Year by Year
1973 - 27th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® Sunday, March 25, 1973
Imperial Theatre
Telecast live on the ABC Television Network
Executive Producer: Alexander H. Cohen
Written by Hildy Parks
Directed by Clark Jones
Musical Director: Elliot Lawrence
Associate Producer: Roy A. Somlyo
Hosts
Rex Harrison, Celeste Holm
Co-Hosts
Sandy Duncan, Jerry Orbach
Presenters
Helen Gallagher, Paula Kelly, Donna McKechnie, Gwen Verdon
The theme focused on the global reach of Broadway material. The Wide World of Broadway featured narrations by Rex Harrison, Walter Slezak, Rossano Brazzi, Yul Brynner, and Peter Ustinov, who brought the viewers to - Vienna: West Side Story; Tokyo: The King and I; Milan: Ciao, Rudy; Paris: Hello, Dolly!; London: Show Boat; Zagreb, Yugoslavia: Man of La Mancha; Witchita Falls, Texas: My Fair Lady
Musicals Represented
Pippin ("Magic To Do"- Ben Vereen and Company)