11th Tony Awards

Eligibility

Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1956 season before February 28, 1957 are eligible.

;Original plays

• Affair of Honor
• Auntie Mame
• The Best House in Naples
• Child of Fortune
• A Clearing in the Woods
• Diary of a Scoundrel
• Double in Hearts
• Eugenia
• Girls of Summer
• The Good Woman of Setzuan
• The Happiest Millionaire
• Harbor Lights
• The Hidden River
• A Hole in the Head
• Holiday for Lovers
• Intermezzo
• Le Chien du Jardinier
• Les Adieux
• The Little Glass Clock
• Long Day's Journey into Night
• The Loud Red Patrick
• The Lovers
• Mister Johnson
• Night of the Auk
• Pictures in the Hallway
• The Potting Shed
• Protective Custody
• The Reluctant Debutante
• Separate Tables
• Sixth Finger in a Five Finger Glove
• The Sleeping Prince
• Small War on Murray Hill
• Speaking of Murder
• Table by the Window
• Table Number Seven
• Too Late the Phalarope
• The Tunnel of Love
• Uncle Willie
• A Very Special Baby
• Visit to a Small Planet
• Waiting for Godot
• Wake Up, Darling
• The Waltz of the Toreadors ;Original musicals
• Bells Are Ringing
• Candide
• Cranks
• Happy Hunting
• Li'l Abner
• The Littlest Revue
• The Most Happy Fella
• Mr. Wonderful
• My Fair Lady
• New Faces of 1956
• Shangri-La
• That Girl at the Bijou ;Play revivals
• The Apple Cart
• Christophe Colomb
• Feu la Mere de Madame
• Goodbye Again
• Les Nuits de la Colere
• Macbeth
• Major Barbara
• Measure for Measure
• The Misanthrope
• A Month in the Country
• Saint Joan
• Richard II
• Romeo and Juliet
• The Taming of the Shrew
• Troilus and Cressida
• Volpone

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

References

References

1. Zolotow, Sam. " 'Fair Lady' Wins 6 'Tony' Awards: Winners of Annual 'Tony' Awards", ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 22, 1957, p.29
2. [http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/history/ceremonies/index.html "Ceremonies see 1957"] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-09-21 tonyawards.com, accessed May 28, 2016)