43rd Tony Awards

Date

June 4, 1989

Location

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, New York

Host

Angela Lansbury

Television/Radio coverage

Network

CBS

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The 43rd Annual Tony Awards, which honor achievement in the Broadway theatre was held on June 4, 1989 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and broadcast by CBS television. The hostess was Angela Lansbury. Angela Lansbury has hosted or co-hosted more Tony telecasts than any other individual, with five telecasts: 1968, 1971, 1987, 1988, and 1989.

The ceremony

Presenters and Performers: Barry Bostwick, Betty Buckley, Zoe Caldwell, Nell Carter, Carol Channing, Colleen Dewhurst, Jerry Herman, James Earl Jones, Larry Kert, Swoosie Kurtz, John Lithgow, Steve Martin, Richard Thomas, Tommy Tune, Leslie Uggams, Gwen Verdon, August Wilson, B.D. Wong.

Musicals and Plays represented:

Black and Blue ("Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do"/"That Rhythm Man" - Company)
Jerome Robbins' Broadway ("Dance at the Gym" from West Side Story - Company)
Starmites ("Starmites"/"Hard to Be the Diva" - Company)
The Heidi Chronicles (Scene with Joan Allen and Peter Friedman)
Largely New York (with Bill Irwin and ensemble)
Lend Me a Tenor (Scene with Philip Bosco and Victor Garber)
Shirley Valentine (Scene with Pauline Collins)

Special Salute:

"The Eleven O'clock Number" (with Angela Lansbury)
"Send in the Clowns" from A Little Night Music
"Memory" from Cats (with Betty Buckley)
"Being Alive" from Company (with Larry Kert)

Winners and nominees

Winners are in bold

Best Play	Best Musical
The Heidi Chronicles – Wendy Wasserstein Largely New York – Bill Irwin Lend Me a Tenor – Ken Ludwig Shirley Valentine – Willy Russell	Jerome Robbins' Broadway Black and Blue Starmites
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Revival	style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Choreography
Our Town Ah, Wilderness! Ain't Misbehavin' Cafe Crown	Cholly Atkins, Henry LeTang, Frankie Manning and Fayard Nicholas – Black and Blue Michele Assaf – Starmites Bill Irwin and Kimi Okada – Largely New York Alan Johnson – Legs Diamond
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play	style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
*Philip Bosco – Lend Me a Tenor* as Saunders** Mikhail Baryshnikov – Metamorphosis as Gregor Samsa Victor Garber – Lend Me a Tenor as Max Bill Irwin – Largely New York as The Post-Modern Hoofer	*Pauline Collins – Shirley Valentine* as Shirley Valentine** Joan Allen – The Heidi Chronicles as Heidi Holland Madeline Kahn – Born Yesterday as Billie Dawn Kate Nelligan – Spoils of War as Elise
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
*Jason Alexander – Jerome Robbins' Broadway* as Various Characters** Gabriel Barre – Starmites as Trinkulus Brian Lane Green – Starmites as Spacepunk Robert La Fosse – Jerome Robbins' Broadway as Various Characters	*Ruth Brown – Black and Blue* as Singer** Charlotte d'Amboise – Jerome Robbins' Broadway as Various Characters Linda Hopkins – Black and Blue as Singer Sharon McNight – Starmites as Mother/Diva
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play	style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
*Boyd Gaines – The Heidi Chronicles* as Peter Patrone** Peter Frechette – Eastern Standard as Drew Eric Stoltz – Our Town as George Gibbs Gordon Joseph Weiss – Ghetto as The Dummy	*Christine Baranski – Rumors* as Chris Gorman** Joanne Camp – The Heidi Chronicles as Various Characters Tovah Feldshuh – Lend Me a Tenor as Maria Penelope Ann Miller – Our Town as Emily Webb
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical	style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
*Scott Wise – Jerome Robbins' Broadway* as Various Characters** Bunny Briggs – Black and Blue as Hoofer Savion Glover – Black and Blue as Younger Generation Scott Wentworth – Welcome to the Club as Aaron Bates	*Debbie Shapiro – Jerome Robbins' Broadway* as Various Characters** Jane Lanier – Jerome Robbins' Broadway as Socialite/2nd Dancer Faith Prince – Jerome Robbins' Broadway as Ma/Tessie Julie Wilson – Legs Diamond as Flo
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Direction of a Play	style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Direction of a Musical
Jerry Zaks – Lend Me a Tenor Bill Irwin – Largely New York Gregory Mosher – Our Town Daniel Sullivan – The Heidi Chronicles	Jerome Robbins – Jerome Robbins' Broadway Larry Carpenter – Starmites Peter Mark Schifter – Welcome to the Club Claudio Segovia and Hector Orezzoli – Black and Blue
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Scenic Design	style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Costume Design
Santo Loquasto – Cafe Crown Thomas Lynch – The Heidi Chronicles Claudio Segovia and Héctor Orezzoli – Black and Blue Tony Walton – Lend Me a Tenor	Claudio Segovia and Hector Orezzoli – Black and Blue Jane Greenwood – Our Town Willa Kim – Legs Diamond William Ivey Long – Lend Me a Tenor
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Lighting Design
Jennifer Tipton – Jerome Robbins' Broadway Neil Peter Jampolis and Jane Reisman – Black and Blue Brian Nason – Metamorphosis Nancy Schertler – Largely New York

Regional Theatre Tony Award

Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, Connecticut

External links

Tony Awards Official Site

Tony Awards

Play	Best Play Best Direction of a Play Best Leading Actor in a Play Best Leading Actress in a Play Best Featured Actor in a Play Best Featured Actress in a Play Best Costume Design of a Play Best Lighting Design of a Play Best Revival of a Play Best Scenic Design of a Play Best Sound Design of a Play

Musical	Best Musical Best Direction of a Musical Best Leading Actor in a Musical Best Leading Actress in a Musical Best Featured Actor in a Musical Best Featured Actress in a Musical Best Book of a Musical Best Choreography Best Costume Design of a Musical Best Lighting Design of a Musical Best Orchestrations Best Original Score Best Revival of a Musical Best Scenic Design of a Musical Best Sound Design of a Musical

Special (non-competitive)	Regional Theatre Tony Award Special Tony Award Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Isabelle Stevenson Award

Retired	Best Author Best Conductor and Musical Director Best Director Best Revival Best Special Theatrical Event Best Stage Technician

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