37th Tony Awards

Eligibility

Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1982–1983 season before May 16, 1983 are eligible.

;Original plays

• Almost an Eagle
• Angels Fall
• Beyond Therapy
• Brighton Beach Memoirs
• 84, Charing Cross Road
• Foxfire
• Good
• K2
• A Little Family Business
• The Man Who Had Three Arms
• Monday After the Miracle
• Moose Murders
• A Need for Brussels Sprouts
• A Need for Less Expertise
• 'night, Mother
• Passion
• Plenty
• The Queen and the Rebels
• The Slab Boys Trilogy
• Steaming
• Teaneck Tanzi
• Torch Song Trilogy
• Total Abandon
• The Wake of Jamey Foster
• Whodunnit ;Original musicals
• Blues in the Night
• Cats
• Cleavage
• Dance a Little Closer
• Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
• A Doll's Life
• Merlin
• My One and Only
• Play Me a Country Song
• Rock 'N Roll! The First 5,000 Years
• Seven Brides for Seven Brothers ;Play revivals
• Alice in Wonderland
• All's Well That Ends Well
• The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
• Ghosts
• The Misanthrope
• Present Laughter
• Private Lives
• The Ritz
• A View from the Bridge
• You Can't Take It with You ;Musical revivals
• On Your Toes
• Porgy and Bess
• Show Boat

The ceremony

Presenters included George Abbott, Diahann Carroll, David Cassidy, James Coco, Cleavant Derricks, Colleen Dewhurst, Sergio Franchi, Bonnie Franklin, Peter Michael Goetz, Mark Hamill, Cheryl Hartley, Florence Lacey, Frank Langella, Court Miller, Liliane Montevecchi, Jerry Orbach, Jay Patterson, John Rubinstein, and Pamela Sousa.

The Special Salute was a medley of George Gershwin songs. At the end of the ceremony the Uris Theatre was renamed the Gershwin Theatre. Songs included: "The Real American Folk Song" sung by Diahann Carroll, "Stairway to Paradise" sung by Ben Vereen, "Somebody Loves Me" sung by Jack Lemmon and Ginger Rogers, "Lady Be Good" sung by Hal Linden and Ginger Rogers, "Someone to Watch Over Me" sung by Melissa Manchester, "How Long Has This Been Going On?" sung by Bonnie Franklin, "Vodka" sung by Dorothy Loudon, "I Got Rhythm" sung by Michele Lee and "There's a Boat dat's Leavin' Soon For New York" sung by Robert Guillaume.

Musicals represented:

• Cats, "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats" - Company/"Memory" - Betty Buckley
• Merlin, "It's About Magic" - Doug Henning, Company
• My One and Only, "Kicking the Clouds Away" - Tommy Tune, Company

During his acceptance speech, Torch Song Trilogy producer John Glines thanked his partner and lover, Lawrence Lane, in a statement widely thought to be the first open acknowledgement of a gay partner at a major awards show.

Winners and nominees

Source: BroadwayWorld

*Winners are in bold *

Special awards

• Regional Theatre Award - Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association

Multiple nominations and awards

These productions received multiple nominations:

• 11 nominations: Cats
• 9 nominations: My One and Only
• 7 nominations: All's Well That Ends Well
• 5 nominations: Merlin and On Your Toes
• 4 nominations: Brighton Beach Memoirs, 'night, Mother and Plenty
• 3 nominations: A Doll's Life, Foxfire, K2 and Show Boat
• 2 nominations: Angels Fall, Porgy and Bess, Torch Song Trilogy and A View from the Bridge

The following productions received multiple awards.

• 7 wins: Cats
• 3 wins: My One and Only
• 2 wins: Brighton Beach Memoirs, On Your Toes and Torch Song Trilogy

References

References

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3. (August 17, 2018). "John Glines, Who Helped Bring ‘Torch Song’ to Broadway, Dies at 84". New York Times.
4. (June 17, 2014). "Who Was the First Person to Ever Thank a Same-Sex Partner on a Nationally Televised Awards Show? (AUDIO/VIDEO)". Huffington Post.
5. (August 9, 2018). "Tony-Winning Torch Song Trilogy Producer John Glines Dies at 84". Playbill.com.
6. link. (July 28, 2011)