TONY AWARDS1981 - 2000

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1981 - 35th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® Sunday, June 7, 1981Mark Hellinger Theatre

Actor – Kevin Kline “The Pirates of Penzance”

Actress – Lauren Bacall “Woman of the Year”

Choreographer – Gower Champion “42nd Street”

Director – Wilford Leach “Pirates of Penzance”

Musical – “42nd Street” (music by Harry Warren, lyrics by al Dubin)

1982 - 36th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® Sunday, June 6, 1982Imperial Theatre

Host: Tony Randall Actor - Ben Harney “Dreamgirls” Actress – Jennifer Holliday “Dreamgirls” Choreographer – Michael Bennet and

Michael Peters “Dreamgirls” Director – Tommy Tune “Nine” Musical – “Nine” (Maury Yeston)

1983 - 37th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® Sunday, June 5, 1983Uris Theatre

Actor – Tommy Tune “My One and Only” Actress – Natalia Makarova “On Your Toes”

(Twiggy was nominated for “My One and Only” but didn’t win)

Choreographer – Tommy Tune/Thommie Walsh “My One and Only”

Director – Trevor Nunn “Cats” Musical – “Cats” (Andrew Lloyd Weber with T.S. Elliot lyrics)

1984 - 38th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® Sunday, June 3rd, 1984Gershwin Theatre

Actor – George Hearn “La Cage aux Folles”

Actress – Chita Rivera “The Rink” Choreographer – Danny Daniels “The

Tap Dance Kid” Director – Arthur Laurents “La Cage…” Musical – “La Cage aux Folles” (Jerry

Herman)

1985 - 39th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® Sunday, June 2, 1985Shubert Theatre

Featured Actor – Ron Richardson “Big River” (no “lead actor” category)

Featured Actress – Leilani Jones “Grind” (no “lead actress” category)

Choreographer – no award given Director – Des McAnuff “Big River” Musical – “Big River” (Roger Miller)

1986 - 40th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® Sunday, June 1, 1986Minskoff Theatre

Actor – George Rose “The Mystery of Edwin Drood”

Actress – Bernadette Peters “Song and Dance”

Choreographer – Bob Fosse “Big Deal” Director – Wilford Leach “Mystery of

Edwin Drood” Musical – “The Mystery of Edwin Drood”

(Rupert Holmes)

1987 - 41st ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® Sunday, June 7, 1987Mark Hellinger Theatre

Actor – Robert Lindsay “Me and My Girl” (Terrence Mann and Colm Wilkison were both nominated for “Les Mis” but didn’t win)

Actress – Maryann Plunkett “Me and My Girl”

Choreographer – Gillian Gregory “Me and My Girl”

1987 cont. Director – Trevor Nunn and John Caird

“Les Miserables” Musical – “Les Miserables” (Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schoenberg)

1988 - 42nd ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® Sunday, June 5, 1988Minskoff Theatre

Actor – Michael Crawford “The Phantom of the Opera” Actress – Joanna Gleason “Into the

Woods” Choreographer – Michael Smuin “Anything Goes” Director – Harold Prince “Phantom”

1988 cont. Musical – “Phantom of the Opera”

(Andrew Lloyd Weber) However, best SCORE went to: “Into the

Woods” (Stephen Sondheim)

1989 - 43rd ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® Sunday, June 4, 1989Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Actor – Jason Alexander “Jerome Robbins’ Broadway”

Actress – Ruth Brown “Black and Blue” Director – Jerome Robbins “Jerome

Robbins’ Broadway” Musical – “Jerome Robbins’ Broadway”

(various composers)

1990 - 44th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® Sunday, June 3, 1990Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Actor – James Naughton “City of Angels”

Actress – Tyne Daly “Gypsy” Choreographer – Tommy Tune “Grand

Hotel” Director – Tommy Tune “Grand Hotel” Musical – “City of Angels” (music by Cy

Coleman, lyrics by David Zippel)

1991 - 45th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® Sunday, June 2, 1991Minskoff Theatre

Actor – Jonathan Pryce “Miss Saigon” (Topol was nominated for “Fiddler” but didn’t win)

Actress – Lea Salonga “Miss Saigon” Choreographer – Tommy Tune “Will Rogers

Follies” Director – Tommy Tune “Will Rogers

Follies” Musical – “Will Rogers Follies” (Cy

Coleman, Betty Comden, Adolph Green)

1992 - 46th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® Sunday, May 31, 1992Gershwin Theatre

Actor – Gregory Hines “Jelly’s Last Jam” Actress – Faith Prince “Guys and Dolls” Choreographer – Susan Stromen “Crazy for You” Director – Jerry Zaks “Guys and Dolls” Musical – “Crazy for You” (Gershwin)

1993 - 47th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® Sunday, June 6, 1993Gershwin Theatre

Actor – Brent Carver “Kiss of the Spider Woman”

Actress – Chita Rivera “Kiss of the Spider Woman”

Director – Des McAnuff “The Who’s Tommy”

Musical – “Kiss of the Spider Woman” (John Kander and Fred Ebb)

1994 - 48th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® Sunday, June 12, 1994Gershwin Theatre

Actor – Boyd Gaines “She Loves Me” Actress – Donna Murphy “Passion” Choreographer – Sir Kenneth MacMillan

“Carousel” Director – Nicholas Hynter “Carousel” Musical – “Passion” (Sondheim) (Beauty

and the Beast was nominated but lost)

1995 - 49th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® Sunday, June 4, 1995Minskoff Theatre

Actor – Matthew Broderick “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying”

Actress – Glenn Close “Sunset Boulevard” Choreographer – Susan Stroman “Show

Boat” Director – Harold Prince “Show Boat” Musical – “Sunset Boulevard” (Andrew

Lloyd Weber)

1996 - 50th Annual Tony Awards® Sunday, June 2, 1996Majestic Theatre

Actor – Nathan Lane “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” (Adam Pascal was nominated for “Rent”..)

Actress – Donna Murphy “The King and I” Choreographer – Savion Glover “Bring

in da’ noise/ Bring in da’ Funk”

1996 cont. Director – George C. Wolfe “Bring in da’ Noise…” Musical – “Rent” (Jonathan Larson)

1997 - Broadway '97: Launching the Tonys® 51st Annual Tony AwardsSunday June 1, 1997Radio City Music Hall

Actor – James Naughton “Chicago” Actress – Bebe Neuwirth “Chicago” Choreographer – Ann Reinking

“Chicago” Director – Walter Bobbie “Chicago” Musical – “Titanic” (Maury Yeston)

1998 - Broadway '98: Launching the Tony Awards®

52nd Annual Tony AwardsSunday June 7, 1998Radio City Music Hall Actor – Alan Cummings “Cabaret” Actress – Natasha Richardson “Cabaret” Choreographer – Garth Fagan “The Lion King” Director – Julie Taymor “The Lion King” Musical – “The Lion King” (Elton John and

Tim Rice)

53rd Annual Tony Awards Sunday June 6, 1999Gershwin Theatre

Actor – Martin Short “Little Me” (Brent Carver was nominated for “Parade”

but didn’t win) Actress – Bernadette Peters “Annie Get Your Gun” Choreographer – Matthew Bourne “Swan Lake” Director – Matthew Bourne “Swan Lake” Musical – “Fosse” (various composers)

54th Annual Tony Awards Sunday, June 4, 2000Radio City Music Hall

Actor – Brian Stokes Mitchell “Kiss Me, Kate” (Adam Pascal wasn’t even nominated for “Aida”)

Actress – Heather Headley “Aida” Choreographer – Susan Stroman

“Contact”

2000 cont. Director – Michael Blakemore “Kiss Me,

Kate” Musical – “Contact” However; best SCORE went to “Aida”