25th Tony Awards

25th Tony Awards
Date	March 28, 1971
Location	Palace Theatre, New York City, New York
Hosted by	Lauren Bacall, Angela Lansbury, Anthony Quayle and Anthony Quinn
Television/Radio coverage
Network	ABC

The 25th Annual Tony Awards ceremony was held on March 28, 1971 at the Palace Theatre in New York City. The ceremony was broadcast by ABC television. Hosts were Lauren Bacall, Angela Lansbury, Anthony Quayle and Anthony Quinn.^[1]

The ceremony

The theme was to show highlights from 25 years of musicals that had won Tonys, and the stars who introduced them. The show opened with "What's Happening at the Palace". The presenters were Dick Cavett, Carol Channing and Ruby Keeler.^[1]^[2]

Saluting 25 Years of Tony Award-Winning Musicals:

Finian's Rainbow ("When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love" - David Wayne)
High Button Shoes ("Papa, Wont You Dance with Me?" - Nanette Fabray)
Kiss Me, Kate ("Where is the Life That Late I Led?" - Alfred Drake)
South Pacific ("There Is Nothing Like a Dame" - Ray Walston and Company)
Guys and Dolls ("Adelaide's Lament" - Vivian Blaine)
The King and I ("Shall We Dance?" - Patricia Morrison and Yul Brynner)
Wonderful Town ("It's Love" - Edie Adams)
Kismet ("The Olive Tree" - Alfred Drake)
Can-Can
The Pajama Game ("Hey There" - John Raitt)
Damn Yankees ("Whatever Lola Wants" - Gwen Verdon)
My Fair Lady ("Get Me to the Church on Time" - Stanley Holloway and Company)
The Music Man ("Ya Got Trouble" - Robert Preston and Company)
Redhead

Fiorello!
The Sound of Music
Bye Bye Birdie
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Hello, Dolly!
Fiddler on the Roof
Mame
Man of La Mancha
Cabaret
Hallelujah, Baby!
1776
Applause

The finale was "There's No Business Like Show Business" sung by the entire company.

The performers: Edie Adams, Lauren Bacall, Vivian Blaine, Tom Bosley, Yul Brynner, Carol Channing, William Daniels, Alfred Drake, Nanette Fabray, Jill Haworth, Florence Henderson, Stanley Holloway, Richard Kiley, Angela Lansbury, Paul Lynde, Patricia Morison, Robert Morse, Zero Mostel, Robert Preston, John Raitt, Leslie Uggams, Gwen Verdon, Virginia Vestoff, Ray Walston, David Wayne.^[1]^[2]

Winners and nominees

Winners are in bold

Best Play	Best Musical
Sleuth – Anthony Shaffer Home – David Storey The Philanthropist – Christopher Hampton Paul Sill's Story Theatre – Paul Sills	Company The Me Nobody Knows The Rothschilds
Best Book of a Musical	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
George Furth – Company Robert H. Livingston and Herb Schapiro – The Me Nobody Knows Sherman Yellen – The Rothschilds	Company – Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) The Rothschilds – Jerry Bock (music) and Sheldon Harnick (lyrics) The Me Nobody Knows – Gary William Friedman (music) and Will Holt (lyrics)
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
*Brian Bedford – The School for Wives* as Arnolphe** John Gielgud – Home as Harry Alec McCowen – The Philanthropist as Philip Ralph Richardson – Home as Jack	*Maureen Stapleton – The Gingerbread Lady* as Evy Meara** Estelle Parsons – And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little as Catherine Reardon Diana Rigg – Abelard and Heloise as Heloise Marian Seldes – Father's Day as Marian
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
*Hal Linden – The Rothschilds* as Mayer Rothschild** David Burns – Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen as Col. Wainwright Purdy III Larry Kert – Company as Bobby Bobby Van – No, No, Nanette as Billy Early	*Helen Gallagher – No, No, Nanette* as Lucille Early** Susan Browning – Company as April Sandy Duncan – The Boy Friend as Maisie Elaine Stritch – Company as Joanne
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
*Paul Sand – Story Theatre* as Various Characters** Ronald Radd – Abelard and Heloise as Gilies de Vannes Donald Pickering – Conduct Unbecoming as Capt. Rupert Harper Ed Zimmermann – The Philanthropist as Donald	*Rae Allen – And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little* as Fleur Stein** Lili Darvas – Les Blancs as Madame Neilsen Joan Van Ark – The School for Wives as Agnes Mona Washbourne – Home as Kathleen
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
*Keene Curtis – The Rothschilds* as Various Characters** Charles Kimbrough – Company as Harry Walter Willison – Two by Two as Japheth	*Patsy Kelly – No, No, Nanette* as Pauline** Barbara Barrie – Company as Sarah Pamela Myers – Company as Marta
Best Direction of a Play	Best Direction of a Musical
Peter Brook – A Midsummer Night's Dream Lindsay Anderson – Home Stephen Porter – The School for Wives Clifford Williams – Sleuth	Harold Prince – Company Michael Kidd – The Rothschilds Robert H. Livingston – The Me Nobody Knows Burt Shevelove – No, No, Nanette
Best Choreography	Best Scenic Design
Donald Saddler – No, No, Nanette Michael Bennett – Company Michael Kidd – The Rothschilds	Boris Aronson – Company John Bury – The Rothschilds Sally Jacobs – A Midsummer Night's Dream Jo Mielziner – Father's Day
Best Costume Design	Best Lighting Design
Raoul Pene Du Bois – No, No, Nanette Jane Greenwood – Hay Fever and Les Blancs Freddy Wittop – Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen	R.H. Poindexter – Story Theatre Robert Ornbo – Company William Ritman – Sleuth

Special awards

Elliot Norton, drama critic, for distinguished theatrical commentary.
Ingram Ash, president of Blaine-Thompson Advertising, for decades of devoted service to the theatre.
Playbill, for chronicling Broadway through the years.
Roger L. Stevens

References

1 2 3 "Ceremony 1971" tonyawards.com, accessed May 30, 2016
1 2 "Tony Awards, The 1971 (TV)" paleycenter.org, accessed May 30, 2016

External links

Tony Awards Official Site

Tony Awards

American Theatre Wing The Broadway League List of people who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards

Play	Best Play Best Direction of a Play Best Leading Actor in a Play Best Leading Actress in a Play Best Featured Actor in a Play Best Featured Actress in a Play Best Costume Design in a Play Best Lighting Design in a Play Best Revival of a Play Best Scenic Design in a Play

Musical	Best Musical Best Direction of a Musical Best Leading Actor in a Musical Best Leading Actress in a Musical Best Featured Actor in a Musical Best Featured Actress in a Musical Best Book of a Musical Best Choreography Best Costume Design in a Musical Best Lighting Design in a Musical Best Orchestrations Best Original Score Best Revival of a Musical Best Scenic Design in a Musical

Special (non-competitive)	Regional Theatre Tony Award Special Tony Award Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Isabelle Stevenson Award

Retired	Best Author Best Conductor and Musical Director Best Costume Design Best Director Best Lighting Design Best Newcomer Best Revival Best Scenic Design Best Sound Design Best Special Theatrical Event Best Stage Technician

Ceremonies	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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