47th Tony Awards

47th Tony Awards
Official poster for the 47th annual Tony Awards
Date	June 6, 1993
Location	Gershwin Theatre, New York City, New York
Hosted by	Liza Minnelli
Television/Radio coverage
Network	CBS

The 47th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS from the Gershwin Theatre in New York City on June 6, 1993. The host was Liza Minnelli.

The ceremony

The theme of the ceremony was to commemorate the 100th anniversary of theatre in Times Square, and the telecast opened with a new song, "Celebrate Broadway." The musical presentation was a "Sisters Medley" with sisters Liza Minnelli and Lorna Luft. The finale was Oklahoma!, with 1993 Tony Award winners and Company.

Presenters: Bea Arthur, Tom Bosley, Matthew Broderick, Ellen Burstyn, Diahann Carroll, Michael Crawford, Tyne Daly, Tammy Grimes, Marvin Hamlisch, Julie Harris, Gregory Hines, James Earl Jones, Agnes de Mille, Amanda Plummer, Jonathan Pryce, Mercedes Ruehl, Ron Silver, Lily Tomlin, Tommy Tune, Ben Vereen.

Performers: Barry Bostwick, Liza Minnelli, Bill Irwin, David Shiner, and cast members from Cats; Crazy For You; Falsettos, Guys and Dolls; Jelly's Last Jam; The Will Rogers Follies.

Musicals and Plays represented:

Blood Brothers (Medley - Company);
The Goodbye Girl ("Paula" - Bernadette Peters and Martin Short);
Kiss of the Spider Woman - The Musical ("Where You Are" - Brent Carver, Chita Rivera and Company);
The Who's Tommy (Medley - Company);
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Scene with Ron Leibman and Kathleen Chalfant);
The Sisters Rosensweig (Scene with Jane Alexander, Madeline Kahn and Robert Klein);
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me (Scene with Michael York and David Dukes);
The Song of Jacob Zulu (Scene with K. Todd Freeman).

Award winners and nominees

Winners are in bold

Best Play	Best Musical
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches – Tony Kushner The Sisters Rosensweig – Wendy Wasserstein Someone Who'll Watch Over Me – Frank McGuinness The Song of Jacob Zulu – Tug Yourgrau	Kiss of the Spider Woman Blood Brothers The Goodbye Girl The Who's Tommy
Best Revival of a Play	Best Book of a Musical
Anna Christie St. Joan The Price Wilder, Wilder, Wilder	Terrence McNally – Kiss of the Spider Woman Peter Kellogg – Anna Karenina Willy Russell – Blood Brothers Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff – The Who's Tommy
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
*Ron Leibman – Angels in America: Millennium Approaches* as Roy Cohn** K. Todd Freeman – The Song of Jacob Zulu as Jacob Zulu Liam Neeson – Anna Christie as Mat Burke Stephen Rea – Someone Who'll Watch Over Me as Edward	*Madeline Kahn – The Sisters Rosensweig* as Gorgeous Teitelbaum** Jane Alexander – The Sisters Rosensweig as Sara Goode Lynn Redgrave – Shakespeare for My Father as Herself Natasha Richardson – Anna Christie as Anna Christopherson
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
*Brent Carver – Kiss of the Spider Woman* as Luis Molina** Tim Curry – My Favorite Year as Alan Swann Con O'Neill – Blood Brothers as Mickey Martin Short – The Goodbye Girl as Elliot Garfield	*Chita Rivera – Kiss of the Spider Woman* as Aurora/Spider Woman** Ann Crumb – Anna Karenina as Anna Karenina Stephanie Lawrence – Blood Brothers as Mrs. Johnstone Bernadette Peters – The Goodbye Girl as Paula McFadden
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
*Stephen Spinella – Angels in America: Millennium Approaches* as Prior Walter** Robert Sean Leonard – Candida as Eugene Marchbanks Joe Mantello – Angels in America: Millennium Approaches as Louis Ironson Zakes Mokae – The Song of Jacob Zulu as Rev. Zulu/Mr. X, Itshe	*Debra Monk – Redwood Curtain* as Geneva** Kathleen Chalfant – Angels in America: Millennium Approaches as Hannah Pitt/Various Characters Marcia Gay Harden – Angels in America: Millennium Approaches as Harper Pitt/Martin Heller Anne Meara – Anna Christie as Marthy Owen
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
*Anthony Crivello – Kiss of the Spider Woman* as Valentin** Michael Cerveris – The Who's Tommy as Tommy Gregg Edelman – Anna Karenina as Constantine Levin Paul Kandel – The Who's Tommy as Uncle Ernie	*Andrea Martin – My Favorite Year* as Alice Miller** Jan Graveson – Blood Brothers as Linda Lainie Kazan – My Favorite Year as Belle Steinberg Carroca Marcia Mitzman – The Who's Tommy as Mrs. Walker
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	Best Choreography
Kiss of the Spider Woman – John Kander (music) and Fred Ebb (lyrics) The Who's Tommy – Pete Townshend (music and lyrics) Anna Karenina – Daniel Levine (music) and Peter Kellogg (lyrics) The Song of Jacob Zulu – Ladysmith Black Mambazo (music and lyrics) and Tug Yourgrau (lyrics)	Wayne Cilento – The Who's Tommy Graciela Daniele – The Goodbye Girl Vincent Paterson and Rob Marshall – Kiss of the Spider Woman Randy Skinner – Ain't Broadway Grand
Best Direction of a Play	Best Direction of a Musical
George C. Wolfe – Angels in America: Millennium Approaches David Leveaux – Anna Christie Eric Simonson – The Song of Jacob Zulu Daniel J. Sullivan – The Sisters Rosensweig	Des McAnuff – The Who's Tommy Bill Kenwright and Bob Tomson – Blood Brothers Michael Kidd – The Goodbye Girl Harold Prince – Kiss of the Spider Woman
Best Scenic Design	Best Costume Design
John Arnone – The Who's Tommy John Lee Beatty – Redwood Curtain Jerome Sirlin – Kiss of the Spider Woman Robin Wagner – Angels in America: Millennium Approaches	Florence Klotz – Kiss of the Spider Woman Jane Greenwood – The Sisters Rosensweig Erin Quigley – The Song of Jacob Zulu David C. Woolard – The Who's Tommy
Best Lighting Design
Chris Parry – The Who's Tommy Howell Binkley – Kiss of the Spider Woman Jules Fisher – Angels in America: Millennium Approaches Dennis Parichy – Redwood Curtain

Special awards

Regional Theatre Award - La Jolla Playhouse
Special Tony Award - Oklahoma! (50th Anniversary)
Tony Honor

IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees)

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

External links

Official Site Tony Awards

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

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