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29th Tony Awards

1975 theatrical awards ceremony

Field	Value
name	29th Tony Awards
date	April 20, 1975
location	Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, New York
host	Larry Blyden, George S. Irving, Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence, Michele Lee, Bernadette Peters and Bobby Van
network	ABC
previous	28th
main	Tony Awards
next	30th

The 29th Annual Tony Awards ceremony was held on April 20, 1975, at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City, and broadcast by ABC television. Hosts/Performers/Presenters were Larry Blyden, George S. Irving, Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence, Michele Lee, Bernadette Peters and Bobby Van.

Eligibility

Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1974–1975 season before March 23, 1975 are eligible.

;Original plays

Absurd Person Singular
All Over Town
An American Millionaire
Black Picture Show
Clarence Darrow
Don't Call Back
Dreyfus in Rehearsal
Dunelawn
Equus
Fame
God's Favorite
The Hashish Club
Hosanna
In Praise of Love
Jumpers
Mert & Phil
Mourning Pictures
My Fat Friend
My Sister, My Sister
The National Health
Ravenswood
The Ritz
Same Time, Next Year
Saturday Sunday Monday
Scapino
Seascape
Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island
Short Eyes
Thieves
Tubstrip
Who's Who in Hell
Will Rogers' USA ;Original musicals
Dance with Me
Doctor Jazz
Goodtime Charley
A Letter for Queen Victoria
The Lieutenant
Mack and Mabel
The Magic Show
Man on the Moon
The Night That Made America Famous
Ride the Winds
The Rocky Horror Show
Shenandoah
The Wiz
Words & Music ;Play revivals
All God's Chillun Got Wings
As You Like It
Brief Lives
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
The Dance of Death
Duet
A Doll's House
Hughie
London Assurance
Love for Love
Medea and Jason
The Member of the Wedding
The Misanthrope
Of Mice and Men
Private Lives
The Rules of the Game
Sherlock Holmes ;Musical revivals
Good News
Gypsy
Where's Charley?

The ceremony

The theme centered on the Winter Garden Theatre, where many of the greatest stars in theatrical history began their careers.

Presenters: Jack Albertson, Eve Arden, Fred Astaire, Milton Berle, Ray Bolger, Carol Channing, Clifton Davis, Buddy Ebsen, Jack Haley, Angela Lansbury, Jack Lemmon, John V. Lindsay, Cleavon Little, Walter Matthau, Vincente Minnelli, Carl Reiner, Rosalind Russell, Joe Smith, Jean Stapleton.

Performers: Clive Baldwin, Joey Faye, Angela Lansbury, Alexis Smith.

Musicals represented:

Mame ("Mame" - Angela Lansbury and Men)
Follies ("The Story of Lucy and Jessie" - Alexis Smith and Dancers)
Gypsy ("Everything's Coming up Roses" - Angela Lansbury and Company)

Winners and nominees

Winners are in bold

Best Play	Best Musical	Best Book of a Musical	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play	Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical	Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actress in a Play	Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actress in a Musical	Best Direction of a Play	Best Direction of a Musical	Best Choreography	Best Scenic Design	Best Costume Design	Best Lighting Design

Special awards

Neil Simon, for his plays

Special Award

Al Hirschfeld for 50 years of theatrical cartoons

Multiple nominations and awards

These productions had multiple nominations:

8 nominations: Mack and Mabel and The Wiz
7 nominations: Goodtime Charley
6 nominations: Shenandoah
5 nominations: Equus and Where's Charley?
4 nominations: The Lieutenant and Sherlock Holmes
3 nominations: Absurd Person Singular, Dance with Me, Doctor Jazz, Gypsy, The Island, The Misanthrope, The National Health, Same Time, Next Year, Seascape and Sizwe Banzi Is Dead
2 nominations: Black Picture Show, London Assurance, The Magic Show, The Night That Made America Famous and Scapino

The following productions received multiple awards.

7 wins: The Wiz
2 wins: Equus, Shenandoah and Sherlock Holmes

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