31st Tony Awards

31st Tony Awards
31st Tony Awards
Date	June 5, 1977
Location	Shubert Theatre, New York City, New York
Hosted by	Jack Albertson, Beatrice Arthur, Buddy Ebsen, Damon Evans, Jean Stapleton, and Leslie Uggams
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC

The 31st Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by ABC television on June 5, 1977, from the Shubert Theatre in New York City.

The ceremony

Hosts-Performers-Presenters were Jack Albertson, Beatrice Arthur, Buddy Ebsen, Damon Evans, Jean Stapleton, and Leslie Uggams. Additional presenters-performers were Diana Ross, Jane Alexander, Alan Arkin, Lauren Bacall, Valerie Harper, Barry Manilow, Robert Preston, Tony Randall, and Lily Tomlin.

The theme of the show was survival; each host performed a solo, with songs of determination and perseverance, including "I'm Still Here", "Before the Parade Passes By", "Don't Rain On My Parade", "September Song", "You'll Never Walk Alone", "New York City Rhythm", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" and "Being Alive".

Musicals represented:

Annie ("You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile"/"Easy Street"/"Tomorrow" - Andrea McArdle, Dorothy Loudon and Company)
Happy End ("Bilbao Song" - Company)
I Love My Wife ("I Love My Wife"/"Married Couple Seeks Married Couple"/"Hey There, Good Times" - Company)
Side by Side by Sondheim ("I'm Still Here" - Millicent Martin)

Winners and nominees

Winners are in bold

Best Play	Best Musical
The Shadow Box – Michael Cristofer For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf – Ntozake Shange Otherwise Engaged – Simon Gray Streamers – David Rabe	Annie Happy End I Love My Wife Side by Side by Sondheim
Most Innovative Production of a Revival	Best Book of a Musical
Porgy and Bess Guys and Dolls The Cherry Orchard The Threepenny Opera	Thomas Meehan – Annie Elisabeth Hauptmann – Happy End Michael Stewart – I Love My Wife Vinnette Carroll – Your Arms Too Short to Box with God
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
*Al Pacino – The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel* as Pavlo Hummel** Tom Courtenay – Otherwise Engaged as Simon Ben Gazzara – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as George Ralph Richardson – No Man's Land as Hirst	*Julie Harris – The Belle of Amherst* as Various Characters** Colleen Dewhurst – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as Martha Liv Ullmann – Anna Christie as Anna Christopherson Irene Worth – The Cherry Orchard as Ranevskaya
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
*Barry Bostwick – The Robber Bridegroom* as Jamie Lockhart** Robert Guillaume – Guys and Dolls as Nathan Detroit Raul Julia – The Threepenny Opera as Macheath Reid Shelton – Annie as Oliver Warbucks	*Dorothy Loudon – Annie* as Miss Hannigan** Clamma Dale – Porgy and Bess as Bess Ernestine Jackson – Guys and Dolls as Sarah Brown Andrea McArdle – Annie as Annie
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
*Jonathan Pryce – Comedians* as Gethin Price** Bob Dishy – Sly Fox as Abner Truckle Joe Fields – The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel as First Sergeant Tower Laurence Luckinbill – The Shadow Box as Brian	*Trazana Beverley – For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf* as Lady in Red** Patricia Elliott – The Shadow Box as Beverly Rose Gregorio – The Shadow Box as Agnes Mary McCarty – Anna Christie as Marthy Owen
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
*Lenny Baker – I Love My Wife* as Alvin** David Kernan – Side by Side by Sondheim as Performer Larry Marshall – Porgy and Bess as Sportin' Life Ned Sherrin – Side by Side by Sondheim as Performer	*Delores Hall – Your Arms Too Short to Box with God* as Various Characters** Ellen Greene – The Threepenny Opera as Jenny Millicent Martin – Side by Side by Sondheim as Performer Julia McKenzie – Side by Side by Sondheim as Performer
Best Direction of a Play	Best Direction of a Musical
Gordon Davidson – The Shadow Box Ulu Grosbard – American Buffalo Mike Nichols – Comedians Mike Nichols – Streamers	Gene Saks – I Love My Wife Vinnette Carroll – Your Arms Too Short to Box with God Martin Charnin – Annie Jack O'Brien – Porgy and Bess
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	Best Choreography
Annie – Charles Strouse (music) and Martin Charnin (lyrics) Godspell – Stephen Schwartz (music and lyrics) I Love My Wife – Cy Coleman (music) and Michael Stewart (lyrics) Happy End – Kurt Weill (music) and Bertolt Brecht (lyrics)	Peter Gennaro – Annie Talley Beatty – Your Arms Too Short to Box with God Patricia Birch – Music Is Onna White – I Love My Wife
Best Scenic Design	Best Costume Design
David Mitchell – Annie Santo Loquasto – American Buffalo Santo Loquasto – The Cherry Orchard Robert Randolph – Porgy and Bess	Theoni V. Aldredge – Annie Santo Loquasto – The Cherry Orchard Theoni V. Aldredge – The Threepenny Opera Nancy Potts – Porgy and Bess
Best Lighting Design
Jennifer Tipton – The Cherry Orchard John Bury – No Man's Land Pat Collins – The Threepenny Opera Neil Peter Jampolis – The Innocents

Special awards

Regional Theatre Award – Mark Taper Forum
Lawrence Langner Award – Cheryl Crawford
Lily Tomlin
Barry Manilow
Diana Ross for An Evening with Diana Ross
National Theatre For the Deaf
Equity Library Theatre

Multiple nominations and awards

These productions had multiple nominations:

10 nominations: Annie
6 nominations: I Love My Wife and Porgy and Bess
5 nominations: The Cherry Orchard, The Shadow Box, Side by Side by Sondheim and The Threepenny Opera
4 nominations: Your Arms Too Short to Box with God
3 nominations: Guys and Dolls and Happy End
2 nominations: American Buffalo, Anna Christie, The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel, Comedians, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Otherwise Engaged, No Man's Land, Streamers and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

The following productions received multiple awards.

7 wins: Annie
2 wins: The Cherry Orchard, I Love My Wife and The Shadow Box

External links

Tony Awards Official Site

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

Tony Awards
American Theatre Wing The Broadway League EGOT Triple Crown of Acting
Play	Best Play Best Revival of a 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 Scenic Design in a Play Best Sound Design of a Play
Musical	Best Musical Best Revival of a 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 Scenic Design in a Musical Best Sound Design of 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 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 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024