Idina Menzel - Acceptance Speech Tony Awards 2004

[amandarines1979]

Okay...I just want to cry with her.

[thetwofreaks1]

@amandarines1979 sooo true

[zupanicka]

my like is 2000th! 

[chaerisarang]

That made me cry!

[brookesbffleah]

just listen to how much louder idinas applause is compared to everyone else!

[Jackster31]

Love Taye's little FAKE smile when Kristin is named as nominee *win? not from my wife, you won't* LMAO

[WarPigCOD]

AND AND AND AND AND...

[unshallowifyable]

I feel so sorry for Donna Murphy... To come after those cheers for Idina. I LOVE how the first person she went to was Kristin, too! What incredible women!

[duckypants1997]

I love Idina a little more after i saw how shocked she was... so down to earth and warm hearted.... and taye was sooo happy for her!!!

[SolemHours2825]

Kristen or Stephanie should of won...

[jarvisel]

This makes me like KC even more: the way she was able to be so gracious and enthusiastic. Both of them are girl power.

[sdr8194]

WOWW! she soo amazing! I love her!

[msgirl2981]

even though kristin was up for the same award, she knew that it went to idina

[SaxaphonePlayer0]

she is such an amazing person

[VolleyballQueen2016]

Idina is amazing. And that dress is beautiful on her

[smoggle]

this is SOOO cute.

[Elysiiium]

That was the most adorable acceptance speech I have ever heard. Ever :D

[TheVladimere9]

is rennee zelwiger sucking on a lemon?

[famosyyo]

I don't know if anyone else notices how Idina's so overwhelmed when everyone was cheering for her when they called her name after stephenie. I think its so cute! She's so modest!

[marianmarina89]

Awwww.....such a lovely clip! Idina is totally amazing!

[DanceHelena138]

I am crying right now.. This was beautiful. I could feel her excitement!

[futurebwayactress98]

Idina fully deserved that award, she is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[livkat2]

YES! SO HAPPY FOR HER!

[juxmook]

I loooooove Idina Menzel! <3

[juxmook]

@katiestoletheworld Hahahaha, yup.

[IdLie32]

I'm crying so hard right now!

[Amezie14]

so incredible:) love idina!

[Esorassen]

Kristin should have won.

[zach2992]

If you listen carefully, you can hear her name every person who ever lived.

[nantucketgirl99]

She is so beautiful! I love her she is amazing!!

[ritsfata]

Wow. I had no idea how many heavy hitters she was against this year... Well, she deserved it no matter what. I love you Idina!

[courtneyluvsglee]

Kristin looks more happy than she does

[phantasmalconcealing]

@katiestoletheworld your grammar is too

[ani270674]

@Wicked629 Kristin is not the godmother of Idina's son. That was a rumor.

[KyleOgilvie1]

i would go str8 for her. taye diggs is a lucky lucky man.

[lostsandbank]

Idina is so beautiful and candid, not to mention down-to-earth and natural here. Love her. :D

[janemansfield73]

I adore the way Kristin grabs her arm.....

[InspiredByLoki]

I love how she kissed Kristen before her husband, and brushed her fingers down Kristen's arm as she walked to the stage

[Brenda2OOO]

Made me cry! Idina is soo amazing.

[tommyxianguk]

she is sooo beautiful!!

[ShellTard]

She is so adorable. Forever one of my idols (:

[torontothegood]

she's beautiful.

[Singingbecauseitsfun]

Hahaha I don't know but I'm crying :)

[epacmo1807]

Was I the only one who teared up watching this? She's just so sincere and humble. And for all you people out there who think that there is a Chenzel rivalry: 1:49 - 1:59. Just saying...

[jorgehawkinns]

che has an amazing body

[Seyahhsod]

I thought she was going to be a little arrogant.

She is very gracious !

How can you NOT love Idina Menzel?

[edelweissangelita]

didnt she take a breath?

[ilovenaltsvideos]

She couldn't be anything farther from a loser. :)

[Jcthefluteman]

Lol Taye looks more emotional than she does!

[anechoablaze]

I absolutely adore her!

[dummygeek]

idina doesn't need a tony, you just taye diggs as your husband... so jealous!

[broadwaydreamer237]

I love Idina. She may not be the best singer but her acting skills are... wow. Love her.

[csoilmloinns]

lol ↓taye

[csoilmloinns]

tye<3

[tyryryrrr]

if you watch interviews with kristen and idina they love eachother as friends and if you watch their performances in wicked you can really tell they are bffs and they are the one of the best duos broadway has ever seen! so people who say they hate eachother... shut up!!!!

[Madiilovesyaa]

@sdcow they want her as elphaba

[rosiewebber94]

She's ripped!

[mistermason]

28 people will NEVER defy gravity

[glalieguy]

And people say Idina and Cheno hate each other. -.-

[TeeJayCast]

Kristin Chenoweth deserved that award. She was far better than Idina in this show.

[JordanKerk99]

@TeeJayCast I agree with you...Glinda is a MUCH harder character to play as well...but Idina would've been my choice for runner up...too bad they couldn't both win it.

[KooTheDancer452]

Look how happy Taye is! awww its so cute

[taurusgirl65]

@3:06 You can see the look of proudness and true love in Taye's eyes and smile when he applauds his wife's speech, talent and above all the love they have for one another. THAT is what love is: believing and supporting and becoming friends-two people who share one soul. :) These two have been blessed with performing and being a beloved couple. God bless them both. :)

[SavvyDowning]

I LOVE IDINA.

[Sakina1222]

She is sooo cute I love how shocked and happy she is its soo real and I'm sitting here thinking how does she not have like 80 tonys by now?

[theatremagic157]

this made me cry<3

[hogwartsismyhoodgurl]

Idina and Kristin are too amazing to pput into words

[sighcantthinkofaname]

I love how genuinely happy everyone is for her, especially Kristen. It's just... amazing!

[polywaggerson]

Oh my gosh I love her!!!!!! She is so adorable and I adore her!!!!!!

[sam10904xoxo13]

that must have been awkward cuz kristin was nominated too, but idina handled it so well(:

[Aleenapoo]

OMG, Taye is just LOSING it! XD Oh, but they're such a cute couple. Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel are so perfect and their baby...aw!

[EthanWhitcombe]

Breaks my heart to see Idina cry, just wanna give her a hug :')

[Redsonjiamoo]

Wow that one hell of a speech!!

[undomesticgal]

love her arms ;)

[moondust99999]

awww... taye's about to cry

[torontothegood]

kristin is genuinely over-joyed that idina won!

[designerproductions]

she kills me

[onlyusuqi]

Does anyone else cry when she sings Defying Gravity?

[loulie1997]

Taye seems like such a beautiful person!

[maroonmystique]

Of course they would stand up for her! who wouldnt!

[nmpaz1998]

omg it must have been so hard to pick between idina and kristin for this award. i could never pick, it's impossible!!!

[ajowens15]

@sweetjcm1152 her mother

[epacmo1807]

I just cried, no joke. Idina received that award in such a humble manner, and the sisterly love between her and Kristin is so evident, especially now. Screw all of those rumors of them hating each other!! That is the biggest load of bs I have ever heard!! Well done, Idina; I love you!!!!!! <3

[Twilightlove800]

Am i the only one who cries when i watch this? :) Love her!

[StarChyld4]

@Twilightlove800 No homey U R NOT!!!

[sansam25]

@Twilightlove800 No..I did..what a gracious woman she is. I loved her in Glee.

[oscarlover100]

What was Tonya Pinkins saying?

[KSROCKS1]

She's kinda adorable when she stutters :)

[TheAngelSpeaks15]

She's beautiful

[broadwaymelody33]

I never realized how awesome this lineup of nominees were! I forgot Avenue Q was this year!

[hero28]

110% deserved

[annieludt]

how don't love that woman!! she is so cute!!

[sansam25]

She is so beautiful!

[IVH93]

She and Taye are so cute together! And he looked really hot here... Well, so did Idina, so :)

[unshallowifyable]

LOVE the moment when you can see:

Taye: "THAT'S MY WIFE!"

Kristin: "That's my friend!"

And yes, they were friends. You just couldn't have that chemistry without it. They didn't always get on, but they loved working with each other. (Sources: The Grimmerie and Kristin's autobiography just in case you didn't agree ;) )

[musicismytruelove13]

"and, and, and, and, and, and.." hahaha that was so funny... She's my role model for life and I love her to death!!!

[famosyyo]

1 tony is not enough for her amount of talent! this woman should have a room full of tony's! She is such a beautiful person (inside and out) and of course she has bad days or she can seem mean..but she's not perfect so people who always have to say something bad about a performance or speech or w.e shut up! She is a special person who can sing her heart out and anyone who hears it would leave with a changed heart, and mind. Idina is my life. For real! I love her to death! Fanzel 4 Lifee~<333

[bittyfry]

28 dislikes? really? How?

[tomatoherb]

I just wanna hug her!

[saharahiss]

I love her and Taye together. They make such an wonderful couple.  I want to be Indina.

[CountryxSinga]

and and and and and and :)

she's so cute! :)

[BakRU84]

She forgot to thank Gregory Maguire. 

[entertainer1987]

Kristin and Idina may not have been real friends, but they do respect each other.

[JennaKranich]

@entertainer1987 they're friends where did you get that idea from?

[entertainer1987]

@JennaKranich They never hated each other, but they were not exactly friends. They are two completely different people and there were times where they did fight. Kristin even admitted it in her book. She said, "I'd be a liar if I said it was happy and roses all of the time." Still, they respected each other. Kristin also went on to say, "but do we hate each other? No. We could never do that show and hate each other." "But there is no denying what we brought on stage. That is what's important."

[AmourAmazing]

Now I gotta listen to Rent. =) ♥

[AmourAmazing]

LMAO. This was like 7 years ago & when I see this and they announce her I'm like YEESSSSS IDINA...

[KChenowethFan]

CHENZEL WILL NEVER DIE!!! :D

[butchymcfabulous]

SHE IS SO CUTE <3 CHENZEL. i love how she kisses kristin before she kisses taye, just saying. cute cute.

[ShelbyMeganCompany]

i love how emotional she gets with her work and her passion she is such an amazing woman and i love how she gets so excited for things

[lolipop2119]

she can talk really fast! go idina!

[kennaem1]

WICKED IS AWESOME!!!! She deserves this award!!

[WHiTEGLUEx3]

i was so nervous when this happened! because i was like come on idinaa dont cry you can do this! and she was doing so good and then she lost it. i love idina so much she is my life and my total role model. my only wish is to meet her!

[EliseWhatever]

God knows I love Idina Menzel, but Kristin should have won that tony.

[dann1299]

@EliseWhatever Agreed both were phenomenal but Kristin got better reviews

[schmiedelehrling]

Awwww! She's so sweet. This woman made my cry. WICKED!!!

[funnymunky46]

did Idina and Kristin's guest appearances on Glee ever cross over?

[nick4leader]

@funnymunky46 not yet. but Idina will be back season 3 apparently and who knows with Kristen's character if she will be back. they were both flames of Will's so maybe that could be a plot point. it would be epic.

[breatheactsing123]

i love that she kisses Kristen, and THEN her husband. xD

and then her husband is last in her speech. xD

[shamw0wable]

Holy crap! That girl can remember a crap load of names. I love how emotional she is.

[sdcow]

wicked should have won best musical, but the out of town producers voted for avenue q. avenue q was leaving bway and it would look good if they were best musical so more tickets could be sold when it toured. but ave. q fooled those voters and went to vegas instead. be careful what you wish for!

[JustAdelaide]

Love the reactions from Kristin and Taye!

[pussiepie1470]

our english assignment was to say what we'd do if we went back to when we were seven, and i said i would go and see Idina Menzel as Elphaba on Broadway

[sdcow]

if idina and kristin aren't in the movie, whenever it gets made, no need to even go see it. any other casting would just be defying sanity.

[mswixx12]

@sdcow buahaha 'defying sanity". awesome.

[sdcow]

@mswixx12 how about: if they didn't cast idina and kristin it would be defining insanity!!!!!

[lmw7987]

@sdcow if they arent the leads in the fim then i totally agree. why even see it? it would be an epic fail without them. they are wicked.

[TristanandIsolt]

@sdcow This is such an idiotic comment. They were great but so were many others. Even if Idina and Kristen would be the best choices it will be a great movie no matter who does it. They are in their 40s now and it is wrong to have them playing 19 year olds.

[Redsonjiamoo]

@TristanandIsolt I wouldnt say it idiotic... Id have to agree they have to find people to fit that age group. It going to be hard for someone to fix the shoes that those ladies placed in wicked. Maybe they will just dub the voice for all the singing in the song. If they even do it as a musical. They may stay closer to the book and not so much the musical.

[J0k394]

@TristanandIsolt Why is it suddenly idiotic when they are in their 40s, but in their 30's, it is all ok. Really, that is just plain stupid reasoning. How good can THEY portray a role? There are 25 year olds who couldnt for the life of them portray a 17-19 year old, but if they still can, let them.

I stil would want a different Elphaba for the movie if it's musical-style, but that's personal preference, not age, since they differ only 4 years.

[sdcow]

@TristanandIsolt Why is this an idiotic comment? It's my opinion. It will be a great movie no matter who the stars are? I saw Richard Burton, Julie Andrews and Robert Goulet do Camelot on b'way. The movie had Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero. Yeah, it didn't matter that they couldn't hold a candle to the original cast. Want teenagers? How about Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez? I hope you reply to the others who agreed with me.

[TristanandIsolt]

@sdcow It is incredibly idiotic because even if Kristen and Idina are the best choices to play the parts it can still be great with many other people playing the parts. Funny thing is I saw Richard Harris do Camelot on stage and in the movie and he was sensational. Maybe Burton was even better I will never know. I am SO glad that Richard Harris did Camelot if that is my choice of seeing it of not seeing it at all. I pity you if you are so shallow that out of spite you won't watch the movie.

[sdcow]

@TristanandIsolt Of course I will see the movie. I guess you take everything serious. I did see Camelot on the screen. And I did like it. But the original was better. My opinion is just that. An opinion! It is not written in stone. You are free to agree or disagree. But at least I have the decency not to use the term idiotic in replying to your comments.

[TristanandIsolt]

@sdcow OK I did take your original comment serious and that is why I used the word idiotic.So you were exaggerating for effect. It just bothers me when people think that only one person could possibly play a part. I used to feel that a Fiddler on the Roof couldn't possibly be played by anybody other than Topol. I later heard that Zero Mostel who originated the role on broadway was beyond spectacular but he was blacklisted due to rumors of his being a communist.

[ACluelessKid]

@sdcow

Idina says she wants to be in the movie, albeit not as Elphaba. She thinks she's "too old".. That's absurd though, especially since there's a timeskip after college.

[143secrets]

@ACluelessKid well, the producers say they'll be too old. She said she would pay to play Elphie. She just didn't believe them until she was cast as Rachel's mother on Glee. But I totally agree; they aren't in college forever! if they can play college students in their thirties, why not their forties? Who cares how old they are if they can play it well. They lose lots of viewers if they aren't in the movie<333 Chenzel<3

[ACluelessKid]

@143secrets

They look young too, and 40 isn't too old to play a 20 -30 year old. I believe in the books, the ending takes place when they're.. Oh, in their 40s or something. 

[143secrets]

@ACluelessKid I know. I told my friend to guess how old Idina is and she said 23. Based on a picture. Oh, I'm reading the book now. I know they get to mid thirties at least, so yes, at least late 30s or early 40s.

[enchantro]

@sdcow i TOTALLY agree with you!!! I can not imgaine anyone else in these roles except perhaps Julia Murney as Elfaba. I've seen her 3 times including once on Broadway. But Idina and Kristen are pure Goddesses!!! Julia Murney is the only other one I would accept, hehehe

[Misguid3dGh0st]

@sdcow I think it's not due out till 2014

[sdcow]

@Misguid3dGh0st -- I have seen some people are thinking about lea michelle for the movie. But what role? Her voice is made for Defying Gravity.

[Misguid3dGh0st]

@sdcow I'm sure Idina and Kristin will be in it. Hell, Idina was on Broadway for Rent and they made a movie and she was in it. I really hope they are, though.

[Satchel334]

@sdcow Or defying gravity!

[MissusDoReMi]

Oh Idina :') *Hugs* I'm crying so much right now! The dedication &+ love that you put into everything you do never ceases to amaze me. We love you <3

[LittleRachiiee]

I simply love her!!!!

[JGuar1212]

andandandandand" Idina- this is why we love you this much

[Malachite1995]

Idina DEFINITELY definitely deserved it (as she did for "Rent" but didn't win... such an amazing actress who is 100% dedicated to the craft!

[RayRaysRandomFancy]

awe :')

[shelbyann2014]

I. LOVE. HER.

[OTHRockzMySockz]

Aww, Taye was crying too <3

She is so amazing, I wish when I seen Wicked she was playing Elphaba, she is just so fantastic :)

[shaupage94]

awwww taye don't cry!! they're the cutest couple ever

[smarticlehaha]

cant believe i saw her play elphaba at west end, soooo amazing

[JaqueChance]

lol shes so cute for her long thankyous/ intense breathing ILY IDINA

[hulloitsjamess]

Taye looks like he's about to PASS OUT

[percynherc]

She is fabulous , but I love Jackie Burns just as much, if not more. Jackie's voice is angelic and powerful.

[CountryxSinga]

I love Kristin and Tayes reactions. :) Such a well deserved award! :)

[222nmoore]

2:13 lol and and and and and and and. haha but i LOVE her

[jasonjonesesquire]

A much MUCH deserved Tony & a great acceptance speech!

[wooldollycoat]

Made me cry!

[AsianAgentScully]

Best acceptance speech ever! 

[dancydancer1019]

i just realized i know every word to this speech. a little excessive......nah.

[ediedylan]

Ok could Taye Diggs be any cuter? He looks soo ridiculously happy and proud of her. They are such a cute couple.

[mconstanta]

she made 2 broadway appearances. first one was nominates and second one she won it!! she should make more, i wanna see her win more Tony's!! love her so much!

[kokosmize]

Ive seen Ristin and Idina perform together on BBBoadway... You can tell just by watchinnthe play how deep their love and respect for each other is. no professional in the world cancreate tht sort of perfect harmony between 2 ppl who don't like each other...

[JulySunn9]

@tangotto817 She won the year before

[iloveyou1997jd]

i was scared she was going to pass out

[TheRaspberryHoney]

GOD I'm in love with Taye Diggs! Idina Menzel is one lucky duck! Not only was she genetically blessed with the voice of an angel and good looks but she also has the world's hottest husband!

[YourOasis97]

Oh man that brought me to tears. :') she deserved it!

[LittleMissMe2006]

I love that she is barely holding back tears before she kisses Kristin and that she gives Kristin a kiss before Taye!

Giving Taye an I love you at he end of her speech becasue she had pretty mucch forgotten about him after mentioning everybody else! Kristin's I love you was first!

[allthatshines]

I am a loser because I completely teared up when she did.

Cute that Taye cried for his wifey.

[pickleatr707]

You are amazing. I cried. You are the reason i fell in love with Musical Theater.

The day you stop singing, is the day the Theater world stops spinning.

<3

[singdancelove1818]

I love how proud her husband is of her <3 It made me tear up to see that :)

[jewey896]

Is it true her and Kristen started fighting because Idina won and Kristin didnt.

[Soccerchampion786]

@jewey896 no, that's not at all true. Kristin even mentions it in her book. And you can tell from this video, the way that Kristin is even happier for Idina than Idina is herself.