I realize this choice of host is not the most exciting or unexpected, but I still love it. NPH is a natural-born Master of Ceremonies; he is charming, humble, engaging & articulate. He has hosted the Tony Awards twice (2009 & 2011); other hosting credits include the Emmy Awards (2009) & SPIKE’s Video Game Awards (2010). He also made a surprise appearance at the 2010 Academy Awards when he presented the opening musical number. Most recently (and most unrelated), he served as the co-host on Live! With Kelly from Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 2011. I watch Live! With Kelly religiously while getting ready for work in the morning (no judgment); she has had a variety of hosts since Regis left & NPH has hands-down been the best so far [with Nick Lache as a distant runner-up. Weird, I know]. NPH has only played the best of roles on Broadway, my favorite being his 2003 portrayal of The Emcee in Broadway’s revival of Cabaret (opposite Deborah Gibson & Tom Bosley). His critically-acclaimed performance earned him the title of Top-Drawing Headiner by GuestStarCasting.com [beating out John Stamos & Alan Cumming]. This honor just reaffirms his capability to captivate a crowd & truly master a ceremony.
Other noted stage credits...*Tobias Ragg in concert performances of Sweeney Todd (2001)
*Hal in Proof opposite Anne Heche (2002)
*Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald in Assassins (2004)
*Mark in a touring production of Rent [which he parodied on SNL in 2009]
*Bobby in Company with Patti LuPone & New York Philharmonic (2011)
He also directed a production of Rent that ran at Hollywood Bowl in August 2010. It featured Vanessa Hudgens as Mimi, with whom NPH worked with on the film Beastly.
...as well as notable roles on television:
Since fall 2005, NPH has played Barney Stinson on the awesome CBS ensemble comedy How I Met Your Mother (earning Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in Comedy Series in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010). And the obvious, awesome, & universal appeal of Sir Neil Patrick Harris. Before ER, Meredith Grey, & Dr. House, there was Doogie Howser, M.D, the trailblazer of the medical TV trend.
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