Take A Glass Together

[esparza 333]

Posted: 4/11/09 at 9:40pm

I know this is quite random but I have always adored this clip from Grand Hotel's tony performance.

Michael Jeter was absolutely brilliant.

One of the best tony performances of all time.

I don't care if you have seen it before. Watch it, love it, cherish it, replay it.
Grand Hotel Tony

[withoutlovewithoutU]

Posted: 4/11/09 at 9:43pm

Ironically I have already watched that clip 4 or 5 times today.... must be something in the air!

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 4/11/09 at 9:44pm

One of the best Tony performances ever.

[esparza 333]

Posted: 4/11/09 at 9:46pm

I just realized this was also posted in the Grand Hotel thread along with Jeter's brilliant tony speech. There really must be something in air. That clip combined with Barret's stunning voice, and Jeter's phenomenal dancing is Legendary. Jeter really left us too soon.

[withoutlovewithoutU]

Posted: 4/11/09 at 9:51pm

Truely. His acceptance speech moves me to tears.
I just showed this clip and his acceptance speech to one of my students and she said it was her new favorite.

[zepka102]

Posted: 4/11/09 at 10:07pm

I think it is one of the most energetic, captivating Tony performances I have ever seen. Such a great clip to watch repeatedly and not get sick of!

[esparza 333]

Posted: 4/11/09 at 10:17pm

Lets Take a Glass Together In Celebration of our Meeting
In Celebration of our Being Face to Face

[johng428]

Posted: 4/11/09 at 10:24pm

That still ranks as the only time I have seen a standing ovation during the middle of a song in any show. It was all because of Jeter's performance. It was truly exhilarating.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 4/12/09 at 12:13am

Michael Jeter was an incredible life force, as was David Carroll, who originated the part Brent Barrett took over.

Tragically, we lost both David Carroll and Michael Jeter during those horrific years when AIDS killed so many talented theater people.

Michael Jeter's Tony performance is like a beacon into his enormous talent. I wish there were more of David Carroll's performances left for people to see. He had a glorious voice.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 4/12/09 at 12:20am

Listen to his voice--and that ovation!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FMF9_6YFF8

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 4/12/09 at 12:21am

PJ-
Jeter wasn't lost during the height of the AIDS crisis, he lived until 2003, and can still be seen on Sesame Street.

[sparrman]

Posted: 4/12/09 at 12:30am

Agreed, huskcharmer, I was just posting a message to that effect. David Carroll died 11 years before Jeter, in 1992.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 4/12/09 at 12:35am

And, Jeter died of a massive seizure, not HIV/AIDS.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 4/12/09 at 1:22am

You're right. I should have been more precise. He didn't die of AIDS; he lived with it.

But he was so forthright about living with his HIV that I've seen him in my mind, many times, singing that song with David, both celebrating life while we have it.

[sparrman]

Posted: 4/12/09 at 10:48am

Jeter's performance and subsequent speech have to be on anyone's very short list of the greatest Tony moments.

Researching all this just a bit, I'd forgotten the almost unbelievably tragic circumstances of David Carroll's passing: He died in the bathroom of the recording studio just as he was beginning work on the long-delayed cast album of Grand Hotel.

[Hest882]

Posted: 4/12/09 at 12:51pm

Thanks for posting that. Incredible.

[Jon]

Posted: 4/12/09 at 2:42pm

Here's his classic performance in THE FISHER KING
Everything's Coming Up Videos!

[nmartin]

Posted: 4/12/09 at 4:48pm

From the moment Michael Jeter came through the Grand Hotel revolving door and gave a little smile, the audience adored him. I know I did.
His Tony acceptance speech was touchingly beautiful. What a brave moment.

[Theatreboy49]

Posted: 4/12/09 at 4:56pm

I always watch this clip! Jeter was an amazing performer and his speech is always a great tony moment that should be remembered forever. What a joy to watch this.

[withoutlovewithoutU]

Posted: 4/12/09 at 5:48pm

The smile he gives upon his entrance is so perfect.... awkward and sweet.