{"id":3448,"date":"2017-06-08T15:32:30","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T15:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/?p=3448"},"modified":"2018-08-13T14:57:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T14:57:08","slug":"6-tony-award-opening-numbers-were-swooning-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/6-tony-award-opening-numbers-were-swooning-over\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Tony Award Opening Numbers We&#8217;re Swooning Over"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-header-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">6 Tony Award Opening Numbers We&#8217;re Swooning Over<\/h3>\n<font size=\"2\" color=\"grey\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;-webkit-border-radius:50%;-moz-border-radius:50%;border-radius:50%;-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);margin-right:25px;float:left;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-glow imageframe-1 hover-type-none author-image\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/performerstuff.com\" target=\"_self\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/authorimage.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\" style=\"-webkit-border-radius:50%;-moz-border-radius:50%;border-radius:50%;\"\/><\/a><\/span><p>Written by\u00a0Ashleigh Gardner<\/p>\n<p>June 7, 2017<\/p>\n<\/font><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Tony Awards have always been a celebration of the biggest and best shows on the Great White Way, but let&#8217;s face it: the Tony Awards wouldn&#8217;t be the Tony Awards without those huge, fantastic opening numbers.\u00a0We present the opening numbers from the last six Tony Awards (three of which just happen to have been hosted by heartthrob Neil Patrick Harris).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Let us know which Tony openers\u00a0you love\u00a0in the comments section on Facebook!<\/p>\n<h4>2011 &#8211; Hosted by Neil Patrick Harris<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UfZOodFqLuM?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">What can we say about teen heartthrob NPH? That he&#8217;s handsome? That he&#8217;s talented? That he&#8217;s hilarious? Well, yes. All of those things. In this number\u00a0delivered with flawless comedic timing, NPH reminds us that Broadway is for everybody.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>2012 &#8211; Hosted by Neil Patrick Harris<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rqL2PFbgqf0?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Opening with the cast from 2011&#8217;s\u00a0<em>The Book of Mormon<\/em>, 2012&#8217;s opening number reminds us why we love theatre. &#8220;What if life was more like theatre?&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>2013 &#8211; Hosted by Neil Patrick Harris<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/apbnAHshuIM?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Opening with the set of\u00a0<em>Once<\/em> and a jab at Shia LaBeouf, this opening number celebrates how <em>huge\u00a0<\/em>the 2013 season actually was..<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>2014 &#8211; Hosted by Hugh Jackman<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NKTlTsQgy5w?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">This Tony opener is weird and charming at once. Jackman is a seasoned theatre performer, and while this isn&#8217;t the usual song and dance number that NPH has done, it&#8217;s great to see the variety of performers backstage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>2015 &#8211; Hosted by Kristen Chenoweth and Alan Cumming<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FonwkW8I8aY?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Kristen Chenoweth and Alan Cumming are Broadway legends, so how could we not include them on this list?<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>2016 &#8211; Hosted by James Corden<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/psFLbMpKh7M?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">This inspirational number with\u00a0James Corden starts out slow and sweet, but it speeds up halfway through with a nod to\u00a0<em>Sister Act.<\/em><\/p>\n<br><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Interested in theatre history? 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