Favorite acceptance speech- Page 2

[jerseyboyschick2]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 12:05am

Lin, Laura, and ofcourse Patti!

[glimpseofstocking]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 12:11am

Patti and Mark Rylance

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 12:14am

Mark Rylance.

But I loved Patti's 29 years comment.

[bwaybaby2]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 12:20am

Those are some harsh words, Wanna Be A Foster, especially considering that Bernie Gersten is, and has always been, one of the most beloved men in the Broadway community, not to mention a pioneer and veritable legend in Broadway HISTORY. Guess you should get used to it-- he and Andre win pretty much every year.

[Mealz1042]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 12:29am

Rylance definitely. Then Lin, because itw as awesome and I'm biased... and Patti's was great to.

[JudasIscariot]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 12:33am

Lin and Patti all the way!

[jeniferrenepatricia]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 12:34am

Patti all the way!!!!!

[futurenala]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 12:35am

Lin and Patti's!

[haddaddy3]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 12:36am

I agree with ray-andallthatjazz86, but in reverse order.

LuPone, Laura, then Lin...

[shh282]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 12:37am

Laura Lin Patti

[YoYo12345]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 12:40am

Lin-Miranda for just being him.

Laura for making me cry and want to be up there.

Sondheim for....oh wait...

and Rylance for making me say, "He totes just did that."

[donna_darko_23]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 12:49am

Laura, Patti, and Anna

[StateOfJade]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 12:51am

I liked that completley random speech about being lost in the woods...?

Worst was Lin's. That was so awkward.

[SheepyFuzz]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 7:01am

Mark Rylance

Although Patti LuPone's "Shut up, it's been 29 years!" was rather amusing when the orchestra started playing.

[StageFan2]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 8:15am

Mine, I've had it written for years.

Outside of that, Patti was great as always and Lin. One very talented young newcomer and the other a celebrated, glorious lady of the stage. Ahhh, Broadway at it's best. Awesome.

[suicidalmickeymouse]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 8:17am

Lin's by far.

[Weez]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 8:19am

TOTALLY Mark Rylance, followed closely by Lin-Manuel. I'm sure I'd love Patti's too, but I haven't experienced it in any form (either video or transcript) yet.

It seemed like it was a really good year for speeches, funnily enough. The last couple of years at least, there's always been at least one that bordered on the vaguely creepy or cringeworthy, but from what I've seen, there were pretty much no speeches that weren't genuine, or entertaining, or at the very least not creepy.

[My Oh My]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 8:42am

Patti was by far the best.

Even though she didn't do an acceptance speech, Liza was a close second. XD

[gonepishing]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 8:44am

Laura Benanti's speech was just darling! I thought Patti's was kind of snobby...It's like, We get it lady! We know you haven't gotten a Tony in 20-some years! You don't have to tell us a dozen times! Other than that her speech was very nice.

[titleofusername]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 8:51am

Easy. Mark Rylance, Lin-Manuel Miranda, & Laura Benanti.

My favorite winners of the night, my favorite acceptance speeches of the night, and my favorite performers of the night.

Can we say BIAS?

[buddharich]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 9:03am

Lin, Laura, Patti, Anna, Deanna, Mark, Jim, Rondi, Boyd - the speeches were really great this year!

Least favorites: Tracy Letts, Paolo Szot, and Bartlett Sher all gave fairly dull (or in the case of Mr. Letts, obnoxious) acceptance speeches.

[kate2]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 10:52am

I guess I'm in the minority here, but I thought Lin's was so incredibly annoying!

Laura Benanti was by far my favorite, followed by Patti! "Arthur... you're standing!!" I loved that!

[Select a Member Name]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 10:57am

Rylance, Lin, Patti's

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 11:05am

1. Lin
2. Laura
3. Patti

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 11:08am

I too found Tracy Letts' speech to come off as pretty obnoxious and not very heart-felt at all.
Oh, and I have no problems with Andre Bishop, I just couldn't believe how boring the speech was.