01of 09Stephen Lovekin/Variety/REX/Shutterstock“This is for the people who lose / Both of us have been in your shoes / This one’s for the loser inside of you / This is for the people don’t get to take the trophy home.”— hosts Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles dedicating their opening number to all of the nominees who head home empty-handed02of 09Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions“This award is dedicated to the countless LGBTQ people who have fought and died for the right to live and love as we are created to … We are all sacred and we all belong, so let’s just bake a cake for everyone who wants a cake to be baked.”— Andrew Garfield, accepting the Tony for Best Leading Actor in a Play forAngels in America, referencing the recent Supreme Court decision onMasterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission03of 09Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions“All of this year’s Best Musical nominees are based on films, but only one of those films has paid for my boat.”— Tina Fey, introducing a performance from her musicalMean Girls04of 09Andrew H. Walker/REX/Shutterstock“When I moved to New York, I was told to change my last name from Mendez to Matthews, or I wouldn’t work. I’m so proud to be part of a community that celebrates diversity and individuality … Be your true self and the world will take note.”— Lindsay Mendez, accepting the Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Musical forRodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel05of 09Andrew H. Walker/REX/Shutterstock“About eight years ago, I decided that I need to shake things up, I needed to scare myself again and challenge myself again, because I felt I had more to offer as an actor. This performance has been the culmination of a lot of that work, and this award is a lovely vote of confidence that I’ve been on the right path.”— Nathan Lane, accepting the Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Play forAngels in America06of 09Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions“I’m back with a normal hat this time, that’s a twist!”— noted tiny hat fan, actress Rachel Bloom, backstage afterFrozen’s performance07of 09“No, seriously, my acting killed Lee Strasberg.”— Special Tony Award recipient John Leguizamo, recounting the not-so-promising start to his acting career, before presenting Best Revival of a Play08of 09Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions“You know how hard it is to get tickets toSpringsteen on Broadway? It’s easier to get tickets toHamilton, and that features actual dancing and a history lesson.”— Robert De Niro,heading back on-scriptto introduce a performance from Bruce Springsteen09of 09“May we, their descendants, never lose sight of what they taught us.”— Tony Shalhoub, paying tribute to his father, an immigrant from Lebanon, while accepting the Tony for Best Leading Actor in a Musical forThe Band’s Visit
01of 09Stephen Lovekin/Variety/REX/Shutterstock“This is for the people who lose / Both of us have been in your shoes / This one’s for the loser inside of you / This is for the people don’t get to take the trophy home.”— hosts Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles dedicating their opening number to all of the nominees who head home empty-handed
01of 09
Stephen Lovekin/Variety/REX/Shutterstock
“This is for the people who lose / Both of us have been in your shoes / This one’s for the loser inside of you / This is for the people don’t get to take the trophy home.”
— hosts Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles dedicating their opening number to all of the nominees who head home empty-handed
02of 09Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions“This award is dedicated to the countless LGBTQ people who have fought and died for the right to live and love as we are created to … We are all sacred and we all belong, so let’s just bake a cake for everyone who wants a cake to be baked.”— Andrew Garfield, accepting the Tony for Best Leading Actor in a Play forAngels in America, referencing the recent Supreme Court decision onMasterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
02of 09
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions
“This award is dedicated to the countless LGBTQ people who have fought and died for the right to live and love as we are created to … We are all sacred and we all belong, so let’s just bake a cake for everyone who wants a cake to be baked.”
— Andrew Garfield, accepting the Tony for Best Leading Actor in a Play forAngels in America, referencing the recent Supreme Court decision onMasterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
03of 09Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions“All of this year’s Best Musical nominees are based on films, but only one of those films has paid for my boat.”— Tina Fey, introducing a performance from her musicalMean Girls
03of 09
Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions
“All of this year’s Best Musical nominees are based on films, but only one of those films has paid for my boat.”
— Tina Fey, introducing a performance from her musicalMean Girls
04of 09Andrew H. Walker/REX/Shutterstock“When I moved to New York, I was told to change my last name from Mendez to Matthews, or I wouldn’t work. I’m so proud to be part of a community that celebrates diversity and individuality … Be your true self and the world will take note.”— Lindsay Mendez, accepting the Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Musical forRodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
04of 09
Andrew H. Walker/REX/Shutterstock
“When I moved to New York, I was told to change my last name from Mendez to Matthews, or I wouldn’t work. I’m so proud to be part of a community that celebrates diversity and individuality … Be your true self and the world will take note.”
— Lindsay Mendez, accepting the Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Musical forRodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
05of 09Andrew H. Walker/REX/Shutterstock“About eight years ago, I decided that I need to shake things up, I needed to scare myself again and challenge myself again, because I felt I had more to offer as an actor. This performance has been the culmination of a lot of that work, and this award is a lovely vote of confidence that I’ve been on the right path.”— Nathan Lane, accepting the Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Play forAngels in America
05of 09
“About eight years ago, I decided that I need to shake things up, I needed to scare myself again and challenge myself again, because I felt I had more to offer as an actor. This performance has been the culmination of a lot of that work, and this award is a lovely vote of confidence that I’ve been on the right path.”
— Nathan Lane, accepting the Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Play forAngels in America
06of 09Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions“I’m back with a normal hat this time, that’s a twist!”— noted tiny hat fan, actress Rachel Bloom, backstage afterFrozen’s performance
06of 09
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions
“I’m back with a normal hat this time, that’s a twist!”
— noted tiny hat fan, actress Rachel Bloom, backstage afterFrozen’s performance
07of 09“No, seriously, my acting killed Lee Strasberg.”— Special Tony Award recipient John Leguizamo, recounting the not-so-promising start to his acting career, before presenting Best Revival of a Play
07of 09
“No, seriously, my acting killed Lee Strasberg.”
— Special Tony Award recipient John Leguizamo, recounting the not-so-promising start to his acting career, before presenting Best Revival of a Play
08of 09Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions“You know how hard it is to get tickets toSpringsteen on Broadway? It’s easier to get tickets toHamilton, and that features actual dancing and a history lesson.”— Robert De Niro,heading back on-scriptto introduce a performance from Bruce Springsteen
08of 09
“You know how hard it is to get tickets toSpringsteen on Broadway? It’s easier to get tickets toHamilton, and that features actual dancing and a history lesson.”
— Robert De Niro,heading back on-scriptto introduce a performance from Bruce Springsteen
09of 09“May we, their descendants, never lose sight of what they taught us.”— Tony Shalhoub, paying tribute to his father, an immigrant from Lebanon, while accepting the Tony for Best Leading Actor in a Musical forThe Band’s Visit
09of 09
“May we, their descendants, never lose sight of what they taught us.”
— Tony Shalhoub, paying tribute to his father, an immigrant from Lebanon, while accepting the Tony for Best Leading Actor in a Musical forThe Band’s Visit
source: people.com
