48th Tony Awards

The 48th Annual Tony Awards were held on June 12, 1994, to recognize excellence in Broadway productions during the 1993-94 season. The ceremony was broadcast by CBS from the Gershwin Theatre on June 12, 1994. The hosts were Sir Anthony Hopkins and Amy Irving.

DateJune 12, 1994

LocationGershwin Theatre, New York City, New York

Hosted bySir Anthony Hopkins
Amy Irving

Most winsCarousel (5)

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48th Tony Awards
Official poster for the 48th annual Tony Awards
Date	June 12, 1994
Location	Gershwin Theatre, New York City, New York
Hosted by	Sir Anthony Hopkins Amy Irving
Most wins	Carousel (5)
Most nominations	Passion (10)
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS
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Eligibility

Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1993–1994 season before May 12, 1994 are eligible.

This was the first year for several awards: the award for Best Revival was given separately for plays and musicals, and the "Lifetime Achievement Award". The first Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to husband-and-wife Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn by another husband-and-wife, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee.^[1]

Original plays

Angels in America: Perestroika
Any Given Day
Broken Glass
The Kentucky Cycle
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Mixed Emotions
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
Sally Marr... and Her Escorts
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
The Twilight of the Golds
Wonderful Tennessee

Original musicals

Beauty and the Beast
The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public
Cyrano: The Musical
A Grand Night for Singing
Passion
The Red Shoes

Play revivals

Musical revivals

Camelot
Carousel
Damn Yankees
Grease
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
My Fair Lady
She Loves Me

Presenters

George Abbott, Alan Alda, Jane Alexander, Carol Burnett, Nell Carter, Glenn Close, Tony Danza, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Peter Falk, Melanie Griffith, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Keitel, Jack Klugman, Swoosie Kurtz, Linda Lavin, Michael Learned, Steve Martin, Bebe Neuwirth, Rosie O'Donnell, Bernadette Peters, Tony Randall, Tony Roberts, Martin Short, Paul Sorvino, Jean Stapleton, Marlo Thomas, Gwen Verdon, Vanessa L. Williams

Performances

Opening Number

Victor Garber introduced performances from the 1994 nominees for Best Revival of a Musical:

Grease ("We Go Together" – Company)
She Loves Me ("I Don't Know His Name"/"She Loves Me" – Diane Fratantoni, Sally Mayes and Boyd Gaines)
Damn Yankees ("Shoeless Joe From Hannibal, Mo." – Vicki Lewis and Company)
Carousel ("You'll Never Walk Alone"- Shirley Verrett and Company)
Vanessa L. Williams on live remote from Toronto introduced Show Boat ("Ol' Man River" – Michel Bell and Company)

Musicals represented

A Grand Night for Singing ("People Will Say We're in Love"/"Some Enchanted Evening"/"It's a Grand Night for Singing" – Company)
Beauty and the Beast ("Me"/"Be Our Guest"/"If I Can't Love Her"/"Beauty and the Beast" – Company)
Cyrano: The Musical (Company)
Passion ("Happiness"/"Drums and Music"/"Finale" – Company)

Winners and nominees

Competitive Awards

Winners are in bold

More information Best Play, Best Musical ...

Best Play	Best Musical
Angels in America: Perestroika – Tony Kushner Broken Glass – Arthur Miller The Kentucky Cycle – Robert Schenkkan Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 – Anna Deavere Smith	Passion Beauty and the Beast Cyrano: The Musical A Grand Night for Singing
Best Revival of a Play	Best Revival of a Musical
An Inspector Calls Abe Lincoln in Illinois Medea Timon of Athens	Carousel Damn Yankees Grease She Loves Me
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
*Stephen Spinella – Angels in America: Perestroika* as Prior Walter** Brian Bedford – Timon of Athens as Timon Christopher Plummer – No Man's Land as Spooner Sam Waterston – Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Abraham Lincoln	*Diana Rigg – Medea* as Medea** Nancy Marchand – Black Comedy as Mrs. Furnival/Sophie Joan Rivers – Sally Marr... and Her Escorts as Sally Marr Anna Deavere Smith – Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 as Various Characters
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
*Boyd Gaines – She Loves Me* as Georg Nowack** Victor Garber – Damn Yankees as Mr. Applegate Terrence Mann – Beauty and the Beast as The Beast Jere Shea – Passion as Giorgio	*Donna Murphy – Passion* as Fosca** Susan Egan – Beauty and the Beast as Belle Dee Hoty – The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public as Mona Stangley Judy Kuhn – She Loves Me as Amalia Balash
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
*Jeffrey Wright – Angels in America: Perestroika* as Belize/Various Characters** Larry Bryggman – Picnic as Howard Bevans David Marshall Grant – Angels in America: Perestroika as Joe Pitt/Various Characters Gregory Itzin – The Kentucky Cycle as Various Characters	*Jane Adams – An Inspector Calls* as Sheila Birling** Debra Monk – Picnic as Rosemary Sydney Jeanne Paulsen – The Kentucky Cycle as Various Characters Anne Pitoniak – Picnic as Helen Potts
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
*Jarrod Emick – Damn Yankees* as Joe Hardy** Tom Aldredge – Passion as Dr. Tambourri Gary Beach – Beauty and the Beast as Lumière Jonathan Freeman – She Loves Me as Headwaiter	*Audra McDonald – Carousel* as Carrie Pipperidge Snow** Marcia Lewis – Grease as Miss Lynch Sally Mayes – She Loves Me as Ilona Ritter Marin Mazzie – Passion as Clara
Best Book of a Musical	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
James Lapine – Passion Walter Bobbie – A Grand Night for Singing Linda Woolverton – Beauty and the Beast Koen van Dijk – Cyrano: The Musical	Passion – Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken (music) and Howard Ashman and Tim Rice (lyrics) Cyrano: The Musical – Ad van Dijk (music) and Koen van Dijk, Peter Reeves, and Sheldon Harnick (lyrics)
Best Scenic Design	Best Costume Design
Bob Crowley – Carousel Peter J. Davidson – Medea Ian MacNeil – An Inspector Calls Tony Walton – She Loves Me	Ann Hould-Ward – Beauty and the Beast David Charles and Jane Greenwood – She Loves Me Jane Greenwood – Passion Yan Tax – Cyrano: The Musical
Best Lighting Design	Best Choreography
Rick Fisher – An Inspector Calls Beverly Emmons – Passion Jules Fisher – Angels in America: Perestroika Natasha Katz – Beauty and the Beast	Sir Kenneth MacMillan – Carousel Jeff Calhoun – Grease Rob Marshall – Damn Yankees Rob Marshall – She Loves Me
Best Direction of a Play	Best Direction of a Musical
Stephen Daldry – An Inspector Calls Gerald Gutierrez – Abe Lincoln in Illinois Michael Langham – Timon of Athens George C. Wolfe – Angels in America: Perestroika	Nicholas Hytner – Carousel Scott Ellis – She Loves Me James Lapine – Passion Robert Jess Roth – Beauty and the Beast

Non-Competitive Awards

Regional Theatre Award — McCarter Theatre
Lifetime Achievement Award — Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn

Multiple nominations and awards

These productions had multiple nominations:

10 nominations: Passion
9 nominations: Beauty and the Beast and She Loves Me
6 nominations: Angels in America: Perestroika
5 nominations: Carousel and An Inspector Calls
4 nominations: Cyrano: The Musical and Damn Yankees
3 nominations: Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Grease, The Kentucky Cycle, Medea, Picnic and Timon of Athens
2 nominations: A Grand Night for Singing and Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

The following productions received multiple awards.

5 wins: Carousel
4 wins: An Inspector Calls and Passion
3 wins: Angels in America: Perestroika