35th Tony Awards

The 35th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS television on June 7 1981 from the Mark Hellinger Theatre. The hosts were Ellen Burstyn and Richard Chamberlain. The theme was "Women's Achievements in the Theatre."

Presenters: Jane Alexander, Lucie Arnaz, Beatrice Arthur, Lauren Bacall, Zoe Caldwell, Diahann Carroll, Nell Carter, Colleen Dewhurst, José Ferrer, Phyllis Frelich, Julie Harris, Helen Hayes, Celeste Holm, Lena Horne, Judith Jamison, Marjorie Bradley Kellogg, Angela Lansbury, Jane Lapotaire, Michael Learned, Priscilla Lopez, Patti LuPone, Andrea McArdle, Carolyn Mignini, Ann Miller, Tharon Musser, Patricia Neal, Carole Bayer Sager, Ntozake Shange, Meryl Streep, Elizabeth Taylor, Lynne Thigpen, Mary Catherine Wright, Patricia Zipprodt.

Performers: Richard Chamberlain, José Ferrer, Robert Goulet, Robert Klein, Jack Klugman, Peter Nero, Tony Randall, Christopher Reeve, Jason Robards, Tony Roberts, Richard Thomas, Ben Vereen, Billy Dee Williams.

Musicals represented:

*A Chorus Line ("What I Did For Love" - Priscilla Lopez);
*Ain't Misbehavin' ("I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling" - Nell Carter);
*Annie ("Tomorrow" - Andrea McArdle);
*Evita ("Buenos Aires" - Patti LuPone);
*42nd Street ("Lullaby of Broadway" - Jerry Orbach and Company);
*Lena Horne: The Lady & Her Music ("If You Believe" - Lena Horne);
*Piaf ("La Vie en Rose" - Jane Lapotaire);
*Sophisticated Ladies ("Rockin' in Rhythm" - Company);
*Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street ("By The Sea" - Angela Lansbury);
*Tintypes (It's Delightful to be Married"/"Fifty-Fifty" - Company);
*Woman of the Year ("One of the Boys" - Lauren Bacall and Men).

Winners and Nominees

"Winners are in bold "

Production

Best Play----
*"Amadeus" by Peter Shaffer. Produced by The Shubert Organization, Elizabeth I. McCann, Nelle Nugent, and Roger S. Berlind
*A Lesson From Aloes by Athol Fugard. Produced by Jay J. Cohen, Richard Press, Louis Bush Hager Associates, and Yale Repertory Theater
*A Life by Hugh Leonard. Produced by Lester Osterman, Richard Horner, Hinks Shimberg, and Freydberg-Cutler-Diamond Productions
*Fifth of July by Lanford Wilson. Produced by Jerry Arrow, Robert Lussier, and Warner Theater Productions

Best Musical----

*"42nd Street" Produced by David Merrick
*Sophisticated Ladies Produced by Roger S. Berlind, Manheim Fox, Sondra Gilman, Burton L. Litwin, Louise Westergaard, Belwin Mills Publishing Corporation, and Norzar Productions, Inc.
*Tintypes Produced by Richmond Crinkley, Royal Pardon Productions, Ivan Block, Larry J. Silva, Eve Skina, and Joan F. Tobin
*Woman of the Year Produced by Lawrence Kasha, David S. Landay, James M. Nederlander, Warner Theater Productions, Claire Nichtern, Carole J. Shorenstein, and Stewart F. Lane

Reproduction (Play or Musical)----
*"The Pirates of Penzance" Produced by Joseph Papp and The New York Shakespeare Festival
*Brigadoon Produced by Zev Bufman and The Shubert Organization
*Camelot Produced by Mike Merrick and Don Gregory
*The Little Foxes Produced by Zev Bufman, Donald C. Carter and Jon Cultler

Performance

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play----
*"Ian McKellen" ("Amadeus")
*Tim Curry ("Amadeus")
*Roy Dotrice ("A Life")
*Jack Weston ("The Floating Light Bulb")

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play----
*"Jane Lapotaire" ("Piaf")
*Glenda Jackson ("Rose")
*Eva Le Gallienne ("To Grandmother's House We Go")
*Elizabeth Taylor ("The Little Foxes")

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical----
*"Kevin Kline" ("The Pirates of Penzance")
*Gregory Hines ("Sophisticated Ladies")
*George Rose ("The Pirates of Penzance")
*Martin Vidnovic ("Brigadoon")

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical----
*"Lauren Bacall" ("Woman of the Year")
*Meg Bussert ("Brigadoon")
*Chita Rivera ("Bring Back Birdie")
*Linda Ronstadt ("The Pirates of Penzance")

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play----
*"Brian Backer" ("The Floating Light Bulb")
*Tom Aldredge ("The Little Foxes")
*Adam Redfield ("A Life")
*Shepperd Strudwick ("To Grandmother's House We Go")

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play----
*"Swoosie Kurtz" ("Fifth of July")
*Maureen Stapleton ("The Little Foxes")
*Jessica Tandy ("Rose")
*Zoe Wanamaker ("Piaf")

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical----
*"Hinton Battle" ("Sophisticated Ladies")
*Tony Azito ("The Pirates of Penzance")
*Lee Roy Reams ("42nd Street")
*Paxton Whitehead ("Camelot")

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical----
*" Marilyn Cooper" ("Woman of the Year")
*Phyllis Hyman ("Sophisticated Ladies")
*Wanda Richert ("42nd Street")
*Lynne Thigpen ("Tintypes")

Craft

Best Direction of a Play----
*"Peter Hall" ("Amadeus")
*Peter Coe ("A Life")
*Marshall W. Mason ("Fifth of July")
*Austin Pendleton ("The Little Foxes")

Best Direction of a Musical----
*"Wilford Leach" ("The Pirates of Penzance")
*Gower Champion ("42nd Street")
*Robert Moore ("Woman of the Year")
*Michael Smuin ("Sophisticated Ladies")

Best Choreography----
*"Gower Champion" ("42nd Street")
*Graciela Daniele ("The Pirates of Penzance")
*Henry le Tan, Donald McKayle, and Michael Smuin ("Sophisticated Ladies")
*Roland Petit ("Can-Can") Best Book of a Musical----
*'Woman of the Year""' by Peter Stone
*"42nd Street". by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble
*"The Moony Shapiro Songbook" by Monty Norman and Julian More
*"Tintypes" by Mary Kyte

Best Original Score Written for the Theatre----
*"Woman of the Year". Music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb
*"Charlie and Algernon". Music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by David Rogers
*"Copperfield". Music and lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
*"Shakespeare's Cabaret". Music by Lance Mulcahy

Best Scenic Design----
*"John Bury" ("Amadeus")
*John Lee Beatty ("Fifth of July")
*Santo Loquasto ("The Suicide")
*David Mitchell ("Can-Can")

Tony Award for Best Costume Design----
*"Willa Kim" ("Sophisticated Ladies")
*Theoni V. Aldredge ("42nd Street")
*John Bury ("Amadeus")
*Franca Squarciapino ("Can-Can")

Tony Award for Best Lighting Design----
*"John Bury" ("Amadeus")
*Tharon Musser ("42nd Street")
*Dennis Parichy ("Fifth of July")
*Jennifer Tipton ("Sophisticated Ladies")

pecial awards

*Lena Horne, for Lena Home: The Lady and Her Music

*Regional Theatre Award :Trinity Square Repertory Company, Providence, Rhode Island

External links

* [http://www.tonyawards.com/p/tonys_search Official Site]