Writing The Closing Number--Backstage at the Tonys
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Tommy Kail and I, in the basement of the Beacon Theater, writing Neil Patrick Harris' closing number recapping the 2011 Tony Awards. We totally feel like we're on the West Wing for real. At some point, Nikki James stops by, fresh from her amazing win for The Book Of Mormon. NPH is awesome. Enjoy!
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I think it's friggen amazing how they just write a whole rap down in the basement while the show's going on and how Neil then picks it up so quickly. Love the Tonys!
Neil Patrick Harris and Lin Manuel Miranda in the same video. I can't even deal
Lin Manuel Miranda + Neil Patrick Harris = Insane amounts of talent & good looks The rap was fantastic & delivered wonderfully
OMG! While NPH was rapping, I told my husband, "That sounds like Lin!" I love being right!!!
how the hell could he memorize all this stuff in this short time?!? CAUSE HE'S AAAAAWSOOOOME!!!
Dear Tony Awards, I vote for Lin-Manuel Miranda to co-host with Neil Patrick Harris next year under the direction of Tommy Kail. Sincerely, xLe
Lin, I love this entire bit but I want to applaud you for the beauty of the final section about the power of theater. I find so inspirational.
This is amazing. Of course Lin, you would write the closing rap. I was wondering why it was so good. Mhmmmmm.
Do you realize how awesome it is when someone else can speak, but somehow it is YOUR voice that comes out? People have a much harder time lying on you or stealing your work! Your talent is extraordinary, just magnificent Mr. Miranda - as usual, just saying :-).
Of COURSE Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the ending Tony's rap! I thought it was brilliant, and very LMM-esque!
Oh. My. God. Neil Patrick Harris and Lin Manuel Miranda are two of my favorite people!!!!!!
This seriously has everything I love in one place... In the Heights, West Wing references, and NPH. It's perfection.
HA i've watched this so many times and i JUST noticed you did the signal.
@sonotajenny For all the awesome WWing references you just made, I give you this hug through the interweb. Bravo!
wow, i kinda thought all winners were known beforehand (by the producers and neil and so on), and the song was rehearsed! very well done, you two! (and neil, of course! i suppose, he had a teleprompter?)
I knew it was Lin-Manuel the minute NPH opened his mouth. This video, seeing things behind the scenes, made my DAY!!!!
HE JUST REFERENCED MY FAVORITE WEST WING EPISODE OF ALL TIME!
haha I told my mom as I was watching the rap on the Tonys "Man, Lin Manuel Miranda is probably getting a kick out of this!" who knew you helped write it?
Dear Tony Awards, Please get Lin to host next years awards :) It would be the most amazingly funky spazztastic show ever! That is all.
This video has so much beauty in it.
Lin - you moved me to tears at In the Heights. This rap was wonderful. Tommy is a doll and NPH...well what can you say...the best event host in the world right now. Okay, maybe he and Hugh Jackman are tied.! Thanks for a wonderful wrap rap.
@YoYoYo826 Ha! Your description of Lyman fits Tommy even better :)
The two of you together is just too much precious for my mind to handle!!!
I had to dvr the Tony's because I was rehearsing so I was watching highlights when I got home. Long story short I saw the ending number and I was like this sounds like Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote it....You are legit perfect! This is absolutely fantastic. Lots of talented writers!
Amazing as always!!! WOW!!! U r broadway's rapper! I normally hate rap, but u r the only exception!! In the Heights rocked my world! Thanx Mr. Miranda!!
So impressive! Great work, really walking that tightrope, & it came off fantastically, helping make this year by far the best Tony Awards broadcast in MANY, MANY years (like, this one was actually fun to watch, didn't make me cringe, & didn't even suck!). Bravo.
That is amazing Lin!! Thanks for making this video =)
ok that's awesome..Neil's really great guy..and his rap?..LEGENDARY! love this ;)
I was freaking out that it was the best Tony moment since your acceptance speech. And then I saw your tweet about it and freaked out exponentially more.
Brilliant, extraordinary work from you guys writing that closing number on Tonys (which I just watched last nite- thank god for DVRs!) Just found this via a tweet from @ActuallyNPH
the whole time he was doing it I was thinking how they should have gotten you to say it! So glad to know it was you who worked on it!
You are great. Thank you for this!
Y'all did a FABULOUS job.
That dance to "Don't Break the Rules" Watch out Norbert Lin's coming for you role! ;) Great job, I was so impressed! I told my mom it , sounded like your freestyles. Recognize your "Voice" anywhere!
one of the best parts of the show! Thanks Lin! -resnick
You are amazing Lin! Its funny... to watch you guys (:
AH HA!!!!!!!!! I screamed out loud last night .....'LIN JUST WROTE THIS FOR SUREEEEEE'. Loved it :)
this is incredible
i was wonde3ring why his rap was so good... its cuz u wrote it...!
Lin & NPH - yessss best collab
Lin is a genius!! Such a fan!!
I had to dvr the Tony's because I was rehearsing so I was watching highlights when I got home. Long story short I saw the ending number and I was like this sounds like Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote it....You are legit perfect!
'no tickets availbale to 2015' ahahaha true
AHHHH knew it knew it knew it. No one else could have written so brilliantly. :) So happy!
@hitch4645 You're absolutely right, technically. But even though the writer analogy breaks down, Tommy is SO Josh Lyman.
Seriously. I mean SERIOUSLY. with the West Wing references!! brilliant!!
I love seeing you writing this! xD I was wondering who wrote the awesome rap at the end! Sucks that you were forced to sit backstage and watch the ceremony on the screen this whole time.
Did he write in the Sutton part before she actually won? 4:29 Hahahahhahah
Lol I totally love u guys u r amazing and my hero!!
Love it!!
Knocked it out of the park.
I love it!
Geniuses at work.
Lin and Neil...just makes sense.
*Smirks* "No tickets available till 2015!" XD
Wow cool! I was wondering how this was put together and by who. awesome. :)
Love the BTS....loving the rap goes without saying. I just need to know whose idea it was for NPH to do the "Sexual Chocolate" mic drop....
I KNEW U WROTE IT!!!!!!
3:10 = WIN
I SO CALLED THIS.
how did you do that??? you guys are amazing!!!
I love West Wing!!!!
I love this more than life itself, hahaha
SOOOO DOPE! -Horace
Can Lin host next year? Please? Pretty Please?
thought it sounded familiar... lol i want a copy of it on my ipod!
omg so I was right ! When I heard the rap, I can tell Lin wrote it because it is legit!
I KNEW IT!!!
YASSS LIN
NORRRRRBERT!
Hey hey hey. Josh Lyman wasn't a writer. Toby and Sam were the writing crew.
so did he memorize all of this, or was he reading it from a monitor?
when i watched it last night i was thinking he was copying you from the time you won lol
couldn't have been anyone less astute.
@vigwig It seems like a stereotype to say Tony writers did a "Fabulous" job. How about "wicked badass."
So no wonder we aint see yo face, i was angrier than a giraffe with a short neck -_-