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A HISTORY OF BROADWAY www.TonyAwards.com And www.broadwayworld.com. TONY AWARDS 1981 - 2000. 1981 - 35th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® Sunday, June 7, 1981 Mark Hellinger Theatre . Actor – Kevin Kline “The Pirates of Penzance ” Actress – Lauren Bacall “Woman of the Year”
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A HISTORY OF BROADWAY www.TonyAwards.com And www.broadwayworld.com TONY AWARDS1981 - 2000
1981 - 35th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS®Sunday, June 7, 1981Mark Hellinger Theatre • Actor – Kevin Kline “The Pirates of Penzance” • Actress – Lauren Bacall “Woman of the Year” • Choreographer – Gower Champion “42nd Street” • Director – Wilford Leach “Pirates of Penzance” • Musical – “42nd Street” (music by Harry Warren, lyrics by al Dubin)
1982 - 36th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS®Sunday, June 6, 1982Imperial Theatre • Host: Tony Randall • Actor - Ben Harney “Dreamgirls” • Actress – Jennifer Holliday “Dreamgirls” • Choreographer – Michael Bennet and Michael Peters “Dreamgirls” • Director – Tommy Tune “Nine” • Musical – “Nine” (Maury Yeston)
1983 - 37th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS®Sunday, June 5, 1983Uris Theatre • Actor – Tommy Tune “My One and Only” • Actress – Natalia Makarova “On Your Toes” (Twiggy was nominated for “My One and Only” but didn’t win) • Choreographer – Tommy Tune/Thommie Walsh “My One and Only” • Director – Trevor Nunn “Cats” • Musical – “Cats” (Andrew Lloyd Weber with T.S. Elliot lyrics)
1984 - 38th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS®Sunday, June 3rd, 1984Gershwin Theatre • Actor – George Hearn “La Cage aux Folles” • Actress – Chita Rivera “The Rink” • Choreographer – Danny Daniels “The Tap Dance Kid” • Director – Arthur Laurents “La Cage…” • Musical – “La Cage aux Folles” (Jerry Herman)
1985 - 39th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS®Sunday, June 2, 1985Shubert Theatre • Featured Actor – Ron Richardson “Big River” (no “lead actor” category) • Featured Actress – Leilani Jones “Grind” (no “lead actress” category) • Choreographer – no award given • Director – Des McAnuff “Big River” • Musical – “Big River” (Roger Miller)
1986 - 40th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS®Sunday, June 1, 1986Minskoff Theatre • Actor – George Rose “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” • Actress – Bernadette Peters “Song and Dance” • Choreographer – Bob Fosse “Big Deal” • Director – Wilford Leach “Mystery of Edwin Drood” • Musical – “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” (Rupert Holmes)
1987 - 41st ANNUAL TONY AWARDS®Sunday, June 7, 1987Mark Hellinger Theatre • Actor – Robert Lindsay “Me and My Girl” (Terrence Mann and ColmWilkison were both nominated for “Les Mis” but didn’t win) • Actress – Maryann Plunkett “Me and My Girl” • Choreographer – Gillian Gregory “Me and My Girl”
1987 cont. • Director – Trevor Nunn and John Caird “Les Miserables” • Musical – “Les Miserables” (Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schoenberg)
1988 - 42nd ANNUAL TONY AWARDS®Sunday, June 5, 1988Minskoff Theatre • Actor – Michael Crawford “The Phantom of the Opera” • Actress – Joanna Gleason “Into the Woods” • Choreographer – Michael Smuin “Anything Goes” • Director – Harold Prince “Phantom”
1988 cont. • Musical – “Phantom of the Opera” (Andrew Lloyd Weber) • However, best SCORE went to: “Into the Woods” (Stephen Sondheim)
1989 - 43rd ANNUAL TONY AWARDS®Sunday, June 4, 1989Lunt-Fontanne Theatre • Actor – Jason Alexander “Jerome Robbins’ Broadway” • Actress – Ruth Brown “Black and Blue” • Director – Jerome Robbins “Jerome Robbins’ Broadway” • Musical – “Jerome Robbins’ Broadway” (various composers)
1990 - 44th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS®Sunday, June 3, 1990Lunt-Fontanne Theatre • Actor – James Naughton “City of Angels” • Actress – Tyne Daly “Gypsy” • Choreographer – Tommy Tune “Grand Hotel” • Director – Tommy Tune “Grand Hotel” • Musical – “City of Angels” (music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by David Zippel)
1991 - 45th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS®Sunday, June 2, 1991Minskoff Theatre • Actor – Jonathan Pryce “Miss Saigon” (Topol was nominated for “Fiddler” but didn’t win) • Actress – Lea Salonga “Miss Saigon” • Choreographer – Tommy Tune “Will Rogers Follies” • Director – Tommy Tune “Will Rogers Follies” • Musical – “Will Rogers Follies” (Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, Adolph Green)
1992 - 46th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS®Sunday, May 31, 1992Gershwin Theatre • Actor – Gregory Hines “Jelly’s Last Jam” • Actress – Faith Prince “Guys and Dolls” • Choreographer – Susan Stromen “Crazy for You” • Director – Jerry Zaks “Guys and Dolls” • Musical – “Crazy for You” (Gershwin)
1993 - 47th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS®Sunday, June 6, 1993Gershwin Theatre • Actor – Brent Carver “Kiss of the Spider Woman” • Actress – Chita Rivera “Kiss of the Spider Woman” • Director – Des McAnuff “The Who’s Tommy” • Musical – “Kiss of the Spider Woman” (John Kander and Fred Ebb)
1994 - 48th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS®Sunday, June 12, 1994Gershwin Theatre • Actor – Boyd Gaines “She Loves Me” • Actress – Donna Murphy “Passion” • Choreographer – Sir Kenneth MacMillan “Carousel” • Director – Nicholas Hynter “Carousel” • Musical – “Passion” (Sondheim) (Beauty and the Beast was nominated but lost)
1995 - 49th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS®Sunday, June 4, 1995Minskoff Theatre • Actor – Matthew Broderick “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying” • Actress – Glenn Close “Sunset Boulevard” • Choreographer – Susan Stroman “Show Boat” • Director – Harold Prince “Show Boat” • Musical – “Sunset Boulevard” (Andrew Lloyd Weber)
1996 - 50th Annual Tony Awards®Sunday, June 2, 1996Majestic Theatre • Actor – Nathan Lane “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” (Adam Pascal was nominated for “Rent”..) • Actress – Donna Murphy “The King and I” • Choreographer – Savion Glover “Bring in da’ noise/ Bring in da’ Funk”
1996 cont. • Director – George C. Wolfe “Bring in da’ Noise…” • Musical – “Rent” (Jonathan Larson)
1997 - Broadway '97: Launching the Tonys®51st Annual Tony AwardsSunday June 1, 1997Radio City Music Hall • Actor – James Naughton “Chicago” • Actress – BebeNeuwirth “Chicago” • Choreographer – Ann Reinking “Chicago” • Director – Walter Bobbie “Chicago” • Musical – “Titanic” (Maury Yeston)
1998 - Broadway '98: Launching the Tony Awards®52nd Annual Tony AwardsSunday June 7, 1998Radio City Music Hall • Actor – Alan Cummings “Cabaret” • Actress – Natasha Richardson “Cabaret” • Choreographer – Garth Fagan “The Lion King” • Director – Julie Taymor “The Lion King” • Musical – “The Lion King” (Elton John and Tim Rice)
53rd Annual Tony AwardsSunday June 6, 1999Gershwin Theatre • Actor – Martin Short “Little Me” (Brent Carver was nominated for “Parade” but didn’t win) • Actress – Bernadette Peters “Annie Get Your Gun” • Choreographer – Matthew Bourne “Swan Lake” • Director – Matthew Bourne “Swan Lake” • Musical – “Fosse” (various composers)
54th Annual Tony AwardsSunday, June 4, 2000Radio City Music Hall • Actor – Brian Stokes Mitchell “Kiss Me, Kate” (Adam Pascal wasn’t even nominated for “Aida”) • Actress – Heather Headley “Aida” • Choreographer – Susan Stroman “Contact”
2000 cont. • Director – Michael Blakemore “Kiss Me, Kate” • Musical – “Contact” • However; best SCORE went to “Aida”