| 37th Tony Awards | ||||
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| Date | June 5, 1983 | |||
| Location | Gershwin Theatre,New York City, New York | |||
| Hosted by | Richard Burton,Lena Horne, andJack Lemmon | |||
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| Network | CBS | |||
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The37th Annual Tony Awards was held at theGershwin Theatre on June 5, 1983, and broadcast byCBS television. Hosts wereRichard Burton,Lena Horne, andJack Lemmon.
Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1982–1983 season before May 16, 1983 are eligible.
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Presenters includedGeorge Abbott,Diahann Carroll,David Cassidy,James Coco,Cleavant Derricks,Colleen Dewhurst,Sergio Franchi,Bonnie Franklin,Peter Michael Goetz,Mark Hamill, Cheryl Hartley, Florence Lacey,Frank Langella,Court Miller,Liliane Montevecchi,Jerry Orbach,Jay Patterson,John Rubinstein, and Pamela Sousa.[1]
The Special Salute was a medley ofGeorge Gershwin songs. At the end of the ceremony the Uris Theatre was renamed theGershwin Theatre.[2] Songs included: "The Real American Folk Song" sung by Diahann Carroll, "Stairway to Paradise" sung byBen Vereen, "Somebody Loves Me" sung by Jack Lemmon andGinger Rogers, "Lady Be Good" sung byHal Linden and Ginger Rogers, "Someone to Watch Over Me" sung byMelissa Manchester, "How Long Has This Been Going On?" sung by Bonnie Franklin, "Vodka" sung byDorothy Loudon, "I Got Rhythm" sung by Michele Lee and "There's a Boat dat's Leavin' Soon For New York" sung byRobert Guillaume.[1]
Musicals represented:[1]
During his acceptance speech,Torch Song Trilogy producerJohn Glines thanked his partner and lover, Lawrence Lane, in a statement widely thought to be the first open acknowledgement of a gay partner at a major awards show.[3][4][5]
Source: BroadwayWorld[6]
Winners are in bold
These productions received multiple nominations:
| The following productions received multiple awards.
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