24th Tony Awards

The 24th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by NBC television on April 19, 1970 from the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City. Hosts were Julie Andrews, Shirley MacLaine and Walter Matthau.

Presenters: Clive Barnes, Claire Bloom, Michael Caine, Jack Cassidy, David Frost, Cary Grant, Patricia Neal, George C. Scott, James Stewart, Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens.

Musicals represented: "Applause" ("Applause"/"Welcome to the Theatre" - Bonnie Franklin, Lauren Bacall and Company); "Coco" ("Always Mademoiselle" - Katherine Hepburn and Company); "Purlie" ("I Got Love" - Melba Moore/"Walk Him up the Stairs" - Cleavon Little and Company).

Winners and nominees

"Winners are in bold "

Production

Best Play----
*"Borstal Boy" by Frank McMahon. Produced by Michael McAloney and Burton C. Kaiser
*"Child's Play" by Robert Marasco. Produced by David Merrick
*"Indians" by Arthur Kopit. Produced by Lyn Austin, Oliver Smith, Joel Schenker, and Roger L. Stevens
*"Last of the Red Hot Lovers" by Neil Simon. Produced by Saint-Subber

Best Musical----
*"Applause". Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Greene, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams. Produced by Joseph Kipness and Lawrence Kasha
*"Coco". Book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Andre Previn. Produced by Frederick Brisson
*"Purlie". Book by Ossie Davis, Philip Rose, and Peter Udell, music by Gary Geld, lyrics by Peter Udell. Produced by Philip Rose

Performance

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play----
*Fritz Weaver ("Child's Play")
*James Coco ("Last of the Red Hot Lovers")
*Frank Grimes ("Borstal Boy")
*Stacy Keach ("Indians")

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play----
*Tammy Grimes ("Private Lives")
*Geraldine Brooks ("Brightower")
*Helen Hayes ("Harvey")

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical----
*Cleavon Little ("Purlie")
*Len Cariou ("Applause")
*Robert Weede ("Cry for Us All")

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical----
*Lauren Bacall ("Applause")
*Katharine Hepburn ("Coco")
*Dilys Watling ("Georgy")

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play----
*Ken Howard ("Child's Play")
*Joseph Bova ("The Chinese and Dr. Fish")
*Dennis King ("A Patriot for Me")

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play----
*Blythe Danner ("Butterflies Are Free")
*Alice Drummond ("The Chinese and Dr. Fish")
*Eileen Heckart ("Butterflies Are Free")
*Linda Lavin ("Last of the Red Hot Lovers")

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical----
*Rene Auberjonois ("Coco")
*Brandon Maggart ("Applause")
*George Rose ("Coco")

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical----
*Melba Moore ("Purlie")
*Bonnie Franklin ("Applause")
*Penny Fuller ("Applause")
*Melissa Hart ("Georgy")

Craft

Best Direction of a Play----
*Joseph Hardy ("Child's Play")
*Milton Katselas ("Butterflies Are Free")
*Tomas MacAnna ("Borstal Boy")
*Robert Moore ("Last of the Red Hot Lovers")

Best Direction of a Musical----
*Ron Field ("Applause")
*Michael Benthall ("Coco")
*Philip Rose ("Purlie")

Best Choreography----
*Ron Field ("Applause")
*Michael Bennett ("Coco")
*Grover Dale ("Billy")
*Louis Johnson ("Purlie")

Best Scenic Design----
*Jo Mielziner ("Child's Play")
*Howard Bay ("Cry for Us All")
*Ming Cho Lee ("Billy")
*Robert Randolph ("Applause")

Tony Award for Best Costume Design----
*Cecil Beaton ("Coco")
*Ray Aghayan ("Applause")
*W. Robert Lavine ("Jimmy")
*Freddy Wittop ("A Patriot for Me")

Tony Award for Best Lighting Design----
*Jo Mielziner ("Child's Play")
*Tharon Musser ("Applause")
*Thomas Skelton ("Indians")

pecial awards

*Sir Noel Coward for his multiple and immortal contributions to the theatre
*Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne
*New York Shakespeare Festival, for pioneering efforts on behalf of new plays
*Barbra Streisand

ee also

Tony Awards

External links

* [http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/index.html Tony Awards Official Site]