13th Tony Awards


The 13th Annual Tony Awards took place at the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom on April 12, 1959, and was broadcast on local television station WCBS-TV in New York City. The Master of Ceremonies was Bud Collyer.

Eligibility

Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1958 season before February 28, 1959 are eligible.
;Original plays
;Original musicals
;Play revivals
;Musical revivals

The ceremony

Presenters: Dana Andrews, Ina Balin, Ralph Bellamy, Polly Bergen, Claudette Colbert, Robert Dowling, Faye Emerson, Farley Granger, Oscar Hammerstein II, Celeste Holm, Robert Preston, and Rip Torn. Music was by Meyer Davis and his Orchestra.

Winners and nominees

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Winners are in bold
Best PlayBest Musical

  • Redhead
  • * Flower Drum Song
  • * La Plume de Ma Tante
  • Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a PlayBest Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
  • Jason RobardsThe Disenchanted as Manley Halliday
  • * Cedric HardwickeA Majority of One as Koichi Asano
  • * Alfred LuntThe Visit as Anton Schill
  • * Christopher PlummerJ.B. as Nickles
  • * Cyril RitchardThe Pleasure of His Company as Biddeford Poole
  • * Robert StephensEpitaph for George Dillon as George Dillon
  • Gertrude BergA Majority of One as Bertha Jacoby
  • * Claudette ColbertThe Marriage-Go-Round as Content Lowell
  • * Lynn FontanneThe Visit as Claire Zachanassian
  • * Kim StanleyA Touch of the Poet as Sara Melody
  • * Maureen StapletonThe Cold Wind And The Warm as Aunt Ida
  • Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a MusicalBest Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
  • Richard KileyRedhead as Tom Baxter
  • * Larry BlydenFlower Drum Song as Sammy Fong
  • Gwen VerdonRedhead as Essie Whimple
  • * Miyoshi UmekiFlower Drum Song as Mei-Li
  • Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actor in a PlayBest Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actress in a Play
  • Charlie RugglesThe Pleasure of His Company as Mackenzie Savage
  • * Marc ConnellyTall Story as Professor Charles Osman
  • * George GrizzardThe Disenchanted as Shep Stearns
  • * Walter MatthauOnce More, with Feeling! as Maxwell Archer
  • * Robert MorseSay, Darling as Ted Snow
  • * George C. ScottComes a Day as Tydings Glenn
  • Julie NewmarThe Marriage-Go-Round as Katrin Sveg
  • * Maureen DelanyGod and Kate Murphy as Carrie Donovan
  • * Dolores HartThe Pleasure of His Company as Jessica Poole
  • * Nan MartinJ.B. as Sarah
  • * Bertice ReadingRequiem for a Nun as Nancy Mannigoe
  • Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actor in a MusicalBest Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actress in a Musical
  • Russell NypeGoldilocks as George Randolph Brown
  • Leonard StoneRedhead as George Poppett
  • Pat StanleyGoldilocks as Lois Lee
  • * Julienne MarieWhoop-Up as Mary Champlain
  • Best DirectorBest Choreography
  • Elia KazanJ.B.
  • * Peter BrookThe Visit
  • * Robert DhéryLa Plume de Ma Tante
  • * William GaskillEpitaph for George Dillon
  • * Peter GlenvilleRashomon
  • * Cyril RitchardThe Pleasure of His Company
  • * Dore ScharyA Majority of One
  • Bob FosseRedhead
  • * Agnes de MilleGoldilocks
  • * Carol HaneyFlower Drum Song
  • * Onna WhiteWhoop-Up
  • Best Scenic DesignBest Costume Design
  • Donald OenslagerA Majority of One
  • * Boris AronsonJ.B.
  • * Ballou – The Legend of Lizzie
  • * Ben EdwardsJane Eyre
  • * Oliver MesselRashomon
  • * Teo OttoThe Visit
  • Rouben Ter-ArutunianRedhead
  • * Antonio CastilloGoldilocks
  • * Dorothy Jenkins – The World of Suzie Wong
  • * Oliver MesselRashomon
  • * Irene SharaffFlower Drum Song
  • Best Conductor and Musical DirectorBest Stage Technician
  • Salvatore Dell'IsolaFlower Drum Song
  • * Jay Blackston – Redhead
  • * Lehman EngelGoldilocks
  • * Gershon KingsleyLa Plume de Ma Tante
  • Sam Knapp – The Music Man
  • * Thomas FitzgeraldWho Was That Lady I Saw You With?
  • * Edward Flynn – The Most Happy Fella
  • Special awards

    Multiple nominations and awards

    These productions had multiple nominations:
    The following productions received multiple awards.