38th Tony Awards

The 38th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS television on June 3, 1984 from the Gershwin Theatre. Hosts were Julie Andrews and Robert Preston.

Presenters and Performers: Carol Channing, Marilyn Cooper, Nancy Dussault, Robert Goulet, Robert Guillaume, Beth Howland, Larry Kert, Michele Lee, Dorothy Loudon, Shirley MacLaine, Liza Minnelli, Mary Tyler Moore, Anita Morris, Bernadette Peters, Anthony Quinn, Tony Randall, Tony Roberts, Chita Rivera, Leslie Uggams, Gwen Verdon, Raquel Welch.

Musicals represented:
*"Baby" ("I Want It All"-Liz Callaway, Catherine Cox, Beth Fowler);
*"La Cage aux Folles" ("We Are What We Are"- Company/"I Am What I Am"- George Hearn);
*"The Tap Dance Kid" ( "Fabulous Feet"- Hinton Battle and Company);
*"The Rink" ("Wallflower"- Chita Rivera and Liza Minnelli);
*"Sunday in the Park with George" ("Sunday" - Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters and Company).

There was a special salute to the songs of John Kander & Fred Ebb, Jerry Herman and Stephen Sondheim.

The Finale was "The Best of Times" - Gene Barry, 1984 Tony Award winners and The Company of La Cage aux Folles.

Winners and Nominees

"Winners are in bold "

Production

Best Play----
*"The Real Thing" by Tom Stoppard. (Produced by Emanuel Azenberg, The Shubert Organization, Icarus Productions, Byron Goldman, Ivan Bloch, Roger Berlind, and Michael Codron)

Nominees:
*"Glengarry Glen Ross" by David Mamet. (Produced by Elliot Martin, The Shubert Organization, Arnold Bernhard, and The Goodman Theater)

*"Noises Off" by Michael Frayn. (Produced by James Nederlander, Robert Fryer, Jerome Minskoff, The Kennedy Center, Michael Codron, Jonathan Farkas, and MTM Enterprises, Inc.)

*"Play Memory" by Joanna Glass. (Produced by Alexander H. Cohen and Hildy Parks)

Best Musical----
*"La Cage aux Folles" (Produced by Allan Carr, Kenneth D. Greenblatt, Marvin A. Krauss, Stewart F. Lane, James M. Nederlander, Martin Richards, Barry Brown, and Fritz Holt

Nominees:
*"Baby" (Produced by James B. Freydberg, Ivan Bloch, Kenneth-John Productions, Suzanne J. Schwartz and Manuscript Productions)

*"Sunday in the Park with George" (Produced by the Shubert Organization and Emanuel Azenberg)

*"The Tap Dance Kid" (Produced by Stanley White, Evelyn Barron, Harvey J. Klaris, and Michel Stuart)

Reproduction (Play or Musical)----
*"Death of a Salesman" (Produced by Robert Whitehead and Roger L. Stevens)

Nominees:
*"American Buffalo" (Produced by Elliot Martin and Arnold Bernhard)

*"Heartbreak House" (Produced by Circle in the Square)

*"A Moon for the Misbegotten" (Produced by The Shubert Organization and Emanuel Azenberg)

Performance

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play----
*Jeremy Irons ("The Real Thing")Nominees:
*Calvin Levels ("Open Admissions")
*Rex Harrison ("Heartbreak House")
*Ian McKellen (Ian McKellen Acting Shakespeare) Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play----
*Glenn Close ("The Real Thing")Nominees:
*Rosemary Harris ("Heartbreak House")
*Linda Hunt ("End of the World")
*Kate Nelligan ("A Moon for the Misbegotten")

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical----
*George Hearn ("La Cage aux Folles")Nominees:
*Gene Barry ("La Cage aux Folles")
*Ron Moody ("Oliver!")
*Mandy Patinkin ("Sunday in the Park with George")

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical----
*Chita Rivera ("The Rink")Nominees:
*Rhetta Hughes ("Amen Corner")
*Liza Minnelli ("The Rink")
*Bernadette Peters ("Sunday in the Park with George")

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play----
*Joe Mantegna ("Glengarry Glen Ross")Nominees:
*Philip Bosco ("Heartbreak House")
*Robert Prosky ("Glengarry Glen Ross")
*Douglas Seale ("Noises Off")

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play----
*Christine Baranski ("The Real Thing")Nominees:
*Jo Henderson ("Play Memory")
*Dana Ivey ("Heartbreak House")
*Deborah Rush ("Noises Off")

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical----
*"'Hinton Battle ("The Tap Dance Kid")Nominees:
*Stephen Geoffreys ("The Human Comedy")
*Todd Graff ("Baby")
*Samuel E. Wright ("The Tap Dance Kid")

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical----
*"'Lila Kedrova ("Zorba")Nominees:
*Martine Allard ("The Tap Dance Kid")
*Liz Callaway ("Baby")
*Dana Ivey ("Sunday in the Park with George")

Craft

Best Direction of a Play----
*Mike Nichols ("The Real Thing")Nominees:
*Michael Blakemore ("Noises Off")
*David Leveaux ("A Moon for the Misbegotten")
*Gregory Mosher ("Glengarry Glen Ross")

Best Direction of a Musical----
*Arthur Laurents ("La Cage aux Folles")Nominees:
*James Lapine ("Sunday in the Park with George")
*Richard Maltby, Jr. ("Baby")
*Vivian Matalon ("The Tap Dance Kid")

Best Choreography----
*Danny Daniels ("The Tap Dance Kid")Nominees:
*Wayne Cilento ("Baby")
*Graciela Daniele ("The Rink")
*Scott Salmon ("La Cage aux Folles")

Best Book of a Musical----
*"La Cage aux Folles" by Harvey FiersteinNominees:
*Baby by Sybille Pearson
*Sunday in the Park with George by James Lapine
*The Tap Dance Kid by Charles Blackwell

Best Original Score Written for the Theatre----
*"La Cage aux Folles" Music and lyrics by Jerry HermanNominees:
*Baby Music by David Shire, lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.
*The Rink Music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb
*Sunday in the Park with George Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Best Scenic Design----
*Tony Straiges ("Sunday in the Park with George")Nominees:
*Clarke Dunham ("End of the World")
*Peter Larkin ("The Rink")
*Tony Walton ("The Real Thing")

Tony Award for Best Costume Design----
*Theoni V. Aldredge ("La Cage aux Folles")Nominees:
*Jane Greenwood ("Heartbreak House")
*Anthea Sylbert ("The Real Thing")
*Patricia Zipprodt and Ann Hould-Ward ("Sunday in the Park with George")

Tony Award for Best Lighting Designer----
*Richard Nelson ("Sunday in the Park with George")Nominees:
*Ken Billington ("End of the World")
*Jules Fisher ("La Cage aux Folles")
*Marc B. Weiss ("A Moon for the Misbegotten")

pecial awards

*La Tragedie de Carmen, for outstanding achievement in musical theatre
*Peter Feller, a master craftsman who has devoted forty years to theatre stagecraft and magic.
*"A Chorus Line" was presented with a special Gold Tony Award in honor of becoming Broadway's longest-running musical.;Regional Theatre Award
*Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, California

References

* [http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/index.html Tony Awards official site]

External links

* [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/93814.html playbill.com article, July 1, 2005, "DIVA TALK: A Backwards Glance—the 1984 Tonys PLUS Ripley, Menzel and Jones"]