Welcome to the 2008 edition of the Tony Awards! I'll be live-blogging the ceremony from the comfort of my living room (with an occasional assist from Tivo), and keeping track of the friendly competition I have with my pals Denise, Mark and Nick to see which one of us most correctly predicted the winners. Hope you'll join us!
The show opens with a performance from The Lion King - what an amazing show! It's celebrating 10 years on Broadway - a great opening!
Whoopi Goldberg, our host, shows up dressed as the crab from The Little Mermaid. A modest laugh. After the rundown of hosts (Jack Klugman? Cool!), Whoopi comes back dressed in a more traditional gown.
The first award is handed out by Lawrence Fishburn - it's for Best Featured Actress in a Play. The winner: Rondi Reed, August: Osage County. Which I typed before the announcement, because of the audience reaction to her name. She gives an enthusiastic acceptance speech. Fun.
John Waters introduces a performance from Best Musical nominee Cry-Baby. He's very funny (as always). A terrific number - the prison escape number. Not often you seen guys dancing with license plates on their feet.
Commercial Break!
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