17th Tony Awards


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 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.

Eligibility

Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1962–1963 season before March 30, 1963 are eligible.
;Original plays
;Original musicals
;Play revivals
;Musical revivals

The ceremony

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.

Winners and nominees

Winners are in bold
Sources: InfoPlease, BroadwayWorld

Special award

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

Multiple nominations and awards

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