• Source: 56th Tony Awards

      • The 56th Annual Tony Awards ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall on June 2, 2002 and broadcast by CBS. "The First Ten" awards ceremony was telecast on PBS television. The event was co-hosted by Bernadette Peters and Gregory Hines.
      With her win as a producer of Thoroughly Modern Millie, Whoopi Goldberg became the 10th person to become an EGOT winner.


      The ceremony


      The show opened with a tribute to Richard Rodgers, featuring a medley of his songs performed by Marvin Hamlisch, Harry Connick Jr., Michele Lee, Mos Def, Lea Salonga, Peter Gallagher, John Raitt, Bernadette Peters, Gregory Hines, and the company of Oklahoma! A Broadway/New York song medley was performed by Bernadette Peters and Gregory Hines.
      Presentations from nominated musicals:

      Into the Woods: "Children Will Listen", "Ever After" and "Into the Woods" - Vanessa Williams, John McMartin, Company
      Mamma Mia!: "I Have a Dream", "Money, Money, Money", "Mamma Mia", "Chiquitita" and "Dancing Queen" - Louise Pitre, Judy Kaye, Karen Mason, Tina Maddigan, Company
      Thoroughly Modern Millie: "Forget About the Boy"/"Thoroughly Modern Millie" - Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan, Casey Nicholaw, Noah Racey, Company
      Sweet Smell of Success: "Dirt" - John Lithgow, Company
      Urinetown: "Run, Freedom, Run" - Hunter Foster, Spencer Kayden, Jeff McCarthy, Company
      Oklahoma!: "The Farmer and the Cowman" - Company
      The First Ten awards were presented prior to the full ceremony and broadcast on PBS. The awards presented were: Best Direction of a Play, Direction of a Musical, Book of a Musical, Original Score, Choreography, Costume Design, Lighting Design and Scenic Design. There were also interviews and "rehearsal and performance clips from the nominated shows."
      The broadcast won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program; the director was Glenn Weiss.


      Eligibility


      Shows that opened on Broadway during the 2001–02 season before May 2, 2002 are eligible.


      Winners and nominees


      Winners are in bold


      Special awards


      Source: TheaterMania

      Regional Theatre Tony Award
      Williamstown Theatre Festival
      Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
      Robert Whitehead
      Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
      Julie Harris


      Multiple nominations and awards




      See also


      Drama Desk Awards
      2002 Laurence Olivier Awards – equivalent awards for West End theatre productions
      Obie Award
      New York Drama Critics' Circle
      Theatre World Award
      Lucille Lortel Awards


      References




      External links


      Tony Awards Official Site

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