36th Tony Awards

Date

June 6, 1982

Location

Imperial Theatre, New York City, New York

Hosted by

Tony Randall

Television/radio coverage

Network

CBS

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The 36th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS television on June 6, 1982, from the Imperial Theatre. The host was Tony Randall.

The ceremony

Presenters: Lucie Arnaz, Milton Berle, Victor Borge, Pam Dawber, Lillian Gish, Marvin Hamlisch, Lena Horne, Beth Howland, Robert Goulet, James Earl Jones, Swoosie Kurtz, Michele Lee, Hal Linden, Ann Miller, Robert Preston, Jason Robards, Ginger Rogers, Gary Sandy, Ben Vereen.

Some of Broadway's theatres were being demolished (the Morosco, Helen Hayes and Bijou Theatres) thus the theme was to celebrate a great Broadway theatre, the Imperial. "The Imperial Medley" featured songs from Rose Marie; Oh, Kay!; Jubilee; Leave It to Me; On Your Toes; Between the Devil; Annie Get Your Gun; Miss Liberty; Call Me Madam; The Most Happy Fella; Fiddler on the Roof; The New Moon; Silk Stockings; Wish You Were Here; The Laugh Parade; Carnival; They're Playing Our Song; Oliver!; and Pippin.

Musicals represented:

Dreamgirls ("It's All Over/And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" - Jennifer Holliday and Company);
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ("Any Dream Will Do" - Bill Hutton and Company);
Nine ("Be Italian" - Kathi Moss and Company);
Pump Boys and Dinettes ("Vacation"/"No Holds Barred"/"Highway 57" - Company).

Winners and nominees

Winners are in bold

Best Play	Best Musical
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby – David Edgar Crimes of the Heart – Beth Henley The Dresser – Ronald Harwood "Master Harold"...and the Boys – Athol Fugard	Nine Dreamgirls Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Pump Boys and Dinettes
Best Revival	Best Book of a Musical
Othello A Taste of Honey Medea My Fair Lady	Tom Eyen – Dreamgirls Tim Rice – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Arthur Kopit – Nine Joel Siegel and Martin Charnin – The First
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
*Roger Rees – The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby* as Nicholas Nickleby** Tom Courtenay – The Dresser as Norman Milo O'Shea – Mass Appeal as Father Tim Farley Christopher Plummer – Othello as Iago	*Zoe Caldwell – Medea* as Medea** Katharine Hepburn – The West Side Waltz as Margaret Mary Elderdice Geraldine Page – Agnes of God as Mother Miriam Ruth Amanda Plummer – A Taste of Honey as Josephine
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
*Ben Harney – Dreamgirls* as Curtis Taylor Jr.** Herschel Bernardi – Fiddler on the Roof as Tevye Victor Garber – Little Me as Various Characters Raúl Juliá – Nine as Guido Contini	*Jennifer Holliday – Dreamgirls* as Effie White** Lisa Mordente – Marlowe as Emelia Bossano Mary Gordon Murray – Little Me as Belle Poitrine Sheryl Lee Ralph – Dreamgirls as Deena Jones
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
*Zakes Mokae – "Master Harold"...and the Boys* as Sam** Richard Kavanaugh – The Hothouse as Gibbs Edward Petherbridge – The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby as Newman Noggs David Threlfall – The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby as Smike	*Amanda Plummer – Agnes of God* as Agnes** Judith Anderson – Medea as Nurse Mia Dillon – Crimes of the Heart as Babe Botrelle Mary Beth Hurt – Crimes of the Heart as Meg MaGrath
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
*Cleavant Derricks – Dreamgirls* as James "Thunder" Early** Obba Babatundé – Dreamgirls as C.C. White David Alan Grier – The First as Jackie Robinson Bill Hutton – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Joseph	*Liliane Montevecchi – Nine* as Liliane La Fleur** Karen Akers – Nine as Luisa Contini Laurie Beechman – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Narrator Anita Morris – Nine as Carla Albanese
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	Best Choreography
Nine – Maury Yeston (music and lyrics) Dreamgirls – Henry Krieger (music) and Tom Eyen (lyrics) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics) Merrily We Roll Along – Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics)	Michael Bennett and Michael Peters – Dreamgirls Peter Gennaro – Little Me Tony Tanner – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Tommy Tune – Nine
Best Direction of a Play	Best Direction of a Musical
Trevor Nunn and John Caird – The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Melvin Bernhardt – Crimes of the Heart Geraldine Fitzgerald – Mass Appeal Athol Fugard – "Master Harold"...and the Boys	Tommy Tune – Nine Michael Bennett – Dreamgirls Martin Charnin – The First Tony Tanner – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Best Scenic Design	Best Costume Design
John Napier and Dermot Hayes – The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Ben Edwards – Medea Lawrence Miller – Nine Robin Wagner – Dreamgirls	William Ivey Long – Nine Theoni V. Aldredge – Dreamgirls Jane Greenwood – Medea John Napier – The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Best Lighting Design
Tharon Musser – Dreamgirls Martin Aronstein – Medea David Hersey – The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Marcia Madeira – Nine

Special awards

Special Awards—The Actors' Fund of America
Theatre Award '82

Warner Communications

Radio City Music Hall

Regional Theatre Award -- The Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Multiple nominations and awards

These productions had multiple nominations:

13 nominations: Dreamgirls
12 nominations: Nine
8 nominations: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
7 nominations: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
6 nominations: Medea
4 nominations: Crimes of the Heart
3 nominations: The First, Little Me and "Master Harold"...and the Boys
2 nominations: Agnes of God, The Dresser, Mass Appeal, Othello and A Taste of Honey

The following productions received multiple awards.

6 wins: Dreamgirls
5 wins: Nine
4 wins: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

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