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Read the Text of Harvey Fierstein's Acceptance Speech for His 2025 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement

"I dedicate this award to the people in the dark and offer my most profound thanks to all of you, my community."

Knowledgable watchers of the 2025 Tony Awards June 8 may have noticed there were some awards missing from the broadcast version of the ceremony: the design awards, the book and score awards, and notably, Harvey Fierstein's acceptance speech for his 2025 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement. Those awards aired during the Tony Awards: Act One pre-show, so unfortunately, people who just watched the CBS broadcast missed the speech.

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by Anonymousreply 2June 11, 2025 9:42 AM

Fierstein's speech was a particularly special one, delivered by a legend who already has four Tonys at home, and responsible for some of the most groundbreaking representation of the queer community—from Torch Song Trilogy to La Cage aux Folles to Kinky Boots. The Lifetime Achievement Award is his fifth Tony.

by Anonymousreply 1June 11, 2025 9:18 AM

I just watched his episode of Murder She Wrote. One of the better latter season NYC episodes.

by Anonymousreply 2June 11, 2025 9:42 AM
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