21st Tony Awards

21st Tony Awards
Date	March 26, 1967
Location	Shubert Theatre, New York City, New York
Hosted by	Mary Martin and Robert Preston
Television/Radio coverage
Network	ABC

The 21st Annual Tony Awards ceremony was broadcast on March 26, 1967, from the Shubert Theatre in New York City on the ABC Television network. This was the Awards ceremony's inaugural broadcast on U.S. network television.^[1] The hosts were Mary Martin and Robert Preston. This year marked the first joint presentation of the awards by the American Theatre Wing with The Broadway League (formerly The League of American Theatres and Producers).^[2]

The ceremony

Presenters were: Lauren Bacall, Harry Belafonte, Carol Burnett, Marge and Gower Champion, Kirk Douglas, John Forsythe, Jill Haworth, Angela Lansbury, Mayor John V. Lindsay, David Merrick, Zero Mostel, Lynn Redgrave, Lee Remick, and Barbra Streisand.^[1]

The ceremony featured performances from the following musicals:^[1]

Cabaret ("Wilkommen" – Joel Grey and Company)
The Apple Tree ("Movie Star"/"Gorgeous" – Barbara Harris and Larry Blyden)
I Do! I Do! ("Nobody's Perfect" – Mary Martin and Robert Preston)
Walking Happy ("Walking Happy" – Norman Wisdom and Company)

Award winners and nominees

Winners are in bold

Best Play	Best Musical
The Homecoming – Harold Pinter A Delicate Balance – Edward Albee Black Comedy – Peter Shaffer The Killing of Sister George – Frank Marcus	Cabaret I Do! I Do! The Apple Tree Walking Happy
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
*Paul Rogers – The Homecoming* as Max** Hume Cronyn – A Delicate Balance as Tobias Donald Madden – Black Comedy as Harold Gorringe Donald Moffat – Right You Are (If You Think You Are) as Laudisi Donald Moffat – The Wild Duck as Hjalmar Ekdal	*Beryl Reid – The Killing of Sister George* as Sister George/June Buckridge** Eileen Atkins – The Killing of Sister George as Childie/Alice McNaught Vivien Merchant – The Homecoming as Ruth Rosemary Murphy – A Delicate Balance as Claire
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
*Robert Preston – I Do! I Do!* as Michael** Alan Alda – The Apple Tree as Various Characters Jack Gilford – Cabaret as Herr Schultz Norman Wisdom – Walking Happy as Will Mossop	*Barbara Harris – The Apple Tree* as Various Characters** Lotte Lenya – Cabaret as Fraulein Schneider Mary Martin – I Do! I Do! as She (Agnes) Louise Troy – Walking Happy as Maggie Hobson
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
*Ian Holm – The Homecoming* as Lenny** Clayton Corzatte – The School for Scandal as Charles Surface Stephen Elliot – Marat/Sade as Mr. Coulmier Sydney Walker – The Wild Duck as Lt. Ekdal	*Marian Seldes – A Delicate Balance* as Julia** Camila Ashland – Black Comedy as Miss Furnival Brenda Forbes – The Loves of Cass McGuire as Trilbe Costello Maria Tucci – The Rose Tattoo as Rosa Delle Rose
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
*Joel Grey – Cabaret* as the Master of Ceremonies** Leon Bibb – A Hand is on the Gate as Performer Gordon Dilworth – Walking Happy as Tubby Wadlow Edward Winter – Cabaret as Ernst Ludwig	*Peg Murray – Cabaret* as Fraulein Kost** Leland Palmer – A Joyful Noise as Miss Jimmie Josephine Premice – A Hand Is on the Gate as Various Characters Susan Watson – A Joyful Noise as Jenny Lee
Best Direction of a Play	Best Direction of a Musical
Peter Hall – The Homecoming John Dexter – Black Comedy Donald Driver – Marat/Sade Alan Schneider – A Delicate Balance	Harold Prince – Cabaret Gower Champion – I Do! I Do! Mike Nichols – The Apple Tree Jack Sydow – Annie Get Your Gun
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	Best Choreography
Cabaret – John Kander (music) and Fred Ebb (lyrics) The Apple Tree – Jerry Bock (music) and Sheldon Harnick (lyrics) Walking Happy – Jimmy Van Heusen (music) and Sammy Cahn (lyrics) I Do! I Do! – Harvey Schmidt (music) and Tom Jones (lyrics)	Ron Field – Cabaret Michael Bennett – A Joyful Noise Danny Daniels – Walking Happy and Annie Get Your Gun Lee Theodore – The Apple Tree
Best Scenic Design	Best Costume Design
Boris Aronson – Cabaret John Bury – The Homecoming Oliver Smith – I Do! I Do! Alan Tagg – Black Comedy	Patricia Zipprodt – Cabaret Nancy Potts – The Wild Duck and The School for Scandal Tony Walton – The Apple Tree Freddy Wittop – I Do! I Do!

References

1 2 3 "Ceremony 1967" tonyawards.com, accessed May 29, 2016
↑ "History. The Early Years" tonyawards.com, accessed May 29, 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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