One interesting aspect of the Tonys is how they act as a two (plus) hour infomercial for Broadway. Shows that get to present a number on the telecast carefully consider what moments from their show might drive folks to the ticket windows…and some marginal shows stay open in the hope of a post-Tony bump. As a result, a number of shows usually close right after the Tony Awards and that might happen this year since a lot of shows are limping along playing to 60%-70% of capacity. That's worse than it sounds. A show playing at near 100% of capacity like The Book of Mormon or (still) The Lion King is not selling very many (if any) tickets via discounters or at the TKTS booth, whereas a show playing at 62% is probably selling most of its seats at half-price or thereabouts.
So far, the only impact the awards seems to have had on what's closing is that Clybourne Park, which won for Best Play, is not. It's extending its limited engagement, which was supposed to end August 12, to September 2. We'll see if anything closes. Maybe not since a number of the nominees this year, like the revivals of Follies and Death of a Salesman, had already closed.
Speaking of Follies: When it came time for them to present a number on the telecast, they had Danny Burstein do a slightly-truncated version of "The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues." I thought he and that number were terrific on stage a few weeks ago; not nearly as terrific on the Tony broadcast. I dunno if it was the lack of context or the cuts or Burstein's energy level but it was only about half as wonderful. That happens.