The lousy 2022 Tony Awards dissed Stephen Sondheim
nypost.comTony Awards.On Sunday night, almost nobody at Radio City Music Hall bothered to stand up for the late Stephen Sondheim.After a far too modest tribute to the legendary composer/lyricist of “West Side Story” “Gypsy,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Into The Woods,” “A Little Night Music” and many others, who died in November at age 91, sung by Bernadette Peters, only a handful of show people begrudgingly got to their feet.For one of the greatest musical theater composers of all time.
Who gave his entire life to Broadway. With friends like these, who needs enemies?At the Tonys, his death was a total afterthought — a quick song from Peters and a couple of videos — even though producers had months to plan a star-studded number honoring him.
The debacle was befuddling.As was most of the low-energy, poorly put-on 75th Annual Tony Awards on CBS.Ariana DeBose, who won the Oscar this year for playing Anita in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” hosted the evening.
It was a nice idea. The dwindling Tonys viewership isn’t going to get any bigger, so why not go with a fan favorite?But being a master of ceremonies didn’t come naturally to DeBose, and her songs and banter were forced and unfunny.
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