this is a thread I have to keep returning to! I keep thinking of more things to say.
re: Patti's speech. I know it sounds creepy, but one of my favorite parts of her speech was actually the shot of her husband crying. I also loved her gasping, overwhelmed speech when she won her Tony for Evita.
Alice Ripley's speech wasn't my favorite, but more because she was a little too shouty for me. I thought the core message of her speech was wonderful though.
I also have to agree with Lin-Manuel Miranda. he's adorable and charming and it was so nice that he tipped his hat to Sondheim.
and Angela Lansbury is just class. her Tony speech for when she won for Gypsy was elegant as well.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
