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1963 Tony Awards

Winners and nominees from the Tony Awards.

Broadway Awards Database

1963 Tony Awards

Note: Award winners appear on a red background.

CategoryNomineeShow
Best ChoreographyCarol HaneyBravo Giovanni
Best ChoreographyBob FosseLittle MeProduction took place the previous year.
Best Conductor and Musical DirectorAnton CoppolaBravo Giovanni
Best Conductor and Musical DirectorJulius RudelBrigadoon
Best Conductor and Musical DirectorJay BlacktonMr. President
Best Conductor and Musical DirectorDonald PippinOliver!
Best Costume DesignRobert FletcherLittle Me
Best Costume DesignMotleyMother Courage and Her Children
Best Costume DesignMarcel EscoffierThe Lady of the Camellias
Best Costume DesignAnthony PowellThe School for Scandal
Best Direction of a MusicalGeorge AbbottA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumProduction took place the previous year.
Best Direction of a MusicalJohn FearnleyBrigadoon
Best Direction of a MusicalCy Feuer, Bob FosseLittle Me
Best Direction of a MusicalPeter CoeOliver!
Best Direction of a PlayGeorge AbbottNever Too Late
Best Direction of a PlayPeter GlenvilleTchin-Tchin
Best Direction of a PlayJohn GielgudThe School for Scandal
Best Direction of a PlayAlan SchneiderWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Production took place the previous year.
Best MusicalStephen Sondheim, Burt Shevelove, Larry GelbartA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumProduction took place the previous year.
Best MusicalNeil Simon, Cy ColemanLittle Me
Best MusicalLionel Bart, Lionel BartOliver!
Best MusicalLeslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley, Leslie BricusseStop the World - I Want to Get Off
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the TheatreMilton Schafer, Ronny GrahamBravo Giovanni
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the TheatreCy Coleman, Carolyn LeighLittle Me
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the TheatreLionel BartOliver!
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the TheatreLeslie Bricusse, Anthony NewleyStop the World - I Want to Get Off
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayBarry GordonA Thousand Clowns
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayAlan ArkinEnter Laughing
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayPaul RogersPhoto Finish
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayFrank SilveraThe Lady of the Carnellias
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalZero Mostel, David BurnsA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumProduction took place the previous year.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalJack GilfordA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalSid Caesar, Swen SwensonLittle Me
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalClive Revill, David JonesOliver!
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalAnthony NewleyStop the World - I Want to Get Off
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlayCharles BoyerLord Pengo
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlayPaul FordNever Too Late
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlayBert LahrThe Beauty Part
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlayArthur HillWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Production took place the previous year.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a MusicalRuth KobartA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a MusicalVirginia MartinLittle Me
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a MusicalAnna QuayleStop the World - I Want to Get OffProduction took place the previous year.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a MusicalLouise TroyTovarich
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a PlaySandy DennisA Thousand ClownsProduction took place the previous year.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a PlayZohra LampertMother Courage and Her Children
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a PlayAlice GhostleyThe Beauty Part
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a PlayMelinda DillonWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalSally Ann HowesBrigadoon
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalNanette FabrayMr. President
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalGeorgia BrownOliver!
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalVivien LeighTovarich
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlayMargaret LeightonTchin-Tchin
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlayHermione BaddeleyThe Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlayClaudia McNeilTiger Tiger Burning Bright
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlayUta HagenWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Production took place the previous year.
Best PlayHerb GardnerA Thousand Clowns
Best PlayBertolt BrechtMother Courage and Her Children
Best PlaySidney MichaelsTchin-Tchin
Best PlayEdward AlbeeWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Production took place the previous year.
Best Scenic DesignSean KennyOliver!
Best Scenic DesignWill Steven ArmstrongTchin-Tchin
Best Scenic DesignFranco ZeffirelliThe Lady of the Carnelias
Best Scenic DesignAnthony PowellThe School for Scandal
Best Stage TechnicianMilton SmithBeyond the Fringe
Best Stage TechnicianSolly PernickMr. PresidentProduction took place the previous year.
Producer (Dramatic)Cheryl Crawford, Jerome RobbinsMother Courage and Her Children
Producer (Dramatic)The Actors Studio TheatreStrange Interlude
Producer (Dramatic)Burry Fredrik, Buff Cobb, Paul VroomToo True To Be Good
Producer (Dramatic)Theatre 1963, Clinton Wilder, Richard BarrWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Production took place the previous year.
Producer (Musical)Harold PrinceA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumProduction took place the previous year.
Producer (Musical)Cy Feuer, Ernest MartinLittle Me
Producer (Musical)David Merrick, Donald AlberyOliver!
Special Tony AwardW. McNeil Lowry, Irving Berlin, Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller, Dudley MooreOn behalf of the Ford Foundation for his and their distinguished support of the American Theatre.

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