11th Tony Awards

1957 theatrical awards ceremony February 2025 11th Tony Awards April 21, 1957 Waldorf-AstoriaNew York City, New York Bud Collyer My Fair Lady (6) My Fair Lady (10) none 10th Tony Awards 12th The 11th Annual Tony Awards took place at the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom on April 21, 1957.Zolotow, Sam. " 'Fair Lady' Wins 6 'Tony' Awards: Winners of Annual 'Tony' Awards", The New York Times, April 22, 1957, p.29 The Master of Ceremonies was Bud Collyer. Eligibility Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1956 season before February 28, 1957 are eligible. Original plays Affair of Honor Auntie Mame The Best House in Naples Child of Fortune A Clearing in the Woods Diary of a Scoundrel Double in Hearts Eugenia Girls of Summer The Good Woman of Setzuan The Happiest Millionaire Harbor Lights The Hidden River A Hole in the Head Holiday for Lovers Intermezzo Le Chien du Jardinier Les Adieux The Little Glass Clock Long Day's Journey into Night The Loud Red Patrick The Lovers Mister Johnson Night of the Auk Pictures in the Hallway The Potting Shed Protective Custody The Reluctant Debutante Separate Tables Sixth Finger in a Five Finger Glove The Sleeping Prince Small War on Murray Hill Speaking of Murder Table by the Window Table Number Seven Too Late the Phalarope The Tunnel of Love Uncle Willie A Very Special Baby Visit to a Small Planet Waiting for Godot Wake Up, Darling The Waltz of the Toreadors Original musicals Bells Are Ringing Candide Cranks Happy Hunting Li'l Abner The Littlest Revue The Most Happy Fella Mr. Wonderful My Fair Lady New Faces of 1956 Shangri-La That Girl at the Bijou Play revivals The Apple Cart Christophe Colomb Feu la Mere de Madame Goodbye Again Les Nuits de la Colere Macbeth Major Barbara Measure for Measure The Misanthrope A Month in the Country Saint Joan Richard II Romeo and Juliet The Taming of the Shrew Troilus and Cressida Volpone Ceremony The presenters were Faye Emerson, Tom Ewell, Lillian Gish, Helen Hayes, Nancy Kelly, Bert Lahr, Beatrice Lillie, Nancy Olson, Elaine Perry, Cliff Robertson, and Cornelia Otis Skinner. Performers were George Gaines and Michael King. Music was by Meyer Davis and his Orchestra. Due to a union dispute, there was no television broadcast, which had been scheduled for WCBS-TV Channel 2."Ceremonies see 1957" https://web.archive.org/web/20130921160417/http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/history/ceremonies/index.html 2013-09-21 tonyawards.com, accessed May 28, 2016 Winners and nominees Winners are in bold Best Play Best Musical Long Day's Journey into Night – Eugene O'Neill The Potting Shed – Graham Greene Separate Tables – Terence Rattigan The Waltz of the Toreadors – Jean Anouilh with English version by Lucienne Hill | valign="top" | My Fair Lady Bells Are Ringing Candide The Most Happy Fella Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a PlayFredric March – Long Day's Journey into Night as James Tyrone Maurice Evans – The Apple Cart as King Magnus Wilfrid Hyde-White – The Reluctant Debutante as Jimmy Broadbent Eric Portman – Separate Tables as Mr. Malcolm / Major Pollock Ralph Richardson – The Waltz of the Toreadors as General St. Pé Cyril Ritchard – Visit to a Small Planet as KretonMargaret Leighton – Separate Tables as Mrs. Shankland / Miss Railton-Bell Florence Eldridge – Long Day's Journey into Night as Mary Cavan Tyrone Rosalind Russell – Auntie Mame as Auntie Mame Sybil Thorndike – The Potting Shed as Mrs. Callifer Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a MusicalRex Harrison – My Fair Lady as Henry Higgins Fernando Lamas – Happy Hunting as Duke of Granada Robert Weede – The Most Happy Fella as Tony Judy Holliday – Bells Are Ringing as Ella Peterson Julie Andrews – My Fair Lady as Eliza Doolittle Ethel Merman – Happy Hunting as Liz Livingstone Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actor in a Play Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actress in a PlayFrank Conroy – The Potting Shed as Father William Callifer Eddie Mayehoff – Visit to a Small Planet as General Tom Powers William Podmore – Separate Tables as Mr. Fowler Jason Robards – Long Day's Journey into Night as James Tyrone, Jr.Peggy Cass – Auntie Mame as Agnes Gooch Anna Massey – The Reluctant Debutante as Jane Broadbent Beryl Measor – Separate Tables as Miss Cooper Mildred Natwick – The Waltz of the Toreadors as Mme. St. Pé Phyllis Neilson-Terry – Separate Tables as Mrs. Railton-Bell Diana Van der Vlis – The Happiest Millionaire as Cordelia Biddle Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actor in a Musical Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actress in a MusicalSydney Chaplin – Bells Are Ringing as Jeff Moss Robert Coote – My Fair Lady as Colonel Pickering Stanley Holloway – My Fair Lady as Alfred P. DoolittleEdie Adams – Li'l Abner as Daisy Mae Virginia Gibson – Happy Hunting as Beth Livingstone Irra Petina – Candide as The Old Lady / Madame Sofronia Jo Sullivan – The Most Happy Fella as Rosabella Best Director Best ChoreographyMoss Hart – My Fair Lady Joseph Anthony – A Clearing in the Woods / The Most Happy Fella Harold Clurman – The Waltz of the Toreadors Peter Glenville – Separate Tables José Quintero – Long Day's Journey into NightMichael Kidd – Li'l Abner Hanya Holm – My Fair Lady Dania Krupska – The Most Happy Fella Bob Fosse & Jerome Robbins – Bells Are Ringing Best Scenic Design Best Costume DesignOliver Smith – My Fair Lady Boris Aronson – A Hole in the Head / Small War on Murray Hill Ben Edwards – The Waltz of the Toreadors George Jenkins - The Happiest Millionaire / Too Late the Phalarope Donald Oenslager – Major Barbara Oliver Smith – Auntie Mame / A Clearing in the Woods / Candide / Eugenia / My Fair Lady / Visit to a Small PlanetCecil Beaton – My Fair Lady Cecil Beaton – The Little Glass Clock / My Fair Lady Alvin Colt – Li'l Abner / The Sleeping Prince Dorothy Jeakins – Major Barbara / Too Late the Phalarope Irene Sharaff – Candide / Happy Hunting / Shangri-La / Small War on Murray Hill Best Conductor and Musical Director Best Stage Technician Franz Allers – My Fair Lady Herbert Greene – The Most Happy Fella Samuel Krachmalnick – Candide Howard McDonald (posthumous), carpenter – Major Barbara Thomas Fitzgerald, sound man – Long Day's Journey into Night Joseph Harbuck, carpenter - Auntie Mame Multiple nominations and awards These productions had multiple nominations: 10 nominations: My Fair Lady 6 nominations: Long Day's Journey into Night, The Most Happy Fella and Separate Tables 5 nominations: Candide and The Waltz of the Toreadors 4 nominations: Auntie Mame, Bells Are Ringing and Happy Hunting 3 nominations: Li'l Abner, Major Barbara, The Potting Shed and A Visit to a Small Planet 2 nominations: A Clearing in the Woods, The Happiest Millionaire, The Reluctant Debutante, Small War on Murray Hill and Too Late the Phalarope The following productions received multiple awards. 6 wins: My Fair Lady 2 wins: Bells Are Ringing, Li'l Abner and Long Day's Journey into Night See also Theatre Music 29th Academy Awards References External links The American Theatre Wing Tony Awards https://web.archive.org/web/20090105165520/http://tonyawards.com/ January 5, 2009 Category:Tony Awards ceremonies Category:1957 in theatre Category:1957 awards Category:1957 in the United States Category:1957 in New York City Category:1957 awards in the United States Category:April 1957 in the United States