Love this from Kristin on her reaction to Tony Nom:
Kristin Hanggi
Best Direction of a Musical for Rock of Ages
?I don?t know if I?ve ever been better than I am right now. I mean, I watched Lin-Manuel Miranda say my name on television! I am totally shocked. When he said my name my hands started shaking so bad I couldn?t hold the phone when people started calling me. Once I had time to take it in, I?ll admit I had to dance around the living room a little. It?s incredible. You watch the Tony?s when you?re five years old, and go, ?One day?? But to have it happen? Holy ****, are you serious? I literally want to run outside and grab people and start screaming, ?Dreams come true!? And now I want to go to Times Square and put on tap shoes and tap down the TKTS stairs, with the Rock of Ages girls as my backup dancers. The show?s been a labor of love for the last five years, so to have it be nominated at all is a testimony to every single person involved and what they do. My cast, my designers, all of them are genius. We are a testament to the importance of being silly, I think, and to celebrating your inner rock star. This is all just surreal. I think I need to go blast Journey?s ?Don?t Stop Believin?!"
I am so happy for her. She is a very large part of the show's success.
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