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A TONY AWARDS PHOTO GALLERY
and
ANTOINNETTE PERRY SALUTE
in honor of the
58th Annual TONY AWARDS
June 6, 2004
by ELLIS NASSOUR
Photos from the Collection of Ellis Nassour
1965, Featured Actress Maria Karnilova with Best Actor Zero Mostel, Fiddler On the Roof
1961, Featured Actress nominee Chita Rivera with Best Featured Actor Dick Van Dyke, Bye, Bye, Birdie
1953, Best Actress Rosalind Russell with Wonderful Town co-star Sydney Chaplin
Miss Lansbury has hosted or co-hosted the Awards five times.
[Credit: Al Hirschfeld, Where Magazine]
Richard Rodgers and Ethel Merman received special Tony Awards after showstopping performances at the Broadway Theatre.
[ABC-TV]
Cohen, sporting a flat top and beads, joins Hair cast members [clockwise, from upper right] Erroll Booker, Melba Moore, Paul Jabara [a future Academy Award winner], and Martha Velez.
[Credit: NBC-TV]
The first Tony Awards national network telecast. Alexander H. Cohen, telecast [and Broadway] producer][left], [his wife] Awards writer Hildy Parks, director Clark Jones and engineer Tom Farmer in ABC's mobile studio outside Shubert Theatre in Shubert Alley.
[Credit: ABC-TV, Christopher Lukas]
The trio pose in the Sardi's press room. Streisand presented Tonys to the composers for Cabaret.
[Credit: The New York Times]
Judy Garland, after receiving a special Tony Award, with Gertrude Lawrence and Phil Silvers in the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom.
[Credit: University of Texas at Austin Archives]
[Courtesy of Margaret Perry]
Toni was the nickname of beautiful Denver actress Antoinette Perry, who, after several years playing ing�nues on Broadway, turned to producing and directing in an era when women in the theater were relegated to acting, costume design, or choreography. The success of the same named home permanent product that was the subject of a huge media blitz caused her to change the i to a y.
When she decided to move from acting and become a producer and director, she became a theatrical trailblazer for women. Amazingly, well into the 70s, Miss Perry was the only woman director with a track record of hits. Today, she�s, sadly, all but forgotten.
In her prime, she showed innovative theatrical instincts and scored an enviable roster of hits -- producing and often directing 17 plays in 13 years. In one month in 1937, according to her daughter Margaret, Miss Perry directed and produced three productions, �once rehearsing in our Fifth Avenue living room while peeling peaches for preserves."
Among her impressive hits were Personal Appearance [1934] and Claire Boothe's Kiss the Boys Goodbye [1938], a spoof of the search for Scarlett O'Hara for the film adaptation of Gone with the Wind. The latter had a stellar cast, including Benay Venuta, a perennial star of stage and screen [who died in 1995].
"Tony was rather a theatrical pioneer,� said Miss Venuta, �in that she made a huge impact as a producer and director in an era of male theatrical powerbrokers. She was successful and success either earns you envy or respect. In Tony�s case, it was both, but I never heard her criticized on the basis of being a woman.�
Who are they and what year did they win?
THE AWARD:
Early awards to honor Antoinette Perry by making her the namesake of best in theater awards were engraved ladies� compact and cigarette cases. In 1949 a contest was held to select a special design. Herman Rosse won with a silver medallion that, on one side, features the masks of comedy and tragedy and, on the other, a profile of Miss Perry. Initially, they were presented in felt cases. Later, they were mounted on a swivel stand.
DO YOU KNOW:
1. Who is the only Tony to have hosted the Tonys since the first national telecast in 1967?
A. Tony Danza
B. Tony Soprano
C. Tony Randall
D. Tony Bennett
2. What is the shortest title of a Tony-winning play?
A. Duh
B. Wee!
C. Da
D. Yah
3. In 2003, Vanessa Redgrave in Long Day's Journey Into Night became one of a handful of actresses to have won a Tony, an Emmy and an Oscar. Who else can boast membership in this Award Trifecta Club?
A. Joanne Woodward
B. Rita Moreno
C. Suzanne Somers
D. Patty Duke
MORE BROADWAYSTAR.COM 2004 TONY AWARDS FEATURES:
Sunday, June 6 --
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: TONY MEMORIES AND TRIBUTES
Looking back on three show business legends and the woman long, long associated with the American Theatre Wing and the Tonys: Dorothy Loudon,Ann Miller,Larry Kert and Isabelle Stevenson.
Friday, June 4 --
DONNA MURPHY: TWO-TIME TONY WINNER AND BEST ACTRESS NOMINEE FOR THE NEW YORK MUSICAL, WONDERFUL TOWN
Just named one of New York theater's "Living Legends," Donna Murphy's dream always was to make it in theater. Her journey has been filled with happiness, frustration, self-doubt and personal tragedy.
Thursday, June 3 --
AND THIS YEAR�S ANTOINNETTE PERRY AWARD GOES TO�
Meet Some of the 2004 Nominees: Karen Ziemba, Hunter Foster, Tovah Feldshuh and a director who wasn't nominated.
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Answers:
Tony Winning Ladies:
Clockwise from Upper Right: Lauren Bacall,1970, Best Actress, Musical, Applause; Julie Harris, 1952, Best Actress, Play, I Am A Camera, 1956, Best Actress, Play, The Lark, 1969, Best Actress, Play, Forty Carats, 1973, Best Actress, Play, The Last of Mrs. Lincoln and 1977, Best Actress, Play, The Belle of Amherst; Donna McKechnie, 1976, Best Actress, Musical, A Chorus Line; and Diahann Carroll, 1962, Best Actress [tie with Anna Maria Alberghetti], Musical, No Strings.
1. C; 2. C; 3. B
Published on BroadwayStars.com on Friday, June 04, 2004
[Link to this Feature]
Ellis Nassour is an international media journalist, and author of Honky Tonk Angel: The Intimate Story of Patsy Cline, which he has adapted into a musical for the stage. Visit www.patsyclinehta.com.
For a listing of all features written by Ellis, click here.
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2007-08
Broadway Season
June 28 - Old Acquaintance (AA)
July 10 - Xanadu (Hayes) [Robert Ahrens, Dan Vickery, Tara Smith/B. Swibel and Sarah Murchison/Dale Smith]
Aug 19 - Grease (Atkinson)
Oct 4 - Mauritius (Biltmore) [MTC]
Oct 11 - The Ritz (54)
Oct 18 - Pygmalion (AA)
Oct 25 - A Bronx Tale (Kerr)
Nov 1 - Cyrano de Bergerac (Rodgers)
Nov 4 - Rock 'N' Roll (Jacobs)
Nov 8 - Young Frankenstein (Hilton)
Nov 9 - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (St. James)
Nov 10: Local One Strike Begins
Nov 28: Local One Strike Ends
Dec 2 - Cymbeline (Beaumont)
Dec 3 - The Farnsworth Invention (Music Box) [Dodger Properties with Steven Spielberg, Dan Cap Productions, Fred Zollo, Latitude Link and the Pelican Group]
Dec 4 - August: Osage County (Imperial) [Jeffrey Richards, Jean Doumanian, Steve Traxler, Jerry Frankel, Steppenwolf]
Dec 6 - The Seafarer (Booth)
Dec 9 - Is He Dead? (Lyceum)
Dec 16 - The Homecoming (Cort) [Richards, Frankel]
Jan 10 - The Little Mermaid (Lunt)
Jan 15 - The 39 Steps (AA)
Jan 17 - November (Barrymore)
Jan 24 - Come Back, Little Sheba (Biltmore)
Feb 21 - Sunday In The Park With George (54)
Feb 28 - Passing Strange (Belasco)
Mar 6 - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Broadhurst) [Stephen C. Byrd]
Mar 9 - In The Heights (Rodgers)
Mar 27 - Gypsy (St. James)
Mar 29 - Macbeth (Lyceum)
Apr 3 - South Pacific (Beaumont)
Apr 17 - A Catered Affair (Kerr) [Jujamcyn Theaters, Jordan Roth, Harvey Entertainment / Ron Fierstein, Richie Jackson and Daryl Roth]
Apr 24 - Cry Baby (Marquis)
Apr 27 - The Country Girl (Jacobs)
Apr 30 - Thurgood (Booth)
May 1 - Les Liaisons Dangereuses (AA)
May 4 - Boeing-Boeing (Longacre)
May 7 - Top Girls (Biltmore)
TBA - Godspell
2008-09
Broadway Season
Oct 16 - Billy Elliot (Imperial)
Nov 08 - Dividing the Estate (a Shubert theater)
Dec 14 - Shrek: The Musical (Broadway) [DreamWorks]
Talked About
Not Scheduled Yet
TBA - 50 Words
TBA - Addams Family (Elephant Eye)
TBA - American Buffalo
TBA - An American Vaudeville [Farrell, Perloff]
TBA - The Beard of Avon [NYTW]
TBA - Being There [Permut]
TBA - Benny & Joon [MGM]
TBA - Billy Elliot
TBA - Brave New World [Rachunow]
TBA - Breath of Life [Fox]
TBA - Busker Alley [Margot Astrachan, Robert Blume, Kristine Lewis, Jamie Fox, Joanna Kerry & Heather Duke]
TBA - Broomhilda
TBA - Bye Bye Birdie [Niko]
TBA - Camille Claudel [Wildhorn]
TBA - Camelot
TBA - Carmen [Robin DeLevita and The Firm]
TBA - Catch Me If You Can
TBA - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon [Bob and Harvey Weinstein]
TBA - Cry Baby [Grazer, Gordon, McAllister, Epstein]
TBA - Designing Women [Alexis]
TBA - Don Juan DeMarco [New Line]
TBA - Dreamgirls [Creative Battery]
TBA - Duet
TBA - Equus
TBA - Ever After [Adam Epstein]
TBA - Fallen Angels (Shubert) [Kenwright]
TBA - Farragut North [Richards]
TBA - Father of the Bride
TBA - The Female Of The Species (TBA)
TBA - Fool For Love (AA) [Roundabout]
TBA - Girl Group Time Travelers
TBA - Golden Boy
TBA - Harmony [Guiles, Karslake, Smith, Fishman]
TBA - Hitchcock Blonde
TBA - The Importance Of Being Earnest
TBA - Jerry Springer: The Opera! [Thoday, McKeown]
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TBA - Josephine [Waissman]
TBA - Leap of Faith
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TBA - Midnight Cowboy [MGM]
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TBA - Moonstruck [Pittelman, Azenberg]
TBA - Mourning Becomes Electra [Haber, Boyett]
TBA - Monsoon Wedding
TBA - The Night of the Hunter
TBA - The Opposite of Sex [Namco]
TBA - Orphans
TBA - Pal Joey [Platt]
TBA - Paper Doll
TBA - The Paris Letter
TBA - The Philadelphia Story
TBA - Peter Pan
TBA - Porgy and Bess [Frankel, Viertel, Baruch, Routh, Panter, Tulchin/Bartner]
TBA - The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert
TBA - The Princess Bride
TBA - Princesses [Lane, Comley]
TBA - Poe the Musical
TBA - Rain Man [MGM]
TBA - Robin Hood
TBA - Secondhand Lions
TBA - South Pacific
TBA - Speed-the-Plow
TBA - Stalag 17
TBA - Starry Messenger
TBA - Syncopation
TBA - A Tale Of Two Cities
TBA - Torch Song Trilogy
TBA - Turn of the Century
TBA - West Side Story
TBA - The Wall [Weinstein, Mottola, Waters]
TBA - Will Rogers Follies [Cossette]
TBA - The Wiz [Dodger]
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