Description: This is a rare program (playbill) from the Thirty-Second Annual ANTOINETTE PERRY AWARDS ceremony held at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre in New York City on June 4th, 1978. 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 1977-78 Tony's with acting awards were JOHN CULLUM (On the Twentieth Century), LIZA MINNELLI (The Act), KEVIN KLINE (On the Twentieth Century), NELL CARTER (Ain't Misbehavin'), BARNARD HUGHES (Da), JESSICA TANDY (The Gin Game), LESTER RAWLINS (Da) and ANN WEDGEWORTH (Chapter Two). The award for "Best Musical" went to "AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'", "Best Book of a Musical" to BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN (On the Twentieth Century) and "Best Original Score" to CY COLEMAN for "Music" and BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN for "Lyrics" (On the Twentieth Century). "Best Play" went to HUGH LEAONARD (Da), "Best Choreography" to BOB FOSSE (Dancin'), "Best Direction of a Musical" to RICHARD MALTBY, Jr. (Ain't Misbehavin') and "Best Direction of a Play" to MELVIN BERNHARDT (Da). A new category was created for the 32nd Annual Tony Awards, "Most Innovative Production of a Revival" which went to "DRACULA", primarily due to the set designs and costumes of EDWARD GOREY who also went home with the Tony Award for "Best Costume Design". The principal host for the Thirty-Second Annual Tony Awards was Bonnie Franklin and presenting awards were Ed Asner, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Carol Channing, Robert Guillaume, Julie Harris, Helen Hayes, Bob Hope, Gene Kelly, Linda Lavin, Jack Lemmon, Hal Linden, Roy Scheider and Dick Van Patten. The Lawrence Langner Memorial Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre was presented to IRVING BERLIN. DETAILS: The 164 page playbill measures 5 5/8" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, individual photos of each of the acting nominees and hosts, production photos from each of the nominated plays and musicals and a number of congratulatory advertisements from current Broadway productions. CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, 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.
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