19th Tony Awards

1965 US theatrical awards ceremony February 2025 19th Tony Awards June 13, 1965 Astor HotelNew York City, New York Tom BosleyJose FerrerVan Johnson Fiddler on the Roof (9) Fiddler on the Roof (10) WWOR-TV 18th Tony Awards 20th The 19th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast on June 13, 1965, from The Astor Hotel in New York City on local television station WWOR-TV (Channel 9). The Masters of Ceremonies were Tom Bosley, Jose Ferrer, and Van Johnson. Eligibility Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1964–1965 season before May 20, 1965 are eligible. Original plays Absence of a Cello Alfie All in Good Time The Amen Corner And Things That Go Bump in the Night Beekman Place Boeing-Boeing Catch Me If You Can Conversation at Midnight Diamond Orchid The Family Way A Girl Could Get Lucky Hughie I Was Dancing Incident at Vichy The Last Analysis Luv The Odd Couple One by One The Owl and the Pussycat P.S. I Love You Peterpat The Physicists Poor Bitos Poor Richard A Race of Hairy Men! Ready When You Are, C.B.! Roar Like a Dove A Severed Head The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window Slow Dance on the Killing Ground The Subject was Roses The Sunday Man Tiny Alice Traveller Without Luggage The White House Original musicals Bajour Baker Street Ben Franklin in Paris Cambridge Circus The Committee. Do I Hear a Waltz? Fade Out - Fade In Fiddler on the Roof Flora the Red Menace Folies Bergère [1964] Golden Boy Half a Sixpence I Had a Ball Kelly Oh, What a Lovely War! The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd Something More! This Was Burlesque Zizi Play revivals The Changeling The Glass Menagerie Tartuffe Three Sisters Musical revivals Guys and Dolls Wiener Blut The ceremony Presenters: George Abbott, Alan Alda, Robert Alda, Alan Arkin, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Sidney Blackmer, Herschel Bernardi, Victor Borge, Gower Champion, Carol Channing, Barbara Cook, Farley Granger, George Grizzard, Sally Ann Howes, Anne Jeffreys, Bert Lahr, Piper Laurie, Bethel Leslie, Ethel Merman, Barry Nelson, Molly Picon, Maureen Stapleton, Jule Styne, Eli Wallach. Performer: Lucine Amara Music was by Meyer Davis and his Orchestra. Award winners and nominees Winners are in bold Best Play Best Musical The Subject Was Roses – Frank Gilroy Luv – Murray Schisgal The Odd Couple – Neil Simon Tiny Alice – Edward Albee | valign="top" | Fiddler on the Roof Golden Boy Half a Sixpence Oh, What a Lovely War! Best Producer (Dramatic) Best Producer (Musical) Claire Nichtern – Luv Hume Cronyn, Allen Hogdon Inc., Stevens Productions Inc. and Bonfils-Seawell Enterprises – Slow Dance on the Killing Ground Theatre 1965, Richard Barr and Clinton Wilder – Tiny Alice Robert Whitehead – Tartuffe Harold Prince – Fiddler on the Roof Allen-Hodgdon, Stevens Productions Inc. and Harold Fielding – Half a Sixpence Hillard Elkins – Golden Boy David Merrick – The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play Walter Matthau – The Odd Couple as Oscar Madison John Gielgud – Tiny Alice as Julian Donald Pleasence – Poor Bitos as Bitos (Robespieere) Jason Robards – Hughie as "Erie" Smith Irene Worth – Tiny Alice as Miss Alice Marjorie Rhodes – All in Good Time as Lucy Fitton Beah Richards – The Amen Corner as Sister Margaret Alexander Diana Sands – The Owl and the Pussycat as Doris Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Zero Mostel – Fiddler on the Roof as Tevye Sammy Davis, Jr. – Golden Boy as Joe Wellington Cyril Ritchard – The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd as Sir Tommy Steele – Half a Sixpence as Arthur Kipps Liza Minnelli – Flora the Red Menace as Flora Mezaros Elizabeth Allen – Do I Hear a Waltz? as Leona Samish Nancy Dussault – Bajour as Emily Kirsten Inga Swenson – Baker Street as Irene Adler Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actor in a Play Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actress in a Play Jack Albertson – The Subject Was Roses as John Cleary Murray Hamilton – Absence of a Cello as Otis Clifton Martin Sheen – The Subject Was Roses as Timmy Cleary Clarence Williams III – Slow Dance on the Killing Ground as Randall Alice Ghostley – The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window as Mavis Parodus Bryson Rae Allen – Traveller Without Luggage as Juliette Alexandra Berlin – All in Good Time as Violet Fitton Carolan Daniels – Slow Dance on the Killing Ground as Rosie Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actor in a Musical Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actress in a Musical Victor Spinetti – Oh, What a Lovely War! as Various Characters Jack Cassidy – Fade Out – Fade In as Bryon Prong James Grout – Half a Sixpence as Chitterlow Jerry Orbach – Guys and Dolls as Sky Masterson Maria Karnilova – Fiddler on the Roof as Golde Luba Lisa – I Had a Ball as Addie Carrie Nye – Half a Sixpence as Helen Walsingham Barbara Windsor – Oh, What a Lovely War! as Various Characters Best Direction of a Play Best Direction of a Musical Mike Nichols – Luv and The Odd Couple William Ball – Tartuffe Ulu Grosbard – The Subject Was Roses Alan Schneider – Tiny Alice Jerome Robbins – Fiddler on the Roof Joan Littlewood – Oh, What a Lovely War! Anthony Newley – The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd Gene Saks – Half a Sixpence Best Author (Dramatic) Best Author (Musical) Neil Simon – The Odd Couple Edward Albee – Tiny Alice Frank Gilroy – The Subject Was Roses Murray Schisgal – Luv Joseph Stein – Fiddler on the Roof Jerome Coopersmith – Baker Street Beverley Cross – Half a Sixpence Sidney Michaels – Ben Franklin in Paris Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Best Choreography Fiddler on the Roof – Jerry Bock (music) and Sheldon Harnick (lyrics) The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd – Anthony Newley (music) and Leslie Bricusse (lyrics) Half a Sixpence – David Heneker (music and lyrics) Do I Hear a Waltz? – Richard Rodgers (music) and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) | valign="top" | Jerome Robbins – Fiddler on the Roof Peter Gennaro – Bajour Donald McKayle – Golden Boy Onna White – Half a Sixpence Best Scenic Design Best Costume Design Oliver Smith – Baker Street, Luv and The Odd Couple Boris Aronson – Fiddler on the Roof and Incident at Vichy Sean Kenny – The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd Beni Montresor – Do I Hear a Waltz? Patricia Zipprodt – Fiddler on the Roof Jane Greenwood – Tartuffe Motley – Baker Street Freddy Wittop – The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd Special awards Gilbert Miller, for having produced 88 plays and musicals and for his perseverance which has helped to keep New York and theatre alive. Oliver Smith Multiple nominations and awards These productions had multiple nominations: 10 nominations: Fiddler on the Roof 9 nominations: Half a Sixpence 6 nominations: The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd and Tiny Alice 5 nominations: Luv, The Odd Couple and The Subject Was Roses 4 nominations: Baker Street, Golden Boy and Oh, What a Lovely War! 3 nominations: Do I Hear a Waltz?, Slow Dance on the Killing Ground and Tartuffe 2 nominations: All in Good Time and Bajour The following productions received multiple awards. 9 wins: Fiddler on the Roof 4 wins: The Odd Couple 3 wins: Luv 2 wins: The Subject Was Roses See also Theatre Music 37th Academy Awards External links Tony Awards official site Category:Tony Awards ceremonies Category:1965 in theatre Category:1965 awards in the United States Category:June 1965 in the United States Category:1965 in New York City