34th Annual TONY AWARDS Patti LuPone "Evita" Mandy Patinkin 1980 Playbill

Description

This is a rare program (playbill) from the Thirty-Fourth Annual ANTOINETTE PERRY AWARDS ceremony held at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City on June 8th, 1980.
The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards® got their start in 1947 when the Wing established an awards program to celebrate excellence in the theatre.
Named for Antoinette Perry, an actress, director, producer, and the dynamic wartime leader of the American Theatre Wing who had passed away the previous year, the Tony Awards made their official debut at a dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Easter Sunday, April 6th, 1947. Vera Allen, Perry's successor as chairwoman of the Wing, presided over an evening that included dining, dancing, and a program of entertainment.
Among those honored at the 1979-80 Tony's with acting awards were JIM DALE (
Barnum
), PATTI LuPONE (
Evita
), MANDY PATINKIN (
Evita
), PRISCILLA LOPEZ (
A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
), JOHN RUBINSTEIN (
Children of a Lesser God
)
, PHYLLIS FRELICH
(
Children of a Lesser God
)
, DAVID ROUNDS (
Morning's at Seven
)
and DINAH MANOFF
(
I Ought To Be In Pictures
)
.
The award for "Best Musical" went to "EVITA", "Best Book of a Musical" to TIM RICE (
Evita
)
and
"Best Original Score" to ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and TIM RICE (
Evita
)
. "Best Play" went to MARK MEDOFF (
Children of a Lesser God
)
, "Best Choreography" to TOMMY TUNE and THOMMIE WALSH (
A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
)
, "Best Direction of a Musical" to
HAROLD PRINCE (
Evita
)
and "Best Direction of a Play" to VIVIAN MATALON (
Morning's at Seven
).
The hosts for the Thirty-Fourth Annual Tony Awards were
Mary Tyler Moore and Jason Robards
and
presenting awards were
Eve Arden, Carol Channing, Hume Cronyn, Faye Dunaway, Mia Farrow, James Earl Jones, Elia Kazan, Richard Kiley, James MacArthur, Nancy Marchand, Dudley Moore, Anthony Perkins, Gilda Radner, Lynn Redgrave, Tony Roberts, Jessica Tandy, Cicely Tyson and Dick Van Dyke
.
The
Lawrence Langner Memorial Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre was presented to HELEN HAYES.
DETAILS: The 172 page playbill measures 5 5/8" X 9" inches, has a silver metallic cover and includes full production credits, individual photos of each of the acting nominees and hosts, production photos from each of the nominated plays and musicals and a number of congratulatory advertisements from current Broadway productions
.
CONDITION: With the exception of a light crease in the front cover, this rare playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard for safe transport.