Tom Hanks has been announced as a presenter on Sunday night’s Tony Awards? But will they give him one for his excellent performance as late reporter Mike McAlary in “Lucky Guy”? I sure hope so. The Tony voters this year have been very anti-Hollywood, snubbing Bette Midler, Sigourney Weaver and a raft of movie stars who boosted Broadway’s bottom line this year.
Hanks was the exception. He made what had to be the easiest transition ever from Hollywood to the stage in Nora Ephron’s play. And while it does seem like Christopher Durang’s “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” will win Best Play, Hanks should be shoo in for Best Actor. Either way, he’ll be on the Tony show, hosted again by Neil Patrick Harris.
Hanks joins a lot of stars on this year’s Tonys including Cyndi Lauper, whose “Kinky Boots” we’re betting on for Best Musical, plus Weaver, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anna Kendrick, Zachary Quinto, Sally Field, Audra McDonald, Alan Cumming, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Megan Hilty, Andrew Rannells, Jane Krakowski, Matthew Morrison, Laura Benanti, Steven Van Zandt, Hal Prince, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Barrett Foa as well as Scarlett Johansson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jesse Eisenberg, Jon Cryer and Martha Plimpton.
Did I mention Mike Tyson? Yes, indeed. Mike Tyson, for some reason, is going to be on the Tony Awards. The show begins at 8pm Sunday on CBS.
