Worst Speech of the Tonys
Worst Speech of the Tonys
#1Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 6:47pmMy vote would have to go to Sater, without a doubt.
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#2re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 6:48pmSater or Crudup's. I really disliked Crudup's.
#2re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 6:50pm
I liked Crudup's.
I thought Jennifer Ehle was massively unprepared. She may not have been, but she definitely came across as such.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#3re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 6:50pm
All those who went on & on & thanked everyone but the gut on the corner selling hot dogs
#4re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 6:50pmI would have to agree about Sater - it was especially galling when he went on and on when the show won for Best Score. By all rights Duncan Sheik should have spoken first, and longest.
LouieLovesTheater
Leading Actor Joined: 3/30/04
#5re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 6:52pm
I just found Sater's speech to be very uncomfortable to watch -- he looked like he was having some sort of breakdown...I ended up Fast Forwarding though both of his speeches.
Bill T. Jones had another speech I fast-forwarded through most of...just making his way to the stage I got a bit annoyed.
#6re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 6:52pmChristine Ebersole - Flat, Kinda Rehersed Sounding (But I Guess You Have Time To Do That When Your Name Has Been Engraved On The Trophy For Over A Year)
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#8re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 6:55pmI didn't like Sater's speech. Really, I dislike any where people just go on and on thanking people. It gets rather boring.
bwaygal1
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/5/07
#9re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 6:55pm
Christine's speech was excellent.
At least it was much less selfish and self-centered than Duncan Sheik who never acknowledged the cast who brought his material to life. The same could be said of Sater.
TapTapTapioca
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#10re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 6:56pmJennifer Ehle.
#11re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 6:56pm
Also, I know this doesn't technically fall under the "speech" category, but I cringed massively every time the Jersey Boys were allowed to speak. The only one who could be trusted to not come out with something horrifically cringe-worthy during the early technical awards was John Lloyd Young. The others just made me feel uncomfortable, especially all the "and Harvey Fierstein". XP
#12re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 6:59pm
Jack O'Brien's speech
just pretty boring. and the whole "and let's not hear about the state of American theatre" was kind of random, for his speech at least.
LouieLovesTheater
Leading Actor Joined: 3/30/04
#13re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 7:00pm
Well Christine had to know she was going to win...so I'm not shocked she knew exactly what she wanted to say.
As for Most Prepared & Rehearsed Speech ever. I would rate that a tie between Phylicia Rashad for Raisin in the Sun (I think she thought she was doing a one-woman Maya Angelou reading instead of accepting a Tony) and John Lloyd Young last year. Both seemed like they had been rehearsing their speeches all day long.
#14re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 7:00pmSater was a little off. But I really don't begrudge anyone their speeches. It's a special moment for them, and honest emotion always wins me over. I can't imagine what I would ever say in a situation like that. I would hope I was witty or moving, but who knows? You can't really say how it is unless your up there.
#15re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 7:05pmSteven Sater and Bill T. Jones annoyed the crap out of me, Sater more than anyone. I thought most of the others were genuine though.
#16re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 7:05pmI was annoyed that Sater hardly let Sheik speak after they won Best Score.
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#17re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 7:06pmBen Vereen and Usher, egging each other on... and they weren't even up for awards. I wanted to punch both of them. And sorry, but Usher trying to say how "honored" he was to be there: he has no place on Broadway to me.
StageFan2
Broadway Star Joined: 4/8/07
#18re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 7:06pmSater for me too. He just gave me the willies. Duncan Sheik gave me the weirds too, but not because of anything he said. It's the way his beard is crawling his neck...just weirds me out.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#19re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 7:06pm
Totally Sater, he makes me very uncomfortable.
And I got something to tell his "wife".
#20re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 7:09pm
"Ben Vereen and Usher, egging each other on... and they weren't even up for awards. I wanted to punch both of them. And sorry, but Usher trying to say how "honored" he was to be there: he has no place on Broadway to me."
Pippin was his introduction to the business? Ha! Wasn't he something like three when it opened on Broadway? I doubt he was honored too.
Vereen was amusing bowing down to Christine Ebersole. He should have just presented the award alone though.
#21re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 7:30pmI hope "Audrey" McDonald slapped Usher at the after-party.
gustof777
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/8/04
#22re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 7:42pmEbersole's. Love her and she definiltley deserved it but it was way to rehearsed and boring.
#23re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 7:51pm
"As for Most Prepared & Rehearsed Speech ever. I would rate that a tie between Phylicia Rashad for Raisin in the Sun (I think she thought she was doing a one-woman Maya Angelou reading instead of accepting a Tony)"
I loved her speech. It was one of the very best I've ever heard.
As for Ebersole's-
She was fine. She gave a good speech. Did you want her to start crying? Did you want her to say she was shocked? No. She was gracious and wonderful.
popculture37
Understudy Joined: 8/14/06
#24re: Worst Speech of the Tonys
Posted: 6/11/07 at 8:02pm
Between Sater, Ehle, and Ebersole.
I actually kinda liked Bill T. Jones's speech, or at least the happy dance he did right before it. He seemed more thrilled than anybody else up there.
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