Awards & Winners

1972 Tony Award

Check winners and nominations of 1972 Tony Award. Check awards winners of 26th Tony Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

26th Tony Awards

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

Cliff Gorman

Honored for : Lenny

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Nominee Nominated Work
Cliff Gorman Lenny
Tom Aldredge Sticks and Bones
Donald Pleasence Wise Child
Jason Robards Jr. The Country Girl
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Larry Blyden

Honored for : A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

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Nominee Nominated Work
Timothy Meyers Grease
Ben Vereen Jesus Christ Superstar
Gene Nelson Follies
Larry Blyden A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Tony Award for Best Choreography

Michael Bennett

Honored for : Follies

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Bennett Follies
Patricia Birch Grease
Jean Erdman Two Gentlemen of Verona
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play

Vincent Gardenia

Honored for : The Prisoner of Second Avenue

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Nominee Nominated Work
Vincent Gardenia The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Douglas Rain Vivat! Vivat Regina!
Joe Silver Lenny
Lee Richardson Vivat! Vivat Regina!
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Linda Hopkins

Honored for : Inner City

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Nominee Nominated Work
Linda Hopkins Inner City
Adrienne Barbeau Grease
Beatrice Winde Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Bernadette Peters On the Town
Tony Award for Best Original Score

Stephen Sondheim

Honored for : Follies

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Sondheim Follies
Melvin Van Peebles Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
John Guare Two Gentlemen of Verona
Galt MacDermot Two Gentlemen of Verona
Andrew Lloyd Webber Jesus Christ Superstar
Tim Rice Jesus Christ Superstar
Tony Award for Best Play

David Rabe, New York Shakespeare Festival

Honored for : Sticks and Bones

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Rabe Sticks and Bones
New York Shakespeare Festival Sticks and Bones
Harold Pinter Old Times
Roger L. Stevens Old Times
Nancy Enterprises, Inc. The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Neil Simon The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Saint Subber The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Arthur Cantor Vivat! Vivat Regina!
David Merrick Vivat! Vivat Regina!
Robert Bolt Vivat! Vivat Regina!
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

John Guare, Mel Shapiro

Honored for : Two Gentlemen of Verona

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Guare Two Gentlemen of Verona
Mel Shapiro Two Gentlemen of Verona
Melvin Van Peebles Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
James Goldman Follies
Jim Jacobs Grease
Warren Casey Grease
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play

Mike Nichols

Honored for : The Prisoner of Second Avenue

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mike Nichols The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Peter Hall Old Times
Jeff Bleckner Sticks and Bones
Gordon Davidson The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
Tony Award for Best Musical

New York Shakespeare Festival

Honored for : Two Gentlemen of Verona

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Nominee Nominated Work
New York Shakespeare Festival Two Gentlemen of Verona
Emanuel Azenberg Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Robert Malina Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Eugene V. Wolsk Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Charles Blackwell Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Harold Prince Follies
Maxine Fox Grease
Kenneth Waissman Grease
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

Harold Prince, Michael Bennett

Honored for : Follies

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gilbert Moses Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Mel Shapiro Two Gentlemen of Verona
Michael Bennett Follies
Harold Prince Follies
Burt Shevelove A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Sada Thompson

Honored for : Twigs

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sada Thompson Twigs
Colleen Dewhurst All Over
Rosemary Harris Old Times
Eileen Atkins Vivat! Vivat Regina!
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

Phil Silvers

Honored for : A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

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Nominee Nominated Work
Phil Silvers A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Barry Bostwick Grease
Clifton Davis Two Gentlemen of Verona
Raúl Juliá Two Gentlemen of Verona
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Alexis Smith

Honored for : Follies

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alexis Smith Follies
Mildred Natwick 70, Girls, 70
Dorothy Collins Follies
Jonelle Allen Two Gentlemen of Verona
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

Elizabeth Wilson

Honored for : Sticks and Bones

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Nominee Nominated Work
Elizabeth Wilson Sticks and Bones
Cara Duff-MacCormick Moonchildren
Mercedes McCambridge The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks
Frances Sternhagen The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design

Boris Aronson

Honored for : Follies

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Nominee Nominated Work
Boris Aronson Follies
John Bury Old Times
Kert Lundell Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Robin Wagner Jesus Christ Superstar
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play or Musical

Tharon Musser

Honored for : Follies

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tharon Musser Follies
Martin Aronstein Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Jules Fisher Jesus Christ Superstar
John Bury Old Times
Special Tony Award

The Theatre Guild-American Theatre Society

(for its many years of service to audiences for touring shows)
Special Tony Award
Special Tony Award
Tony Award for Best Costume Design

Florence Klotz

Honored for : Follies

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Nominee Nominated Work
Florence Klotz Follies
Carrie F. Robbins Grease
Randy Barcelo Jesus Christ Superstar
Theoni V. Aldredge Two Gentlemen of Verona
Special Tony Award

Harold Prince

Honored for : Fiddler on the Roof
(on becoming the longest-running musical in Broadway history)