Awards & Winners

1975 Tony Award

Check winners and nominations of 1975 Tony Award. Check awards winners of 29th Tony Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

29th Tony Awards

Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Angela Lansbury

Honored for : Gypsy (1973)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Angela Lansbury Gypsy
Lola Falana Doctor Jazz
Ann Reinking Goodtime Charley
Bernadette Peters Mack & Mabel
Angela Lansbury Gypsy (1973)
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

Winston Ntshona, John Kani

Honored for : Sizwe Banzi is Dead, The Island

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Nominee Nominated Work
Winston Ntshona The Island","Sizwe Banzi is Dead
John Kani The Island","Sizwe Banzi is Dead
Jim Dale Scapino!
Peter Firth Equus
Henry Fonda Clarence Darrow
Ben Gazzara Duet","Hughie
John Wood Sherlock Holmes
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Ted Ross

Honored for : The Wiz

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ted Ross The Wiz
Richard B. Shull Goodtime Charley
John Bottoms Dance with Me
Gilbert Price The Night That Made America Famous
Doug Henning The Magic Show
Tom Aldredge Where's Charley?
Tony Award for Best Choreography

George Faison

Honored for : The Wiz

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Nominee Nominated Work
George Faison The Wiz
Joel Zwick Dance with Me
Donald McKayle Doctor Jazz
Gower Champion Mack & Mabel
Robert Tucker Shenandoah
Margo Sappington Where's Charley?
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play

Frank Langella

Honored for : Seascape

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Nominee Nominated Work
George Rose My Fat Friend
Larry Blyden Absurd Person Singular
Leonard Frey The National Health
Frank Langella Seascape
Philip Locke Sherlock Holmes
Dick Anthony Williams Black Picture Show
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Dee Dee Bridgewater

Honored for : The Wiz

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Nominee Nominated Work
Dee Dee Bridgewater The Wiz
Donna Theodore Shenandoah
Kelly Garrett The Night That Made America Famous
Susan Browning Goodtime Charley
Taina Elg Where's Charley?
Zan Charisse Gypsy
Tony Award for Best Original Score

Charlie Smalls

Honored for : The Wiz

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alan Lloyd A Letter for Queen Victoria
Gary Geld Shenandoah
Peter Udell Shenandoah
Nitra Scharfman The Lieutenant
Chuck Strand The Lieutenant
Gene Curty The Lieutenant
Charlie Smalls The Wiz
Tony Award for Best Play

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kermit Bloomgarden Equus
Doris Abrahams Equus
Peter Shaffer Equus
Edward L. Schuman Same Time, Next Year
Morton Gottlieb Same Time, Next Year
Palladium Productions Same Time, Next Year
Bernard Slade Same Time, Next Year
Dasha Epstein Same Time, Next Year
Richard Barr Seascape
Clinton Wilder Seascape
Charles Woodward Seascape
Edward Albee Seascape
Miguel Piñero Short Eyes
New York Shakespeare Festival Short Eyes
Winston Ntshona Sizwe Banzi is Dead
Michael White Sizwe Banzi is Dead
Bernard Delfont Sizwe Banzi is Dead
Lester Osterman Productions Sizwe Banzi is Dead
John Kani Sizwe Banzi is Dead
Hillard Elkins Sizwe Banzi is Dead
Athol Fugard Sizwe Banzi is Dead
Hillard Elkins The Island
John Kani The Island
Athol Fugard The Island
Bernard Delfont The Island
Lester Osterman Productions The Island
Winston Ntshona The Island
Michael White The Island
Peter Nichols The National Health
Circle in the Square Theatre The National Health
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

James Lee Barrett, Peter Udell, Philip Rose

Honored for : Shenandoah

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Nominee Nominated Work
James Lee Barrett Shenandoah
Peter Udell Shenandoah
Philip Rose Shenandoah
Michael Stewart Mack & Mabel
Gene Curty The Lieutenant
Nitra Scharfman The Lieutenant
Chuck Strand The Lieutenant
William F. Brown The Wiz
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play

John Dexter

Honored for : Equus

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Dexter Equus
Ronald Eyre London Assurance
Gene Saks Same Time, Next Year
Frank Dunlop Scapino!
Athol Fugard Sizwe Banzi is Dead
Athol Fugard The Island
Arvin Brown The National Health
Tony Award for Best Musical

Ken Harper

Honored for : The Wiz

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ken Harper The Wiz
David Merrick Mack & Mabel
Spofford J. Beadle The Lieutenant
Joseph S. Kutrzeba The Lieutenant
Philip Rose Shenandoah
Gloria Sher Shenandoah
Louis K. Sher Shenandoah
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

Geoffrey Holder

Honored for : The Wiz

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gower Champion Mack & Mabel
Geoffrey Holder The Wiz
Arthur Laurents Gypsy
Grover Dale The Magic Show
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Ellen Burstyn

Honored for : Same Time, Next Year

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ellen Burstyn Same Time, Next Year
Liv Ullmann A Doll's House
Elizabeth Ashley Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Maggie Smith Private Lives
Diana Rigg The Misanthrope
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

John Cullum

Honored for : Shenandoah

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Cullum Shenandoah
Joel Grey Goodtime Charley
Robert Preston Mack & Mabel
Eddie Mekka The Lieutenant
Raúl Juliá Where's Charley?
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

Rita Moreno

Honored for : The Ritz

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rita Moreno The Ritz
Linda Miller Black Picture Show
Geraldine Page Absurd Person Singular
Carole Shelley Absurd Person Singular
Elizabeth Spriggs London Assurance
Frances Sternhagen Equus
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Angela Lansbury

Honored for : Gypsy

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Nominee Nominated Work
Angela Lansbury Gypsy
Lola Falana Doctor Jazz
Ann Reinking Goodtime Charley
Bernadette Peters Mack & Mabel
Angela Lansbury Gypsy (1973)
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design

Carl Toms

Honored for : Sherlock Holmes

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Nominee Nominated Work
Carl Toms Sherlock Holmes
Scott Johnson Dance with Me
Tanya Moiseiwitsch The Misanthrope
William Ritman God's Favorite
Rouben Ter-Arutunian Goodtime Charley
Robin Wagner Mack & Mabel
Tony Award for Best Costume Design

Geoffrey Holder

Honored for : The Wiz

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Nominee Nominated Work
Geoffrey Holder The Wiz
Raoul Pene Du Bois Doctor Jazz
Willa Kim Goodtime Charley
Patricia Zipprodt Mack & Mabel
Tanya Moiseiwitsch The Misanthrope
Arthur Boccia Where's Charley?
Special Tony Award

Al Hirschfeld

(For 50 years of theatrical cartoons (Theatre Award '75))
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play or Musical

Neil Peter Jampolis

Honored for : Sherlock Holmes

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Nominee Nominated Work
Neil Peter Jampolis Sherlock Holmes
Thomas R. Skelton All God's Chillun Got Wings
Andy Phillips Equus
Abe Feder Goodtime Charley
James Tilton Seascape
Chip Monk The Rocky Horror Show
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Cullum Shenandoah
Joel Grey Goodtime Charley
Robert Preston Mack & Mabel
Eddie Mekka The Lieutenant
Raúl Juliá Where's Charley?