Tony Awards: 1970 (thing)

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by JDWActor

Wed Jan 25 2006 at 17:32:02

All winners are listed in boldfaced type.

BEST DRAMATIC PLAY

Borstal Boy

Frank McMahon (playwright)
Michael McAloney and Burton C. Kaiser (producers)

Child's Play

Robert Marasco (playwright)
David Merrick (producer)

Indians

Arthur Kopit (playwright)
Lyn Austin, Oliver Smith, Joel Schenker, Roger L. Stevens (producers)

Last of the Red Hot Lovers

Neil Simon (playwright)
Saint-Subber (producer)

BEST MUSICAL PLAY

Applause

Betty Comden and Adolph Greene (book)
Charles Strouse (music)
Lee Adams (lyrics)
Joseph Kipness and Lawrence Kasha (producers)

Coco

Alan Jay Lerner (book and lyrics)
Andre Previn (music)
Frederick Brisson (producer)

Purlie

Ossie Davis, Philip Rose, and Peter Udell (book)
Gary Geld (music)
Peter Udell (lyrics)
Philip Rose (producer)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMATIC PLAY

Fritz Weaver – Child's Play
James Coco – Last of the Red Hot Lovers
Frank Grimes – Borstal Boy
Stacy Keach – Indians

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMATIC PLAY

Tammy Grimes – Private Lives
Geraldine Brooks – Brightower
Helen Hayes – Harvey

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL PLAY

Cleavon Little – Purlie
Len Cariou – Applause
Robert Weede – Cry for Us All

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL PLAY

Lauren Bacall – Applause
Katharine Hepburn – Coco
Dilys Watling – Waiting

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMATIC PLAY

Ken Howard – Child's Play
Joseph Bova – The Chinese and Dr. Fish
Dennis King – A Patriot for Me

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMATIC PLAY

Blythe Danner – Butterflies Are Free
Alice Drummond – The Chinese and Dr. Fish
Eileen Heckart – Butterflies Are Free
Linda Lavin – Last of the Red Hot Lovers

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL PLAY

René Auberjonois – Coco
Brandon Maggart – Applause
George Rose – Coco

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL PLAY

Melba Moore – Purlie
Bonnie Franklin – Applause
Penny Fuller – Applause
Melissa Hart – Georgy

BEST DIRECTOR OF A DRAMATIC PLAY

Joseph Hardy – Child's Play
Milton Katselas – Butterflies Are Free
Tomas MacAnna – Borstal Boy
Robert Moore – Last of the Red Hot Lovers

BES DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL PLAY

Ron Field – Applause
Michael Benthall – Coco
Philip Rose – Purlie

BEST CHOREOGRAPHER

Ron Field – Applause
Grover Dale – Billy
Michael Bennett – Coco
Louis Johnson – Purlie

BEST COMPOSER AND LYRICIST

John Kander and Fred Ebb – Cabaret
Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick – The Apple Tree
Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen – Walking Happy
Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt – I Do! I Do!

BEST SCENIC DESIGNER

Jo Mielziner – Child's Play
Howard Bay – Cry For Us All
Ming Cho Lee – Billy
Robert Randolph – Applause

COSTUME DESIGNER

Cecil Beaton – Coco
Ray Aghayan – Applause
W. Robert Lavine – Jimmy
Freddy Wittop – A Patriot for Me

LIGHTING DESIGNER

Jo Mielziner – Child's Play
Tharon Musser – Applause
Thomas Skelton – Indians

SPECIAL AWARDS

Sir Noel Coward for his multiple and immortal contributions to the theatre.
Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne
New York Shakespeare Festival, for pioneering efforts on behalf of new plays.
Barbra Streisand

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