36th Tony Awards

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| name = 36th Tony Awards

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| date = June 6, 1982

| location = Imperial Theatre, New York City, New York

| host = Tony Randall

| network = CBS

| previous = 35th

| main = Tony Awards

| next = 37th

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The 36th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS television on June 6, 1982, from the Imperial Theatre. The host was Tony Randall.

Eligibility

Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1981–1982 season before May 10, 1982 are eligible.

;Original plays

Agnes of God
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Crimes of the Heart
The Curse of an Aching Heart
The Dresser
Duet for One
Einstein and the Polar Bear
Eminent Domain
Grown Ups
The Hothouse
Kingdoms
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Mass Appeal
"Master Harold"...and the Boys
Ned and Jack
Scenes and Revelations
Solomon's Child
Special Occasions
The Supporting Cast
A Talent for Murder
Wally's Cafe
The West Side Waltz
The World of Sholom Aleichem

;Original musicals

Dreamgirls
The First
Is There Life After High School?
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
The Little Prince and the Aviator
Marlowe
Merrily We Roll Along
Oh, Brother!
Nine
Pump Boys and Dinettes
Waltz of the Stork

;Play revivals

;Musical revivals

The ceremony

Presenters: Lucie Arnaz, Milton Berle, Victor Borge, Pam Dawber, Lillian Gish, Marvin Hamlisch, Lena Horne, Beth Howland, Robert Goulet, James Earl Jones, Swoosie Kurtz, Michele Lee, Hal Linden, Ann Miller, Robert Preston, Jason Robards, Ginger Rogers, Gary Sandy, Ben Vereen.

Some of Broadway's theatres were being demolished (the Morosco, Helen Hayes and Bijou Theatres) thus the theme was to celebrate a great Broadway theatre, the Imperial. "The Imperial Medley" featured songs from Rose Marie; Oh, Kay!; Jubilee; Leave It to Me; On Your Toes; Between the Devil; Annie Get Your Gun; Miss Liberty; Call Me Madam; The Most Happy Fella; Fiddler on the Roof; The New Moon; Silk Stockings; Wish You Were Here; The Laugh Parade; Carnival; They're Playing Our Song; Oliver!; and Pippin.

Musicals represented:

Dreamgirls ("It's All Over/And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" - Jennifer Holliday and Company);
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ("Any Dream Will Do" - Bill Hutton and Company);
Nine ("Be Italian" - Kathi Moss and Company);
Pump Boys and Dinettes ("Vacation"/"No Holds Barred"/"Highway 57" - Company).

Winners and nominees

Winners are in bold

style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! width="50%" \| Best Play ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! width="50%" \| Best Musical
class=wikitable width="95%"
valign="top" \| The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby – David Edgar Crimes of the Heart – Beth Henley The Dresser – Ronald Harwood "Master Harold"...and the Boys – Athol Fugard \| valign="top" \| *Nine* Dreamgirls Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Pump Boys and Dinettes
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Revival ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Book of a Musical
valign="top" \| *Othello* A Taste of Honey Medea My Fair Lady \| valign="top" \| Tom Eyen – Dreamgirls Tim Rice – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Arthur Kopit – Nine Joel Siegel and Martin Charnin – The First
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
valign="top" \| *Roger Rees – The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby* as Nicholas Nickleby** Tom Courtenay – The Dresser as Norman Milo O'Shea – Mass Appeal as Father Tim Farley Christopher Plummer – Othello as Iago \| valign="top" \| *Zoe Caldwell – Medea* as Medea** Katharine Hepburn – The West Side Waltz as Margaret Mary Elderdice Geraldine Page – Agnes of God as Mother Miriam Ruth Amanda Plummer – A Taste of Honey as Josephine
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
valign="top" \| *Ben Harney – Dreamgirls* as Curtis Taylor Jr.** Herschel Bernardi – Fiddler on the Roof as Tevye Victor Garber – Little Me as Various Characters Raúl Juliá – Nine as Guido Contini \| valign="top" \| *Jennifer Holliday – Dreamgirls* as Effie White** Lisa Mordente – Marlowe as Emelia Bossano Mary Gordon Murray – Little Me as Belle Poitrine Sheryl Lee Ralph – Dreamgirls as Deena Jones
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
valign="top" \| *Zakes Mokae – "Master Harold"...and the Boys* as Sam** Richard Kavanaugh – The Hothouse as Gibbs Edward Petherbridge – The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby as Newman Noggs David Threlfall – The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby as Smike \| valign="top" \| *Amanda Plummer – Agnes of God* as Agnes** Judith Anderson – Medea as Nurse Mia Dillon – Crimes of the Heart as Babe Botrelle Mary Beth Hurt – Crimes of the Heart as Meg MaGrath
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
valign="top" \| *Cleavant Derricks – Dreamgirls* as James "Thunder" Early** Obba Babatundé – Dreamgirls as C.C. White David Alan Grier – The First as Jackie Robinson Bill Hutton – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Joseph \| valign="top" \| *Liliane Montevecchi – Nine* as Liliane La Fleur** Karen Akers – Nine as Luisa Contini Laurie Beechman – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Narrator Anita Morris – Nine as Carla Albanese
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Choreography
valign="top" \| Nine – Maury Yeston (music and lyrics) Dreamgirls – Henry Krieger (music) and Tom Eyen (lyrics) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics) Merrily We Roll Along – Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) \| valign="top" \| Michael Bennett and Michael Peters – Dreamgirls Peter Gennaro – Little Me Tony Tanner – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Tommy Tune – Nine
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Direction of a Play ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Direction of a Musical
valign="top" \| Trevor Nunn and John Caird – The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Melvin Bernhardt – Crimes of the Heart Geraldine Fitzgerald – Mass Appeal Athol Fugard – "Master Harold"...and the Boys \| valign="top" \| Tommy Tune – Nine Michael Bennett – Dreamgirls Martin Charnin – The First Tony Tanner – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Scenic Design ! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Costume Design
valign="top" \| John Napier and Dermot Hayes – The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Ben Edwards – Medea Lawrence Miller – Nine Robin Wagner – Dreamgirls \| valign="top" \| William Ivey Long – Nine Theoni V. Aldredge – Dreamgirls Jane Greenwood – Medea John Napier – The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" \| Best Lighting Design
colspan="2" valign="top" \| Tharon Musser – Dreamgirls Martin Aronstein – Medea David Hersey – The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Marcia Madeira – Nine