48th Tony Awards
| 48th Tony Awards | ||||
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 Official poster for the 48th annual Tony Awards | ||||
| Date | June 12, 1994 | |||
| Location | Gershwin Theatre, New York City, New York | |||
| Host |
Sir Anthony Hopkins, Amy Irving | |||
| Television/Radio coverage | ||||
| Network | CBS | |||
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The 48th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS from the Gershwin Theatre on June 12, 1994. The hosts were Sir Anthony Hopkins and Amy Irving.
Presenters
- George Abbott
- Alan Alda
- Jane Alexander
- Carol Burnett
- Nell Carter
- Glenn Close
- Tony Danza
- Ossie Davis
- Ruby Dee
- Peter Falk
- Melanie Griffith
- Madeline Kahn
- Harvey Keitel
- Jack Klugman
- Swoosie Kurtz
- Linda Lavin
- Michael Learned
- Steve Martin
- Bebe Neuwirth
- Rosie O'Donnell
- Bernadette Peters
- Tony Randall
- Tony Roberts
- Martin Short
- Paul Sorvino
- Jean Stapleton
- Marlo Thomas
- Gwen Verdon
- Vanessa L. Williams.
Musical Sequence
Victor Garber introduced scenes from the 1994 nominees for Best Revival of a Musical:
- Grease ("We Go Together" - Company);
- She Loves Me ("I Don't Know His Name"/"She Loves Me" - Diane Fratantoni, Sally Mayes and Boyd Gaines);
- Damn Yankees ("Shoeless Joe From Hannibal, Mo." - Vicki Lewis and Company);
- Carousel ("You'll Never Walk Alone"- Shirley Verrett and Company).
- Vanessa L. Williams on live remote from Toronto introduced Show Boat ("Ol' Man River" - Michel Bell and Company).
Musicals represented
- A Grand Night for Singing ("People Will Say We're in Love"/"Some Enchanted Evening"/"It's a Grand Night for Singing" - Company);
- Beauty and the Beast ("Me"/"Be Our Guest"/"If I Can't Love Her"/"Beauty and the Beast" - Company);
- Cyrano: The Musical (Company);
- Passion ("Happiness"/"Drums and Music"/"Finale" - Company).
This was the first year for several awards: the award for Best Revival was given separately for plays and musicals, and the "Lifetime Achievement Award". The first Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to husband-and-wife Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn by another husband-and-wife, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee.[1]
Award winners and nominees
Winners are in bold
| Best Play | Best Musical |
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| style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Revival of a Play | style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Revival of a Musical |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Book of a Musical | style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre |
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| style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Scenic Design | style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Costume Design |
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| style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Lighting Design | style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Choreography |
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| style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Direction of a Play | style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Direction of a Musical |
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Special Tony Awards
- Regional Theatre Award — McCarter Theatre
- Lifetime Achievement Award — Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn
References
- ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania), Christopher Rawson, p. D4, June 14, 1994