The 75th Tony Awards were on tonight.
During the show, Billy Porter performed a rendition of of the song “On the Street Where You Live” for the Memoriam.
It was truly a beautiful and moving performance but something I missed while watching was the fact that in the memoriam, the award show forgot Bob Saget.
Honestly, I had no idea that Bob Saget ever did broadway so I didn’t think of anything of it until John Stamos called out the award show about it.
For starters, in case you’re wondering, Bob Saget’s career on the New York stage included :
- a Broadway musical comedy (2015 “Hand to God”)
- a Broadway musical (2007 debut “The Drowsy Chaperone”)
- Off-Broadway drama (2005 “Privilege” at Second Stage
So, why wasn’t he included?
Sure, it could have been a shortened version of those that have passed (usually the rest is listed online).
However, Bob Saget was such a huge inspiration and was loved by so many and his unexpected death truly shook everyone.
John Stamos posted on Twitter saying:
Disappointed to hear that @bobsaget will be LEFT OUT of the In Memoriam segment tonight @TheTonyawards. Bob was brilliant in The Drowsy Chaperone & Hand to God. Come on @BroadwayLeague and @TheWing ! Do the right thing! Bob loved Broadway and I know the community loved him.
Honestly, he is not wrong. So sad that they forgot him.
