Why this year’s Tony awards lacked that Broadway magic
With most of the awards landing in predictable hands and a host who failed to add the requisite pizzazz, the annual Broadway love-in felt rather flat
The 2019 Tony awards began with James Corden slumped on a sofa in a schlubby sweatshirt. A man who left theater for network TV, he sang an opening number extolling Broadway over binge-watching: “Trade the remote for the near, leave your couch and travel here.”
If only it were that easy. Maybe he has more luck in the online lotteries? But the Tonys are TV, of course, and this year’s awards, built for the small screen, sometimes felt small, too.