1984 Tony Awards
Winners and nominees from the Tony Awards.
1984 Tony Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Best Book of a Musical | Sybille Pearson | Baby |
| Best Book of a Musical | Harvey Fierstein | La Cage aux Folles |
| Best Book of a Musical | James Lapine | Sunday in the Park with George |
| Best Book of a Musical | Charles Blackwell | The Tap Dance Kid |
| Best Choreography | Wayne Cilento | Baby |
| Best Choreography | Scott Salmon | La Cage aux Folles |
| Best Choreography | Danny Daniels | The Tap Dance Kid |
| Best Costume Design | Jane Greenwood | Heartbreak House |
| Best Costume Design | Theoni V. Aldredge | La Cage aux Folles |
| Best Costume Design | Patricia Zipprodt, Ann Hould-Ward | Sunday in the Park with George |
| Best Costume Design | Anthea Sylbert | The Real Thing |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Richard Maltby, Jr | Baby |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Arthur Laurents | La Cage aux Folles |
| Best Direction of a Musical | James Lapine | Sunday in the Park with George |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Vivian Matalon | The Tap Dance Kid |
| Best Direction of a Play | David Leveaux | A Moon for the Misbegotten |
| Best Direction of a Play | Gregory Mosher | Glengarry Glen Ross |
| Best Direction of a Play | Michael Blakemore | Noises Off |
| Best Direction of a Play | Mike Nichols | The Real Thing |
| Best Lighting Design | Marc B. Weiss | A Moon for the Misbegotten |
| Best Lighting Design | Ken Billington | End of the World |
| Best Lighting Design | Jules Fisher | La Cage aux Folles |
| Best Lighting Design | Richard Nelson | Sunday in the Park with George |
| Best Musical | Manuscript Productions, Suzanne J. Schwartz, Kenneth-John Productions, Ivan Bloch, James B. Freydberg | Baby |
| Best Musical | Barry Brown, Martin Richards, James M. Nederlander, Stewart F. Lane,, Marvin A. Krauss, Kenneth D. Greenblatt, Barry Brown | La Cage aux Folles |
| Best Musical | Fritz Holt, Allan Carr | La Cage aux Folles |
| Best Musical | The Shubert Organization, Emanuel Azenberg | Sunday in the Park with George |
| Best Musical | Stanley White, Evelyn Barron, Harvey J. Klaris, Michel Stuart | The Tap Dance Kid |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Richard Maltby, Jr | Baby |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Jerry Herman | La Cage aux Folles |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Stephen Sondheim | Sunday in the Park with George |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | John Kander, Fred Ebb | The Rink |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Todd Graff | Baby |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Stephen Geoffreys | The Human Comedy |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Hinton Battle | The Tap Dance Kid |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Samuel E. Wright | The Tap Dance Kid |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Joe Mantegna | Glengarry Glen Ross |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Robert Prosky | Glengarry Glen Ross |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Philip Bosco | Heartbreak House |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Douglas Seale | Noises Off |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | George Hearn | La Cage aux Folles |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Gene Barry | La Cage aux Folles |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Ron Moody | Oliver |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Mandy Patinkin | Sunday in the Park with George |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Rex Harrison | Heartbreak House |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Ian McKellen | Ian McKellen Acting Shakespeare |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Calvin Levels | Open Admissions |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Jeremy Irons | The Real Thing |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Liz Callaway | Baby |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Dana Ivey | Sunday in the Park with George |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Martine Allard | The Tap Dance Kid |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Lila Kedrova | Zorba |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Dana Ivey | Heartbreak House |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Deborah Rush | Noises Off |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Jo Henderson | Play Memory |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Christine Baranski | The Real Thing |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Rhetta Hughes | Amen Corner |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Bernadette Peters | Sunday in the Park with George |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Chita Rivera | The Rink |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Liza Minnelli | The Rink |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Kate Nelligan | A Moon for the Misbegotten |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Linda Hunt | End of the World |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Rosemary Harris | Heartbreak House |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Glenn Close | The Real Thing |
| Best Play | The Goodman Theater, Arnold Bernhard, David Mamet | Glengarry Glen Ross |
| Best Play | The Shubert Organization, Elliot Martin | Glengarry Glen Ross |
| Best Play | Michael Frayn, Jonathan Farkas, Michael Codron, The Kennedy Center | Noises Off |
| Best Play | Robert Fryer, James Nederlander, Jerome Minskoff, MTM Enterprises, Inc. | Noises Off |
| Best Play | Joanna Glass, Alexander H. Cohen, Hildy Parks | Play Memory |
| Best Play | Michael Codron, Ivan Bloch, Byron Goldman, Icarus Productions, The Shubert Organization, The Shubert Organization, Tom Stoppard, Roger Berlind | The Real Thing |
| Best Play | Emanuel Azenberg | The Real Thing |
| Best Revival | Emanuel Azenberg, The Shubert Organization | A Moon for the Misbegotten |
| Best Revival | Elliot Martin, Arnold Bernhard | American Buffalo |
| Best Revival | Roger L. Stevens, Robert Whitehead | Death of a Salesman |
| Best Revival | Circle in the Square | Heartbreak House |
| Best Scenic Design | Clarke Dunham | End of the World |
| Best Scenic Design | Tony Straiges | Sunday in the Park with George |
| Best Scenic Design | Tony Walton | The Real Thing |
| Best Scenic Design | Peter Larkin | The Rink |
| Regional Theater Tony Award | San Diego | California |
| Special Tony Award | Peter Feller | |
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