Broadway’s biggest night is around the corner (and from our offices, we mean that literally.) The 2015 Tony Awards, held on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall, will feature several live performances from this year’s nominated musicals and more. And if our Culturalist challenge is any proof, we suspect that many readers will be happy with this set list.
Tony nominees Brian d’Arcy James and Brad Oscar will lead Something Rotten!’s “A Musical.” The cast of An American in Paris, including Tony nominees Leanne Cope, Robert Fairchild, Brandon Uranowitz and Max von Essen, will perform a medley of the title song, “’S Wonderful” and “I Got Rhythm.” Pint-sized Fun Home nominee Sydney Lucas will showcase her big number “Ring of Keys” alongside co-stars (and nominees) Michael Cerveris and Beth Malone. Chita Rivera and the cast of The Visit will perform a medley of “Love and Love Alone” and “I Would Never Leave You.”
As for the revivals, Tony nominee (and host!) Kristin Chenoweth and her On the Twentieth Century co-stars will offer a medley of “Life is Like a Train,” “On the 20th Century,” “I’ve Got It All” and “Babette.” Kelli O’Hara, Ken Watanabe, Ruthie Ann Miles and the cast of The King and I will sing and dance their way through “Shall We Dance?” and “Getting to Know You.” Nominee Tony Yazbeck and his fellow sailors in On the Town will also perform a medley, featuring “ Lucky To Be Me,” “New York, New York” and “Times Square Ballet.”
Additionally, Vanessa Hudgens, Corey Cott and nominee Victoria Clark lead a performance of “The Night They Invented Champagne” from Gigi, Matthew Morrison, Kelsey Grammer and a host of Finding Neverland pirates will perform “Stronger,” and It Shoulda Been You’s Tyne Daly, Lisa Howard and Adam Heller will perform “Jenny’s Blues.” In honor of Jersey Boys’ tenth anniversary, the current cast will perform “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night).” As previously reported Josh Groban will perform a medley of show tunes from his album Stages.
Expect appearances from several starry presenters, including Neil Patrick Harris, The Way We Get By’s Amanda Seyfried, Tony nominee Bradley Cooper, Debra Messing and more. Chenoweth will co-host with Alan Cumming.