This is the most incredible tony opening ever. nothing will ever beat it. Then I learned Lin Manuel Miranda co-wrote this and won an Emmy for it, made me love it 10x more.
This is a Stage Manager's nightmare. I can't imagine how many entrances, exits and cues had to work absolutely perfectly to bring this off so well. Astounding job.
It feels like Neil knew this was the last time he was going to host the tonys, and basically went " I'm going to blow all past present and future openings out of the water, forever" and I adore him for it
So few actors (ppl) can actually wink without looking odd. NPH did it here. Chris Helmsworth can do it. Benedict Cumberbatch can do it. Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. But it’s a fairly small group. (And boy do I feel slutty bc I have had a crush on every one of these guys… It’s not nec’ry for them to return the feelings so it all works out!) 😘😘😘
I will never stop loving how nervous and eager to please Mike Tyson looks next to tiny Neil Patrick Harriss. He was sweating bullets and counting in his head not to F it up, you could tell. Adorable.
" They barely come up to your knees but God they're singing like mvps" my favorite part lol that and then when Neil hits you in the feels during the close up
This is one of the greatest openings to any awards ceremony I've ever seen. NPH killed it, and Lin Manuel Miranda did an amazing job with the lyrics. Those two really need to team up and do a show together.
This is hands down the best Tony opening ceremony ever! The look on all those celebrities´ faces! They look like kids on Christmas day, so excited and incredulous of what they´ve actually witnessed. When NPH and Lin Manuel Miranda come up with something together, you know it´s gonna be pure genius.
This performance was beyond amazing! I literally get chills and teary eyed when he says "Cause I promise you all of us up here tonight we were that kid"
There is a performer, with long reddish hair, who stands in the aisle near Bernadette Peters during the big finish. I think maybe she was in "Pippin"? She has the greatest smile on her face as she stands with her arms raised in the air, just electric with all the energy and enthusiasm and joy that can only be found when live theatre brings everything it has to give and blows everyone away. I love watching her!!
While you’re absolutely right, I would just like to point out that if I was standing that close to Bernadette Peters, I would be smiling like that too😂😂
Sadly no, I couldn't afford it. BUT I DID PASS HIM ON THE STREET! I was sadly too stunned to go up and say hi...but it was still the best day of my life being able to at least see him in person. :)
Madi Cook OMG YOU SAW HIM ON THE STREET????? OMGOMGOMG!!!!!!!!! Was he going to Hedwig? I did notice you passed the Belasco theater, though. I'm a huge fan of the show and of Neil. :)
Yeah, it was awesome! He was waiting to go into the theater while a woman unlocked it for him, I was probably about a yard away. I was just too stunned to go up and say hi or anything, haha. Me too!
Alright, Alright, it's only this next singer's fourth time singing in this pub. So, cut him some slack. He's singing something new. NPH: Hi, uh, I'm Neil. I wouldn't be here if someone else hadn't passed on hosting, so special thanks to Shia LaBeouf for this opportunity. I can break your heart with a work of art and a song that's quiet and small but we're back where we began it all Radio City Music Hall So tonight we might go bigger That's right it's bigger It's Broadway's greatest night and we're raring to go Let's make it bigger, tonight it's bigger Who will take home a Tony statue we don't know I guarantee a truly legendary show The season's new recruits includes the cast of Kinky Boots You know they're beautiful and buff as Navy Seals. And you can bounce a quarter off the ass of Billy Porter, Lord, he does 8 shows a week in eight inch heels. Hats off to Berry Gordy, he runs Motown like a boss, He dominates Top 40 and banged Diana Ross. He wrote his own libretto, which is really kind of ballin' He took every Motown classic and he said 'I'll put em all in.' Make it bigger, that's right it's bigger. I just learned this dance like half an hour ago. We're going bigger, like so much bigger, You ever seen so many divas in a row? (Hell no) Well stick with me cause your MC's a seasoned pro. (Go Neil Go!) It's Pippin! Never slippin, always flippin' from their corner of the sky But the sky is overcrowded with this oh so highly touted cast of singing circus people flying by. The cast of Bring It On had count em thirty-two debuts. Hey, kids, welcome to Broadway, forget your Union dues. In tandem like we planned em, forgive me if it's random, but Mike Tyson had a one man show, let's give the man a hand And make things bigger (Tyson: It's bigger!) That's right it's bigger, I'm here with Iron Mike, he's a heavyweight, yo. We're going bigger, the night is bigger, We've got cheerleaders, contortionists and so. Don't change the channel to our show. (Go, Neil, Go!) The magical Matilda stole the show and nearly killed us so they got a special Tony of their own. This strikes at the achilles of the jaded former Billys, they get Tony's but they're fired when the're grown. Now here's the kids from Christmas Story, Annie, and her orphans. So many child actors high on Red Bull and endorphins. They barely come up to your knees, but God they're singing like MVPs and they're the reason this whole season seems to look like Chuck E. Cheese And geez it's bigger, that's right it's bigger. Is there a Tony day care where all of you go? You're getting bigger, the night is bigger. Do your parents set aside your Broadway dough? (Heck, No) When I played Doogie, never mind on with the show. (Go, Neil, Go!) Oh, Broadway's where famous people go. But being famous doesn't mean that you will get a good review. So, Alec write Ben Brantley if you want. That's entertaining too. We've got magic to do. Bigger, that's right it's bigger. I'm walking down the aisle with some Newsies in tow. You know it's bigger, so much bigger, if there's a Newsie you prefer just let me know. You'll get a Newsie in your gift bag when you go. (Spoken: That's true, there's like 150 of those punks. Oh wait, check this out. Can I have my Tom Hooper Les Mis close-up, please? See, on Broadway we don't need extreme close-ups to prove we're singing live. We sing live eight shows a week, check it!) (Rapped) At the end of the day we are gathered together to honor the best and the brightest. And the tomorrow the fashion police will report on your dress and who wore it the tightest. If you win have the time of your life tell your manager, Dad, and your Mom thanks. Hi to you kids and your husband or wife, maybe just for the hell of it, Tom Hanks. Nothing is bigger and better than seeing a veteran get an ovation. Or seeing a brilliant beginner freak out when a win on their first nomination. There's a kid in the middle of nowhere who's sitting and living for Tony performances singing and flipping along with the Pippins and Wiggits and Kinkys, Matildas and Mormons-es. So we might reassure that kid and do something to spur that kid, cause I promise you all of us up here tonight, we were that kid and now: We're bigger, tonight it's bigger, so let's create the biggest spectacle we know. Come see the super sexy Cinderellas, sisters celebrating. Ladies, grab a fellow, the tempo is accelerating. Spidey, Pippin, Motown bands, and Kinky Rock Of Ages. Chicago, Bring It On, and Christmas Story sharing stages. Mamma Mia, Lion King, the Jersey Boys are tappin'. Kathy Lee's a Broadway lyricist, so anything can happen. Bigger! New York is Bigger! So welcome to our bigger, better, best of Broadway Tony show.
Is this not just the best video on RU-vid? I absolutely love this man and whenever I feel I need a hit of some good quality musical theatre I always turn to this video.
I just LOVE his little wink to the camera after using the word "legendary" in the song. "I guarantee a truly legendary show." It is at about 1:50. I have watched this so many times. I just love it. And he looks so good in the outfit in the first segment with the white shirt and vest!
Im from a small town in mo that has a population of 400 people. So i never gave a shit about broadway musicals, until i saw this. Now i browse the web for clips and things. This was awsome!
Everyone's saying that *_"God made NPH gay, so other guys could have a chance with women."_* But honestly... I think *God made NPH gay, so guys could have a chance with him.*
Canadian well personnaly in think she (yes god is a women, just watch Dogma if you don't belive me) made him gay just to piss off homophobic with his awesomeness
I truly hope Neil won a Tony himself for doing this. It is so very rare for someone to act, sing, and dance as well as he does - and he does it flawlessly.
What gets me is the genuine faces on all those actors ans actresses which tells you they were so shocked bcuz they never have nor ever will see an opening like this ever again. NPH killed it.
At the end of the day we are gathered together to honor the best and the brightest. And tomorrow the fashion police will report on your dress and who wore it the tightest. If you win have the time of your life tell your manager, dad, and your mom thanks. HI to your kids and your husband or wife and for the hell of it Tom Hanks. Nothing is bigger and better than seeing a veteran get an ovation or seeing a brilliant beginner freak out on a win on their first nomination. There's a kid in the middle of nowhere who's sitting there living for Tony performances singing and flipping along with the Pippins, Wickeds Kinkies, Miltildas and Mormanses. So we might reassure that kid, and something to spur that kid because I promise all of us up here tonight we were that kid
This is why Neil Patrick Harris is Legend - wait for it, wait for it................waaaaiiiiiiiiiit foooooooooooorrrrr iiiiiiiiiiiit because he so really fucking awesome and everybody likes him - dary.
I can break your heart with a work of art. And a song that's quiet and small. But we're back where we began it all. Radio City Music Hall. So tonight we might go bigger. That right, it's bigger. It's Broadway's greatest night, and we're rarin' to go. Let's make it bigger. Tonight it's bigger. Who will take home a Tony statue? We don't know! I guarantee a truly legendary show. This season's new recruits include the cast of Kinky Boots. You know, they're beautiful and buff as Navy Seals. And you could bounce a quarter off the *** of Billy Porter. Lord he does eight shows a week in eight inch heels. Hats off to Berry Gordy. He runs Motown like a boss. He dominates Top Forty and he banged Diana Ross! He wrote his own libretto which is really kinda ballin'. He took every Motown classic and he said "Ah, put 'em all in." Make it bigger. That's right, it's bigger. I just learned this dance like half an hour ago. We're going bigger. Like so much bigger. You ever seen so many divas in a row? Well stick with me, cause your emcee's a seasoned pro. It's Pippin! Never slippin', always flippin' As he's pinin' for his corner of the sky. But the sky is over crowded with his oh-so-highly-touted cast of singing circus people flying by. The cast of Bring It On hadcount 'em thirty two debuts. Hey kids, welcome to Broadway, don't forget your union dues. In tandem like we planned 'em. Forgive me if it's random. Mike Tyson had a one man show. Let's give the man a hand and make things bigger. That's right it's bigger. I'm here with Iron Mike. He's heavy weight yo. Let's make it bigger. Tonight it's bigger. Hey we've got cheerleaders, contortionists, and so go find a sports bar change the channel to our show. The magical Matildas stole the show And nearly killed us so they got a special Tony of their own, Which strikes at the achilles of the jaded former Billys. They win Tonys but get fired when they're grown. Now here's the kids from Christmas Story, Annie and her orphans So many child actors high on Red Bull and endorphins. They barely come up to your knees. But God they're singing like MVPs. And they're the reason this whole season seems to look like Chuck. E. Cheese and jeez it's bigger. That's right it's bigger. Is there a Tony Daycare where all of you go? You're getting bigger. Tonight it's bigger. So do your parents set aside your Broadway dough? When I played Doogie, never mind on with the show. Oh! Broadway's where famous people go. Though being famous doesn't mean that you will get a good review so Alec, write Ben Brantley if you want that's entertaining too. We've got magic to do! Bigger. That's right it's bigger. I'm walkin' down the aisle with some Newsies in tow. This show is bigger. Tonight it's bigger. If there's a Newsie you prefer, you let me know you'll get a Newsie in your gift bag when you go! "Can I have my Tom Hooper 'Les Miz' closeup please? See, on Broadway we don't need extreme closeups to prove we're singing live. We sing live eight shows a week. Check it!" At the end of the day we are gathered together to honor the best and the brightest. And tomorrow the fashion police will report on your dress and who wore it the tightest. If you win, have the time of your life. Tell your manager, dad, and your mom, "Thanks." Say hi to your kids and your husband or wife. Maybe just for the hell of it, Tom Hanks! Nothing is bigger and better than seeing a veteran get an ovation or seeing a brilliant beginner freak out on a win for their first nomination. There's a kid in the middle of nowhere sitting there, living for Tony performances singin' and flippin' along with the Pippins and Wickeds and Kinkys, Matildas and Mormonses. So we might reassure that kid and do something to spur that kid. Cause I promise you all of us up here tonight. We were that kid and now we're bigger. Tonight it's bigger. So let's create the biggest spectacle we know! Come see the super sexy Cinderella sisters celebrating. Ladies grab a fella, the tempo is accelerating. Newsies, Pippin, Motown, Phantom, Kinky, Rock of Ages, Chicago, Bring it On, A Christmas Story sharing stages. Mamma Mia, Lion King, The Jersey Boys are tappin' Kathie Lee's a Broadway lyricist so anything can happen. Bigger! New York is bigger! So welcome to our bigger better bigger better Best of Broadway Tony Show!
