The 63rd Annual Tony Awards (2009) (TV)

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

Glenn Weiss

Writers:

Dave Boone (written by)
Paul Greenberg (writer)

Release Date:

7 June 2009 (USA)

Cast

Neil Patrick Harris	...	Himself - Host
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Alvarez	...	Himself
Lucie Arnaz	...	Herself
Bea Arthur	...	Herself (archive footage)
Laura Benanti	...	Herself
Craig Bierko	...	Himself
Stephanie J. Block	...	Herself
David Bologna	...	Himself
Daniel Breaker	...	Himself
Kate Burton	...	Herself
Matt Cavenaugh	...	Himself
Stockard Channing	...	Herself
Kristin Chenoweth	...	Herself
Jennifer Cody	...	Herself
Gavin Creel	...	Himself
Stephen Daldry	...	Himself
Jennifer Damiano	...	Herself
Jeff Daniels	...	Himself
Brian d'Arcy James	...	Himself
Hope Davis	...	Herself
Raúl Esparza	...	Himself
Edie Falco	...	Herself
Will Ferrell	...	Himself
Harvey Fierstein	...	Himself
Carrie Fisher	...	Herself
Jane Fonda	...	Herself
Hallie Foote	...	Herself
Sutton Foster	...	Herself
James Gandolfini	...	Himself
John Glover	...	Himself
Lauren Graham	...	Herself
Zach Grenier	...	Himself
Haydn Gwynne	...	Herself
Colin Hanks	...	Himself
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Herself
Anne Hathaway	...	Herself
Jerry Herman	...	Himself
Megan Hilty	...	Herself
David Hyde Pierce	...	Himself
Jessica Hynes	...	Herself
Marin Ireland	...	Herself
Allison Janney	...	Herself
Gregory Jbara	...	Himself
Elton John	...	Himself
Nicole Kidman	...	Herself
Trent Kowalik	...	Himself
Marc Kudisch	...	Himself
Kiril Kulish	...	Himself
Jessica Lange	...	Herself
Frank Langella	...	Himself
Angela Lansbury	...	Herself
Nicole Lewis	...	Herself
Phyllida Lloyd	...	Herself
Stephen Mangan	...	Himself
Constantine Maroulis	...	Himself
Samantha Mathis	...	Herself
Audra McDonald	...	Herself
Gerald McRaney	...	Himself
Janet McTeer	...	Herself
Bret Michaels	...	Himself (as Poison)
Liza Minnelli	...	Herself
Lin-Manuel Miranda	...	Himself
Spencer Moses	...	Himself
Karen Olivo	...	Herself
Dolly Parton	...	Herself
Piper Perabo	...	Herself
Oliver Platt	...	Himself
Martha Plimpton	...	Herself
Poison	...	Themselves
Alice Ripley	...	Herself
Paul Ritter	...	Himself
Roger Robinson	...	Himself
Amanda Root	...	Herself
Steve Rosen	...	Himself
Geoffrey Rush	...	Himself
Thomas Sadoski	...	Himself
Susan Sarandon	...	Herself
Josefina Scaglione	...	Herself
Carole Shelley	...	Herself
Christopher Sieber	...	Himself
Kevin Spacey	...	Himself
J. Robert Spencer	...	Himself
John Stamos	...	Himself
Will Swenson	...	Himself
Aaron Tveit	...	Himself
Harriet Walter	...	Herself
Matthew Warchus	...	Himself
Chandra Wilson	...	Herself

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Tony Award Productions

Soundtrack:

Don't Stop Believin'

Neil Patrick Harris did an impressive job...

This was one of the more enjoyable Tony Awards shows in recent years. Personally, I enjoyed the segments honoring the musical revivals more than the current fare. WEST SIDE STORY, SOUTH PACIFIC and PAL JOEY got some nice segments and made me yearn for a return to that kind of musical fare over what passes for musical comedy today.

NEIL PATRICK HARRIS, from the very first moment he stepped before the mike, made a very favorable impression on me. He never missed a cue, kept his delivery light and amusing and seemed to be enjoying himself as host of the night's proceedings. In fact, he was so successful that I bet anything he'll be called upon some day to host the Oscars, the way Hugh Jackman did recently.

All in all, a colorful tribute to what's available on Broadway and an entertaining way to present an award show without too many dull speeches. I've heard LIZA MINNELLI in better voice but she too seemed to be genuinely pleased to be honored with an award, as was the always gracious ANGELA LANSBURY who has become a national treasure for theater goers and movie fans.