From hopping and rapping Hugh Jackman to Hedwig and Carole King. Ranked from worst to best.
"Rock Island," The Music Man
Here's a sentence I never thought I'd type: Hugh Jackman rapped The Music Man with LL Cool J and T.I. at the 2014 Tony Awards. Weird doesn't even begin to cover it.
"The Last Ship," Sting
Sting has a musical coming to Broadway this fall! Conceptually interesting (it's inspired by Sting's childhood and the shipbuilding industries in northern England), but the Tonys is not a time to debut a new lush melody that no one has ever heard before.
The Opening Number
Oh, Hugh. After being treated to three years of Neil Patrick Harris' clever homages to theater, it was no surprise that you went a different route. But an obscure reference to a 1950s choreographer was not the way to go. However, you can rest assured we have no doubts to your physical prowess.
The Closing Number
The closing number didn't fare much better — Jackman's inspired choice to call all of the night's winners up to the stage for a rendition of "On Broadway" could have worked much better if A) there was more time and B) people knew what was going on. Alas!
