The hosts winged their way through the setups during Act One, leading to such gems from Skylar Astin and Julianne Hough (hosts of the Pluto TV portion) as “Nothing brings out a score like orchestrations,” “Can we just give it up for all the theater educators, and all the teachers in the world?” and “So let’s just keep this thing moving, shall we?” You’ve made your point, WGA. Low: The awkward improv before each category. Low: That part is, of course, not actually broadcast. The energy in the room resembled a high-school drama club celebrating at Denny’s after wrapping a production of Oliver!, with everyone a little buzzed on Mountain Dew and earnestness. (Beowulf Boritt, for instance, took the time to remind everyone there is no video wall in New York, New York.) There were many shout-outs to the state of New Jersey. Winners could go long and tell an anecdote or two. If we’re going to have to split this thing in two to get the length down for TV, at least it’s nice that the streaming-only side of the ceremony really does try to emphasize how important the visual designers, composers, and other not-allowed-in-prime-time players are. High: The “Act One” Pluto TV preshow put an emphasis on the craftspeople. Amid lots of energy and sometimes little coherence, here were the highs and lows from the evening. Theater people know how to carry on, and they all did. The producers’ solution, all around, was to lean hard on the Tonys’ innate advantages: the musical numbers, the theater-kid enthusiasm of all involved, and precut clips from the nominated shows - an innovation CBS should really keep around. In true “the show must go on” fashion, the ceremony managed to make the most of the situation. The Tony Awards, as you may have heard at least a dozen times tonight from various ad-libbing hosts and presenters, aired scriptlessly owing to the WGA strike.
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