| It is well to remember that, no matter how easy it may seem on tv, people don't just pop out of their seats and sing songs at the Tonys as if they are at a Karaoke bar. Even for people who have lots of prior experience with a song, it requires practice and rehearsal which means a commitment of time and showing up beyond what's visible. I suspect these folks (and other obvious examples with other songs) were asked and declined. Unfortunately, the producers made what I found a bad decision to go with the B team (or C, D, E, or in one case F) rather than just moving on (no pun intended). |
