| Best Play |
Best Musical |
- Travesties – Tom Stoppard
- The First Breeze of Summer – Leslie Lee
- Knock Knock – Jules Feiffer
- Lamppost Reunion – Louis La Russo II
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- A Chorus Line
- Bubbling Brown Sugar
- Chicago
- Pacific Overtures
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| Best Book of a Musical |
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre |
- James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante – A Chorus Line
- Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse – Chicago
- John Weidman – Pacific Overtures
- Alfred Uhry – The Robber Bridegroom
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- A Chorus Line – Marvin Hamlisch (music) and Edward Kleban (lyrics)
- Chicago – John Kander (music) and Fred Ebb (lyrics)
- Pacific Overtures – Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics)
- Treemonisha – Scott Joplin (music and lyrics)
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| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play |
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play |
- John Wood – Travesties as Henry Carr
- Moses Gunn – The Poison Tree as Benjamin Hurspool
- George C. Scott – Death of a Salesman as Willy Loman
- Donald Sinden – Habeas Corpus as Arthur Wicksteed
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- Irene Worth – Sweet Bird of Youth as Princess Cosmonopolis
- Tovah Feldshuh – Yentl as Yentl
- Rosemary Harris – The Royal Family as Julie Cavendish
- Lynn Redgrave – Mrs. Warren's Profession as Vivie Warren
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| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical |
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical |
- George Rose – My Fair Lady as Alfred P. Doolittle
- Mako – Pacific Overtures as Various Characters
- Jerry Orbach – Chicago as Billy Flynn
- Ian Richardson – My Fair Lady as Henry Higgins
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- Donna McKechnie – A Chorus Line as Cassie Ferguson
- Vivian Reed – Bubbling Brown Sugar as Marsha/Young Irene
- Chita Rivera – Chicago as Velma Kelly
- Gwen Verdon – Chicago as Roxie Hart
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| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play |
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play |
- Edward Herrmann – Mrs. Warren's Profession as Frank Gardner
- Barry Bostwick – They Knew What They Wanted as Joe
- Gabriel Dell – Lamppost Reunion as Fred Santora
- Daniel Seltzer – Knock Knock as Cohn
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- Shirley Knight – Kennedy's Children as Carla
- Mary Beth Hurt – Trelawny of the Wells as Miss Rose Trelawny
- Lois Nettleton – They Knew What They Wanted as Amy
- Meryl Streep – 27 Wagons Full of Cotton as Flora Meighan
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| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical |
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical |
- Sammy Williams – A Chorus Line as Paul
- Robert LuPone – A Chorus Line as Zach
- Charles Repole – Very Good Eddie as Mr. Eddie Kettle
- Isao Sato – Pacific Overtures as Kayama
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- Kelly Bishop – A Chorus Line as Sheila Bryant
- Priscilla Lopez – A Chorus Line as Diana Morales
- Patti LuPone – The Robber Bridegroom as Rosamund Musgrove
- Virginia Seidel – Very Good Eddie as Elsie Darling
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| Best Direction of a Play |
Best Direction of a Musical |
- Ellis Rabb – The Royal Family
- Arvin Brown – Ah, Wilderness!
- Marshall W. Mason – Knock Knock
- Peter Wood – Travesties
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- Michael Bennett – A Chorus Line
- Bob Fosse – Chicago
- Bill Gile – Very Good Eddie
- Harold Prince – Pacific Overtures
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| Best Choreography |
Best Scenic Design |
- Michael Bennet and Bob Avian – A Chorus Line
- Patricia Birch – Pacific Overtures
- Bob Fosse – Chicago
- Billy Wilson – Bubbling Brown Sugar
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- Boris Aronson – Pacific Overtures
- Ben Edwards – A Matter of Gravity
- David Mitchell – Trelawny of the Wells
- Tony Walton – Chicago
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| Best Costume Design |
Best Lighting Design |
- Florence Klotz – Pacific Overtures
- Theoni V. Aldredge – A Chorus Line
- Ann Roth – The Royal Family
- Patricia Zipprodt – Chicago
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- Tharon Musser – A Chorus Line
- Ian Calderon – Trelawny of the Wells
- Jules Fisher – Chicago
- Tharon Musser – Pacific Overtures
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