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1986

1986 - 40th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS®

Sunday, June 1, 1986
Minskoff Theatre

Telecast live on CBS Television Network
Executive Producer: Alexander H. Cohen
Written and Produced by Hildy Parks
Directed by Clark Jones
Musical Director: Elliot Lawrence

Presenters and Performers
Debbie Allen, Susan Anton, Bea Arthur, Nell Carter, Agnes De Mille, Jose Ferrer, Sandy Duncan, Phyllis Frelich, Helen Hayes, Michael Kidd, Jack Lemmon, Cleo Laine, John V. Lindsay, Dorothy Loudon, Hal Linden, Bernadette Peters, Karen Morrow, Stefanie Powers, Juliet Prowse, Tony Randall, Ann Reinking, Lee Roy Reams, Lee Remick, Chita Rivera, Alfonso Ribeiro, Rex Smith, John Rubinstein, Marlo Thomas, Leslie Uggams, Lily Tomlin, Sam Waterson, Ben Vereen, Tom Wopat

Musicals Represented

  • Big Deal ("Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar" - Company)
  • Song & Dance ("Unexpected Song" - Bernadette Peters)
  • Tango Argentino (Dance Excepts - Company)
  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood ("There You Are"/"Don't Quit While You're Ahead" - George Rose and Company)

Special Salute
Opening: "Wanna Sing A Show Tune"

A highlight of the evening was "Forty Years of Broadway Show Music," which included songs from Finian's Rainbow; High Button Shoes; Kiss Me, Kate; South Pacific; Guys & Dolls; The King and I; Wonderful Town; Kismet; Damn Yankees; My Fair Lady; West Side Story; Flower Drum Song; Fiorello!; The Sound of Music; Gypsy; Bye,Bye, Birdie; Camelot; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Hello, Dolly!; Fiddler on the Roof; Man of La Mancha; Mame; On a Clear Day You Can See Forever; Sweet Charity; Cabaret; Hallelujah, Baby!; Hair; Applause; Company; Two Gentlemen of Verona; Follies; A Little Night Music; Pippin; Seesaw; The Wiz; A Chorus Line; Annie; Ain't Misbehavin'; Sweeney Todd; Evita; 42nd Street; Nine; Cats; La Cage aux Folles; Big River.

The ceremony also included an all-star tribute to 40 years of Tony Award-winning plays, from Cyrano de Bergerac (1947) to Biloxi Bllues (1985). Distinguished actors and actresses of the past and present, including many of the original performers, spoke each play's most memorable lines.

Finale
" Give My Regards to Broadway" - The Company


Emmy Award

Outstanding Achievement In Music Direction - 1986
Elliot Lawrence, Music Director; James Lawrence, Principal Arranger; Lanny Meyers, Principal Arranger; Tommy Newsome, Principal Arranger; Glen Roven, Principal Arranger; Larry Schwartz, Principal Arranger; Torrie Zito, Principal Arranger