30th Tony Awards

Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1975–1976 season before March 26, 1976 are eligible.

Presenters: Alan Arkin, Clifton Davis, Bonnie Franklin, Celeste Holm, Cloris Leachman, Michele Lee, Jerry Lewis, Hal Linden, Mary Martin, Mike Nichols, Christopher Plummer, Vanessa Redgrave, Marlo Thomas, Leslie Uggams.^[1]

The theme of the show was "The Ones That Got Away", a medley of memorable songs from past musicals that did not win the Tony performed by Linden, Davis, Lee and Uggams with Richard Burton performing the number from Camelot.^[1]

The medley included songs from:

Musicals represented:^[1]

• A Chorus Line ("I Hope I Get It"/"One" - Company)
• Bubbling Brown Sugar ("Sweet Georgia Brown" - Vivian Reed, Lonnie McNeil, Newton Winters)
• Chicago ("All I Care About" - Jerry Orbach and Company)
• Pacific Overtures ("Advantages of Floating in the Middle of the Sea" - Mako and Company)

Source:BroadwayWorld^[2]

Winners are in bold

• Lawrence Langner Award Winner (Lifetime Achievement in Theatre) - George Abbott
• Regional Theatre Award - The Arena Stage, Washington, D.C. (This award takes note of the company's balanced program of distinguished revivals and a broad spectrum of new works and American premieres of important foreign plays.)
• Mathilde Pincus, for outstanding service to the Broadway musical theatre
• Thomas H. Fitzgerald, to the gifted lighting technician of countless Broadway shows and many Tony telecasts. (Posthumous)
• Circle in the Square, for twenty-five continuous years of quality productions.
• Richard Burton

• Drama Desk Awards
• 1976 Laurence Olivier Awards – equivalent awards for West End theatre productions
• Obie Award
• New York Drama Critics' Circle
• Theatre World Award
• Lucille Lortel Awards