"Pressure pushing down on me pressing down on you no man ask for under pressure that burns a building down splits a family in two puts people on streets it's the terror of knowing what this world is about watching some good friends screaming" ""let me out!"" "Pray tomorrow takes me higher pressure on people, people on streets" "chipping' around kick my brains 'round the floor these are the days it never rains but it pours zum a dum ba oh people on streets zum a dum ba oh people on streets it's the terror of knowing what this world is about" "watching some good friends screaming" ""let me out!"" "Pray tomorrow gets me higher and higher and hi-I-igher pressure on people, people on streets turned away from it all like a blind man sat on a fence, but it don't work keep coming up with love but it's so slashed and torn" "why, why why-y?" "insanity laughs, under pressure we're cracking can't we give ourselves one more chance?" "Why can't we give love that one more chance?" "Why can't we give love give love, give love, give love give love, give love, give love, give love 'cause love's such an old-fashioned word and love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night" "and love dares you to change our way of caring about ourselves this is our last dance this is our last dance this is ourselves under pressure" "under pressure pressure" "Tom!" "Ready to work?" "Only 12 hours till the Tonys." "Oh." "Well, the Tony number is finished, but... just when we thought we were done." "Now, we have to write a speech." "Not any the old speech, an acceptance speech." "Think we have a chance?" "Okay, I brought programs from all the nominated shows." "What do you think?" "Last good year." "Love Pasek and Paul." " Mm-hmm." " Imitation of life." "Pretentious." "I cried like a baby." "" " Gathering storm, snoozeville." "How would you know?" "Agnes said you very distracted." "My future husband was sitting behind me." "Your future husband isn't even gay." "Tell that to his upper arms-s-s." " Is this something?" " It's from my lawyer." "I was supposed to write a detailed account of my history with Michael Swift to hopefully put an end to Frank's case against me." "And I feel like it just makes his case stronger." "Frank really thinks you were in love with Michael from the time you met him?" "Yes." "You know that I wasn't, right?" " Of course." " Or was I?" "So who should we thank?" "I want to thank Peter stone and Tom wopat, a great, great leading man who I..." "You see how appropriately gracious I was." "So gracious you forgot to thank me." "I thanked you in person, that's better." "If you can tear up a little, they love it." "I don't need any pointers, because I'm not gonna win." "I'm nominated twice." "That always splits the vote." "With me in the running, they're not gonna vote for you for featured." "You'll win lead, as you should." "Is that the dress you're wearing tonight?" "What happened?" "That fit you perfectly last week." "It's fine." "It's just stuck." "I'll get it." "Have you been stress eating again?" "Now's not the time to get fat, my dear." "I remember the day after I won my first one." "My career just skyrocketed." "I had so many offers, I didn't know what to do." "I was thinking about maybe taking some time off." "That's exactly what you can't do." "You have to dive in." "It's all about momentum." "You lose that, you may never get it again." "Take time off!" "What's gotten into you?" "Hi." "Juice, coffee, shaving cream." "What?" "I told you I was bringing supplies." "I thought you meant more booze." "Yeah, well, that you seem capable of getting yourself." "They deliver." "So you've been in this room the whole time?" "Just... just gonna stay in here forever?" "It's your third time you've been at this." "I thought after the first time, I'd scared you off." "Yeah, well, I'm worried about you." "Don't be, I deserve it." "Did all the things I said I did." "Remember what you said in Boston?" ""The more you hurt, the better."" "I just said that to get you onstage." "Well, it worked." "And I'm glad I did it." "This will pass, but you have to let it." "Do I really?" "You can see yourself out." "Five, six, seven." "Hate to break it hate to break you hate to break you I'm not sorry" "Uh, what's going on?" "I thought we were doing Voice in a dream for Tonys." "So did I until they called me in." "Jimmy didn't want to perform, so Jerry thought this was a good substitute." "Stop." "Stop." " What is it, Daisy?" " Jodie is a beat behind." "It's bad enough we have to work with her every night." "Now we have to go on national television and help her look good?" "Ugh, it's disgusting." "Hey, can I make a quick call?" "Yeah." "Five minutes, then you're in." " Hi." " Hey." " Tony rehearsal?" " Yeah." " Let's be bad." " I'm not sorry." " With Daisy Parker?" " Mm." "Ooh." "Speaking of, is Derek in there?" "Uh, no." "He hasn't left his place in weeks." "And I've..." "I've tried to pull him out of it, but I don't have the magic touch, not like you did, anyway." "I'm sure he'll get it together." "Yeah, I'm not so sure." "He's in a pretty dark place." "I've never seen him like this before." "Hey, I forgot to ask, can you remind Jimmy to pick up his tickets for tonight?" "He has until 3:00 or he's gonna lose them." "He hasn't picked up his tickets?" "Wow, that's cutting it close." "Can you make your phone call and come back?" "Daisy just corrected Lexi on her one line." "Not pretty in there." "Ugh." "Okay." "Thanks." "I don't know how you can work with that girl." "We have to." "I'm not so sure about that." "You guys outnumber her." "If you don't want to perform with her, you shouldn't have to." "Hey, I hadn't thought about that." "See ya." "Hey." "How's it going over there?" "I'm not gonna lie." "It's a little strange." "We're doing I'm not sorry." "Yeah, Jerry thought that would be a better choice." "Are you getting cold feet about tonight?" "What?" "Well, Marissa said that you didn't want to perform." "So I just..." "I got a weird feeling about it." " I'm fine." "Um..." " Okay." "Why don't you pick me up tonight?" "We can go together." "I was just gonna go from here, so..." "My place at 6:00." "Don't be late." "Yeah, okay." "Looks good." "Where should I send your deposit?" "Keep it." "Rene, come on." "How'd you find me?" "I knew where you were." "I was gonna leave you alone, since that's what you wanted." "What I wanted was to not complicate your life anymore." "You're the only thing that's clear in my life right now." "What's that?" "Win or lose, I want you next to me tonight." "Jerry, I need to talk to you." "They refuse to do the number." "What, the entire company, you're telling me?" "Karen, Gabe, Lexi, all the dancers." "It's a coup." "Well, they don't want to perform, they don't have to perform." "You just got yourself a solo on the Tonys." "I think Reach for me would be great, don't you?" "I'll make the call." "Nice place." "Wow." "These all yours?" "Yup." "Except that one." "That was Kyle's." "He left it here." "He spent the night a few times." "I guess I never told you that." "No, you most certainly did not." " I knew." " You did?" "Yeah." "I mean, he really liked you." "I really liked him too." "Tea's ready." "Look, I know what he meant to you, but I really hope that you'll find another partner and keep writing." "Maybe not now, but in the future." "You have a gift." "You can't let that go to waste." "So what's the favor you wanted to ask me?" "Um..." "If..." "Kyle wins tonight, um..." "I was just hoping maybe you could accept it for him." "Are you not gonna be there?" "Jimmy, what are you doing?" "Look, this is your moment." "You can't miss it." "Stop sabotaging yourself." "Whatever makes you do that, it's time to face it, once and for all." "It's not too late." " Good luck... good luck tonight." " You too." "You can leave it on the table." "Oh, my God." "What..." "What is the point of having a bloody doorman?" "Well, you don't look good." "Yeah, well..." "Look, I know you haven't had a good couple of weeks." "Oh, yeah, you think?" "No, I'm done, all right?" "My agent won't talk to me, not a theater in town will touch me." "The..." "The guys that deliver this, they won't look me in the eye." "So, no, I have not had a good few weeks." "Why did you do it?" "Do you know what I actually do?" "I bluff." "All day long." "What do I know, eh?" "It's pretty lonely." "I always thought you knew that." "I do." "I'm tired, Ivy, all right?" "I'm so tired." "It's not all gone." "Am I gonna see you there tonight?" "Oh, yeah, for sure." "Yeah." "Yeah, spending the evening in a room full of sanctimonious pricks who've got it in for me?" "Yeah, I'll be there." "I don't want to be there without you." "I know I hurt you." "And you hurt me too." "But that doesn't mean I don't love you." "I'll see you there." "Oh, and..." "Take a shower." "Smells like a dive bar in here." "Why am I here?" "Uh, ." "This is the letter my lawyer asked me to give to you." "I don't understand." "What's going on, Julia?" "I told someone today that this was their moment to face the truth, and if I'm gonna give that kind of advice," "I need to do the same." "I met Michael years before you knew I did." "I didn't sleep with him, but I thought about it, and him, a lot." "And I never really let it go." "For much of our marriage, he was there." "I see." "And it wasn't because I didn't love you." "I just didn't love you the right way." "So I'm not gonna give you this letter." "I think that you should do whatever you want..." "Concerning the settlement." "I won't refute anything." "Julia." "Thank you." "Okay, it is actually not fair how beautiful you look." "Oh, what's not fair is you're not going too." "Oh, believe me, I'm gonna cry after you leave." " Is he not here?" " No." "Sorry." "Yeah, I have to stop feeling this way." "Look, forget about him." "You are a Tony nominee." "No matter what happens, no one can take that away from you." "Google "Karen Cartwright," and that's what's gonna come up from now until the end of time." "I know." "I just wish he'd come through, just once." "I'm late." "I noticed." "You didn't think I'd show." "Well, you don't have a very good track record." "Why aren't you dressed?" "What are you talking about?" "Well, I mean, this is Kyle's ticket." "You didn't think he'd want us to go without you, did you?" " Oh!" " Really?" " Yeah." " Oh, my God!" " Okay, I need 15 minutes." " Go!" "All right, I'm sorry!" "Thank you!" "Stay just a second and help her with her hair." "Hey, I think I have something in the closet." "Um, hey." "Thanks." "How ya doing?" "I think I'm gonna stay awhile" "Hello?" "Yes, yes, I will be there before midnight." "Thank you." "Thank you so much for giving me the night." "Have you worn the red one before?" "Welcome to the 67th annual Tony awards, coming to you live from New York City." " What's gotten into you?" " Nothing." "Just feel great, that's all." "Well, you should." "It's your night." " Lillias White." "Have you practiced?" "My speech?" "No." "I'm not winning." "No, your losing face when I win." "Here, try this one." "The nominees for best performance of an actress in a musical in a featured role are..." "[Gasps]" "Leigh Conroy, Bombshell." "Ivy Lynn, Liaisons." "Anika Noni Rose, Imitation of life." "And Daisy Parker, Hit List." "And the Tony goes to..." "Daisy Parker, Hit List." "This is Hit List's fifth award of the evening." "Good thing you got to practice that face, huh?" "Wow, I can' believe it." "And now, Tony award winner, Ron Rifkin." "It's so loud in here, I can hardly hear the crazy thoughts in my head." "You got it in the bag." "The nominees for best book of a musical are..." "Oh, is it possible I want Kyle to win instead of me?" "I mean, could I actually be that selfless?" "Historically, no, but people change." "Kyle Bishop, Hit List." "Julia Houston, Bombshell." "This is taking forever." "Why... why is it..." "Talk faster, come on!" "You sound like Kyle." "Ugh!" "The last good year." "And the Tony goes to..." "Kyle Bishop, Hit List." "He did it." "Accepting for Kyle Bishop is Jimmy Collins." " You okay?" " Yeah." "But it turns out that I actually did want it." "God, he would've loved this." "He would've loved it because he loved Broadway." "He... he even used to keep this collection of Playbills from... from shows that flopped, and he would carry them around with him everywhere that he went." "He pulled extra shifts for two weeks just to save up enough money to buy a train ticket to Boston to see this one." "And I-I remember, when he came back." "Well, he said the show needed some work..." "But... but that it was magical." "And that there was this girl in it." "This girl that could make you smile, and..." "Break your heart in the same second." "She signed this for him a month later at the bar, and that is the only reason that I am standing here tonight, so thank you." "Thank you all for giving Kyle something..." "To love... his whole life, and... well, you were right, Julia." "It's never too late." "Thanks." "Now, I am happy to present the Tony award for the best original score, music and/or lyrics written for the theater." "The nominees..." "Bombshell, music by Tom Levitt, lyrics by Julia Houston." "Hit List, music and lyrics by Jimmy Collins." "Big night for Hit List." "I'm starting to feel like they deserve it." "They spent the last year fighting like high schoolers." " Now they're a team." " We were them once." "You saying we aren't anymore?" "I'm saying Jimmy deserves original score, and we deserve cocktails with olives in them." "Several." "I want a drink in a coconut." "Where can we get that?" "The winner is..." "Bombshell." "Is there still a trader vic's in New York?" "Like in that midtown hotel?" "Julia." "Oh, my goodness!" "This is Bombshell's second award of the night, having won earlier for best costume design." "We wrote a speech, but completely forgot it." " Is true, so all we can say is thank you." " Thank you so much." "Eh, it's okay." "I got the one I wanted." "And now, Tony winner Kathleen Marshall." "The nominees for best choreography are..." "Casey Nicholaw for The gathering storm." "Susan Stroman for Imitation of life." "I can't believe Derek didn't come." " How can he not be here?" " Maybe because he didn't want to experience this." "Derek Wills for Bombshell." "Maybe it's for the best." "And Derek Wills for Hit List." "Yeah." "Definitely good he's not here." "And the Tony goes to..." "If we don't win this one, we're dead." "We're going to win." "We're going to win." "We're going to win." " Derek Wills..." "For Hit List." "This is bad." "We now lost six." "It's over." "Stop saying that." "It's not over." "Apparently, Derek isn't here." "Uh, yeah, he is." "Hey." "Okay, um, firstly," "I would like to thank the Tony voters for judging the work..." "And not the man." "And I'd like to dedicate this award to someone who I love very much." "Ivy Lynn." "She convinced me to come here tonight." "I owe her everything." "Oh... my..." "God." "And now, please welcome the cast of Bombshell, performing Let's be bad." "Wow." "I can't believe it." " Hey." " Hey." "Where's Daisy?" "Didn't you hear?" "She won." "Listen, about what you said..." "Hey, um..." "Can we talk about that later?" "Okay." "Darling, come with me." "Karen as well, just..." "Let's go." "Quickly, let's go." "What are we doing?" "Making it right." "There's been a change of plan." "What are you doing?" "Something I should have done a long time ago..." "Taking you out." "You can't do that." "Weren't you listening?" "Everyone out there hates me, so I can do pretty much anything I feel like." "Coming back from commercial..." "Let's see what Jerry has to say about it." "Hey." "Well, that's that taken care of." " You ready?" " Absolutely." "And now, Tony award winner, Daisy Parker performing Reach for me from Hit List." "Well, it looks like someone forgot to tell the announcer." "I'm high above the city" "I'm standing on the ledge the view from here is pretty and I'm step off the edge and now I'm fallin', baby through the sky through the sky" "I'm fallin', baby, through the sky it's my callin', baby, don't you cry, don't you cry" "I'm fallin' down through the sky toward the street that I'm from" "Oh, Broadway, here I come" "Broadway, here I co-ome the pressure, it increases the closer that I get" "I could almost go to pieces but I'm not quite there yet see, I've been bravin' crazy weather ooh, ooh" " drowning' out my cries - ooh, ooh" " I pull myself together - ooh, ooh" "I'm focused on the prize" " I'm - fallin', baby through the sky through the sky" "I'm fallin', baby, through the sky it's my callin', baby, don't you cry, don't you cry" "I'm falling down through the sky and I refuse to go numb" " oh, oh, oh - oh, Broadway, here I come ah, ah, ah" " Broadway, here I come" " Broadway, here I come" "Broadway, here I come" " Broadway, here I co-ome - oh, oh, oh" "I love you too." "Oh." "After all that..." "It ends here, huh?" "I have a confession." "Hey, guys, I wanted to offer you both my congratulations before everyone got to you." "I'm on the last flight back to L.A." "Thank you, Patrick." "That's very kind of you." "Look, this might seem like it's coming out of left field, but have you two ever considered writing a movie?" "I got the rights to this really great story that's just begging to be a movie musical, and I can't find the right team to write it." "You are still a team, aren't you?" "We are." "Well, I'd love to talk with you both about it." "I'll have my assistant set it up." "And congratulations." "I voted for you." " Go after him." " What?" "Go after him!" "Go, now." "Go." " I don't..." " Go, go get him." "Patrick!" "Patrick, wait up a sec." "Um, I might be crazy right now, egotistically emboldened by my recent and well-deserved win..." " But I couldn't let you go without asking, um..." "Any chance when you're back, we could maybe..." "Grab a bite to eat, outside of a meeting?" "Tom, I'm flattered, but I'm not..." "Gay." "Nope, yup." "That's... that's how all my straight friends kiss me." "Coming up, awards for best actress in a musical..." "Uh..." " Great." " And best musical." "Mm hmm." "Welcome three-time Tony nominee, Marin Mazzie." "Thank you." "The nominees for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical are..." "Kate Baldwin for Seesaw." "Karen Cartwright for Hit List." "Whoo!" "Whoo!" "Sutton Foster for Oliver!" "Ivy Lynn for Bombshell." "And Audra McDonald for House of flowers." "And the Tony award goes to..." "Ivy Lynn, Bombshell." "." " Go on, go on." " Okay, okay." "Wow, um, okay." "I-I honestly didn't think I would win." "Um, Tom, Julia, Eileen, thank you so much for the chance of a lifetime." "Um, I'd like to thank my mother, Leigh Conroy, the magnificent Leigh Conroy for giving me the greatest gift, and that is a life in the theater." "I can only hope that one day," "I can give that gift to my children." "For me, there is nothing more magical than that moment right as the lights go down and the crowd is waiting in silence with anticipation for the show to begin." "It's a moment full of hope and full of possibilities." "So I'd like to thank the audience for coming, and for believing, as I do, that there is nothing more important or special as live theater." "Thank you so much." " Karen." " Oh, Eileen." "What are you doing out here?" "Your category's up next." "I wanted to talk to you." "I know how you must be feeling right now, but let me tell you, as somebody who lost a great many times before I ever won, time's on your side." "Don't lose heart." "Ms. Rand, it's time." "Thanks." "Good luck." "Thanks." "Here to present the award for best musical," "Rosie O'Donnell." "And now, the award we've all been waiting for, best musical." "The nominees are Bombshell..." "The gathering storm," "Hit List," "Imitation of life." "Let it be us." "Let it be us." "And the Tony award goes to..." "Bombshell." "Derek!" "Don't worry, they'll get over it." "All they need is another show." "I'm game if you are." "Come on, everyone." "Best musical, best actress, best score." "How does it feel?" "It spins." " Hey." " Hey." " Do you want to go talk?" " Yeah." " Oh, there he is." " Oh." " Congratulations." "" "This one means a lot to me." "Sorry." "I'm kidding." "It's fine, congrats." "Hey, you want to come outside with me for a second?" "Okay." "Hey." "Oh, of course." "Thank you." " What are you doing?" "Just... sit." "What is this?" "You're making me nervous." "I know that I have been shady with my past, and I've only ever told you anything when you've pushed and not even then." "So... five years ago," "I was at this party with a girl that I hardly even knew, and I had some stuff with me." "We used it, and she..." "Did too much." "I don't think I want to hear this right now." "Karen, she was just lying there, not moving, and instead of telling anyone, I ran." "I mean, I went off the grid, I hid with Adam, Kyle," "I eventually changed my name." "I've been looking over my shoulder for so long," "I couldn't even see my future anymore." "Why are you telling me this right now?" "Because this has haunted me every day..." "Until today." "What did you do?" "I turned myself in." " Oh, God, Jimmy." " Hey, hey, here's the thing." "She's okay." "She's not dead, she didn't die." "They told me she's fine." "So you're okay?" "Uh, distribution of a controlled substance." "Most likely 6 to 18 months, but... but the cops commended me for doing the right thing." "I posted bail right before I came to you." "But I gotta go back tonight." "Hey." "I told you..." "I would do whatever I had to to be the person you saw in me, and I can be that person now." "Mr. Levin." " Oh, thank you." " What's going on?" " Well, we were still in the back when they did our song." " I didn't get to see it." " Oh." "Okay, oh." "[Big finish playing]" " Hi, Karen Cartwright." " Hi, Ivy Lynn." "Are you ready to give the people what they want?" "Always." "I stumbled around a bit while looking for my big break" "some gentlemen opened doors but once inside, they were all on the make to sparkle, I lit a match and I admit some bridges were burned oh, but we won't flop on our way to the top" "'cause there's one damn thing we've learned uh, give 'em that big finish and they'll forget what came before just give 'em that big finish but always keep one eye on the door so I give this lesson to you, my friend" "they'll forgive and forget if you're good in the end just give 'em that big finish and leave them wanting more" "you struggle from step to step just praying you find the one the love that you want disappears as the love that you need settles in for a run you think that you're down for the count but then just like a Phoenix you rise" "and with some help from above" " be it Tonys - or love you'll be leaving tonight with the prize life gives you that big finish you just forget what came before just give 'em that big finish and who knows what next year has in store?" "Though the story is finished we'll keep dreaming on and though we're sure to miss our song when it's go-one let's give 'em that big finish and leave them wanting more hear the angels shout "encore!"" "yeah, we'll leave 'em leave the people wanting" "Moore mo-ore" "Whoo!" " Come on, Karen Cartwright." " Where are we going?" "Show's over."