41st Tony Awards
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The 41st Annual Tony Awards (1987) was broadcast by CBS television on June 7, 1987 from the Mark Hellinger Theatre. Angela Lansbury was the host for the third time (she was the host in 1968, 1971, and 1987, and also in 1988 and 1989).
Presenters and performers: Jane Alexander, Beatrice Arthur, Richard Chamberlain, Glenn Close, Charles "Honi" Coles, Barbara Cook, Hume Cronyn, Bob Fosse, Mark Hamill, Helen Hayes, William Hurt, Bill Irwin, Judy Kuhn, Swoosie Kurtz, Dick Latessa, John Lithgow, Mary Martin, Walter Matthau, Andrea McArdle, Mary Tyler Moore, Bernadette Peters, Lynn Redgrave Chita Rivera, George Rose, Jessica Tandy, Tommy Tune, Kathleen Turner
Musicals and plays that were represented were:
- Broadway Bound -- scene with Linda Lavin and Jonathan Silverman;
- Coastal Disturbances -- scene with Annette Bening and Timothy Daly;
- Fences -- scene with James Earl Jones and Courtney B. Vance;
- Les Liaisons Dangereuses -- scene with Lindsay Duncan and Alan Rickman;
- Rags -- "Rags" - Judy Kuhn and Dick Latessa;
- Les Misérables -- "At the End of the Day"/"One Day More" - Company;
- Me and My Girl -- "The Lambeth Walk" - Robert Lindsay and Company;
- Starlight Express -- "Starlight Express"/"Light at the End of the Tunnel"- Company
Special performances and tributes:
- "Bosom Buddies" from Mame, with Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur
- A Tribute to George Abbott, introduced by Helen Hayes, with songs from Flora the Red Menace; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; The Boys from Syracuse; Damn Yankees; Where's Charley?; and The Pajama Game
- A Special Salute to Robert Preston, who died in March 1987: Bernadette Peters sang Time Heals Everything from Mack and Mabel; Barbara Cook sang Till There Was You from The Music Man. [1]
[edit] Winners and Nominees
Winners are in bold
[edit] Production
[edit] Best Play
- Fences by August Wilson (Winner)
- Nominees
- Broadway Bound by Neil Simon
- Coastal Disturbances by Tina Howe
- Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton
[edit] Best Musical
- Les Misérables Produced by Cameron Mackintosh (Winner)
- Nominees
- Me and My Girl Produced by Richard Armitage, Terry Allen Kramer, James M. Nederlander, Stage Promotions Limited & Co.
- Rags Produced by Lee Guber, Martin Heinfling, Marvin A. Krauss
- Starlight Express Produced by Martin Starger and Lord Grade
[edit] Best Revival
- All My Sons Produced by Jay H. Fuchs, Steven Warnick, and Charles Patsos Winner
- Nominees:
- The Front Page Produced by Lincoln Center Theatre, Gregory Mosher, and Bernard Gersten
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Produced by The Shubert Organization, Three Knights, Ltd., and Robert Fox, Ltd.
- Pygmalion Produced by The Shubert Organization, Jerome Minskoff, and Duncan C. Weldon
[edit] Performance
[edit] Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
- James Earl Jones for Fences (Winner)
- Nominees:
- Philip Bosco for You Never Can Tell
- Richard Kiley for All My Sons
- Alan Rickman for Les Liaisons Dangereuses
[edit] Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
- Linda Lavin for Broadway Bound (Winner)
- Nominees:
- Lindsay Duncan for Les Liaisons Dangereuses
- Geraldine Page for Blithe Spirit
- Amanda Plummer for Pygmalion
[edit] Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
- Robert Lindsay for Me and My Girl (Winner)
- Nominees:
- Roderick Cook for Oh Coward!
- Terrence Mann for Les Misérables
- Colm Wilkinson for Les Misérables
[edit] Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
- Maryann Plunkett for Me and My Girl (Winner)
- Nominees:
- Catherine Cox for Oh Coward!
- Teresa Stratas for Rags
[edit] Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
- John Randolph for Broadway Bound (Winner)
- Nominees:
[edit] Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
- Mary Alice for Fences (Winner)
Nominees:
- Annette Bening for Coastal Disturbances
- Phyllis Newman for Broadway Bound
- Carole Shelley for Stepping Out
[edit] Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
- Michael Maguire for Les Misérables (Winner)
- Nominees:
- George S. Irving for Me and My Girl
- Timothy Jerome for Me and My Girl
- Robert Torti for Starlight Express
[edit] Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
- Frances Ruffelle for Les Misérables (Winner)
- Nominees:
[edit] Craft
[edit] Best Direction of a Play
- Lloyd Richards for Fences (Winner)
Nominees:
- Howard Davies for Les Liaisons Dangereuses
- Mbongeni Ngema for Asinamali!
- Carole Rothman for Coastal Disturbances
[edit] Best Direction of a Musical
- Trevor Nunn and John Caird for Les Misérables (Winner)
Nominees:
[edit] Best Choreography
- Gillian Gregory for Me and My Girl (Winner)
Nominees:
[edit] Best Book of a Musical
- Les Misérables by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg (Winner)
Nominees:
- Me and My Girl by L. Arthur Rose, Douglas Furber, Stephen Fry, and Mike Ockrent
- Rags by Joseph Stein
- Smile by Howard Ashman
[edit] Best Original Score Written for the Theatre
- Les Misérables Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil (Winner)
Nominees:
- Me and My Girl Music by Noel Gay, lyrics by L. Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber
- Rags Music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
- Starlight Express Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Richard Stilgoe
[edit] Best Scenic Design
- John Napier for Les Misérables (Winner)
Nominees:
- Bob Crowley for Les Liaisons Dangereuses
- Martin Johns for Me and My Girl
- Tony Walton for The Front Page
[edit] Tony Award for Best Costume Design
- John Napier for Starlight Express (Winner)
Nominees:
- Bob Crowley for Les Liaisons Dangereuses
- Ann Curtis for Me and My Girl
- Andreane Neofitou for Les Misérables
[edit] Tony Award for Best Lighting Designer
- David Hersey for Les Misérables (Winner)
Nominees:
- Martin Aronstein for Wild Honey
- David Hersey for Starlight Express
- Beverly Emmons and Chris Parry for Les Liaisons Dangereuses
[edit] Regional Theatre Award
[edit] Special Awards
Winners
- George Abbott, on the occasion of his 100th birthday
- Jackie Mason, for The World According to Me
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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