19th_Tony_Awards

19th Tony Awards
19th Tony Awards
Date	June 13, 1965
Location	Astor Hotel; New York City, New York
Hosted by	Tom Bosley; Jose Ferrer; Van Johnson
Television/radio coverage
Network	WWOR-TV

19th Tony Awards

1965 awards ceremony

The 19th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast on June 13, 1965, from The Astor Hotel in New York City on local television station WWOR-TV (Channel 9). The Masters of Ceremonies were Tom Bosley, Jose Ferrer, and Van Johnson.

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Best Play	Best Musical
The Subject Was Roses – Frank Gilroy Luv – Murray Schisgal The Odd Couple – Neil Simon Tiny Alice – Edward Albee	Fiddler on the Roof Golden Boy Half a Sixpence Oh, What a Lovely War!
Best Producer (Dramatic)	Best Producer (Musical)
Claire Nichtern – Luv Hume Cronyn, Allen Hogdon Inc., Stevens Productions Inc. and Bonfils-Seawell Enterprises – Slow Dance on the Killing Ground Theatre 1965, Richard Barr and Clinton Wilder – Tiny Alice Robert Whitehead – Tartuffe	Harold Prince – Fiddler on the Roof Allen-Hodgdon, Stevens Productions Inc. and Harold Fielding – Half a Sixpence Hillard Elkins – Golden Boy David Merrick – The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
*Walter Matthau – The Odd Couple* as Oscar Madison** John Gielgud – Tiny Alice as Julian Donald Pleasence – Poor Bitos as Bitos (Robespieere) Jason Robards – Hughie as "Erie" Smith	*Irene Worth – Tiny Alice* as Miss Alice** Marjorie Rhodes – All in Good Time as Lucy Fitton Beah Richards – The Amen Corner as Sister Margaret Alexander Diana Sands – The Owl and the Pussycat as Doris
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
*Zero Mostel – Fiddler on the Roof* as Tevye** Sammy Davis, Jr. – Golden Boy as Joe Wellington Cyril Ritchard – The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd as Sir Tommy Steele – Half a Sixpence as Arthur Kipps	*Liza Minnelli – Flora the Red Menace* as Flora Mezaros** Elizabeth Allen – Do I Hear a Waltz? as Leona Samish Nancy Dussault – Bajour as Emily Kirsten Inga Swenson – Baker Street as Irene Adler
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
*Jack Albertson – The Subject Was Roses* as John Cleary** Murray Hamilton – Absence of a Cello as Otis Clifton Martin Sheen – The Subject Was Roses as Timmy Cleary Clarence Williams III – Slow Dance on the Killing Ground as Randall	*Alice Ghostley – The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window* as Mavis Parodus Bryson** Rae Allen – Traveller Without Luggage as Juliette Alexandra Berlin – All in Good Time as Violet Fitton Carolan Daniels – Slow Dance on the Killing Ground as Rosie
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
*Victor Spinetti – Oh, What a Lovely War!* as Various Characters** Jack Cassidy – Fade Out – Fade In as Bryon Prong James Grout – Half a Sixpence as Chitterlow Jerry Orbach – Guys and Dolls as Sky Masterson	*Maria Karnilova – Fiddler on the Roof* as Golde** Luba Lisa – I Had a Ball as Addie Carrie Nye – Half a Sixpence as Helen Walsingham Barbara Windsor – Oh, What a Lovely War! as Various Characters
Best Direction of a Play	Best Direction of a Musical
Mike Nichols – Luv and The Odd Couple William Ball – Tartuffe Ulu Grosbard – The Subject Was Roses Alan Schneider – Tiny Alice	Jerome Robbins – Fiddler on the Roof Joan Littlewood – Oh, What a Lovely War! Anthony Newley – The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd Gene Saks – Half a Sixpence
Best Author (Dramatic)	Best Author (Musical)
Neil Simon – The Odd Couple Edward Albee – Tiny Alice Frank Gilroy – The Subject Was Roses Murray Schisgal – Luv	Joseph Stein – Fiddler on the Roof Jerome Coopersmith – Baker Street Beverley Cross – Half a Sixpence Sidney Michaels – Ben Franklin in Paris
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	Best Choreography
Fiddler on the Roof – Jerry Bock (music) and Sheldon Harnick (lyrics) The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd – Anthony Newley (music) and Leslie Bricusse (lyrics) Half a Sixpence – David Heneker (music and lyrics) Do I Hear a Waltz? – Richard Rodgers (music) and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics)	Jerome Robbins – Fiddler on the Roof Peter Gennaro – Bajour Donald McKayle – Golden Boy Onna White – Half a Sixpence
Best Scenic Design	Best Costume Design
Oliver Smith – Baker Street, Luv and The Odd Couple Boris Aronson – Fiddler on the Roof and Incident At Vichy Sean Kenny – The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd Beni Montresor – Do I Hear a Waltz?	Patricia Zipprodt – Fiddler on the Roof Jane Greenwood – Tartuffe Motley – Baker Street Freddy Wittop – The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd

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