| 10th Tony Awards | |
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| Date | April 1, 1956 |
| Location | Plaza Hotel New York City |
| Hosted by | Jack Carter |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | DuMont Television Network |
The 10th Annual Tony Awards took place at the Plaza Hotel Grand Ballroom on April 1, 1956. The Master of Ceremonies was Jack Carter.
Ceremony
The presenter was Helen Hayes, who was President of the American Theatre Wing, and several of the nominees. Jack Carter was host for the first part of the ceremony, and Helen Hayes hosted the second part. More than 500 people attended the dinner dance. [1]
For the first time, the ceremony was broadcast on television, on the DuMont Channel 5 in New York City, in an effort to create "wider public interest in Broadway's most important award-giving ceremony". Also for the first time, the nominees were announced ahead of the ceremony.[2]
Music for the dinner dance was by Meyer Davis and his Orchestra.
Winners and nominees
Sources:Infoplease;[3] BroadwayWorld[4]
Special awards
- City Center
- Fourth Street Chekov Theatre
- The Shakespearewrights
- The Threepenny Opera, distinguished Off-Broadway production
- The Theatre Collection of the New York Public Library on its twenty-fifth anniversary, for its distinguished service to the theatre.
Multiple nominations and awards
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These productions had multiple nominations:
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The following productions received multiple awards.
Note: The Threepenny Opera also received a Special Tony Award.
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References
- ↑ Zolotow, Sam. "Theatre Wing's 'Tony' Awards Presented at Dinner Here: 'Damn Yankees' and 'Anne Frank' Cited as Top Offerings Producing Trio Scores Again Other Award Winners", The New York Times, April 2, 1956, p. 20
- ↑ Gelb, Arthur. "Popularizing the 'Tony' Awards", The New York Times, April 1, 1956, p.93
- ↑ "1956 Tony Awards (Winners)" infoplease.com, accessed June 22, 2012
- ↑ "1956 Tony Award Winners" Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine, broadwayworld.com, accessed May 28, 2016