List of Tony Awards ceremonies explained

This is a list of Tony Awards ceremonies.[1] [2] [3]

This list is current as of the 75th Tony Awards ceremony held on June 12, 2022.

Venues

Networks

U.S. networkYears
ABC1967
NBC1968–1970
ABC1971–1977
CBS1978–2026
Paramount+2021–

Ceremonies

Ceremony Date Host(s) Location Network(s) U.S. viewers
(millions)
Mister Roberts Bert Lytell, Hiram Sherman, Harry Hirshfield
Kiss Me, Kate Death of a Salesman Brock Pemberton, James Sauter
South Pacific The Cocktail Party no formal host
Guys and Dolls The Rose Tattoo James Sauter
The King and I The Fourposter Helen Hayes
Wonderful Town The Crucible NBC radio
Kismet The Teahouse of the August Moon James Sauter NBC
The Pajama Game The Desperate Hours Helen Hayes
Damn Yankees The Diary of Anne Frank DuMont
My Fair Lady Long Day's Journey into Night none
The Music Man Sunrise at Campobello
Redhead J.B. WCBS-TV
Fiorello! / The Sound of Music The Miracle Worker
Bye Bye Birdie Becket
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying A Man for All Seasons Ray Bolger, Robert Preston
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? WWOR-TV
Hello, Dolly! Luther New York Hilton Midtown
Fiddler on the Roof The Subject Was Roses
Man of La Mancha Marat/Sade CBS (radio)
Cabaret The Homecoming
Hallelujah, Baby! Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead NBC
1776 The Great White Hope
Applause Borstal Boy Julie Andrews, Shirley MacLaine, Walter Matthau
Company Sleuth ABC
Two Gentlemen of Verona Sticks and Bones
A Little Night Music That Championship Season
Raisin The River Niger 20.0[4]
The Wiz Equus 17.9
A Chorus Line Travesties 16.0
Annie The Shadow Box
Ain't Misbehavin' Da no formal host CBS
The Elephant Man Jane Alexander, Henry Fonda, Liv Ullmann
Evita Children of a Lesser God
42nd Street Amadeus Ellen Burstyn, Richard Chamberlain
Nine The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Imperial Theatre
Cats Torch Song Trilogy Gershwin Theatre
La Cage aux Folles The Real Thing Julie Andrews, Robert Preston
Big River Biloxi Blues no formal host
The Mystery of Edwin Drood I'm Not Rappaport
Les Misérables Fences Angela LansburyMark Hellinger Theatre
The Phantom of the Opera M. Butterfly 12.1
Jerome Robbins' Broadway The Heidi Chronicles 12.3
City of Angels The Grapes of Wrath 10.1
The Will Rogers Follies Lost in Yonkers 12.2
Crazy for You Dancing at Lughnasa 11.7
Kiss of the Spider Woman Angels in America: Millennium Approaches 11.1
Passion Angels in America: Perestroika 10.4
Sunset Boulevard Love! Valour! Compassion! 10.2
Rent Master Class 8.7
Titanic The Last Night of Ballyhoo 13.0
The Lion King Art 11.7
Fosse Side Man no formal host 9.1
Contact Copenhagen 8.5
The Producers Proof 8.9
Thoroughly Modern Millie The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? 7.9
Hairspray Take Me Out 7.8
Avenue Q I Am My Own Wife 6.4
Monty Python's Spamalot 6.5
Jersey Boys The History Boys no formal host 7.7
Spring Awakening The Coast of Utopia 5.7
In the Heights 6.2
Billy Elliot the Musical God of Carnage 7.4
Memphis Red 7.0[5]
The Book of Mormon War Horse 6.9[6]
Once Clybourne Park 6.0[7]
Kinky Boots Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike 7.2[8]
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder All the Way 7.0[9]
Fun Home The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 6.4[10]
Hamilton The Humans 8.7[11]
Dear Evan Hansen Oslo 6.0[12]
The Band's Visit Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 6.3[13]
Hadestown The Ferryman 5.4[14]
Moulin Rouge! The Inheritance Audra McDonald (ceremony)
Leslie Odom Jr. (Broadway's Back!)
2.8[15]
A Strange Loop The Lehman Trilogy 3.9
Kimberly Akimbo Leopoldstadt 4.3
The Outsiders Stereophonic

Multiple ceremonies hosted

The following individuals have hosted (or co-hosted) the Tony Awards ceremony on two or more occasions.

HostNumber of Ceremonies
5
4
Hugh Jackman
Robert Preston
3
Ariana DeBose
Rosie O'Donnell
James Sauter
2
James Corden
Henry Fonda
Helen Hayes
Gregory Hines
Brock Pemberton
Bernadette Peters
Peter Ustinov

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. American Theatre Wing. "2014 Rules for use of Tony Awards trademarks" tonyawards.com, Apr 8, 2017
  2. Gans, Andrew (December 18, 2007). "League of American Theatres and Producers Announces Name Change" . Playbill. Retrieved September 13, 2013. The League of American Theatres and Producers was renamed "The Broadway League".
  3. Staff (undated). "Who's Who". tonyawards.com. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  4. Web site: Tony Awards Ratings History. https://web.archive.org/web/20170416044230/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/reference/tony-awards-ratings-history/. dead. April 16, 2017. Porter. Rick. TV by the Numbers. June 13, 2010. April 14, 2017.
  5. News: Andreeva . Nellie. RATINGS RAT RACE: NBA Finals Continue To Rule While Tony Awards Slip A Notch. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. June 14, 2010. April 14, 2017.
  6. News: CBS sees slight drop in overall Tony Awards viewers . . David. Ng. June 13, 2011. April 14, 2017.
  7. Web site: TV Ratings: Neil Patrick Harris-Hosted Tony Awards Drops From 2011. The Hollywood Reporter. Philiana. Ng. June 11, 2012. April 14, 2017.
  8. Web site: Tonys on CBS Above 7 Million for First Time in Four Years . Variety. Rick. Kissell. June 10, 2013. April 14, 2017.
  9. News: USA Today. Tony Awards take a dip in the ratings for CBS. Mark. Kennedy. June 9, 2014. April 14, 2017.
  10. News: Ratings: Tony Awards Crash to New Low Versus Soaring NBA Finals. June 8, 2015. April 14, 2017. TheWrap. Tony. Magilo.
  11. Web site: Tonys Draw Almost 9 Million Viewers to CBS . The New York Times. John. Koblin. June 13, 2016. April 14, 2017.
  12. Web site: TV Ratings: Tony Awards Tumble Without 'Hamilton'. Variety. Joe. Otterson. June 12, 2017. June 12, 2017.
  13. Web site: TV Ratings: 2018 Tonys Hold, Assisting Strong CBS Sunday. Michael O'Connell. The Hollywood Reporter. June 11, 2018. June 11, 2018.
  14. Web site: Tony Awards Ratings Stumble As Stanley Cup Scores For NBC & Boston Bruins. Deadline Hollywood. Dominic. Patten. June 10, 2019. June 10, 2019.
  15. News: TV Ratings: CBS' 'Broadway's Back' Tony Awards Special Struggles. The Hollywood Reporter. Porter. Rick. September 27, 2021. September 27, 2021.