Top 20 Greatest Tonys Host Performances

VOICE OVER: Emily Brayton
WRITTEN BY: Tal Fox

The Tony Awards aren't just about the winners — sometimes the hosts steal the whole show! Join us as we count down the most show-stopping, jaw-dropping host performances in Tony Awards history, from breathtaking opening numbers to unforgettable closing acts that had audiences leaping to their feet for a standing ovation! Our countdown includes Neil Patrick Harris's Emmy-winning "Bigger!", Hugh Jackman's electrifying "Not the Boy Next Door," Angela Lansbury's iconic "Everything's Coming Up Roses," Julie Andrews revisiting her greatest hits, Ariana DeBose's "This Party's for You," and many more legendary moments! If host performances were a Tony category, who would be your winner? Let us know in the comments below!

  • #20: And I Am Telling You (I Am Going)
  • #19: A Medley
  • #18: Started Out on Stage
  • #17: A Host Off
  • #16: Broadway Songs We've Never Done, and Never Will
  • #15: This Party's for You
  • #14: What If Life Were More Like Theatre?
  • #13: One Night Only
  • #12: "This One's for You," (an "Ode to the Losers")
  • #11: Live!
  • #10: Celebrate Broadway
  • #9: Broadway Divas
  • #8: The Show Must Go On"/ "Comedy Tonight
  • #7: Take Me to Broadway
  • #6: Wouldn't It Be Loverly"/ "Camelot" / "I Could Have Danced All Night
  • #5: This Could Be You
  • #4: It's Not Just For Gays Anymore
  • #3: Everything's Coming up Roses
  • #2: Not the Boy Next Door
  • #1: Bigger!

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