21st Tony Awards
| 21st Tony Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 26, 1967 |
| Location | Shubert Theatre, New York City, New York |
| Hosted by | Mary Martin and Robert Preston |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC |
The 21st Annual Tony Awards ceremony was broadcast on March 26, 1967, from the Shubert Theatre in New York City on the ABC Television network. This was the Awards ceremony's inaugural broadcast on U.S. network television.[1] The hosts were Mary Martin and Robert Preston. This year marked the first joint presentation of the awards by the American Theatre Wing with The Broadway League (formerly The League of American Theatres and Producers).[2]
The ceremony
[edit ]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.[1]
The ceremony featured performances from the following musicals:[1]
- 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)
Award winners and nominees
[edit ]Winners are in bold
Multiple nominations and awards
[edit ]These productions had multiple nominations:
- 11 nominations: Cabaret
- 7 nominations: The Apple Tree and I Do! I Do!
- 6 nominations: The Homecoming and Walking Happy
- 5 nominations: Black Comedy and A Delicate Balance
- 3 nominations: A Joyful Noise , The Killing of Sister George and The Wild Duck
- 2 nominations: Annie Get Your Gun , A Hand Is on the Gate , Marat/Sade and The School for Scandal
The following productions received multiple awards.
- 8 wins: Cabaret
- 4 wins: The Homecoming
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "Ceremony 1967" Archived 2018年01月21日 at the Wayback Machine tonyawards.com, accessed May 29, 2016
- ^ "History. The Early Years" Archived 2018年06月14日 at the Wayback Machine tonyawards.com, accessed May 29, 2016