53rd Tony Awards - The Ceremony

The Ceremony

The opening number was "There's No Business Like Show Business", sung by Bernadette Peters, Tom Wopat, and the presenters.

Host/Presenters:

  • Julie Andrews
  • Bea Arthur
  • Alec Baldwin
  • Christine Baranski
  • Matthew Broderick
  • Carol Burnett
  • Zoe Caldwell
  • Mario Cantone
  • Stockard Channing
  • Alan Cumming
  • Judi Dench
  • Brian Dennehy
  • Laurence Fishburne
  • Calista Flockhart
  • David Hare
  • William Hurt
  • Swoosie Kurtz
  • Angela Lansbury
  • Audra McDonald
  • Terrence McNally
  • Sarah Jessica Parker
  • David Hyde Pierce
  • Chita Rivera
  • Jason Robards
  • Christian Slater
  • Kevin Spacey
  • Scott Wolf

The musicals represented were:

  • The Civil War
  • Peter Pan
  • Parade
  • You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
  • Fosse
  • Little Me
  • Annie Get Your Gun

The telecast included a special presentation featuring performers from several of the productions nominated as Best Play and Best Revival of a Play.

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