Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award...
Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award...
#1Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award...
Posted: 6/13/10 at 7:19pmWHAT JUST HAPPENED!!
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#2Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award...
Posted: 6/13/10 at 7:21pmthe best Tony speech in Tony history
willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#2Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/13/10 at 7:21pmThat was bizarre
sbflyfan
Broadway Star Joined: 4/12/07
#3Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/13/10 at 7:21pmI thought it was sweet. She looked like she was sincerely just too overcome and overwhelmed with emotion, didn't want to break down in front of all those people, and just needed to get offstage. I don't think she had any "motive" behind it.
"I'm seeing the LuPone in Key West later this week. I'm hoping for great vocals and some sort of insane breakdown..." - BenjaminNicholas2
#4Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award...
Posted: 6/13/10 at 7:21pm
That was seriously un-freakin-believable!!!
I know she is a ravishing and incomparable diva of theatre LEGEND and lore... but she is also 10x a hat-box full of CRAZY!!!
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#5Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/13/10 at 7:22pmWas she snubbing the award? Having a stroke?
#6Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/13/10 at 7:22pm
For those who didn't see: she received a huge standing ovation from the audience, and when they finally settled down and got silent, there was an awkward silence as Seldes seemed speechless, showing a stunned face, more anticipation for her to speak, but walked offstage. Brilliant and classy!
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
Updated On: 6/13/10 at 07:22 PM
--Aristotle
sbflyfan
Broadway Star Joined: 4/12/07
#7Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/13/10 at 7:22pmThe more important topic of discussion is WTF is Karen Olivo WEARING??
"I'm seeing the LuPone in Key West later this week. I'm hoping for great vocals and some sort of insane breakdown..." - BenjaminNicholas2
TheatreFan4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/09
#8Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/13/10 at 7:27pmWell this really screws up Davenport's TONY tie breaker...
#9Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/13/10 at 7:34pmThat was fabulous. She gave a speech, just not verbally.
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Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#10Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/13/10 at 7:43pm
Almost as good as saying no one helped me & I deserevd it because I am great.
She will be remembered by what she did not say.
Poster Emeritus
#11Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/13/10 at 7:45pmI adore Marian! She is a kind and gracious woman and I can totally see her being left speechless after the ovation! Her silence spoke volumes, one of the most elegant acceptance speeches ever!
Those Blocked: SueStorm. N2N Nate. Good riddence to stupid! Rad-Z, shill begone!
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#12Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/13/10 at 7:55pm
Like I said in the other thread:
"She was speechless... literally... SPEECH-less". lol.
Did she not prepare s epeech or was she just in total awe? haha! This will be on YT in a matter of minutes! ;]
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#13Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/13/10 at 11:10pmOh, by the way folks, her previous Tony award was STOLEN FROM HER HOME! On NY1, the theatre correspondent spoke to her about it and she had tears in her eyes talking about what happened. I'm sure this award meant the world to her. Any cries of arrogance are patently stupid.
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#14Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/13/10 at 11:19pmThank you Borstal.
#15Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/13/10 at 11:21pmI only got to see the telecast, and having watched it I wish I could have seen this moment. It sounds both memorable and touching.
And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."
JustAGuy
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/03
#16Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/13/10 at 11:25pmFor me, that moment was the highlight of the evening.
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#17Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/13/10 at 11:39pmFor me, that moment was the highlight of my LIFE.
#18Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/13/10 at 11:47pm
Hitchcockian.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2zjm79Esq4
#19Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/14/10 at 12:25pmWe didn't need dialogue. We had faces!
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#20Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/14/10 at 12:27pmI don't think she was overcome. She was swinging the cane as she walked off stage. I think the whole thing was very intentional, and I love her for it.
#21Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/14/10 at 12:27pmshe proved that sometimes the best thing to say is nothing at all.
And I Am Always So Vitriolic
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#22Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/14/10 at 12:35pm
Did the other parts of the country see the whole section of the show? The West Coast only saw her in a brief clip of her with other winners...
They could have showed a lot fewer commercials and included the Lifetime Achievement Awards in the broadcast.
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#23Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/14/10 at 12:36pmI watched it online.
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
wexy
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/05
#24Marian Seldes makes no speech when accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: 6/14/10 at 1:36pm
For you out of towners, here's the story that was in the Times Magazine this weekend
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/magazine/13seldes-t.html?hpw
'Take me out tonight where's there's music and there's people and they're young and alive.'
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