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The '''40th Annual Tony Awards''' ceremony was held on June 1, 1986, at the [[Minskoff Theatre]] and was broadcast by [[CBS]] television.
The '''40th Annual Tony Awards''' ceremony was held on June 1, 1986, at the [[Minskoff Theatre]] and was broadcast by [[CBS]] television.

==Eligibility==
Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1985–1986 season before May 1, 1986 are eligible.

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
;Original plays
*''[[Benefactors (play)|Benefactors]]''
*''[[Blood Knot]]''
*''The Boys in Autumn''
*''The Boys of Winter''
*''Corpse!''
*''[[Execution of Justice]]''
*''[[The House of Blue Leaves]]''
*''[[I'm Not Rappaport]]''
*''Lillian''
*''The Petition''
*''Precious Sons''
*''[[The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe]]''
*''So Long on Lonely Street''
*''[[Social Security (play)|Social Security]]''
{{col-break}}
;Original musicals
*''[[Big Deal (musical)|Big Deal]]''
*''Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood''
*''[[Jerry's Girls]]''
*''[[Mayor (musical)|Mayor]]''
*''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)|The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]''
*''[[The News (musical)|The News]]''
*''[[Singin' in the Rain (musical)|Singin' in the Rain]]''
*''[[Song and Dance]]''
*''[[Tango Argentino (musical)|Tango Argentino]]''
*''[[Uptown... It's Hot!]]''
*''[[Wind in the Willows (1985 musical)|Wind in the Willows]]''
{{col-break}}
;Play revivals
*''[[Arms and the Man]]''
*''[[The Caretaker]]''
*''[[Hay Fever (play)|Hay Fever]]''
*''[[The Iceman Cometh]]''
*''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]''
*''[[Loot (play)|Loot]]''
*''[[The Marriage of Figaro (play)|The Marriage of Figaro]]''
*''[[The Odd Couple (play)|The Odd Couple]]''
{{col-break}}
;Musical revivals
*''[[Sweet Charity]]''
{{col-end}}


==The ceremony==
==The ceremony==
The opening number was "Wanna Sing A Show Tune". The special number was "Forty Years of Broadway Show Music", which included songs from musicals including ''Annie'', ''[[Big River (musical)|Big River]]'', ''[[Finian's Rainbow]]'', ''Hello, Dolly!'', ''Fiddler on the Roof'', ''[[La Cage aux Folles (musical)|La Cage aux Folles]]'', and ''Sweet Charity''. The finale was the company singing "Give My Regards to Broadway".<ref name=ceremony>[http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/history/ceremonies/200909161253133942703.html "Ceremony, 1986"] tonyawards.com, accessed June 2, 2016</ref><ref name=detail>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/article/diva-talk-a-backwards-glancethe-1986-tony-awards-plus-mcdonald-and-evita-recordings-com-133869# "DIVA TALK: A Backwards Glance—the 1986 Tony Awards PLUS McDonald and 'Evita' Recordings"] Playbill, July 21, 2006, accessed June 2, 2016</ref>
The opening number was "Wanna Sing A Show Tune". The special number was "Forty Years of Broadway Show Music", which included songs from musicals including ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]'', ''[[Big River (musical)|Big River]]'', ''[[Finian's Rainbow]]'', ''[[Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]'', ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'', ''[[La Cage aux Folles (musical)|La Cage aux Folles]]'', and ''[[Sweet Charity]]''. The finale was the company singing "[[Give My Regards to Broadway]]".<ref name=ceremony>[http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/history/ceremonies/200909161253133942703.html "Ceremony, 1986"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717154307/https://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/history/ceremonies/200909161253133942703.html |date=2018-07-17 }} tonyawards.com, accessed June 2, 2016</ref><ref name=detail>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/article/diva-talk-a-backwards-glancethe-1986-tony-awards-plus-mcdonald-and-evita-recordings-com-133869# "DIVA TALK: A Backwards Glance—the 1986 Tony Awards PLUS McDonald and 'Evita' Recordings"] Playbill, July 21, 2006, accessed June 2, 2016</ref>


There were also vignettes from past Tony Award-winning plays.<ref name=ceremony/><ref name=detail/><ref>Nemy, Enid. "Five Tonys Are Won By 'Drood'", ''The New York Times'', June 2, 1986, p.C13</ref>
There were also vignettes from past Tony Award-winning plays.<ref name=ceremony/><ref name=detail/><ref>Nemy, Enid. "Five Tonys Are Won By 'Drood'", ''The New York Times'', June 2, 1986, p.C13</ref>


The presenters and performers were: [[Debbie Allen]], [[Susan Anton]], [[Bea Arthur]], [[Nell Carter]], [[Agnes de Mille]], [[José Ferrer]], [[Sandy Duncan]], [[Phyllis Frelich]], [[Helen Hayes]], [[Michael Kidd]], [[Cleo Laine]], [[Jack Lemmon]], [[Hal Linden]], [[John V. Lindsay]], [[Dorothy Loudon]], [[Karen Morrow]], [[Bernadette Peters]], [[Stefanie Powers]], [[Juliet Prowse]], [[Tony Randall]], [[Lee Roy Reams]], [[Ann Reinking]], [[Lee Remick]], [[Alfonso Ribeiro]], [[Chita Rivera]], [[John Rubinstein]], [[Rex Smith]], [[Marlo Thomas]], [[Leslie Uggams]], [[Lily Tomlin]], [[Sam Waterston]], [[Ben Vereen]], [[David Wayne]], [[Tom Wopat]].<ref name=detail/><ref>[http://www.playbill.com/production/the-40th-annual-tony-awards-1986-minskoff-theatre-vault-0000013921# "The 40th Annual Tony Awards-1986"] PlaybillVault, accessed June 2, 2016</ref>
The presenters and performers were: [[Debbie Allen]], [[Susan Anton]], [[Bea Arthur]], [[Nell Carter]], [[Agnes de Mille]], [[José Ferrer]], [[Sandy Duncan]], [[Phyllis Frelich]], [[Helen Hayes]], [[Michael Kidd]], [[Cleo Laine]], [[Jack Lemmon]], [[Hal Linden]], [[John V. Lindsay]], [[Dorothy Loudon]], [[Karen Morrow]], [[Bernadette Peters]], [[Stefanie Powers]], [[Juliet Prowse]], [[Tony Randall]], [[Lee Roy Reams]], [[Ann Reinking]], [[Lee Remick]], [[Alfonso Ribeiro]], [[Chita Rivera]], [[John Rubinstein]], [[Rex Smith (entertainer)|Rex Smith]], [[Marlo Thomas]], [[Leslie Uggams]], [[Lily Tomlin]], [[Sam Waterston]], [[Ben Vereen]], [[David Wayne]], [[Tom Wopat]].<ref name=detail/><ref>[http://www.playbill.com/production/the-40th-annual-tony-awards-1986-minskoff-theatre-vault-0000013921# "The 40th Annual Tony Awards-1986"] PlaybillVault, accessed June 2, 2016</ref>


Musicals that performed were ''[[Big Deal (musical)|Big Deal]]'' ("Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar" - Company); ''[[Song & Dance]]'' ("Unexpected Song" - Bernadette Peters); ''[[Tango Argentino (musical)|Tango Argentino]]'' (Dance Excerpts - Company); and ''[[Drood]]'' ("There You Are"/"Don't Quit While You're Ahead" - George Rose and Company).<ref name=detail/><ref name=ceremony/>
Musicals that performed were ''[[Big Deal (musical)|Big Deal]]'' ("Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar" - Company); ''[[Song & Dance]]'' ("Unexpected Song" - Bernadette Peters); ''[[Tango Argentino (musical)|Tango Argentino]]'' (Dance Excerpts - Company); and ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)|The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' ("There You Are"/"Don't Quit While You're Ahead" - George Rose and Company).<ref name=detail/><ref name=ceremony/>


==Winners and nominees==
==Winners and nominees==
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** ''[[The House of Blue Leaves]]'' – [[John Guare]]
** ''[[The House of Blue Leaves]]'' – [[John Guare]]
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* '''''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'''''
* '''''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)|The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'''''
**''[[Big Deal (musical)|Big Deal]]''
**''[[Big Deal (musical)|Big Deal]]''
** ''[[Song and Dance]]''
** ''[[Song and Dance]]''
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** ''[[Loot (play)|Loot]]''
** ''[[Loot (play)|Loot]]''
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* '''[[Rupert Holmes]] - ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'''''
* '''[[Rupert Holmes]] - ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)|The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'''''
** [[Bob Fosse]] - ''[[Big Deal (musical)|Big Deal]]''
** [[Bob Fosse]] - ''[[Big Deal (musical)|Big Deal]]''
** [[Betty Comden]] and [[Adolph Green]] - ''[[Singin' in the Rain (musical)|Singin' in the Rain]]''
** [[Betty Comden]] and [[Adolph Green]] - ''[[Singin' in the Rain (musical)|Singin' in the Rain]]''
** Jane Iredale - ''Wind in the Willows''
** Jane Iredale - ''[[Wind in the Willows (1985 musical)|Wind in the Willows]]''
|-
|-
! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play|Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play]]
! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play|Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play]]
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|-
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* '''[[George Rose (actor)|George Rose]] – ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' as Mayor Thomas Sapsea/Mr. William Cartwright'''
* '''[[George Rose (actor)|George Rose]] – ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)|The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' as Mayor Thomas Sapsea/Mr. William Cartwright'''
**[[Don Correia]] – ''[[Singin' in the Rain (musical)|Singin' in the Rain]]'' as Don Lockwood
**[[Don Correia]] – ''[[Singin' in the Rain (musical)|Singin' in the Rain]]'' as Don Lockwood
** [[Cleavant Derricks (actor)|Cleavant Derricks]] – ''[[Big Deal (musical)|Big Deal]]'' as Charley
** [[Cleavant Derricks (actor)|Cleavant Derricks]] – ''[[Big Deal (musical)|Big Deal]]'' as Charley
** [[Maurice Hines]] – ''[[Uptown…It's Hot!]]'' as Performer
** [[Maurice Hines]] – ''[[Uptown... It's Hot!]]'' as Performer
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* '''[[Bernadette Peters]] – ''[[Song and Dance]]'' as Emma'''
* '''[[Bernadette Peters]] – ''[[Song and Dance]]'' as Emma'''
** [[Debbie Allen]] – ''[[Sweet Charity]]'' as Charity
** [[Debbie Allen]] – ''[[Sweet Charity]]'' as Charity
** [[Cleo Laine]] – ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' as The Princess Puffer/Miss Angela Prysock
** [[Cleo Laine]] – ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)|The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' as The Princess Puffer/Miss Angela Prysock
** [[Chita Rivera]] – ''[[Jerry's Girls]]'' as Performer
** [[Chita Rivera]] – ''[[Jerry's Girls]]'' as Performer
|-
|-
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* '''[[Michael Rupert]] – ''[[Sweet Charity]]'' as Oscar'''
* '''[[Michael Rupert]] – ''[[Sweet Charity]]'' as Oscar'''
** [[Christopher d'Amboise]] – ''[[Song and Dance]]'' as Joe
** [[Christopher d'Amboise]] – ''[[Song and Dance]]'' as Joe
** John Herrera – ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' as Neville Landless/Mr. Victor Grinstead
** John Herrera – ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)|The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' as Neville Landless/Mr. Victor Grinstead
** [[Howard McGillin]] – ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' as John Jasper/Mr. Clive Paget
** [[Howard McGillin]] – ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)|The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' as John Jasper/Mr. Clive Paget
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* '''[[Bebe Neuwirth]] – ''[[Sweet Charity]]'' as Nickie'''
* '''[[Bebe Neuwirth]] – ''[[Sweet Charity]]'' as Nickie'''
** [[Patti Cohenour]] – ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' as Rosa Bud/Miss Deirdre Peregrine
** [[Patti Cohenour]] – ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)|The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' as Rosa Bud/Miss Deirdre Peregrine
** [[Jana Schneider]] – ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' as Helena Landless/Miss Janet Conover
** [[Jana Schneider]] – ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)|The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' as Helena Landless/Miss Janet Conover
** [[Elisabeth Welch]] – ''Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood'' as Performer
** [[Elisabeth Welch]] – ''Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood'' as Performer
|-
|-
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|-
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* '''''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' – [[Rupert Holmes]] (music and lyrics)'''
* '''''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)|The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' – [[Rupert Holmes]] (music and lyrics)'''
** ''[[The News (musical)|The News]]'' – Paul Schierhorn (music and lyrics)
** ''[[The News (musical)|The News]]'' – Paul Schierhorn (music and lyrics)
** ''[[Song and Dance]]'' – [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] (music), [[Don Black (lyricist)|Don Black]] (lyrics) and [[Richard Maltby Jr.]] (additional lyrics)
** ''[[Song and Dance]]'' – [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] (music), [[Don Black (lyricist)|Don Black]] (lyrics) and [[Richard Maltby Jr.]] (additional lyrics)
** ''Wind in the Willows'' – [[William P. Perry]] (music) and [[Roger McGough]] (lyrics)
** ''[[Wind in the Willows (1985 musical)|Wind in the Willows]]'' – [[William P. Perry]] (music) and [[Roger McGough]] (lyrics)
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* '''[[Bob Fosse]] – ''[[Big Deal (musical)|Big Deal]]'''''
* '''[[Bob Fosse]] – ''[[Big Deal (musical)|Big Deal]]'''''
** [[Graciela Daniele]] – ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]''
** [[Graciela Daniele]] – ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)|The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]''
** [[Peter Martins]] – ''[[Song and Dance]]''
** [[Peter Martins]] – ''[[Song and Dance]]''
** Tango Argentino Dancers – ''[[Tango Argentino (musical)|Tango Argentino]]''
** Tango Argentino Dancers – ''[[Tango Argentino (musical)|Tango Argentino]]''
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** [[John Tillinger]] – ''[[Loot (play)|Loot]]''
** [[John Tillinger]] – ''[[Loot (play)|Loot]]''
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* '''[[Wilford Leach]] – ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'''''
* '''[[Wilford Leach]] – ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)|The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'''''
** [[Bob Fosse]] – ''[[Big Deal (musical)|Big Deal]]''
** [[Bob Fosse]] – ''[[Big Deal (musical)|Big Deal]]''
** [[Richard Maltby Jr.]] – ''[[Song and Dance]]''
** [[Richard Maltby Jr.]] – ''[[Song and Dance]]''
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** Ben Edwards – ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]''
** Ben Edwards – ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]''
** David Mitchell – ''The Boys in Winter''
** David Mitchell – ''The Boys in Winter''
** [[Beni Montresor]] – ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]''
** [[Beni Montresor]] – ''[[The Marriage of Figaro (play)|The Marriage of Figaro]]''
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* '''[[Patricia Zipprodt]] – ''[[Sweet Charity]]'''''
* '''[[Patricia Zipprodt]] – ''[[Sweet Charity]]'''''
** [[Willa Kim]] – ''[[Song and Dance]]''
** [[Willa Kim]] – ''[[Song and Dance]]''
** [[Beni Montresor]] – ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]''
** [[Beni Montresor]] – ''[[The Marriage of Figaro (play)|The Marriage of Figaro]]''
** [[Ann Roth]] – ''[[The House of Blue Leaves]]''
** [[Ann Roth]] – ''[[The House of Blue Leaves]]''
|-
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! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Lighting Design|Best Lighting Design]]
! colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Lighting Design|Best Lighting Design]]
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* '''[[Pat Collins (lighting designer)|Pat Collins]] – ''[[I'm Not Rappaport]]'''''
* '''[[Pat Collins (lighting designer)|Pat Collins]] – ''[[I'm Not Rappaport]]'''''
** [[Jules Fisher]] – ''[[Song and Dance]]''
** [[Jules Fisher]] – ''[[Song and Dance]]''
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==Special award==
==Special award==
* Regional Theatre Award - [[American Repertory Theater]], Cambridge, Massachusetts
* Regional Theatre Award - [[American Repertory Theater]], Cambridge, Massachusetts

===Multiple nominations and awards===
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-1-of-2}}
These productions had multiple nominations:

*''11 nominations:'' ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)|The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]''
*''8 nominations:'' ''[[The House of Blue Leaves]]'' and ''[[Song and Dance]]''
*''5 nominations:'' ''[[Big Deal (musical)|Big Deal]]'', ''[[Loot (play)|Loot]]'' and ''[[Sweet Charity]]''
*''4 nominations:'' ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' and ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]''
*''3 nominations:'' ''[[I'm Not Rappaport]]'' and ''[[Tango Argentino (musical)|Tango Argentino]]''
*''2 nominations:'' ''[[Benefactors (play)|Benefactors]]'', ''[[Hay Fever (play)|Hay Fever]]'', ''[[The Marriage of Figaro (play)|The Marriage of Figaro]]'', ''The Petition'', ''[[Singin' in the Rain (musical)|Singin' in the Rain]]'' and ''[[Wind in the Willows (1985 musical)|Wind in the Willows]]''

{{Col-2-of-2}}
The following productions received multiple awards.

*''5 wins:'' ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)|The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]''
*''4 wins:'' ''[[The House of Blue Leaves]]'' and ''[[Sweet Charity]]''
*''3 wins:'' ''[[I'm Not Rappaport]]''

{{Col-end}}

==See also==
* [[Drama Desk Awards]]
* [[1986 Laurence Olivier Awards]] – equivalent awards for [[West End theatre]] productions
* [[Obie Award]]
* [[New York Drama Critics' Circle]]
* [[Theatre World Award]]
* [[Lucille Lortel Awards]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 11:24, 6 December 2024

40th Tony Awards
DateJune 1, 1986
LocationMinskoff Theatre, New York City
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS
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The 40th Annual Tony Awards ceremony was held on June 1, 1986, at the Minskoff Theatre and was broadcast by CBS television.

Eligibility

[edit]

Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1985–1986 season before May 1, 1986 are eligible.

The ceremony

[edit]

The opening number was "Wanna Sing A Show Tune". The special number was "Forty Years of Broadway Show Music", which included songs from musicals including Annie, Big River, Finian's Rainbow, Hello, Dolly!, Fiddler on the Roof, La Cage aux Folles, and Sweet Charity. The finale was the company singing "Give My Regards to Broadway".[1][2]

There were also vignettes from past Tony Award-winning plays.[1][2][3]

The presenters and performers were: Debbie Allen, Susan Anton, Bea Arthur, Nell Carter, Agnes de Mille, José Ferrer, Sandy Duncan, Phyllis Frelich, Helen Hayes, Michael Kidd, Cleo Laine, Jack Lemmon, Hal Linden, John V. Lindsay, Dorothy Loudon, Karen Morrow, Bernadette Peters, Stefanie Powers, Juliet Prowse, Tony Randall, Lee Roy Reams, Ann Reinking, Lee Remick, Alfonso Ribeiro, Chita Rivera, John Rubinstein, Rex Smith, Marlo Thomas, Leslie Uggams, Lily Tomlin, Sam Waterston, Ben Vereen, David Wayne, Tom Wopat.[2][4]

Musicals that performed were Big Deal ("Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar" - Company); Song & Dance ("Unexpected Song" - Bernadette Peters); Tango Argentino (Dance Excerpts - Company); and The Mystery of Edwin Drood ("There You Are"/"Don't Quit While You're Ahead" - George Rose and Company).[2][1]

Winners and nominees

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Winners are in bold

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

Special award

[edit]

Multiple nominations and awards

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c "Ceremony, 1986" Archived 2018-07-17 at the Wayback Machine tonyawards.com, accessed June 2, 2016
  2. ^ a b c d Gans, Andrew. "DIVA TALK: A Backwards Glance—the 1986 Tony Awards PLUS McDonald and 'Evita' Recordings" Playbill, July 21, 2006, accessed June 2, 2016
  3. ^ Nemy, Enid. "Five Tonys Are Won By 'Drood'", The New York Times, June 2, 1986, p.C13
  4. ^ "The 40th Annual Tony Awards-1986" PlaybillVault, accessed June 2, 2016
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