49th Tony Awards
| 49th Tony Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 4, 1995 |
| Location | Minskoff Theatre, New York City, New York |
| Hosted by | Nathan Lane, Glenn Close, Gregory Hines |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS |
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.
Eligibility
[edit ]Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1994–1995 season before May 4, 1995 are eligible.
- Original plays
- Arcadia
- Defending the Caveman
- Having Our Say
- Indiscretions
- Love! Valour! Compassion!
- My Thing of Love
- On the Waterfront
- Translations
- A Tuna Christmas
- What’s Wrong With This Picture?
- Original musicals
- Play revivals
- A Christmas Carol
- The Glass Menagerie
- Hamlet
- Hedda Gabler
- The Heiress
- The Molière Comedies
- A Month in the Country
- Philadelphia, Here I Come!
- The Rose Tattoo
- The Shadow Box
- Uncle Vanya
- Musical revivals
The ceremony
[edit ]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
[edit ]Winners are in bold
Special awards
[edit ]- Carol Channing — Lifetime Achievement
- Harvey Sabinson — Lifetime Achievement
Multiple nominations and awards
[edit ]These productions had multiple nominations:
- 11 nominations: Sunset Boulevard
- 10 nominations: Show Boat
- 9 nominations: Indiscretions
- 7 nominations: The Heiress and Smokey Joe's Cafe
- 5 nominations: Love! Valour! Compassion!
- 4 nominations: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- 3 nominations: Arcadia , Having Our Say and The Molière Comedies
- 2 nominations: Hamlet
The following productions received multiple awards.
- 7 wins: Sunset Boulevard
- 5 wins: Show Boat
- 4 wins: The Heiress
- 2 wins: Love! Valour! Compassion!
See also
[edit ]- Drama Desk Awards
- 1995 Laurence Olivier Awards – equivalent awards for West End theatre productions
- Obie Award
- New York Drama Critics' Circle
- Theatre World Award
- Lucille Lortel Awards
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "1995 Tony Awards" Archived 2011年01月01日 at the Wayback Machine tonyawards.com, accessed April 29, 2011
- ^ a b McNeil Jr., Donald G. (May 9, 1995). "'Sunset' Leads the Race for Tony Awards". The New York Times . p. C11. Retrieved December 24, 2020.