“Crosswalk the Musical” – The Top 25 Programs of 2017, No. 15

I also suggested that CBS consider sending Stephen Colbert over to Showtime to host an uncensored evening extravaganza and move Corden up opposite Fallon and Kimmel for a threeway battle of the Jamesesamp160 Colbert had yet to overtake NBCamp8217s Seth Meyers as the latenight Trump trasher extraordinaire but because Americans canamp8217t get enough of anyone who dumps on Trump his ratings have since soaredamp160 So Colbert wonamp8217t be going anywhereWhich takes me back to Cordenamp160 Heamp8217s on fire in a way nobody else in the latenight arena can claim to be so how about having him host a Sunday night talk and variety series in primetimeamp160 I canamp8217t think of anyone better suited for such a challengeI included Corden on my Best of 2016 list primarily because of Karaokeamp160 He39s on my 2017 list because of the lesser buzzedabout Crosswalk the Musical in which Corden special guest stars and background dancers and singers dash into crosswalks always obeying the traffic lights and walk signs and perform numbers from popular musicals cutting them short and madly dashing for the curb when the amp8220donamp8217t walkamp8221 signs light upamp160 Itamp8217s always fun and often hilarious to watchThe best edition yet of this ambitious merriment came on the night of Thursday December 14 or early in the morning of December 15 if you prefer when Corden and the stars of the upcoming feature film The Greatest Show on Earth amp8211 Hugh Jackman Zac Efron and Zendaya amp8211 repeatedly dashed into a busy Manhattan intersection 53rd and Broadway and sang their hearts out amp160See the video at top amp160The performances were just grandamp160 The cutaways to unimpressed cab and truck drivers were pricelessEvery edition of Crosswalk the Musical has been terrific and accidentfree but my other favorite was a performance last summer of Hair by Corden and guest LinManuel Mirandaamp160 To watch it click on the image aboveamp160 Then go back to last year39s column and enjoy a seasonal treat by clicking on the image belowPreviously in the Top 25 Programs of 2017South Park No 16Days of Our Lives No 17Dancing with the Stars No 18Carrie Underwood39s Performance at the CMA Awards No 19House Hunters and All Things HGTV No 20amp160Project Runway No 21Live with Kelly and Ryan No 22Tosh0 No 23The Graham Norton Show No 24The Mary Tyler Moore Show No 25amp160Click the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writersamp160amp160

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