The 25th Annual Tony Awards ceremony was held on March 28, 1971, at the Palace Theatre in New York City. The ceremony was broadcast by ABC television. Hosts were Lauren Bacall, Angela Lansbury, Anthony Quayle and Anthony Quinn.

Eligibility Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1970–1971 season before March 17, 1971 are eligible.

Original plays Abelard and Heloise And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little The Candyapple The Castro Complex Conduct Unbecoming The Engagement Baby Father's Day Foreplay Four on a Garden Gandhi The Gingerbread Lady Happy Birthday, Wanda June Home Inquest Les Blancs Not Now, Darling Opium Paul Sills' Story Theatre The Philanthropist A Place for Polly A Place Without Doors Sleuth Wilson in the Promise Land

Original musicals Amahl and the Night Visitors Ari Company Help, Help, the Globolinks! Light, Lively and Yiddish Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen The Me Nobody Knows Park The President's Daughter The Rothschilds Soon Two by Two

Play revivals Beggar on Horseback Charley's Aunt The Cherry Orchard A Doll's House An Enemy of the People The Good Woman of Setzuan Hay Fever Hedda Gabler A Midsummer Night's Dream Othello The Playboy of the Western World The School for Wives

Musical revivals The Boy Friend No, No, Nanette

The ceremony The theme was to show highlights from 25 years of musicals that had won Tonys, and the stars who introduced them. The show opened with "What's Happening at the Palace". The presenters were Dick Cavett, Carol Channing and Ruby Keeler."Ceremony 1971" tonyawards.com, accessed May 30, 2016"Tony Awards, The 1971 (TV)" paleycenter.org, accessed May 30, 2016

Saluting 25 Years of Tony Award-Winning Musicals:

Finian's Rainbow ("When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love" - David Wayne) High Button Shoes ("Papa, Wont You Dance with Me?" - Nanette Fabray) Kiss Me, Kate ("Where is the Life That Late I Led?" - Alfred Drake) South Pacific ("There Is Nothing Like a Dame" - Ray Walston and Company) Guys and Dolls ("Adelaide's Lament" - Vivian Blaine) The King and I ("Shall We Dance?" - Patricia Morrison and Yul Brynner) Wonderful Town ("It's Love" - Edie Adams) Kismet ("The Olive Tree" - Alfred Drake) Can-Can The Pajama Game ("Hey There" - John Raitt) Damn Yankees ("Whatever Lola Wants" - Gwen Verdon) My Fair Lady ("Get Me to the Church on Time" - Stanley Holloway and Company) The Music Man ("Ya Got Trouble" - Robert Preston and Company) Redhead

Fiorello! ("The Name's La Guardia" - Tom Bosley and Company) The Sound of Music ("The Sound of Music" - Florence Henderson) Bye Bye Birdie ("Kids" - Paul Lynde) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ("I Believe in You" - Robert Morse) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ("Comedy Tonight" - Zero Mostel) Hello, Dolly! ("Before the Parade Passes By" - Carol Channing) Fiddler on the Roof ("If I Were A Rich Man" - Zero Mostel) Mame ("Open A New Window" - Angela Lansbury) Man of La Mancha ("The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" - Richard Kiley) Cabaret ("Cabaret" - Jill Haworth) Hallelujah, Baby! ("Now's the Time") - Leslie Uggams) 1776 ("Yours, Yours, Yours" - William Daniels and Virginia Vestoff) Applause

The finale was "There's No Business Like Show Business" sung by the entire company.

The performers: Edie Adams, Lauren Bacall, Vivian Blaine, Tom Bosley, Yul Brynner, Carol Channing, William Daniels, Alfred Drake, Nanette Fabray, Jill Haworth, Florence Henderson, Stanley Holloway, Richard Kiley, Angela Lansbury, Paul Lynde, Patricia Morison, Robert Morse, Zero Mostel, Robert Preston, John Raitt, Leslie Uggams, Gwen Verdon, Virginia Vestoff, Ray Walston, David Wayne.

Winners and nominees Winners are in bold

Best Play Best Musical Sleuth – Anthony Shaffer Home – David Storey The Philanthropist – Christopher Hampton Paul Sills' Story Theatre – Paul Sills | valign="top" | Company The Me Nobody Knows The Rothschilds Best Score for a Musical Best Lyrics for a Musical Company – Stephen Sondheim The Me Nobody Knows – Gary William Friedman The Rothschilds – Jerry Bock | valign="top" | Company – Stephen Sondheim The Me Nobody Knows – Will Holt The Rothschilds – Sheldon Harnick |- ! colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Book of a Musical |- | colspan="2" valign="top" | George Furth – Company Robert H. Livingston and Herb Schapiro – The Me Nobody Knows Sherman Yellen – The Rothschilds Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play Brian Bedford – The School for Wives as Arnolphe John Gielgud – Home as Harry Alec McCowen – The Philanthropist as Philip Ralph Richardson – Home as Jack Maureen Stapleton – The Gingerbread Lady as Evy Meara Estelle Parsons – And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little as Catherine Reardon Diana Rigg – Abelard and Heloise as Heloise Marian Seldes – Father's Day as Marian Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Hal Linden – The Rothschilds as Mayer Rothschild David Burns – Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen as Col. Wainwright Purdy III Larry Kert – Company as Bobby Bobby Van – No, No, Nanette as Billy Early Helen Gallagher – No, No, Nanette as Lucille Early Susan Browning – Company as April Sandy Duncan – The Boy Friend as Maisie Elaine Stritch – Company as Joanne Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actor in a Play Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actress in a Play Paul Sand – Paul Sills' Story Theatre as Various Characters Ronald Radd – Abelard and Heloise as Gilies de Vannes Donald Pickering – Conduct Unbecoming as Capt. Rupert Harper Ed Zimmermann – The Philanthropist as Donald Rae Allen – And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little as Fleur Stein Lili Darvas – Les Blancs as Madame Neilsen Joan Van Ark – The School for Wives as Agnes Mona Washbourne – Home as Kathleen Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actor in a Musical Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actress in a Musical Keene Curtis – The Rothschilds as Various Characters Charles Kimbrough – Company as Harry Walter Willison – Two by Two as Japheth Patsy Kelly – No, No, Nanette as Pauline Barbara Barrie – Company as Sarah Pamela Myers – Company as Marta Best Direction of a Play Best Direction of a Musical Peter Brook – A Midsummer Night's Dream Lindsay Anderson – Home Stephen Porter – The School for Wives Clifford Williams – Sleuth Harold Prince – Company Michael Kidd – The Rothschilds Robert H. Livingston – The Me Nobody Knows Burt Shevelove – No, No, Nanette Best Choreography Best Scenic Design Donald Saddler – No, No, Nanette Michael Bennett – Company Michael Kidd – The Rothschilds Boris Aronson – Company John Bury – The Rothschilds Sally Jacobs – A Midsummer Night's Dream Jo Mielziner – Father's Day Best Costume Design Best Lighting Design Raoul Pene Du Bois – No, No, Nanette Jane Greenwood – Hay Fever and Les Blancs Freddy Wittop – Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen R.H. Poindexter – Paul Sills' Story Theatre Robert Ornbo – Company William Ritman – Sleuth

Special awards Elliot Norton, drama critic, for distinguished theatrical commentary. Ingram Ash, president of Blaine-Thompson Advertising, for decades of devoted service to the theatre. Playbill, for chronicling Broadway through the years. Roger L. Stevens

Multiple nominations and awards

These productions had multiple nominations:

14 nominations: Company 9 nominations: The Rothschilds 6 nominations: No, No, Nanette 5 nominations: Home and The Me Nobody Knows 3 nominations: Paul Sills' Story Theatre, The Philanthropist, The School for Wives and Sleuth 2 nominations: Abelard and Heloise, And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little, Father's Day, Les Blancs, Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen and A Midsummer Night's Dream

The following productions received multiple awards.

6 wins: Company 4 wins: No, No, Nanette 2 wins: Paul Sills' Story Theatre and The Rothschilds

See also

43rd Academy Awards References

External links Tony Awards Official Site