11th Tony Awards
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| 11th Tony Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 21, 1957 |
| Location | Waldorf-Astoria New York City, New York |
| Hosted by | Bud Collyer |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | none |
The 11th Annual Tony Awards took place at the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom on April 21, 1957.[1] The Master of Ceremonies was Bud Collyer.
Ceremony
[edit ]The presenters were Faye Emerson, Tom Ewell, Lillian Gish, Helen Hayes, Nancy Kelly, Bert Lahr, Beatrice Lillie, Nancy Olson, Elaine Perry, Cliff Robertson, and Cornelia Otis Skinner.[1]
Performers were George Gaines and Michael King. Music was by Meyer Davis and his Orchestra. Due to a union dispute, there was no television broadcast, which had been scheduled for WCBS-TV Channel 2.[2]
Winners and nominees
[edit ]Winners are in bold
Multiple nominations and awards
[edit ]These productions had multiple nominations:
- 10 nominations: My Fair Lady
- 6 nominations: Long Day's Journey into Night , The Most Happy Fella and Separate Tables
- 5 nominations: Candide and The Waltz of the Toreadors
- 4 nominations: Auntie Mame , Bells Are Ringing and Happy Hunting
- 3 nominations: Li'l Abner , Major Barbara , The Potting Shed and A Visit to a Small Planet
- 2 nominations: A Clearing in the Woods, The Happiest Millionaire , The Reluctant Debutante , Small War on Murray Hill and Too Late the Phalarope
The following productions received multiple awards.
- 6 wins: My Fair Lady
- 2 wins: Bells Are Ringing , Li'l Abner and Long Day's Journey into Night
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Zolotow, Sam. " 'Fair Lady' Wins 6 'Tony' Awards: Winners of Annual 'Tony' Awards", The New York Times , April 22, 1957, p.29
- ^ "Ceremonies see 1957" Archived 2013年09月21日 at the Wayback Machine tonyawards.com, accessed May 28, 2016