This year's Tony Awards broadcast was much better than last year's snore-fest. Returning after a year off as host, Neil Patrick Harris was fantastic again, starting and ending the show with very funny and witty segments.
As for the musical show numbers, "Book of Mormon" and "Anything Goes" came off best, but nothing was amazing. Musical show excerpts that looked awful on television were "Catch Me If You Can" and that dreadful "Spiderman" number (excuse me, why was that number on the show given that the show still has not opened after over 7 unbearable months of previews).
Best acceptance speech of the night - Sutton Foster. Worst acceptance speeches of the night- John Larroquette and all of the War Horse winners (what ever happened to eloquent and classy acceptance speeches from winners from the UK?). Chris Rock was very funny presenting the best musical award.
No huge surprises in terms of winners. I correctly predicted 23 of 26 awards, better than in recent years. The winners list lacking drama, NPH's hosting triumph was all the more critical to the success of the show.
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