69th Annual TONY AWARDS Michael Cerveris "Fun Home" Kelli O'Hara 2015 Playbill

Description

This is a rare playbill from the Sixty-Ninth Annual ANTOINETTE PERRY AWARDS ceremony held on June 7th, 2015 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards® got their start in 1947 when the Wing established an awards program to celebrate excellence in the theatre. Named for Antoinette Perry, an actress, director, producer, and the dynamic wartime leader of the American Theatre Wing who had passed away the previous year, the Tony Awards made their official debut at a dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Easter Sunday, April 6th, 1947. Vera Allen, Perry's successor as chairwoman of the Wing, presided over an evening that included dining, dancing, and a program of entertainment.
Among those honored at the 2014-2015 Tony's with acting awards were MICHAEL CERVERIS (
Fun Home
), KELLI O'HARA (
The King and I
), CHRISTIAN BORLE (
Something Rotten!
), RUTHIE ANN MILES (
The King and I
), ALEX SHARP (
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
), HELEN MIRREN
(The Audience
), RICHARD McCABE
(The Audience
) and ANNALEIGH ASHFORD (
You Can't Take It With You
).
The award for "Best Musical" went to "FUN HOME", "Best Book of a Musical" to LISA KRON (
Fun Home
) and "Best Original Score" to JEANINE TESORI and LISA KRON (
Fun Home
). "Best Revival of a Play" went to David Hare's "SKYLIGHT", "Best Revival of a Musical" to Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's "THE KING AND I", "Best Play" went to SIMON STEPHENS
(
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
), "Best Choreography" to CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON (
An American in Paris
), "Best Direction of a Musical" to SAM GOLD (
Fun Home
) and "Best Direction of a Play" to MARIANNE ELLIOTT (
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
).
A Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre went to TOMMY TUNE and the Isabelle Stevenson Award was presented to composer STEPHEN SCHWARTZ.
The hosts for the Sixty-Ninth Annual Tony Awards were Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming. Presenting awards were
Jason Alexander, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Chlumsky, Harry Connick, Jr., Bradley Cooper, Misty Copeland, Bryan Cranston, Larry David, Taye Diggs, Sutton Foster, Jennifer Grey, Joel Grey, Neil Patrick Harris, Marg Helgenberger, Dulé Hill, Nick Jonas, Kiesza, Judith Light, Jennifer Lopez, Joe Manganiello, Debra Messing, Patina Miller, Jennifer Nettles, Jim Parsons, Bernadette Peters, David Hyde Pierce, Phylicia Rashad, Thomas Sadoski, Taylor Schilling, Amanda Seyfried, Sting, Corey Stoll, Kiefer Sutherland, Ashley Tisdale, Tommy Tune and Rita Wilson
.
DETAILS: The 162 page playbill measures 5 3/8" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, individual photos of each of the nominees and participating artists, production photos from each of the nominated plays and musicals and a number of congratulatory advertisements from current Broadway productions.
CONDITION: This rare playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard for safe transport.