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There were a few awards tonight that I wish from my heart
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This was the biggest. You're a Tony winner. How's it feel? First of all, it feels even more surreal
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that I'm standing in front of you. But because you've been a part of my life for so long
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you've never, ever rejected me. You've always accepted me, even when it was small
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And like, it was small because everything feels big to me, but it feels big to you too
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And I just, it's more surreal now because you're... I do not mean to make you cry
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You always do. Everything you do, we've had this conversation, everything you do is different
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You live inside the words, the words live inside of you. You were standing here with a Tony award
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for this glorious play written by Ozzie Davis, standing in the shoes of Ruby Dee
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You know, to be even a tiny part of their legacy, of keeping their legacy activated and alive
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feels like one of the greatest honors of my life thus far
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And yeah, I'm overwhelmed with so much thought, but like the history and what they represent
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into our American history, what they represent and what Ozzie wrote that was absolutely a love letter to not only us
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but to humanity. It feels extraordinary. And you've been able to reintroduce this play
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to a whole new generation and now it's on, they can stream it
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They can stream it on PBS, Great Performances streaming till July 19th
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So as you're standing here, your family is here, you're sat with your dad
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what a Father's Day gift. I'm saying though, I was just telling somebody
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I was like, this like, it's like magic surrounds him. Like, you know, the first year, the Tony's luncheon
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you know, my father works at the Rainbow Room, that wild thing happened
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You know, the second year, and of course he was at the Tony luncheon, he was also my date, like, he's always been my plus one
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And then this year, this year he got another standing ovation at the Rainbow Room
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I like, but mind you, I swear, there's like, they're like, there's all this magic that surrounds him
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and for it to be Father's Day and for him to. I could talk to you forever, I want you to hold that up
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I want you to spin that and tell me what comes to mind. Um, I don't even know
