49th Tony Awards

The 49th Annual Tony Awards was held at the Minskoff Theatre on June 4, 1995, and broadcast by CBS. Hosts were Glenn Close, Gregory Hines, and Nathan Lane.

Eligibility
Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1994–1995 season before May 4, 1995 are eligible.


 * Original plays
 * Arcadia
 * Defending the Caveman
 * Having Our Say
 * Indiscretions
 * Love! Valour! Compassion!
 * My Thing of Love
 * On the Waterfront
 * Translations
 * A Tuna Christmas
 * What’s Wrong With This Picture?


 * Original musicals
 * Smokey Joe's Cafe
 * Sunset Boulevard


 * Play revivals
 * A Christmas Carol
 * The Glass Menagerie
 * Hamlet
 * Hedda Gabler
 * The Heiress
 * The Molière Comedies
 * A Month in the Country
 * Philadelphia, Here I Come!
 * The Rose Tattoo
 * The Shadow Box
 * Uncle Vanya


 * Musical revivals
 * Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
 * How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
 * Show Boat

The ceremony
The musical sequence was "Broadway Songs We've Never Done, and Never Will" with Gregory Hines and Nathan Lane.

Presenters were: Maria Conchita Alonso, Lauren Bacall, Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Red Buttons, Walter Cronkite, Jim Dale, Laurence Fishburne, Gloria Foster, Michele Lee, Lonette McKee, Robert Morse, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jon Secada, Patrick Stewart, Elaine Stritch, Marlo Thomas, Kathleen Turner, Joan Van Ark.

Musicals represented:


 * Smokey Joe's Cafe "On Broadway" - The Men;
 * How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying "Brotherhood of Man" - Matthew Broderick, Lillias White and Company;
 * Show Boat "Kim's Charleston" - Elaine Stritch, Tammy Amerson and Company;
 * Sunset Boulevard - "As If We Never Said Goodbye" - Glenn Close and Company.

A special segment,"Broadway Across America" featured: Buskers in San Francisco ("Busker Alley" - Tommy Tune and Company); Master Class in Los Angeles (Scene with Zoe Caldwell and Audra McDonald); Grease in Boston ("We Go Together" - Company); Hello, Dolly! in San Diego.

Award winners and nominees
Winners are in bold

Special awards
Goodspeed Opera House
 * Regional Theatre Tony Award


 * Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre
 * National Endowment for the Arts


 * Special Tony Award
 * Carol Channing — Lifetime Achievement
 * Harvey Sabinson — Lifetime Achievement

Multiple nominations and awards
These productions had multiple nominations:


 * 11 nominations: Sunset Boulevard
 * 10 nominations: Show Boat
 * 9 nominations: Indiscretions
 * 7 nominations: The Heiress and Smokey Joe's Cafe
 * 5 nominations: Love! Valour! Compassion!
 * 4 nominations: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
 * 3 nominations: Arcadia, Having Our Say and The Molière Comedies
 * 2 nominations: Hamlet

The following productions received multiple awards.


 * 7 wins: Sunset Boulevard
 * 5 wins: Show Boat
 * 4 wins: The Heiress
 * 2 wins: Love! Valour! Compassion!