THE SCREENING ROOM: Tony Acceptance Speeches From Audra McDonald, Steve Kazee, Nina Arianda and More (Video)

By Michael Gioia
11 Jun 2012

The big winners at the 66th Annual Tony Awards included Once, the Best Musical that took home a total of eight awards, and Peter and the Starcatcher, the imaginative new play that received a total of five Tonys. Here are the acceptance speeches from Broadway's biggest night.

Who could forget Once leading man Steve Kazee being brought to tears or Audra McDonald accepting her fifth Tony Award, placing her in the company of Angela Lansbury and Julie Harris (the only other two actresses to hold that honor)? Here, Kazee and McDonald (who were seen together on Broadway in 110 in the Shade), among others, accept Tony Awards for their work in the 2011-12 Broadway season.

Other highlights from the evening include wins from Nina Arianda (Venus in Fur), James Corden (One Man, Two Guvnors), Christian Borle (Peter and the Starcatcher) and Judy Kaye (Nice Work If You Can Get It). Read Playbill.com's complete coverage of the 2012 Tony Award winners.

Watch (or re-watch) your favorite acceptance speeches from the night!

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The team behind Once accepted the award for Best Musical:

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