My favorite part of last night's Tony Awards was when they bowled us over with three duets from past shows: Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel singing "For Good" from Wicked, Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal performing "What You Own" from Rent and (best of all) Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell favoring us with "Wheels of a Dream" from Ragtime.
I saw someone online say that this segment only served to remind them that this year's offerings didn't have the same power and timelessness. Well, maybe. This year's Broadway shows certainly have plenty of excuses for not filling their stages with history but I did think some of them sold a lot of tickets with the numbers they presented — especially Moulin Rouge and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.
I'll write more about the ceremonies when I get through with some work that stubbornly insists it's more important than blogging. Here are those three duets I so enjoyed…
