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STAGE TUBE: FUN HOME's Michael Cerveris' Best Leading Actor Tonys Speech

By: Jun. 08, 2015
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FUN HOME's Michael Cerveris took home the 2015 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical tonight, and you can watch his full acceptance speech below!

Michael originated the role of Bruce Bechdel in Fun Home at the Public Theater, winning the 2014 Lucille Lortel Award for Best Actor. He received the Tony Award for his portrayal ofJohn Wilkes Booth in Assassins, and Tony nominations for his roles in Evita, LoveMusik, Sweeney Todd, and The Who's Tommy. Other Broadway appearances include In The Next Room (Or The Vibrator Play), Hedda Gabler,Cymbeline, and Titanic. Known for his versatility as an actor, Cerveris also performed in Off-Broadway productions of King Lear, Macbeth, Nikolai and the Others, and Sondheim's Road Show, among others, and brought his performance as Hedwig from Off Broadway to LA and London's West End.

The 2015 Tony Awards just came to a close on CBS, co-hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming, and, as usual, BroadwayWorld.com continues to be your one-stop shop for all things Tonys -- tonight and beyond!




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