cast members did, instead of standing there giving the peace sign to the audience! :)
fmcambo6251 1 year ago
@T14309 that's bret michaels, lead singer of the band Poison. he got hurt because he didn't get to the back of the stage in time and was hit in the face with a piece of the set coming down. he had to get some stitches on his face. pretty rough situation. he should have gotten back quicker like all the other cast members did, instead of standing there giving the peace sign to the audience! :)
fmcambo6251 1 year ago 5
i LOOOOVE what they did with west side and guys and dolls!!!
mysweetsmile23 2 years ago 3
<3 Grease meaning..<3 Rizo therefore <3 Stockard
lilhein15 2 years ago
i LOVE Stephanie J Block!!! i saw her in 9 to 5... it was one of my favorite musicals that i saw this summer. and i saw 13!
i was crying during that song...
great show.
bwaybby1 2 years ago
4:54 Wow! Poor guy!
TsWade2 2 years ago
omg isnt he Tripp from Gossip Girl?
lisaolivant 2 years ago 5
yes that is Aaron Tveit who is Tripp on Gossip Girl. However most broadway fans know him as Gabe in N2N
A fun fact is that Gossip Girl films in NY and sometimes uses broadway stars since they are close. Eric's boyfriend was in Spring awaking and the girl who played Aaron's sister in his show N2N was also on an epsidoe of Gossip Girl.
dramagal19 2 years ago
2:54 look at that FAIL
LTHSFanpire 2 years ago
@LTHSFanpire You mean fall.
TsWade2 2 years ago
haha yea that too
LTHSFanpire 2 years ago
look at that ass on Tony.
bnorem09 2 years ago
was the women who was singing the song from "Next to Normal" Rizo from Grease?"
KHearts16 2 years ago
yes she was
plainsmenchic09 2 years ago
she was from pal joey and yes she was
rootbeeronbroadway 2 years ago
she was actually singing a song from pal joey. she was singing with someone from N2N tho. and yes stockard channing was rizo
KeepItGayStageNazi 2 years ago 3
2:53.
Is that Monica Raymund? Or Ria from Lie to Me?
SOMEONE ANSWER ME. I Love her. :D
schmashbox 2 years ago
No, that's Karen Olivo.
Elynsynos12 2 years ago
They look remarkably alike.
schmashbox 2 years ago
tonys have always had issue with sound.
mianick123 2 years ago
Wow. Sound fail. Epic Fail.
goldenpoet820 2 years ago 5
I doubt it was just one person, Tony Awards is supposed to be professional, so they prolly have like fifty to a hundred people backstage not doing their jobs.
jackskellingtonsora 2 years ago
As a fellow techie, let me just say this techie should be shot.
pipesoflirael 2 years ago 6
All through the West Side Story/Guys and Dolls part, you can hear other people backstage, pathetic tony sound people. You fail.
jackskellingtonsora 2 years ago 7
ha I thought it was just me who could hear it
agreed this techie is terrible
spacexhopper 2 years ago
I love how loud the applause is when Aaron Tveit comes out :)))
MegglesLuvsRent 2 years ago 94
@MegglesLuvsRent This is because he is so yummy!!!
Clarelisa4 1 year ago
i think the part when there was a lady vocalizing was on purpose
who knows
IamASouthAfrican5354 2 years ago 2
I wonder how long it took the Billys to learn to spin the chair.
iceleoparde 2 years ago 5
ugh horrible sound
sydneyparra96 2 years ago 6
horrible.
pumgratful 2 years ago
omg you can hear a lady in the backgroud woraming up
bgsuchic2013 2 years ago 8
i know! its really not good
the opening of this tony awards was really epic and awesome, but the technical aspects just sucked
elton's mic not going on in the beginning, mics going on backstage, the set mishap with rock of ages and nicely's mic going out during the guys and dolls performance
mvy109 2 years ago 49
@mvy109 not saying the tech stuff wasn't bad, but being there you could hear elton and couldn't hear the WSS mics backstage. everything else happened though!
mindfreakXbabe12 1 year ago
@mvy109 You'd think they'd have top-notch tech people are RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, but apparently they don't. 2010 Tonys open had problems again. >>
mikokat 1 year ago
@mvy109 Yes... the technical aspect did suck. But live theater is extremely hard. It happens. And it's amazing to see the actors over come it and still kill their songs. :)
ujump411 1 year ago
@mvy109 Yes, but that's the beauty of live theatre. The show goes on. :)
FalafelRawr 1 year ago
WTH i hear some girl vocalizing!! :|
pamvillareal 2 years ago
every single tonys has problems
last year it was visual now its sound
Kdelossantos2 2 years ago
I think this was the best Tony opening I have seen....but the sound problems was really distracting. I could hear people coughing, warming up (a soprano in the background doing scales when GUYS AND DOLLS were singing), and talking. Was so odd and wonder if the audience was hearing it, too. Nonetheless, was a great opening and the boys in BILLY ELLIOT were so amazing, fluid, soaring, literally! Just great!
ferrierepc 2 years ago 3