1972 Tony Awards
Winners and nominees from the Tony Awards.
1972 Tony Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Best Book of a Musical | Melvin Van Peebles, Melvin Van Peebles | Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death |
| Best Book of a Musical | Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey | Grease |
| Best Book of a Musical | Follies | James Goldman |
| Best Book of a Musical | Mel Shapiro | Two Gentlemen of Verona |
| Best Book of a Musical | John Guare | Two Gentlemen of Verona |
| Best Choreography | Michael Bennet | Follies |
| Best Choreography | Patricia Birch | Grease |
| Best Choreography | Jean Erdman | Two Gentlemen of Verona |
| Best Costume Design | Florence Klotz | Follies |
| Best Costume Design | Carrie F. Robbins | Grease |
| Best Costume Design | Randy Barcelo | Jesus Christ Superstar |
| Best Costume Design | Theoni V. Aldredge | Two Gentlemen of Verona |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Burt Shevelove | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Gilbert Moses | Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Harold Prince, Michael Bennett | Follies |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Mel Shapiro | Two Gentlemen of Verona |
| Best Direction of a Play | Peter Hall | Old Times |
| Best Direction of a Play | Jeff Bleckner | Sticks and Bones |
| Best Direction of a Play | Mike Nichols | The Prisoner of Second Avenue |
| Best Direction of a Play | Gordon Davidson | The Trial of the Catonsville Nine |
| Best Lighting Design | Martin Aronstein | Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death |
| Best Lighting Design | Tharon Musser | Follies |
| Best Lighting Design | Jules Fisher | Jesus Christ Superstar |
| Best Lighting Design | John Bury | Old Times |
| Best Musical | Eugene V. Wolsk, Charles Blackwell, Emanuel Azenberg, Robert Malina | Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death |
| Best Musical | Harold Prince | Follies |
| Best Musical | Maxine Fox | Grease |
| Best Musical | Kenneth Waissman | Grease |
| Best Musical | Joseph Papp | Two Gentleman of Verona |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Stephen Sondheim | Follies |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Melvin Van Peebles | Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice | Jesus Christ Superstar |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Galt MacDermot, John Guare | Two Gentlemen of Verona |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Joe Silver | Lenny |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Vincent Gardenia | The Prisoner of Second Avenue |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Douglas Rain, Lee Richardson | Vivat! Vivat Regina! |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Phil Silvers, Larry Blyden | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Laurence Guittard | A Little Night Music |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Gene Nelson | Follies |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Barry Bostwick, Timothy Myers | Grease |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Ben Vereen | Jesus Christ Superstar |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Raul Julia, Clifton Davis | Two Gentlemen of Verona |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Cliff Gorman | Lenny |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Tom Aldredge | Sticks and Bones |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Jason Robards | The Country Girl |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Donald Pleasence | Wise Child |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Beatrice Winde | Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Adrienne Barbeau | Grease |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Linda Hopkins | Inner City |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Bernadette Peters | On The Town |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Cara Duff-MacCormick | Moonchildren |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Elizabeth Wilson | Sticks and Bones |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Mercedes McCambridge | The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Frances Sternhagen | The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Mildred Natwick | 70, Girls |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Dorothy Collins, Alexis Smith | Follies |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Jonelle Allen | Two Gentlemen of Verona |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Colleen Dewhurst | All Over |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Rosemary Harris | Old Times |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Sada Thompson | Twigs |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Eileen Atkins | Vivat! Vivat Regina! |
| Best Play | Harold Pinter, Roger L. Stevens | Old Times |
| Best Play | David Rabe, Joseph Papp | Sticks and Bones |
| Best Play | Saint-Subber, Neil Simon | The Prisoner of Second Avenue |
| Best Play | Robert Bolt, Arthur Cantor | Vivat! Vivat Regina! |
| Best Play | David Merrick | Vivat! Vivat! Regina! |
| Best Scenic Design | Kert Lundell | Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death |
| Best Scenic Design | Boris Aronson | Follies |
| Best Scenic Design | Robin Wagner | Jesus Christ Superstar |
| Best Scenic Design | John Bury | Old Times |
| Special Tony Award | The Theatre Guild-American Theatre Society, Ethel Merman, Fiddler on the Roof, Richard Rodgers | |
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