49th Tony Awards
| 49th Tony Awards | ||||
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| Date | June 4, 1995 | |||
| Location | Minskoff Theatre, New York City, New York | |||
| Host | Nathan Lane, Glenn Close, Gregory Hines | |||
| Television/Radio coverage | ||||
| Network | CBS | |||
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The 49th Annual Tony Awards was held at the Minskoff Theatre on June 4, 1995 and broadcast by CBS. Hosts were Glenn Close, Gregory Hines, and Nathan Lane.
The ceremony
The musical sequence was "Broadway Songs We've Never Done, and Never Will" with Gregory Hines and Nathan Lane.
Presenters were: Maria Conchita Alonso, Lauren Bacall, Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Red Buttons, Walter Cronkite, Jim Dale, Laurence Fishburne, Gloria Foster, Michele Lee, Lonette McKee, Robert Morse, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jon Secada, Patrick Stewart, Elaine Stritch, Marlo Thomas, Kathleen Turner, Joan Van Ark.[1]
Musicals represented:[1]
- Smokey Joe's Cafe "On Broadway" - The Men;
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying "Brotherhood of Man" - Matthew Broderick, Lillias White and Company;
- Show Boat "Kim's Charleston" - Elaine Stritch, Tammy Amerson and Company;
- Sunset Boulevard- "As If We Never Said Goodbye - Glenn Close and Company.
A special segment,"Broadway Across America" featured: Buskers in San Francisco ("Busker Alley" - Tommy Tune and Company); Master Class in Los Angeles (Scene with Zoe Caldwell and Audra McDonald); Grease in Boston ("We Go Together" - Company); Hello, Dolly! in San Diego.
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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 awards
Goodspeed Opera House
- Carol Channing — Lifetime Achievement
- Harvey Sabinson — Lifetime Achievement
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "1995 Tony Awards" tonyawards.com, accessed April 29, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 McNeil, Donald G, Jr.'Sunset' Leads The Race For Tony Awards" New York Times, May 9, 1995