Actor, writer, and director Zach Braff.
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Ladies and gentlemen of the Tonys,
I have a confession to make.
I'm tired of hiding who I truly am from my friends and family,
sneaking around in the shadows of Shubert Alley,
masking my face with my "Miss Saigon" beach towel.
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So here goes:
My name is Zach Braff
and I love musical theatre.
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Thank you.
Whoo!
Our fourth nominee for best musical found its inspiration in one of literature's most controversial masterpieces,
a work daring in its depiction of teenage self-discovery.
The show invites audiences of all ages to experience again the wonder of being young.
And now, please welcome the amazing cast of "Spring Awakening."
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Mama who bore me
Mama who gave me
No way to handle things
Who made me so bad
Mama, the weeping
Mama, the angels
No sleep in Heaven, or Bethlehem
Mama who bore me
Mama who gave me
Mama, the angels
Who made me so sad
Mama who bore me
Mama who gave me
No way to handle things
Who made me so sad
Mama, the weeping
Mama, the angels
No sleep in Heaven, or Bethlehem
Some pray that, one day, Christ will come a-callin'
They light a candle, and hope that it glows
And some just lie there, crying for Him to come and find them
But when he comes, they don't know how to go
God, I dreamed there was an angel Who could hear me through the wall
As I cried out, like in Latin "This is so not life at all!
Help me out, out of this nightmare," Then I heard her silver call
She said: "Just give it time, kid I come to one and all"
She said, "Give me those bad dreams, And the itch you can't control
Let me teach you how to handle All the sadness in your soul
Oh, we'll build some silver castle, Shut the door, and climb the walls"
She said, "Love may make you blind, kid But I wouldn't mind at all"
It's the bitch of living
Bitch, just the bitch
Gettin' what you can
Just the bitch, yeah
Just the bitch of living As someone you can't stand
See, each night, it's like, fantastic Tossing, turning, without rest
'Cause my day's at the piano With my teacher and her chest
And the music's, like, the one thing I can even get at all
When she leans against my shoulder, Man, I want it all
It's the bitch of living
Bitch, ah ah ah
With nothing going on, nothing going on
Just the bitch of living
Asking, "What went wrong?"
Do they think we want this?
Oh, who knows?
Yeah, you’re fucked all right and all for spite
You can kiss your sorry ass goodbye
Totally fucked, will they mess you up?
Well, you know they’re gonna try
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Totally fucked!
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