Sunday in the Park with George - 2008 Tony Awards

[byebons]

Beautiful words from Mr. Sondheim. He is the most wonderful & gracious composer and I love his work. It's all thrilling & excellent.

[millvalleyrn]

love you steve!

[spicywinniepooh]

it feels rushed...

[AtLastOnTheGround]

This revival was more about the sensational visuals than the true heart of the show. I just didn't feel it like I did when watching the OBC version.

[dramadrama6694]

does anyone get the feeling that sondheim was insulted by the award or is that just me?

[016899]

i think he's just a sardonic sort of person

[bdmusik]

As much as I love South Pacific and think it's great that older shows can still be successful, this should have won. I think it should have won Best Actor, Lighting, and Revival. Maybe Paulo is amazing if you see the entire show, but he's really boring to watch while singing. You don't have to look deadpan to sing classically! Daniel on the other hand gives so much. They both do in this clip. Pretty won out over beautiful I guess. "Pretty isn't beautiful, mother, pretty is what changes."

[tiernan87]

i agree. it was stolen. we did this last year at my university (i played jules/greenberg) and the actf respondent came from THIS production the night before and said he absolutely LOVED and was astounded by our production. we were very honored by that. it meant alot to us, since our school is a private christian school with a relatively unknown theatre department.

[bdmusik]

Haha...that happened at our little Christian school too with a production of Spitfire Grill. I think it was ACTF...I don't know since I wasn't in it or involved. They loved us though!

[FanRent]

near to sondheim, I mean

[FanRent]

Yeah, I think so, but Andrew Lloyd Webber is near him, and Boubil (i´m spanish I don´t know if the surname is well written) can´t be forgotten

[overthemoo]

Webber is near who?

[tellmewhatsahappenin]

You can't compare the work of Sondheim and ALW at all. Sondheim is so far beyond him...

[gosh345]

Daniel Evans Kicks Ass

[insaneberry]

Patinkin looks a bit like Karl Marx, here, doesn't he?

[AtLastOnTheGround]

Sondheim is the best composer Broadway has ever seen, and yet he is SO humble. There wasn't ANY boasting in that speech at all (Good ol' Mandy and his beard).

[robiDur]

yaaaaas we get daniel evens next termm saweeeeeet

[Phd12741]

I'm not being mean but daniel evans looks like he would be perfect for Bat Boy in Bat Boy the Musical.

[PVHSArts]

Woah, you are so right, ahaha.

[ieatglue44]

The only adversary worthy of Chuck Norris is Mandy Patinkin's beard.

[Asylum07MasterMadman]

You knew SOUTH PACIFIC was gonna win when it got best LIGHTING, even tho SITPWG revolutionized what light can do on a stage. Unfortunatly the Tonys always go the extra mile for Rodgers and Hammerstein.

[GaminattheBarricades]

What took them so long to give this to Steve?

I'd think, by now, he deserves about two or three.

[RaikageMakoto]

Mandy's beard stills torrents and wells fear in the hearts of men.

[ShelbyxPwns]

how come everything sondheim does is brilliant?

[Nullifidian]

Congrats to Mr. Sondheim.

If he's worried about the finality of a lifetime achievement award, he could write a musical adaptation of the life of Karl Marx for Mandy Patinkin's beard.

[watcherofvideos111]

hehe

[DirtyRottenScoundrel]

Daniel Evans was outstanding. I don't think anybody will be able to perform Dot better than Bernadette Peters, though.

[Ramsgate15]

true jenna takes getting used to, but she brings a unique english hint to dot!

[ThatDavidGuy]

I would love to see Daniel Evans with Bernadette Peters- would that be a dream pair or what! (In the ages they are in their respective versions that is).

I just can't keep my eyes off of him in this clip- such incredible presence.

[theatreguy0029]

this was ok...but Mandy Patinkin and Bernedette Peters were so much better....its a very butifull story....gotta love Sondheim

[Clayford27]

Aww, what a lovely speech. Sondheim is brilliant, I'm so happy for him. :o) Thanks for posting this video!

[superheathurrr]

Sondheim's speech was absolutley beautiful.

[RandomCupcakes]

I cried when Sunday in the Park lost, even though I knew it would. =[

[bassman462]

I love stephen's speech. He basically declined it while being a good sport about it in accepting it.

[pipesoflirael]

Took damn long enough for Sondheim to be recognized. This show REALLY deserved the revival Tony, and it's just depressing that the show has twice failed to one anything. Grr.

[spacedog7]

thanks so much for posting this!

[jkrauseproductions]

Sunday should've won for best revival. It won nothing when it first came out, and it won nothing this year either. Makes me angry.

also, Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell are spectacular.