42nd Annual TONY AWARDS Judy Kaye "Phantom of the Opera" Sondheim 1988 Playbill

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This is a "Special Air Mail" edition playbill from the Forty-Second Annual ANTOINETTE PERRY AWARDS ceremony held
on June 5th,
1988 at the Minskoff Theatre 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 1987-88 Tony's with acting awards were MICHAEL CRAWFORD (
The Phantom of the Opera
), JOANNA GLEASON (
Into the Woods
), BILL McCUTCHEON (
Anything Goes
), JUDY KAYE (
The Phantom of the Opera
), RON SILVER (
Speed-the-Plow
)
,
JOAN ALLEN
(
Burn This
)
, B. D. WONG (
M. Butterfly
)
and L. SCOTT CALDWELL
(
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
)
.
The award for "Best Musical" went to "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA", "Best Book of a Musical" to
JAMES LAPINE (
Into the Woods
)
and
"Best Original Score" to STEPHEN SONDHEIM
(
Into the Woods
)
. "Best Play" went to DAVID HENRY HWANG (
M. Butterfly
)
, "Best Choreography" to MICHAEL SMUIN (
Anything Goes
)
, "Best Direction of a Musical" to
HAROLD PRINCE (
The Phantom of the Opera
)
and "Best Direction of a Play" to JOHN DEXTER (
M. Butterfly
).
The host for the Forty-Second Annual Tony Awards was
Angela Lansbury. Performing or
presenting awards were
Matthew Broderick, Terry Burrell, Nell Carter, Richard Chamberlain, Jim Dale, Loretta Devine, Colleen Dewhurst, Joel Grey, Gregory Hines, Amy Irving, Bill Irwin, Linda Lavin, Patti LuPone, Madonna, John Mahoney, Bill McCutcheon, Howard McGillin, Donna McKechnie, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lee Remick, Chita Rivera, Jason Robards, Lily Tomlin and Kathleen Turner.
DETAILS: The 36 page playbill measures 5 5/8" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, individual photos of each of the acting and creative nominees, production photos from each of the nominated plays and musicals and promotional text
.
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.