Snarkiest Tony Award acceptance speech?

Over the years who has given the snarkiest acceptance speech? I vote for an obviously upset John Napier who, while accepting the Tony Award in 1987 for his sets for Les Miserables, commented that he couldn't understand why his sets for Starlight Express "weren't even nominated".

And that is one of the many reasons I detest Jerry Herman

btw- I haven't heard the word "snarkiest" in a loooong time. Thank for refreshing my memory.

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Updated On: 5/30/06 at 08:32 PM

I know that's why I hate Jerry Herman too! What a jerk.

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Mr. Herman was in no way criticizing Sondheim. He was simply expressing how happy he was the old fashioned show could still be sucessful. He's said it several times and actually admitted that he admires Sondheim's work. He's far from a jerk.

sarcasm

Nice response. lol.

Yeah, Herman lost my fanship, but I still love his shows.

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billy crystal was extremely mad that he was considered a special event rather than a play, but i forget the exact wording of his "snarkiness"

lmao, uh oh sounds like a sad tale you have for us aspiringactress, please tell.

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awww Thats rather bitchy of him

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No, Herman wasn't referring to Sondheim at all with that statement. Remember that when Herman won for score and La Cage won for Best Musical, it was the first Tony Herman had won in 20 years since Hello Dolly (his only other win) and it was his first hit show since Mame 18 years before. He had spent all those years producing flop after flop after flop -- Dear World, Mack and Mabel, The Grand Tour -- to the point where had begun to doubt his own talent and believed that he'd never be successful again. Plus, lots of critics and others had told him the American musical theatre had moved on without him and that nobody wanted to hear his old-fshioned style showtunes anymore. Winning for La Cage made him feel vindicated and that's what he was expressing in that speech. He's always been very gracious when talking directly about Sondheim and calls himself a fan of his work (and Sondheim has always had positive things to say about Herman publicly). There was no feud and there was no intentional snarkiness in what Herman said in his speech.

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I remember when Matthew Bourne won for Best Director for Swan Lake he made reference to the fact that the show was not eligible for Best Musical. Something about "I don't know how you can win Best Direction of a Musical if the show isn't a musical."

Way back at the top, I'm confused as to how Idina insluted KC... I thought Idina's acceptance speech was rather eloquent. But then again, aren't most stage actors'?

EDIT: Well excuse my unfailing ability to fail in picking up typed sarcasm.

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Updated On: 5/31/06 at 11:34 PM

I think the phrase you're searching for is HEADDESK!

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