44th Tony Awards
44th Tony Awards | |
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![]() Official poster for the 44th annual Tony Awards | |
Date | June 3, 1990 |
Location | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, New York |
Hosted by | Kathleen Turner |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | CBS |
The 44th Annual Tony Awards to honor achievement in Broadway theatre was held on June 3, 1990, at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and broadcast by CBS television. The hostess was Kathleen Turner.
The ceremony[]
The theme, "The Year of the Actor," featured classic monologues from As You Like It (Morgan Freeman); Hamlet (Kevin Kline); Long Day's Journey Into Night (Len Cariou); The Royal Family (Geraldine Fitzgerald); The Tempest (Philip Bosco).
Presenters and Performers: Philip Bosco, Matthew Broderick, Len Cariou, Dixie Carter, Michael Crawford, Sandy Duncan, Morgan Freeman, Helen Hayes, Dustin Hoffman, James Earl Jones, Kevin Kline, Linda Lavin, Bernadette Peters, Christopher Reeve, Joan Rivers, Ron Silver, Jessica Tandy, Lily Tomlin.
Musicals and Plays represented:
- Aspects of Love ("Love Changes Everything" - Company)
- City of Angels ("What You Don't Know About Women" - Kay McClelland and Randy Graff / "You're Nothing Without Me" - Gregg Edelman and James Naughton)
- Grand Hotel ("We'll Take a Glass Together" - Michael Jeter, Brent Barrett and Company)
- Meet Me in St. Louis ("Banjos"/"The Boy Next Door"/"The Trolley Song"/"Meet Me in St. Louis"- Company)
- The Grapes of Wrath (Scene with Gary Sinise, Lois Smith and Company)
- Lettice and Lovage (Scene with Maggie Smith and Margaret Tyzack)
- The Piano Lesson (Scene with the Company)
- Prelude to a Kiss (Scene with Timothy Hutton, Mary-Louise Parker, Barnard Hughes and Company)
Winners and nominees[]
Winners are in bold
Special awards[]
The Regional Theatre Award was presented to the Seattle Repertory Theatre. The Tony Honor Award was presented to Alfred Drake for Excellence in the Theatre.
Multiple nominations and awards[]
These productions had multiple nominations:
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The following productions received multiple awards.
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External links[]
- 44th Tony Awards Official Site
- Tony Awards ceremonies
- 1990 in theatre
- 1990 theatre awards
- 1990 awards in the United States
- 1990 in New York City
- 1990s in Manhattan