1996 – Best Play Tony Awards

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Year	Category	Nominee	Show	Nom
1996	Best Play	Terrence McNally	Master Class production took place the previous year	Award winner
1996	Best Play	Robert Whitehead	Master Class producer, production took place the previous year	Award winner
1996	Best Play	Lewis Allen	Master Class producer, production took place the previous year	Award winner
1996	Best Play	Spring Sirkin	Master Class producer, production took place the previous year	Award winner
1996	Best Play	Sam Shepard	Buried Child
1996	Best Play	Frederick Zollo	Buried Child producer
1996	Best Play	Nicholas Paleologos	Buried Child producer
1996	Best Play	Jane Harmon	Buried Child producer
1996	Best Play	Nina Kenneally	Buried Child producer
1996	Best Play	Gary Sinise	Buried Child producer
1996	Best Play	Edwin Schloss	Buried Child producer
1996	Best Play	Liz Oliver	Buried Child producer
1996	Best Play	David Hare	Racing Demon production took place the previous year
1996	Best Play	Lincoln Center Theater	Racing Demon producer, production took place the previous year
1996	Best Play	August Wilson	Seven Guitars
1996	Best Play	Sageworks	Seven Guitars producer
1996	Best Play	Benjamin Mordecai	Seven Guitars producer
1996	Best Play	Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre	Seven Guitars producer
1996	Best Play	Herb Alpert	Seven Guitars producer
1996	Best Play	Margo Lion	Seven Guitars producer
1996	Best Play	Scott Rudin	Seven Guitars producer
1996	Best Play	Paramount Pictures	Seven Guitars producer
1996	Best Play	Jujamcyn Theaters	Seven Guitars producer
1996	Best Play	Goodman Theatre	Seven Guitars producer
1996	Best Play	Huntington Theatre Company	Seven Guitars producer
1996	Best Play	American Conservatory Theatre	Seven Guitars producer
1996	Best Play	Manhattan Theatre Club	Seven Guitars producer

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