Without you, there would be no me… You have taught me and shown me what a strong Black woman is and what it means to raise a strong Black man, and I just pray that I made you proud. After joking, “I really gotta pee right now, so I’ll keep it quick,” the multi-talented artist said, “Mom, I love you so, so, much. Newcomer Myles Frost-who won the Tony for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his Broadway debut as the late King of Pop Michael Jackson in MJ-managed to draw laughs and tears in his open-hearted acceptance speech that also included an impromptu song and dance. “Shut up, shut up, shut up,” Jackson lovingly told the crowd so he could get his acceptance speech out before being cut off for time, displaying the same no-holds-barred humor that is a hallmark of his writing. Jackson was visibly happy to take in the love and applause coming at him from the audience at Radio City Music Hall when accepted his Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, but make no mistake-he had things to say. Jackson to the Tony Awards Audience: "Shut Up!"Ī Strange Loop writer Michael R. You need to yell that line!’ So when we came back from the pandemic, I just remembered I have to yell that as joyfully and as big as possible-And that was something that I know he was thrilled about nightly.” At first I was playing it in a really internal way…and walking off quietly. Crystal even worked a nod to Manuel’s own hit musical into his lyrics: “I’m Alexander…Rabinowitz,” he sang, coaxing a giggling Lin to echo.Īs Matt Doyle finished his acceptance speech for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for his work in Company, he turned to a line he says eight times a week in the Sondheim revival: “I’m the next bride!” Beyond being a call back to his Tony-winning performance, Doyle shared in the press room why he chose to say the line on stage: “Especially coming from the perspective of a gay man, now, when wasn't even a right that we had in the last revival in 2006, it was so important to him that that was joyful and celebrated. Jackson and Lin-Manuel Miranda along the way. “What I’m gonna do is Yiddish scat singing.” After providing an example of just what that genre sounds like, Crystal ventured to the audience for a little help, hitting up Samuel L. “You guys like jazz scat singing?” he asked from the stage. Jackson and Lin-Manuel Miranda Help Billy Crystal Scat…In Yiddishīilly Crystal leaned heavily into audience participation in his performance of the number “Stick Around” from Mr. Watch the opening, entitled “This Is Your Round of Applause,” here. Rauhala, the dynamic number-paying tribute to all of the talent required to stage a Broadway musical-showcased the host’s vocal and dancing prowess while energizing the Radio City audience for the terrific evening to come. Penned by SIX Tony winners Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow as well as Kurt Crowley and Benjamin M. Oscar winner Ariana DeBose kicked off the three-hour The 75th Annual Tony Awards on CBS (also available on Paramount+) with a dazzling opening number that saluted 30 different Broadway hits. Here are seven of the most memorable moments from the 2022 Tony Awards.
As always, the telecast was full of fantastic performances, heartfelt acceptance speeches, hilarious moments, and more.
This year's ceremony was back at Radio City Music Hall.
The curtain has come down on the 75th Annual Tony Awards, with A Strange Loop and The Lehman Trilogy coming away with the top honors of Best Musical and Best Play, respectively.