11th Tony Awards

The 11th Annual Tony Awards took place at the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom on April 21, 1957. The Master of Ceremonies was Bud Collyer.

Ceremony
The presenters were Faye Emerson, Tom Ewell, Lillian Gish, Helen Hayes, Nancy Kelly, Bert Lahr, Beatrice Lillie, Nancy Olson, Elaine Perry, Cliff Robertson, and Cornelia Otis Skinner.

Performers were George Gaines and Michael King. Music was by Meyer Davis and his Orchestra. Due to a union dispute, there was no television broadcast, which had been scheduled for WCBS-TV Channel 2.

Winners and nominees
Winners are in bold

Multiple nominations and awards
These productions had multiple nominations:


 * 10 nominations: My Fair Lady
 * 6 nominations: Long Day's Journey into Night, The Most Happy Fella and Separate Tables
 * 5 nominations: Candide and The Waltz of the Toreadors
 * 4 nominations: Auntie Mame, Bells Are Ringing and Happy Hunting
 * 3 nominations: Li'l Abner, Major Barbara, The Potting Shed and A Visit to a Small Planet
 * 2 nominations: A Clearing in the Woods, The Happiest Millionaire, The Reluctant Debutante, Small War on Murray Hill and Too Late the Phalarope

The following productions received multiple awards.


 * 6 wins: My Fair Lady
 * 2 wins: Bells Are Ringing, Li'l Abner and Long Day's Journey into Night