Best Actress ~ Tony Award 2004
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THE AUDIO:
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THE VIDEO:
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THE PICTURES:
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THE SPEECH:
"Thank you... [Audience: We love you!] I LOVE YOU TOO! Thank you! I am so proud to be in a musical that celebrates women! That celebrates their strengths and their differences, and to be in the company of these women this evening is just a... a dream for me. Thank you so much. And Kristin Chenoweth... You are the grace and the light on that stage every night - This is something we built together and I love you. And Joe Mantello has had the faith in me for three and a half years and kicked my butt into this role! And Stephen Schwartz, for writing the most beautiful music someone could sing eight times a week and Winnie Holzman for giving the green girl a heart! And-And-And the producers: Mark Platt and David Stone and everyone -- and Tanya Travers, my voice teacher... and Heather Reynolds and Bonnie Bernstein and Joby Horrigan, and Joe Dulude and Al Annotto, who get me in and out of this silly green makeup every night. *laughs* And the cast: Joel Grey, Carole Shelley, Norbert Butz, the crew for getting me safe up and down and on the flying machine! *laughs* And my mother, my father, my sister, Cara and my grandmother are here tonight! And my -- Thank you for taking me to see Dreamgirls and Annie and everything growing up!... And my beautiful, beautiful husband who... who tells me he loves me every time I feel like the biggest loser. I love you so much! Thank you everybody!"
-- Idina Menzel, Winner for the Best Leading Actress in a Musical for Wicked in 2004
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