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Article snippet: Here are edited excerpts from some of the acceptance speeches at the Tony Awards on Sunday night. Winners paid tribute to parents, friends and educators. A couple made political points. Cynthia Nixon, featured actress, play, “The Little Foxes” “It is a privilege to appear in Lillian Hellman’s eerily prescient play, at this specific moment in history. Eighty years ago, she wrote, ‘There are people who eat the earth and eat all the people on it, and other people who just stand around and watch them do it.’ My love, my gratitude and my undying respect go out to all the people in 2017 who are refusing to just stand and watch them do it. Thank you.” Ben Platt, leading actor, musical, “Dear Evan Hansen” “I want to thank my parents, who are my heroes, Julie Platt and Marc Platt, the greatest people I’ve ever met. Everybody always says that about their parents, but it’s true, I will fight you. They are the best people in the world. Dad, you’re my hero, you taught me that you have to be a decent human being to be a decent artist, and I love you for it. And finally to all young people watching at home, don’t waste any time trying to be like anybody but yourself because the things that make you strange are the things that make you powerful. Thank you.” Christopher Ashley, direction, musical, “Come From Away” “Most of all I’d like to accept this on behalf of the people of Newfoundland and all of the first responders and their families in New York on 9/11. The people who gave... Link to the full article to read more