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17th Tony Awards

1963 theatrical awards ceremony

Field	Value
name	17th Tony Awards
date	April 28, 1963
location	Hotel Americana
New York City
host	Abe Burrows
Robert Morse
network	WWOR-TV
previous	16th
main	Tony Awards
next	18th

New York City Robert Morse

The 17th Annual Tony Awards took place on April 28, 1963, in the Hotel Americana Imperial Ballroom in New York City. The ceremony was broadcast on local television station WWOR-TV (Channel 9) in New York City. The awards were given to plays and musicals from the 1962/63 season that had their premiere on Broadway. The Masters of Ceremonies were Abe Burrows and Robert Morse.

Eligibility

Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1962–1963 season before March 30, 1963 are eligible.

;Original plays

The Affair
Andorra
The Beauty Part
Beyond the Fringe
Calculated Risk
Come on Strong
Dear Me, The Sky is Falling
Enter Laughing
The Fun Couple
Harold
The Heroine
Hidden Stranger
In the Counting House
The Lady of the Camellias
Lord Pengo
Lorenzo
The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
Moby Dick
The Moon Besieged
Mother Courage and Her Children
My Mother, My Father and Me
Natural Affection
Never Too Late
Night Life
On an Open Roof
The Perfect Setup
Photo Finish
The Riot Act
Seidman and Son
Step on a Crack
Tchin-Tchin
A Thousand Clowns
Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright
Venus at Large
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ;Original musicals
Bravo Giovanni
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
The Hollow Crown
Little Me
Mr. President
Nowhere to Go But Up
Oliver!
Stop the World - I Want to Get Off
Tovarich ;Play revivals
The Father
Long Day's Journey into Night
Miss Julie
The School for Scandal
Strange Interlude
Too True to Be Good ;Musical revivals
Brigadoon

The ceremony

Presenters: Elizabeth Ashley, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Orson Bean, Vivian Blaine, Diahann Carroll, Dane Clark, Betty Field, Martin Gabel, Anita Gillette, June Havoc, Helen Hayes, Van Heflin, Pat Hingle, Celeste Holm, Nancy Kelly, Sam Levene, Walter Matthau, Helen Menken, Phyllis Newman, Maureen O'Sullivan, Charles Nelson Reilly, William Prince, Rosalind Russell, David Wayne. Music was by Meyer Davis and his Orchestra.

Winners and nominees

''Winners are in '''bold'''''

Sources: InfoPlease, BroadwayWorld

Best Play	Best Musical	Best Producer (Dramatic)	Best Producer (Musical)	Best Author (Musical)	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	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 Supporting or Featured Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actress in a Play	Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actress in a Musical	Best Direction of a Play	Best Direction of a Musical	Best Choreography	Best Conductor and Musical Director	Best Stage Technician	Best Scenic Design	Best Costume Design

Special award

Bette Davis, honored for her work with the National Repertory Theatre.

Multiple nominations and awards

These productions had multiple nominations:

10 nominations: Little Me and Oliver!
8 nominations: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
6 nominations: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
5 nominations: Stop the World – I Want to Get Off
4 nominations: Mother Courage and Her Children and Tchin-Tchin
3 nominations: Bravo Giovanni, Brigadoon, The Lady of the Camellias, The School for Scandal and A Thousand Clowns
2 nominations: The Beauty Part, Beyond the Fringe, Mr. President, Never Too Late and Tovarich

The following productions received multiple awards.

6 wins: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
5 wins: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
3 wins: Oliver!

References

[http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/history/ceremonies/200909161253133295656.html "Ceremony 1963"] {{Webarchive. link. (2018-04-10 , tonyawards.com, accessed May 29, 2016)
[http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0153431.html "1963 Tony Awards, Winners"], Infoplease, accessed May 29, 2016
[http://www.broadwayworld.com/tonyawardsyear.cfm?year=1963 "Tony Awards 1963"], broadwayworld.com, accessed May 29, 2016

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