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Dance captain and alternate Mallory Maedke appeared in the performance fromSixafter Abby Mueller tested positive earlier in the day.
Nevertheless, the four-hour (!)
Also, Ariana DeBose was there trying very hard.
in a tone of astonishment and delight.
With music and lyrics by Darren Criss!
HIGH: Toby Marlowsoutfit.The dream of the early aughts rom-com was alive in a metallic spaghetti-strap gown.
LOW: Bunching together the costume-design awards for play and musical.Grump.
She couldnt attend an announcement that caused Patti LuPone, in her reaction shot, to look concerned.
(Us too, Patti.)
Its an odd gift for the Platinum Jubilee, but we hope the queen appreciates it.
HIGH: Christopher Wheeldons acceptance speech, if not the actual win, which…
This is not the place.
(People at the web link grumbling about viewer numbers need to look at themselvesin the mirroron this.)
Can you spot em?
she asked, unnecessarily, since the names of the musicals were shown in lights behind her.
DeBose made odd vocal choices throughout: The lyric fromWest Side Storyis not Theres aoiahih plaiwice for uihweius.
Nobodydaredplay her off the stage.
People do make them, dont they?
When you’re able to include a reaction shot of Jayne Houdyshell saying, Vey!
in a theater-wide back and forth of Oy!
you know youve scored.
(It was nice to watch his daughter cringe in response.)
Nevertheless, here we are.
The opening number was one thing who can say who wrote it?
Maybe it was one very scattered performance?
We were just trying to have a nice time watching Phylicia Rashad accept an award but … fine.
HIGH: Samuel L. Jackson making us clap.
This seems like an observation unrelated to the Tonys, but heres a proposal: What if its not?
HIGH: Bernadette Peters singing Children Will Listen as a Sondheim tribute.Who was crying?
No one was crying.
Show us what a modern Broadway audience looks like!
It looks like masks.
HIGH: The original cast ofSpring Awakeningreunited to perform Touch Me.It was nice!
So pretty much what youd want and expect.
Garfield blushed, laughed, caught on fire.
Lets see them do a heist, a road movie, Shakespeare.
(Lets see them do pretty much anything, thank you!)
Im still not over Joaquina Kalukango, Ariana DeBose said when the show returned from commercial break.
Not to mention anEGOTfor producer Jennifer Hudson.
