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61st Tony Awards

61st Tony Awards

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The 61st Annual Tony Award ceremony was held on June 10, 2007 at Radio City Music Hall, with CBS television broadcasting live. The cut-off date for eligibility was May 9, meaning that to be qualified for the 2006-2007 season, shows must have opened before or on this date.

Quick Facts Date, Location ...

Jane Krakowski and Taye Diggs announced the nominations on May 15, 2007.[2][3]

This Tony Awards telecast won an Emmy Award, Outstanding Special Class Program, at the 59th Creative Arts Emmy Awards presented on September 8, 2007. Glenn Weiss, the director of the awards show, received a Directors Guild of America Awards nomination, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety (television).[4] Spring Awakening, won 8 awards including Best Musical, the most of the night.

Eligibility

Shows that opened on Broadway during the 2006–07 season before May 10, 2007 are eligible.

The ceremony

As with the 2006 Tony Award ceremony, there was no formal host and the show was emceed by the presenters.[5]

Presenters

[6]

Performances

The opening number showed the cast of A Chorus Line in rehearsal clothing dancing and singing "I Hope I Get It," outside of Radio City Music Hall accompanied by Marvin Hamlisch on the piano, with the cast then ending on the stage in full gold costumes performing "One".

The following musicals or performers performed:[5]

*(Because it was a live TV performance, some of the lyrics to "The Bitch of Living" and "Totally Fucked" were altered for that night's performance.)

Winners and nominees

  • Winners are in bold.
More information Best Play, Best Musical ...

In Memoriam

Special Tony Award

Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event
  • Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!, Producers: Roger Alan Gindi, Stewart F. Lane & Bonnie Comley, Dan Whitten, Herbert Goldsmith Productions, Ken Grossman, Bob & Rhonda Silver, Michael A. Jenkins/Dallas Summer Musicals, Inc., Wetrock Entertainment
  • Kiki & Herb Alive on Broadway, Producers: David J. Foster, Jared Geller, Ruth Hendel, Jonathan Reinis, Inc., Billy Zavelson, Jamie Cesa, Anne Strickland Squadron, Jennifer Manocherian, Gary Allen, Melvin Honowitz
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
  • Not awarded

Multiple nominations and awards

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Porter, Rick (June 13, 2010). "Tony Awards Ratings History". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 16, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  2. [2]
    Playbill News: 2006-2007 "Tony Nominations Announced; 'Spring Awakening' Garners 11 Noms" Archived 2007-05-17 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, May 2007
  3. [3]
    "List of nominees" Archived 2007-05-17 at the Wayback Machine tonyawards.com
  4. [4]
    Gans, Andrew. "Creative Arts Emmy Awards — Featuring Stritch Win — Broadcast Sept. 15" playbill.com, September 15, 2007
  5. [5]
    Gans, Andrew. 61st Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards to Be Presented June 10", playbill.com, June 10, 2007
  6. [6]
    "The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards - Official Website" Archived 2008-02-14 at the Wayback Machine tonyawards.com
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