| 27th Tony Awards | ||||
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| Date | March 25, 1973 | |||
| Location | Imperial Theatre,New York City, New York | |||
| Hosted by | Rex Harrison,Celeste Holm,Sandy Duncan andJerry Orbach | |||
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| Network | ABC | |||
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The27th Annual Tony Awards ceremony was held on March 25, 1973, at theImperial Theatre in New York City, and broadcast byABC television. Hosts wereRex Harrison,Celeste Holm and co-hosts wereSandy Duncan andJerry Orbach.
Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1972–1973 season before March 14, 1973 are eligible.
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The ceremony opened with a song-and-dance medley performed byGwen Verdon,Paula Kelly,Helen Gallagher andDonna McKechnie.[1]
The theme was the global reach of Broadway. The "Wide World of Broadway" featured narrations byRex Harrison,Walter Slezak,Rossano Brazzi,Yul Brynner andPeter Ustinov, who brought the viewers to: Vienna:West Side Story; Tokyo:The King and I; Milan:Ciao, Rudy; Paris:Hello, Dolly!; London:Show Boat; Zagreb, Yugoslavia:Man of La Mancha; and Wichita Falls, Texas:My Fair Lady.
Musicals represented:
A new series of awards was started this year, termed "Theater Awards '73", renewable annually.[2]
This was the fourth time thatJulie Harris won a Tony Award (and her sixth nomination); she won a total of five with a sixth for Lifetime Achievement.[3]
Winners are in bold
These awards were given under the new title of "Theater Awards '73".[2]
These productions had multiple nominations:
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