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

Playbill: 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.