tony-award-for-best-musical

"A fiddler on the roof. Sounds crazy, no? But in our little village of Anatevka, you might say every one of us is a fiddler on the roof, trying to scratch out a pleasant, simple tune without breaking his neck. It isn't easy. You may ask, why do we stay here if it's so dangerous? We stay because Anatevka is our home. And how do we keep our balance? That I can tell you in a word—tradition!"

"Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as a fiddler on the roof."

"Just like the earth, just like the sun/ Two worlds together are better than one. -Worlds Apart"

"Then I'd be free at last, free at last Great God Almighty I'd be free at last."

"She's got one big breast in the middle of her chest/ And an eye in the middle of her nose. So says I, if you look her in the eye/ You're better off looking up her nose. -The Royal NoneSuch"

"Did the morning come too early, was the night not long enough? Does a tear of hesitation fall on everything you touch? Well, it might just be a lesson for the hasty heart to know Maybe leavin's not the only way to go. -Leavin's Not The Only Way to Go"

"Old Deuteronomy's lived a long time; He's a Cat who has lived many lives in succession. He was famous in proverb and famous in rhyme A long while before Queen Victoria's accession."

"Memory All alone in the moonlight I can smile at the old days I was beautiful then. I remember the time I knew what happiness was Let the memory live again."

"When the day's hustle and bustle is done, Then the Gumbie Cat's work is but hardly begun."

"Jellicle Cats come out tonight, Jellicle Cats come one come all: The Jellicle Moon is shining bright — Jellicles come to the Jellicle Ball."

"Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity, For he's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity. You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square — But when a crime's discovered, then Macavity's not there!"

"When the dawn comes tonight will be a memory too And the new day will begin."

"Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity, He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity."

"They say that all the Cats whose wicked deeds are widely known (I might mention Mungojerrie, I might mention Griddlebone) Are nothing more than agents for the Cat who all the time Just controls their operations: the Napoleon of Crime!"

"And we all say: OH! Well I never! Was there ever A Cat so clever As Magical Mr. Mistoffelees!"

"These modern productions are all very well, But there's nothing to equal, from what I hear tell, That moment of mystery When I made history As Firefrorefiddle, the Fiend of the Fell."

"He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair: For when they reach the scene of crime — Macavity's not there!"

"Yes the Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat — And there isn't any call for me to shout it: For he will do As he do do And there's no doing anything about it!"

"Touch me It's so easy to leave me All alone with the memory Of my day in the sun. If you touch me you'll understand what happiness is Look a new day has begun."

"The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter, It isn't just one of your holiday games; You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES."

"Hello, Hell? It's me...what do you mean, 'who?' Who else gets to leave?"

"Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets ... and little man, little Lola wants you!"

"Do you mind if I try it one more time-with my shoes off?"

"Wham! One long ball hitter, that's what we need! Honest to God, I'd sell my soul for one long ball hitter!"

"Hold me, Meg-quick! Put your arms around me, and don't let me go-no matter what!"

"God, I love this job!"

"Max: We may be sitting down, but we're giving you a standing ovation!"

"Hold Me, Touch Me and Max: "Send me to the moon you animal, send me to the moon" "Thursday, darling, I'll send you to the moon on Thursday. I may even join you""

"Judge: it pains me to break up such a beautiful friendship, so I won't! Five years in the State Penitentiary at the prison, Sing Sing!"

"Books! Fat! Books! Fat! Books! Fat!"

"Dear Lord, I want all that MONEY!!!"

"I'm hysterical, I'm having hysterics. When I get like this, I can't stop. (Max throws water on him) I'M WET!!! I'M WET!!! Cause, I'm hysterical!!! (Max slaps him) I'M IN PAIN!!! I'M IN PAIN!!! And I'm wet and Cause, I'm still hysterical!"

"Tim Curry - King Arthur"

"Hank Azaria - Sir Lancelot, French Taunter, Knight of Ni, Tim the Enchanter"

"Defeat at the castle in Act One seems to have utterly disheartened King Arthur. The ferocity of the French taunting took him completely by surprise."

"[After the ensemble sings about Finland] I said, ENGLAND!"

"In Mercia and the two Anglias - plague, with a 50% chance of pestilence and famine coming out of the Northwest at twelve miles per hour."

"God be praised, we have a quest!"

"This man was Arthur, King of the Britons. For this... was... England!"

"Sara Ramirez - The Lady of the Lake"

"Michael McGrath - Mayor, Patsy, Guard 2"

"Steve Rosen - Dennis' mother, Sir Bedevere, Concorde"

"David Hyde Pierce - Sir Robin, Guard 1, Brother Maynard"

"Stand aside, Mrs. Galahad, while the Lady of the Lake, and her Laker Girls, welcome your son to my army!"

"Christian Borle - Historian, Not Dead Fred, French Guard, Minstrel, Prince Herbert"

"Christopher Sieber - Sir Dennis Galahad, The Black Knight, Prince Herbert's father"

"But the thing that makes you really jump, is that the weirdest shit is still to come. You can ask yourself, "Hey what have I done" you're still a fly the little guys they kill for fun."

"(Wendla entire song) Mama, who bore me mama the angels, no sleep in Heaven or Bethlehem."

"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 they know they're gonna try"

"(Georg) Where I go, when I go there no more weeping anymore. Only in and out your lips. The broken wishes washing with them to shore."