The Celine Dion jukebox musical Titanique hit rough waters at the Tony Awards — and viewers did not hold back.
The offbeat Broadway show, which spoofs the 1997 blockbuster Titanic through the eyes of Dion, became one of the most talked-about moments of the night after its cast took the stage at Radio City Music Hall.
But for many fans watching at home, the performance was less “My Heart Will Go On” and more “make it stop.”
Marla Mindelle, who plays Dion in the musical and also co-wrote the show, led the cast in a medley during Sunday night’s ceremony. She performed the Dion anthem I’m Alive alongside several cast members, including Ariana Grande’s brother Frankie Grande and The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons, who appeared in drag as Ruth DeWitt Bukater.
Mindelle also took on Dion’s signature Titanic ballad, My Heart Will Go On.
That is when social media erupted.
One stunned viewer on X blasted the performance as “horrible,” asking if Mindelle “cannot sing” and wondering if the whole thing was real.
Another viewer asked whether the vocals were “supposed to be bad,” while a third questioned if the off-key sound was part of the joke.
Others were even harsher.
“Was that performance of Titanique supposed to sound horrendously awful?” one person wrote.
Another viewer declared that Titanique looked like “the worst thing ever.”
One person who claimed to have seen the show in person said the Tony Awards performance did not do Mindelle justice, writing that she had been “phenomenal” onstage before — but that Sunday night’s number “was not her.”
Titanique is built around a wild parody version of James Cameron’s Titanic, with the story told as if Dion herself were recounting what really happened aboard the doomed ship.
The real Dion, of course, became forever linked to the movie after singing its Oscar-winning end credits smash My Heart Will Go On.
Despite the online backlash, Titanique had a major night at the Tonys. The show was nominated for best musical, facing off against The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon! and the British import Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).
Mindelle was also nominated for best lead actress in a musical, competing against Sara Chase for Schmigadoon!, Caissie Levy for Ragtime and Christiani Pitts for Two Strangers.
The show also earned a nomination for best book of a musical, with Mindelle nominated alongside co-writers Tye Blue and Constantine Rousouli.
Still, the social media pile-on became one of the night’s juiciest side stories.
Some viewers aimed their criticism at Frankie Grande, accusing him of trying to grab too much attention during the group number.
“Even more terrible with Frankie Grande in it,” one viewer complained, claiming he was “totally trying to be the center of attention.”
The Tony Awards were packed with big names from Broadway, television and film, including Daniel Radcliffe, Rose Byrne, Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf, Stephanie Hsu, Carrie Coon, Lesley Manville, John Lithgow, Luke Evans, Rachel Dratch and June Squibb.
Pink hosted the ceremony for the first time and kicked off the night with a splashy opening number inspired by Lady Marmalade from Moulin Rouge!
The pop superstar had called the hosting gig “the honor of an entire lifetime,” praising Broadway as home to “the literal hardest working people in showbiz.”
But by the end of the night, it was Titanique’s rocky performance that had many viewers buzzing.
For a musical built around one of the most iconic ballads in movie history, some Tony watchers felt the ship had already gone down.