What is your favorite Tony Award winning performance of all time? - Page 2

[Babe_Williams]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 3:44pm

Nevermind. I misunderstood the question. 

Updated On: 6/17/17 at 03:44 PM

[Wick3]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 3:49pm

That was performed at the Tony awards?

 

[coreman009]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 3:52pm

This was surprisingly easy & obvious for me!

1) BEN PLATT in Dear Evan Hanse

2) LESLIE ODOM JR in Hamilton

3) NATHAN LANE in The Producers

[bct14972]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 4:52pm

1) Katie Finneran; Promises, Promises

2) Laurie Metcalf; A Doll's House Part 2

3) Norbert Leo Butz; Catch Me If You Can

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 5:02pm

I will never cease to be impressed by Alice Ripley's work in Next to Normal. 

[goldenboy]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 5:04pm

Gwen Verdon in Sweet Charity....wait she didn't win. okay

Kristen Chenowith in On the 20th Century...wait she didn't win

Sean Hayes in Promises Promises..wait he didn't win.

ok lets get serious

 

Tyne Daley in Gypsy

Lauri Metcalf in Dolls House 2

Kristine Nelson in Sonya, Vanya , Natasha and Spike

Angela Lansbury in Mame

Angela Lansbury in Sweeney Todd

Robert Morse in How to Succeed

Nathan Lane in The Producers..

Maggie Smith in Lettice and Lovage.

 

[quizking101]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 5:42pm

Male-Musical: Neil Patrick Harris, HEDWIG

Female-Musical: Cynthia Erivo, THE COLOR PURPLE

Male-Play: Tracy Letts, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF

Female-Play: Nina Arianda, VENUS IN FUR

[binau]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 7:00pm

I only got to see Ripley right at the end of the tour when her voice was shot before she called out for the rest of the two weekend performances - so I can't say I can rave about her like some can. I thought Ben Platt one-upped playing the crazy angst and being able to deliver it vocally. Ripley's performance is still special to me though. 

[funhamilton_rent]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 7:47pm

They may be overrated, but I have to say Ben Platt and Cynthia Erivo.  

 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 7:47pm

Cynthia Erivo is never overrated.

[MsEmilia]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 7:56pm

Probably a tie between Patti LuPone in Gypsy and Jessica Lange in Long Day's Journey Into Night - I might give the slight edge to Patti since despite that it's been almost 9 years since I saw it (I was 12 at the time), it's still clear as day in my head. 

[froote]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 8:03pm

Of those that I actually got to see live: Cerveris in Fun Home and Odom Jr. in Hamilton.

Updated On: 6/15/17 at 08:03 PM

[willep]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 8:47pm

The Other One said: "willep said: "The first two that come to mind for me are Mark Rylance in Jerusalem and James Corden in One Man, Two Guvnors."

Good choices, though oddly I would have given Rylance the Tony for the same season's La Bete.  I liked the play so much more.  Corden?  Perfection.  Sheer perfection. "

 

I did LOVE La Bete as well. In fact, that was my introduction to Mark Rylance, and he absolutely blew my mind, so I have a soft spot for that show. 

 

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 8:58pm

Cherry Jones, Doubt

Victoria Clark, The Light in the Piazza

Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed

Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens

 

[Willy Loman2]

Posted: 6/17/17 at 7:37pm

Jennifer Holliday Dreamgirls.  Hands down!

[Willy Loman2]

Posted: 6/17/17 at 7:38pm

Second place:  James Earl Jones in Fences

Updated On: 6/17/17 at 07:38 PM

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 6/17/17 at 7:46pm

Extremely hard to pick between Patti in Gypsy, Cynthia in Color Purple, and Laurie in Doll's House. 

[mamaleh]

Posted: 6/17/17 at 8:58pm

Hands down, the best-ever Tony-winning performance was the lightning bolt that shot across the stage of the Imperial in the form of Hugh Jackman  in THE BOY FROM OZ.

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 6/17/17 at 9:15pm

Faith Prince in Guys and Dolls, Ben Platt in DEH, Michael Cerveris in Fun Home, Cynthia Erivo in Color Purple.

[leighmiserables]

Posted: 6/17/17 at 9:50pm

Overall, probably Alex Sharp in Curious Incident. Cynthia Erivo is a close second, though. 

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 6/17/17 at 9:51pm

Natasha Richardson in Cabaret (at the Kit Kat Klub/Henry Miller's Theatre before the move to Studio 54). Almost 20 years now since I've seen it and I still can't get her performance out of my head. The expression on her face at the end of the show as she entered to deliver the title number was absolutely haunting.

[Jamie Pierce]

Posted: 6/18/17 at 3:01pm

Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig
I saw him 13 times. I am NOT an NPH fan and I went in with very low expectations. Mesmerizing.

Katie Finneran, Promises, Promises
It's one of those performances that you lean over to your theatre-going partner and say, "she just won a Tony"

Patina Miller, Pippin
Again, low expectations because I did not enjoy her work in Sister Act and I was sceptical it would pale in comparison to Ben Vereen.

I loved Christine Ebersole in Grey Gardens but then I saw Rachel York in the LA production and I found her performance to be even more touching and inspired. It stayed with me for a long time after.