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29th Tony Awards

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29th Tony Awards

Date

April 20, 1975

Location

Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, New York

Hosted by

Larry Blyden, George S. Irving, Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence, Michele Lee, Bernadette Peters and Bobby Van

Television/radio coverage

Network

ABC

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The 29th Annual Tony Awards ceremony was held on April 20, 1975, at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City, and broadcast by ABC television. Hosts/Performers/Presenters were Larry Blyden, George S. Irving, Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence, Michele Lee, Bernadette Peters and Bobby Van.

The ceremony

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The theme centered on the Winter Garden Theatre, where many of the greatest stars in theatrical history began their careers.

Presenters: Jack Albertson, Eve Arden, Fred Astaire, Milton Berle, Ray Bolger, Carol Channing, Clifton Davis, Buddy Ebsen, Jack Haley, Angela Lansbury, Jack Lemmon, John V. Lindsay, Cleavon Little, Walter Matthau, Vincente Minnelli, Carl Reiner, Rosalind Russell, Joe Smith, Jean Stapleton.

Performers: Clive Baldwin, Joey Faye, Angela Lansbury, Alexis Smith.

Musicals represented:

Mame ("Mame" - Angela Lansbury and Men)
Follies ("The Story of Lucy and Jessie" - Alexis Smith and Dancers)
Gypsy ("Everything's Coming up Roses" - Angela Lansbury and Company)

Winners and nominees

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Winners are in bold

Best Play	Best Musical
Equus – Peter Shaffer Short Eyes – Miguel Pinero Same Time, Next Year – Bernard Slade Seascape – Edward Albee Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island – Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Ntshona The National Health – Peter Nichols	The Wiz Mack and Mabel The Lieutenant Shenandoah
Best Book of a Musical	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
James Lee Barrett, Peter Udell and Philip Rose – Shenandoah Michael Stewart – Mack and Mabel Gene Curty, Nitra Scharfman and Chuck Strand – The Lieutenant William F. Brown – The Wiz	The Wiz – Charlie Smalls (music and lyrics) A Letter for Queen Victoria – Alan Lloyd (music and lyrics) Shenandoah – Gary Geld (music) and Peter Udell (lyrics) The Lieutenant – Gene Curty, Nitra Scharfman and Chuck Strand (music and lyrics)
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
*John Kani and Winston Ntshona – Sizwe Banzi Is Dead* and The Island as Various Characters** Jim Dale – Scapino! as Scapino Peter Firth – Equus as Alan Strang Henry Fonda – Clarence Darrow as Clarence Darrow Ben Gazzara – Hughie and Duet as "Erie" Smith John Wood – Sherlock HolmesasSherlock Holmes	*Ellen Burstyn – Same Time, Next Year* as Doris** Elizabeth Ashley – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Maggie Pollitt Diana Rigg – The Misanthrope as Celimene Maggie Smith – Private Lives as Amanda Prynne Liv Ullmann – A Doll's House as Nora Helmer
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
*John Cullum – Shenandoah* as Charlie Anderson** Joel Grey – Goodtime Charley as Charley Raúl Juliá – Where's Charley? as Charley Wykeham Eddie Mekka – The Lieutenant as Lieutenant Robert Preston – Mack and MabelasMack Sennett	*Angela Lansbury – GypsyasMama Rose* Lola Falana – Doctor Jazz as Edna Mae Sheridan Bernadette Peters – Mack and MabelasMabel Normand Ann Reinking – Goodtime CharleyasJoan of Arc
Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actress in a Play
*Frank Langella – Seascape* as Leslie** Larry Blyden – Absurd Person Singular as Sidney Leonard Frey – The National Health as Barnet Philip Locke – Sherlock Holmes as Professor Moriarty George Rose – My Fat Friend as Henry Dick Anthony Williams – Black Picture Show as Alexander	*Rita Moreno – The Ritz* as Googie Gomez** Linda Miller – Black Picture Show as Jane Geraldine Page – Absurd Person Singular as Marion Carole Shelley – Absurd Person Singular as Jane Elizabeth Spriggs – London Assurance as Lady Gay Spanker Frances Sternhagen – Equus as Dora Strang
Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actress in a Musical
*Ted Ross – The WizasThe Cowardly Lion* Tom Aldredge – Where's Charley? as Mr. Spettigue John Bottoms – Dance with Me as Jimmy Dick II Doug Henning – The Magic Show as Doug Gilbert Price – The Night That Made America Famous as Performer Richard B. Shull – Goodtime Charley as Minguet	*Dee Dee Bridgewater – The WizasGlinda* Susan Browning – Goodtime CharleyasAgnès Sorel Zan Charisse – GypsyasLouise Taina Elg – Where's Charley? as Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez Kelly Garrett – The Night That Made America Famous as Various Characters Donna Theodore – Shenandoah as Ann Anderson
Best Direction of a Play	Best Direction of a Musical
John Dexter – Equus Arvin Brown – The National Health Frank Dunlop – Scapino! Ronald Eyre – London Assurance Athol Fugard – Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island Gene Saks – Same Time, Next Year	Geoffrey Holder – The Wiz Gower Champion – Mack and Mabel Grover Dale – The Magic Show Arthur Laurents – Gypsy
Best Choreography	Best Scenic Design
George Faison – The Wiz Gower Champion – Mack and Mabel Donald McKayle – Doctor Jazz Margo Sappington – Where's Charley? Robert Tucker – Shenandoah Joel Zwick – Dance with Me	Carl Toms – Sherlock Holmes Scott Johnson – Dance with Me Tanya Moiseiwitsch – The Misanthrope William Ritman – God's Favorite Rouben Ter-Arutunian – Goodtime Charley Robin Wagner – Mack and Mabel
Best Costume Design	Best Lighting Design
Geoffrey Holder – The Wiz Arthur Boccia – Where's Charley? Raoul Pene Du Bois – Doctor Jazz Willa Kim – Goodtime Charley Tanya Moiseiwitsch – The Misanthrope Patricia Zipprodt – Mack and Mabel	Neil Peter Jampolis – Sherlock Holmes Chip Monk – The Rocky Horror Show Abe Feder – Goodtime Charley Andy Phillips – Equus Thomas Skelton – All God's Chillun Got Wings James Tilton – Seascape

Special awards

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Neil Simon, for his plays

Special Award

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Al Hirschfeld for 50 years of theatrical cartoons

Multiple nominations and awards

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These productions had multiple nominations:

8 nominations: Mack and Mabel and The Wiz
7 nominations: Goodtime Charley
6 nominations: Shenandoah
5 nominations: Equus and Where's Charley?
4 nominations: The Lieutenant and Sherlock Holmes
3 nominations: Absurd Person Singular, Dance with Me, Doctor Jazz, Gypsy, The Island, The Misanthrope, The National Health, Same Time, Next Year, Seascape and Sizwe Banzi Is Dead
2 nominations: Black Picture Show, London Assurance, The Magic Show, The Night That Made America Famous and Scapino!

The following productions received multiple awards.

7 wins: The Wiz
2 wins: Equus, Shenandoah and Sherlock Holmes

External links

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v t e Tony Awards
American Theatre Wing The Broadway League EGOT Triple Crown of Acting
Play	Best Play Revival Direction Leading Actor Leading Actress Featured Actor Featured Actress Costume Design Lighting Design Scenic Design Sound Design
Musical	Best Musical Revival Direction Leading Actor Leading Actress Featured Actor Featured Actress Book Choreography Costume Design Lighting Design Orchestrations Original Score Scenic Design Sound Design
Special (non-competitive)	Regional Theatre Tony Award Special Tony Award Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Isabelle Stevenson Award
Retired	Author Conductor and Musical Director Costume Design* Director* Lighting Design* Newcomer Revival* Scenic Design* Special Theatrical Event Stage Technician
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* Divided into separate awards for plays and musicals

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