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1961

1961 - 15th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® Sunday, April 16, 1961
Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom

Broadcast on WCBS-TV Channel 2 in New York City
Produced by Dan Gallagher
Written by John Mosedale
Directed by Ray Abel

Master of Ceremonies
Phil Silvers

Presenters
Anna Maria Alberghetti, Anne Bancroft, Ray Bolger, Carol Channing, Henry Fonda, Joan Fontaine, Robert Goulet, Helen Hayes, Celeste Holm, Fredric March, Mary Martin, Helen Menken Patricia Neal, Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Sidney Poitier, Robert Preston, Jason Robards, Gig Young

Performer
Eleanor Steber

Music
Meyer Davis and his Orchestra