The 17th Annual Tony Awards took place on April 28, 1963, in the Hotel Americana Imperial Ballroom in New York City. The ceremony was broadcast on local television station WWOR-TV (Channel 9) in New York City. The awards were given to plays and musicals from the 1962/63 season that had their premiere on Broadway. The Masters of Ceremonies were Abe Burrows and Robert Morse.

17th Tony Awards
DateApril 28, 1963
LocationHotel Americana
New York City
Hosted byAbe Burrows
Robert Morse
Websitehttp://www.tonyawards.com/ Edit this on Wikidata
Television/radio coverage
NetworkWWOR-TV
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The ceremony

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Presenters: Elizabeth Ashley, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Orson Bean, Vivian Blaine, Diahann Carroll, Dane Clark, Betty Field, Martin Gabel, Anita Gillette, June Havoc, Helen Hayes, Van Heflin, Pat Hingle, Celeste Holm, Nancy Kelly, Sam Levene, Walter Matthau, Helen Menken, Phyllis Newman, Maureen O'Sullivan, Charles Nelson Reilly, William Prince, Rosalind Russell, David Wayne. Music was by Meyer Davis and his Orchestra.[1]

Winners and nominees

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Winners are in bold

Sources: InfoPlease,[2] BroadwayWorld[3]

Best Play Best Musical
Best Producer (Dramatic) Best Producer (Musical)
Best Author (Musical) Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actor in a Play Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actress in a Play
Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actor in a Musical Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actress in a Musical
Best Direction of a Play Best Direction of a Musical
Best Choreography Best Conductor and Musical Director
Best Stage Technician Best Scenic Design
Best Costume Design

Special award

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  • Bette Davis, honored for her work with the National Repertory Theatre.

Multiple nominations and awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Ceremony 1963" Archived 2018-04-10 at the Wayback Machine, tonyawards.com, accessed May 29, 2016
  2. ^ "1963 Tony Awards, Winners", Infoplease, accessed May 29, 2016
  3. ^ "Tony Awards 1963", broadwayworld.com, accessed May 29, 2016
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