25th Tony Awards

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

The theme was a retrospective of highlights from 25 years of Tony-winning musicals and the stars who introduced them. The opening number was "What's Happening at the Palace."

Saluting 25 Years of Tony Award-Winning Musicals: "Finian's Rainbow"; "High Button Shoes"; "Kiss Me, Kate"; "South Pacific"; "Guys and Dolls"; "The King & I"; "Wonderful Town"; "Kismet"; "Can-Can;" "The Pajama Game"; "Damn Yankees"; "My Fair Lady"; "The Music Man"; "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".

Finale: "There's No Business Like Show Business" - 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, Patricial Morrison, Robert Morse, Zero Mostel, Robert Preston, John Raitt, Leslie Uggams, Gwen Verdon, Virginia Vestoff, Ray Walson, David Wayne.

Presenters: Dick Cavett, Carol Channing, Ruby Keeler.

Winners and Nominees

"Winners are in bold "

Production

Best Play----
*"Sleuth" by Anthony Shaffer. Produced by Helen Bonfils, Morton Gottlieb, and Michael White
*"Home" by David Storey. Produced by Alexander H. Cohen
*"The Philanthropist" by Christopher Hampton. Produced by David Merrick
*"Paul Sill's Story Theatre" by Paul Sills. Produced by Zev Bufman

Best Musical----
*"Company". Produced by Harold Prince
*"The Me Nobody Knows". Produced by Jeff Britton
*"The Rothschilds". Produced by Lester Osterman and Hillard Elkins

Performance

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play----
*Brian Bedford ("The School for Wives")
*John Gielgud ("Home")
*Alec McCowen ("The Philanthropist")
*Ralph Richardson ("Home")

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play----
*Maureen Stapleton ("The Gingerbread Lady")
*Estelle Parsons ("And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little")
*Diana Rigg ("Abelard and Heloise")
*Marian Seldes ("Father's Day")

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical----
*Hal Linden ("The Rothschilds")
*David Burns ("Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentleman")
*Larry Kert ("Company")
*Bobby Van ("No, No Nanette" - Revival)

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical----
*Helen Gallagher ("No, No Nanette" - Revival)
*Susan Browning ("Company")
*Sandy Duncan ("The Boy Friend")
*Elaine Stritch ("Company")

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play----
*Paul Sand ("Story Theatre")
*Ronald Radd ("Abelard and Heloise")
*Donald Pickering ("Conduct Unbecoming")
*Ed Zimmermann ("The Philanthropist")

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play----
*Rae Allen ("And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little")
*Lili Darvas ("Les Blancs")
*Joan Van Ark ("The School for Wives")
*Mona Washbourne ("Home")

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical----
*Keene Curtis ("The Rothschilds")
*Charles Kimbrough ("Company")
*Walter Willison ("Two by Two")

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical----
*Patsy Kelly ("No, No Nanette")
*Barbara Barrie ("Company")
*Pamela Myers ("Company")

Craft

Best Direction of a Play----
*Peter Brook ("A Midsummer Night's Dream")
*Lindsay Anderson ("Home")
*Stephen Porter ("The School for Wives")
*Clifford Williams ("Sleuth")

Best Direction of a Musical----
*Harold Prince ("Company")
*Michael Kidd ("The Rothschilds")
*Robert H. Livingston ("The Me Nobody Knows")
*Burt Shevelove ("No, No Nanette" - Revival)

Best Choreography----
*Donald Saddler ("No, No, Nanette")
*Michael Bennett ("Company")
*Michael Kidd ("The Rothschilds")

Best Book of a Musical----
*George Furth ("Company")
*Robert H. Livingston and Herb Schapiro ("The Me Nobody Knows")
*Sherman Yellen ("The Rothschilds")

Best Original Score Written for the Theatre----
*Stephen Sondheim ("Company")
*Jerry Bock ("The Rothschilds")
*Gary William Friedman ("The Me Nobody Knows")

Tony Award for Best Lyrics----
*Stephen Sondheim ("Company")
*Sheldon Harnick ("The Rothschilds")
*Will Holt ("The Me Nobody Knows")

Best Scenic Design----
*Boris Aronson ("Company")
*John Bury ("The Rothschilds")
*Sally Jacobs ("A Midsummer Night's Dream")
*Jo Mielziner ("Father's Day")

Tony Award for Best Costume Design----
*Raoul Pené du Bois ("No, No Nanette")
*Jane Greenwood ("Hay Fever" and "Les Blancs")
*Freddy Wittop ("Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen")

Tony Award for Best Lighting Design----
*R.H. Poindexter ("Story Theatre")
*Robert Ornbo ("Company")
*William Ritman ("Sleuth")

pecial Awards

*Clayton Kirk, for his groundbreaking performance in the drama "A Few Good Kirks".
*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

ee also

Tony Awards

External links

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