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Tony Awards 2017: Best, Worst and Weirdest Moments
BEST: FASTEST TALKER
Playoff music be damned! Dear Evan Hansen‘s Ben Platt was determined to milk his well-deserved win for all that it was worth, and he did — and with some incredibly inspirational advice to boot.
WORST: KEVIN SPACEY’S NOT-QUITE-COMING-OUT PARTY
Given the energy surrounding tonight’s ceremony — even if this wasn’t LGBT Pride Month, it’s still the damn Tonys! — Spacey knew viewers would expect him to address his own sexuality rumors. And he did… sort of. (“I’m coming out! No, wait,” he crooned while dressed as Sunset Boulevard‘s Nora Desmond.) So close.
WEIRDEST: WHOOPI SAY WHAT?
Spacey’s half-outing was one thing. But his bit with Whoopi Goldberg, in which he asked “How long have you been in that closet?” and she responded, “That depends on who you ask!” was just… kind of confusing.
BIGGEST TEARJERKER
We’re not going to label this one best/worst/weirdest (for obvious reasons), but we’ll totally admit to getting choked up when Mark Hamill referenced the “princess” that we all lost this year.
WEIRDEST: WHATEVER’S HAPPENING HERE
And you thought the photo of Kathy Griffin holding Donald Trump’s head was disturbing…
BEST: ALL LOVE
We didn’t see Falsettos, so we’re not sure what’s going on here, but we’re feeling those socks. Also, we miss Smash. And Girls.
BEST: BACKSTAGE IN BLOOM
Given Crazy Ex-Girlfriend star Rachel Bloom’s obsession with all things Broadway, we weren’t the least bit surprised to hear the backstage correspondent declare, “This honestly beats my wedding day!” (It certainly beats Rebecca and Josh’s wedding day…)
BEST: BACK TO YOU, BLOOM
And in case you’re wondering, this is what Bloom looks like “nearing orgasm” whilst wearing a tiny top hat.
BEST: HAT TRICK
Ah, the eternal question: Was Rachel Bloom’s hat really shrinking, or did it just look smaller next to musical titan Josh Groban?
BEST: THREE HATS?!
OK, now this is just getting ridiculous.
WEIRDEST: LADY (AND GENTLEMAN) IN RED
You could tell us that (A) presenters Tom Sturridge and Olivia Wilde coordinated their outfits, or (B) they’re actually wearing one big outfit, or (C) they’re floating the idea of a Sideshow revival — and, honestly, we’d believe any of them.
WORST: WHY SO GLUM, CHUM?
Everyone at Radio City was ecstatic about Rachel Bay Jones’ win for featured actress in a musical except… her Dear Evan Hansen co-star Ben Platt?
WORST: HELL NO, DOLLY!
I don’t mean to be that guy, but come on, Tonys — How are you going to do a number from Hello, Dolly! without Bette Midler?! (No offense to David Hyde Pierce and #DatMustache, of course.)
BEST: BETTE(R) THAN NOTHING
We’re still disappointed that we didn’t get a full-on Bette Midler performance, but at least she descended from the heavens long enough to present an award. (Not to mention, she delivered the best acceptance speech of the night.)
WEIRDEST: NEW YORK, THE CITY WITH… ALL THE GRAVES?
John Mulaney and Nick Kroll were brilliant on Broadway in Oh, Hello — but as New York City tour guides? Maybe not so much. (“New York, home of that cemetery you see on the way to LaGuardia!”)
WEIRDEST: ‘LADIES AND GENTLEMEN… JOHNNY CARSON?’
Hey, if ABC can have Mike Myers masquerading as some British guy on The Gong Show, I guess all bets are out the damn window.
BEST: DEAR… BILL CLINTON?
After terrifying us as Johnny Carson, Kevin Spacey returned to the stage as Bill Clinton, at which point he told Dear Evan Hansen‘s Ben Platt, “Hillary’s much better at creating fake e-mail accounts than you.”
BEST: JILL THE THRILL
Our only issue with former Second Lady of the United States Jill Biden introducing Bandstand at the Tonys? You know, the whole “former” part.
BEST: FRANK TALK
Come on, did you really think Kevin Spacey wasn’t going to come out (tee hee) dressed as his House of Cards character at some point? (That said, you leave Bette Midler alone, Mr. President!)
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