Favorite Moment from Tonys

What was your favorite moment from the Tonys last night, for me it was either the performace from The Color Purple or Threepenny Opera

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When Patti Lupone lost

Jersey Boys performance, I don't know why, but for some reason that was the highlight.

Jersey Boys was definitely the best performance of the evening, yes.

When Young and Hoff made their speeches.

I wanted to cry, Hoff made a shoutout to his baby! That was adorable.

Patti's face when they panned to her. It looked to me like a "screw you all" face. I loved it.

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I loved the Drowsy Chaperone and Sweeney Todd performances.
Seeing Beth Leavel win was also great.

Updated On: 6/12/06 at 08:55 PM

Tough this year, so most of mine are small moments that you might have missed if you blinked:

The very end of The Color Purple presentation when the camera catches Elisabeth Withers-Mendes raising her arms up as if to set the music free. She was totally feelin' that moment.

Sutton Foster giving the #1 sign just as she hits her slits in the DC performance. That performance rocked.

The perfect clip of Jennifer Holiday singing And I'm Tellin' You... That Face at the end knocks me out everytime.

John Lloyd Young getting caught by his emotions during his speech...very touching. I can only imagine the story behind that relationship. His father must have been blown away.

Patricia Neal's face when suprised w/a replacement Tony. Amazing.

The Look on Oprah's Face as the "Stars" rose out of the stage floor. She smiles then looks over at Julia Roberts who is managing a smile. I think the lift must have shaken one or both of them :)

The camera catching Patti LuPone dancing to Connick's opening number. The rest of the group was pretty stoic, but she rocked out and the camera caught it.

Audra McDonald having a moment with Sara Ramirez during the opening number... oh to have a live mic on them.

Interesting year. :)

Updated On: 6/12/06 at 09:00 PM

La Chanze winning

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The look on the faces of Christian Hoff and LaChanze when they were announced winners!! Priceless!!

Hal Price's tribute kind of made me tear up. PHANTOM OF THE OPERA was my first show. *TEAR*

Anyway, I'm glad to see THIS thread. FINALLY, someone started a POSITIVE Tonys thread! WOO-HOO! There IS good in the world!

Favorite moments:
Cyndi and Alan being sexy in THREEPENNY
LaChanze being genuinely surprised and happy in her acceptance speech
Christine Ebersole's puppet joke (I usually don't care for her, but last night changed all that)
John Lloyd Young/Christian Hoff - 'nough said
JULIE ANDREWS (but her dress was less-than-good - not that I focused on it too much)
JERSEY BOYS and WEDDING SINGER performances - so much energy there!

There are others. It was a good year. And the first time I ever went to a "Tony Party" (I usually watch it alone or with one or two family members, if they care to join me). It's good to have other people around when you're literally hooting and hollering at the TV. It made me feel less dumb.

And on that note...

Chris

"The perfect clip of Jennifer Holiday singing And I'm Tellin' You... That Face at the end knocks me out everytime."

Is this referring to the brief clip of a large black woman holding out a note till her eyes almost popped out and then taking a very loud breath before the last 'me'?

Sorry if that's a naive question, but I don't know what Jennifer Holiday looks like--if that's not her, who was that and what show? I loved it!

When TR Knight came on with Sara Ramirez to present the award for best featured actress in a musical. And when the credits started rolling cos other than that it was a dismal show.

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