25th Tony Awards

The 25th Annual Tony Awards ceremony was held on March 28, 1971, at the Palace Theatre in New York City. The ceremony was broadcast by ABC television. Hosts were Lauren Bacall, Angela Lansbury, Anthony Quayle and Anthony Quinn.[1]

25th Tony Awards
DateMarch 28, 1971
LocationPalace Theatre, New York City, New York
Hosted byLauren Bacall, Angela Lansbury, Anthony Quayle and Anthony Quinn
Television/radio coverage
NetworkABC

The ceremony

The theme was to show highlights from 25 years of musicals that had won Tonys, and the stars who introduced them. The show opened with "What's Happening at the Palace". The presenters were Dick Cavett, Carol Channing and Ruby Keeler.[1][2]

Saluting 25 Years of Tony Award-Winning Musicals:

The finale was "There's No Business Like Show Business" sung by the entire company.

The performers: Edie Adams, Lauren Bacall, Vivian Blaine, Tom Bosley, Yul Brynner, Carol Channing, William Daniels, Alfred Drake, Nanette Fabray, Jill Haworth, Florence Henderson, Stanley Holloway, Richard Kiley, Angela Lansbury, Paul Lynde, Patricia Morison, Robert Morse, Zero Mostel, Robert Preston, John Raitt, Leslie Uggams, Gwen Verdon, Virginia Vestoff, Ray Walston, David Wayne.[1][2]

Winners and nominees

Winners are in bold

Best Play Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Best Direction of a Play Best Direction of a Musical
Best Choreography Best Scenic Design
Best Costume Design Best Lighting Design

Special awards

  • Elliot Norton, drama critic, for distinguished theatrical commentary.
  • Ingram Ash, president of Blaine-Thompson Advertising, for decades of devoted service to the theatre.
  • Playbill, for chronicling Broadway through the years.
  • Roger L. Stevens

Multiple nominations and awards

References

  1. "Ceremony 1971" tonyawards.com, accessed May 30, 2016
  2. "Tony Awards, The 1971 (TV)" paleycenter.org, accessed May 30, 2016
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