TONY AWARDS - 6/04/1976

The 30th Annual Tony Awards was held at the Shubert Theatre on April 18, 1976 and broadcast by ABC television. Hosts were Eddie Albert, Richard Burton, Jane Fonda, Diana Rigg, George C. Scott and Trish Van Devere.

Presenters: Alan Arkin, Clifton Davis, Bonnie Franklin, Celeste Holm, Cloris Leachman, Michele Lee, Jerry Lewis, Hal Linden, Mary Martin, Mike Nichols, Christopher Plummer, Vanessa Redgrave, Marlo Thomas, Leslie Uggams.[1]

The theme of the show was "The Ones That Got Away", a medley of memorable songs from past musicals that did not win the Tony. Richard Burton performed a scene from Hamlet.

The medley included songs from:

Annie Get Your Gun
Where's Charley?
Miss Liberty
Call Me Madam
Paint Your Wagon
Wish You Were Here
Peter Pan
Mr Wonderful
Bells Are Ringing
West Side Story
Flower Drum Song
Gypsy
Camelot
Milk And Honey
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off
Funny Girl
Sweet Charity
Purlie
The Rothschilds
Grease
Gigi
Shenandoah
Musicals represented

A Chorus Line ("I Hope I Get It"/"One" - Company)
Bubbling Brown Sugar ("Sweet Georgia Brown" - Vivian Reed, Lonnie McNeil, Newton Winters)
Chicago ("All I Care About" - Jerry Orbach and Company)
Pacific Overtures ("Advantages of Floating in the Middle of the Sea" - Mako and Company)