21st Tony Awards
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The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, or more commonly, the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and the League of American Theatres and Producers at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are for Broadway productions and performances plus several non-competitive Special Awards (such as the Regional Theatre Award).
The 21st Annual Tony Awards (1967) was the ceremony's inaugural broadcast on U.S. network television. The Awards ceremony was broadcast on March 26, 1967, from the Shubert Theatre on the ABC Television network. The hosts were Mary Martin and Robert Preston. This year also marked the first joint presentation of the awards by the American Theatre Wing with The League of American Theatres and Producers.
Presenters were: Lauren Bacall, Harry Belafonte, Carol Burnett, Marge and Gower Champion, Kirk Douglas, John Forsythe, Jill Haworth, Angela Lansbury, Mayor John V. Lindsay, David Merrick, Zero Mostel, Lynn Redgrave, Lee Remick, and Barbra Streisand.
The ceremony also featured performances from the following musicals:
- Cabaret ("Wilkommen"- Joel Grey and Company);
- The Apple Tree ("Movie Star"/"Gorgeous"- Barbara Harris and Larry Blyden);
- I Do! I Do! ("Nobody's Perfect"-Mary Martin and Robert Preston);
- Walking Happy ("Walking Happy"- Norman Wisdom and Company)
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[edit] Award winners and nominees
Winners are in bold **
[edit] Production
- The Homecoming ** by Harold Pinter
Nominees
- A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee
- Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer
- The Killing of Sister George by Frank Marcus
- Cabaret **
Nominees
[edit] Performance
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Nominees
- Hume Cronyn (A Delicate Balance)
- Donald Madden (Black Comedy)
- Donald Moffat (Right You Are and The Wild Duck)
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Nominees
- Eileen Atkins (The Killing of Sister George)
- Vivien Merchant (The Homecoming)
- Rosemary Murphy (A Delicate Balance)
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Nominees
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
- Barbara Harris ** (The Apple Tree)
Nominees
- Lotte Lenya (Cabaret)
- Mary Martin (I Do! I Do!)
- Louise Troy (Walking Happy)
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
- Ian Holm ** (The Homecoming)
Nominees
- Clayton Corzatte (The School for Scandal)
- Stephen Elliot (Marat/Sade)
- Sydney Walker (The Wild Duck)
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Nominees
- Camila Ashland (Black Comedy)
- Brenda Forbes (The Loves of Cass McGuire)
- Maria Tucci (The Rose Tattoo)
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Nominees
- Leon Bibb (A Hand is on the Gate)
- Gordon Dilworth (Walking Happy)
- Edward Winter (Cabaret)
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
- Peg Murray ** (Cabaret)
Nominees
- Leland Palmer (A Joyful Noise)
- Josephine Premice (A Hand is on the Gate)
- Susan Watson (A Joyful Noise)
[edit] Craft
- Peter Hall ** (The Homecoming)
Nominees
- John Dexter (Black Comedy)
- Donald Driver (Marat/Sade)
- Alan Schneider (A Delicate Balance)
- Harold Prince ** (Cabaret)
Nominees
- Gower Champion (I Do! I Do!)
- Mike Nichols (The Apple Tree)
- Jack Sydow (Annie Get Your Gun)
Nominees
- Michael Bennett (A Joyful Noise)
- Danny Daniels (Walking Happy and Annie Get Your Gun)
- Lee Theodore (The Apple Tree)
Award for Composer and Lyricist
- John Kander and Fred Ebb ** (Cabaret)
Nominees
- Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick (The Apple Tree)
- Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen (Walking Happy)
- Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt (I Do! I Do!)
Tony Award for Best Costume Design
- Patricia Zipprodt ** (Cabaret)
Nominees
- Nancy Potts (The Wild Duck and The School for Scandal)
- Tony Walton (The Apple Tree)
- Freddy Wittop (I Do! I Do!)
- Boris Aronson ** (Cabaret)
Nominees
- John Bury (The Homecoming)
- Oliver Smith (I Do! I Do!)
- Alan Tagg (Black Comedy)
