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15th Tony Awards

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Date
  
April 16, 1961

Network
  
WCBS-TV

Hosted by
  
Phil Silvers

Location
  
Waldorf-Astoria New York City, New York

The 15th Annual Tony Awards took place on April 16, 1961, in the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom in New York City. The ceremony was broadcast on local television station WCBS-TV (Channel 2) in New York City. The Master of Ceremonies was Phil Silvers.

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The ceremony

Presenters: Anna Maria Alberghetti, Anne Bancroft, Ray Bolger, Carol Channing, Henry Fonda, Joan Fontaine, Robert Goulet, Helen Hayes, Celeste Holm, Fredric March, Mary Martin, Helen Menken Patricia Neal, Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Sidney Poitier, Robert Preston, Jason Robards, Gig Young.

The performer was Eleanor Steber.

Music was by Meyer Davis and his Orchestra.

Winners and nominees

Winners are in bold

Special awards

  • David Merrick, in recognition of a fabulous production record over the last seven years.
  • Theatre Guild, for organizing the first repertory to go abroad for the State Department.

    • References

    15th Tony Awards Wikipedia
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