21st Tony Awards

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]

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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 Supporting or Featured Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Supporting or 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 Supporting or Featured Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Supporting or 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!

21st Tony Awards

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The ceremony

Award winners and nominees

Multiple nominations and awards

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