'Welcome to the Tony Race!' Something Rotten Rewrites Catchy Opening Number to Celebrate Nominees

"Welcome to the Tony Race!" Something Rotten Rewrites Catchy Opening Number to Celebrate Nominees

News "Welcome to the Tony Race!" Something Rotten Rewrites Catchy Opening Number to Celebrate Nominees

May 29, 2015

The cast of Broadway's Tony-nominated Something Rotten! went into the recording studio to perform a special version of their opening number, "Welcome to the Renaissance," with new lyrics name-dropping many of the shows and stars nominated in various Tony categories this year.

Here is the result, which they call "Welcome to the Tony Race":

A special Tony Awards message from the cast of SOMETHING ROTTEN!
Posted by Something Rotten on Broadway on Thursday, May 28, 2015

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"Welcome to the Tony Race!" Something Rotten Rewrites Catchy Opening Number to Celebrate Nominees

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