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55th Tony Awards

2001 theatrical awards ceremony From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The 55th Annual Tony Awards was held at Radio City Music Hall on June 3, 2001 and broadcast by CBS. "The First Ten" awards ceremony was telecast on PBS television . The event was co-hosted by Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. The Producers, starring Lane and Broderick, won 12 awards (every award it was eligible to win), breaking the 37-year-old record set by Hello, Dolly! to become the most awarded show in Tony Awards history.[citation needed] Mel Brooks's win made him the eighth person to become an EGOT.

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Eligibility

Shows that opened on Broadway during the 2000–01 season before May 3, 2001 are eligible.

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The ceremony

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Presenters: Joan Allen, Dick Cavett, Kristin Chenoweth, Glenn Close, Dame Edna, Edie Falco, Kathleen Freeman, Gina Gershon, Heather Headley, Cherry Jones, Jane Krakowski, Marc Kudisch, Eric McCormack, Audra McDonald, Reba McEntire, Donna McKechnie, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, Bernadette Peters, Natasha Richardson, Doris Roberts, Gary Sinise, Lily Tomlin, Henry Winkler, and three "Broadway Babies" (Meredith Patterson, Bryn Bowling, and Carol Bentley).[2]

The musicals that performed were:[2][3]

Plays were also presented:[2][3]

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Winners and nominees

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Winners are in bold

Source: BroadwayWorld[4]

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Special awards

Regional Theatre Award

Special Theatrical Event

Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre

Multiple nominations and awards

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References

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