17th Tony Awards

The 17th Annual Tony Awards took place on April 28, 1963 in the Hotel Americana Imperial Ballroom in New York City. The ceremony was broadcast on local television station WWOR-TV (Channel 9) in New York City. The Masters of Ceremonies were Abe Burrows and Robert Morse.

Presenters: Elizabeth Ashley, Jean Pierre Aumont, Orson Bean, Vivian Blaine, Diahann Carroll, Dane Clark, Betty Field, Martin Gabel, Anita Gillette, June Havoc, Helen Hayes, Van Heflin, Pat Hingle, Celeste Holm, Nancy Kelly, Sam Levene, Walter Matthau, Helen Menken, Phyllis Newman, Maureen O'Sullivan, Charles Nelson Reilly, William Prince, Rosalind Russell, David Wayne.

Music was by Meyer Davis and his Orchestra.

Winners and nominees

Winners are in bold

Production

Outstanding Play

• Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee. Produced by Theatre 1963, Richard Barr, and Clinton Wilder
• A Thousand Clowns by Herb Gardner. Produced by Fred Coe and Arthur Cantor
• Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht, adapted by Eric Bentley. Produced by Cheryl Crawford and Jerome Robbins
• Tchin-Tchin by Sidney Michaels. Produced by David Merrick

Outstanding Musical

• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Produced by Harold Prince
• Little Me. Book by Neil Simon, music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh. Produced by Cy Feuer and Ernest Martin
• Oliver! Book, music, and lyrics by Lionel Bart. Produced by David Merrick and Donald Albery
• Stop the World - I Want to Get Off. Book, music, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. Produced by David Merrick in association with Bernard Delfont

Tony Award for Producer (Dramatic)

• Richard Barr and Clinton Wilder, Theatre 1963 (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)
• The Actors Studio Theatre (Strange Interlude)
• Cheryl Crawford and Jerome Robbins (Mother Courage and Her Children)
• Paul Vroom, Buff Cobb, and Burry Fredrik (Too True to Be Good)

Tony Award for Producer (Musical)

• Harold Prince (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)
• Cy Feuer and Ernest Martin (Little Me)
• David Merrick and Donald Albery (Oliver!)

Performance

Distinguished Dramatic Actor

• Arthur Hill (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)
• Charles Boyer (Lord Pengo)
• Paul Ford (Never Too Late)
• Bert Lahr (The Beauty Part)

Distinguished Dramatic Actress

• Uta Hagen (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)
• Hermione Baddeley (The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore)
• Margaret Leighton (Tchin-Tchin)
• Claudia McNeil (Tiger Tiger Burning Bright)

Distinguished Musical Actor

• Zero Mostel (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)
• Sid Caesar (Little Me)
• Anthony Newley (Stop the World - I Want to Get Off)
• Clive Revill (Oliver!)

Distinguished Musical Actress

• Vivien Leigh (Tovarich)
• Georgia Brown (Oliver!)
• Nanette Fabray (Mr. President)
• Sally Ann Howes (Brigadoon)

Distinguished Supporting or Featured Dramatic Actor

• Alan Arkin (Enter Laughing)
• Barry Gordon (A Thousand Clowns)
• Paul Rogers (Photo Finish)
• Frank Silvera (The Lady of the Carnellias)

Distinguished Supporting or Featured Dramatic Actress

• Sandy Dennis (A Thousand Clowns)
• Melinda Dillon (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)
• Alice Ghostley (The Beauty Part)
• Zohra Lampert (Mother Courage and Her Children)

Distinguished Supporting or Featured Musical Actor

• David Burns (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)
• Jack Gilford (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)
• David Jones (Oliver!)
• Swen Swenson (Little Me)

Distinguished Supporting or Featured Musical Actress

• Anna Quayle (Stop the World - I Want to Get Off)
• Ruth Kobart (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)
• Virginia Martin (Little Me)
• Louise Troy (Tovarich)

Craft

Outstanding Director (Dramatic)

• Alan Schneider (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)
• George Abbott (Never Too Late)
• John Gielgud (The School for Scandal)
• Peter Glenville (Tchin-Tchin)

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

• George Abbott (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)
• Peter Coe (Oliver!)
• John Fearnley (Brigadoon)
• Cy Feuer and Bob Fosse (Little Me)

Tony Award for Best Composer and Lyricist

• Lionel Bart (Oliver!)
• Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (Stop the World - I Want to Get Off)
• Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh (Little Me)
• Milton Schafer and Ronny Graham (Bravo Giovanni)

Tony Award for Best Author (Musical)

• Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)
• Lionel Bart (Oliver!)
• Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (Stop the World - I Want to Get Off)
• Neil Simon (Little Me)

Outstanding Choreographer

• Bob Fosse (Little Me)
• Carol Haney (Bravo Giovanni)

Scenic Designer

• Sean Kenny (Oliver!)
• Will Steven Armstrong (Tchin-Tchin)
• Anthony Powell (The School for Scandal)
• Franco Zeffirelli (The Lady of the Carnelias)

Costume Designer

• Anthony Powell (The School for Scandal)
• Marcel Escoffier (The Lady of the Camellias)
• Robert Fletcher (Little Me)
• Motley (Mother Courage and Her Children)

Conductor and Musical Director

• Donald Pippin (Oliver!)
• Jay Blackton (Mr. President)
• Anton Coppola (Bravo Giovanni)
• Julius Rudel (Brigadoon)

Tony Award for Best Stage Technician

• Solly Pernick (Mr. President)
• Milton Smith (Beyond the Fringe)

See also

Tony Awards

External links

[1] Tony Awards Official Site