John Doyle's Speech

[ben1986]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 9:33am

I wanted to know if anyone or any site has the full text of John Doyle's Tony Speech. I loved that speech and it meant so much to me. So if anyone has it I would really appreciate the text.

Also I'm not ranting I'm just disappointed that both Sweeney and Patti didn't win. But as Joanna Gleason says, "Remember that nothing should change the joy you feel when the curtain goes up and you get to do a show…it should feel the same the day after the Tonys regardless of the outcome."

[quintia]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 9:39am

Broadway.com has the transcripts of all the speeches.

[Nokros]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 9:45am

"First of all I'd like to thank the rest of the creative team, Sarah, Richard and Dan, and also I would thank the costume designer and the set designer but they've both given up the business after working with me so it's not going to happen that way.

Thank you too, our wonderful producers, particularly my friend Richard Frankel, who is a very special person in my heart. Thank you to a wonderful, wonderful cast and crew who have made this show, I hope, memorable to the Broadway audience. Thank you to my agent and friend Claire, and to my partner, Robert, who helps me through everything. Happy anniversary, Rob. And also, thank you to somebody I hope we all hold in a very, very special place on Broadway, and that's of course, the wonderful Stephen Sondheim.

And finally, I'd like to dedicate this to all the directors and actors and designers and artists out there who knock on doors that don't get answered, and who look for a break that they think is never going to come and I hope they remember this moment as living proof of the fact that it is never too late.

Thank you very much."


I love his acknowledgement of himself that very few people got, with costume and scenic design... :)

[ben1986]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 9:50am

Thanks so much, I just felt that there was so much heart in that speech. Anyway even though Sweeney and Patti didn't win, they are still a great show and a great lady. Cheers to that!

[ben1986]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 9:50am

Thanks so much, I just felt that there was so much heart in that speech. Anyway even though Sweeney and Patti didn't win, they are still a great show and a great lady. Cheers to that!