The 45th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS from the Minskoff Theatre on June 2, 1991. The hosts were

Julie Andrews Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Fi ...

and Jeremy Irons.

The ceremony

Presenters: Carol Channing, Joan Collins, Tyne Daly, Whoopi Goldberg, Joel Grey, Steve Guttenberg,

Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as both a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, t ...

, Raul Julia,

Jackie Mason Jackie Mason (born Yacov Moshe Maza; yi, יעקב משה מזא; June 9, 1928 – July 24, 2021) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. His 1986 one-man show ''The World According to Me!'' won a Special Tony Award, an Outer Critics Cir ...

Shirley MacLaine Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty, April 24, 1934) is an American actress, author, and former dancer. Known for her portrayals of quirky, strong-willed and eccentric women, MacLaine has received numerous accolades over her seven-dec ...

, James Naughton, Penn & Teller, Anthony Quinn, Lily Tomlin,

Denzel Washington Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has been described as an actor who reconfigured "the concept of classic movie stardom". Throughout his career spanning over four decades, Washington ha ...

Musicals represented: * '' Miss Saigon'' ("The Heat is On in Saigon"/"Last Night of the World"/"I Still Believe"/"You Will Not Touch Him"/"The American Dream" -

Lea Salonga Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga (; born February 22, 1971), known professionally as Lea Salonga, is a Filipino singer, actress, and columnist. Nicknamed "Pride of the Philippines," she is best known for her roles in musical theatre, for supplyin ...

, Jonathan Pryce. Company) * '' Once on This Island'' ("The Human Heart"/"Mama Will Provide" - La Chanze, Lillias White, Company) * '' The Secret Garden'' (Medley - Company) * '' The Will Rogers Follies'' ("Will-A-Mania"/"Favorite Son" - Keith Carradine, Cady Huffman, Company) Special Salute: * '' How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' ("The Year of the Musical Actor"/"I Believe in You" - Robert Morse) * ''

Fiddler on the Roof ''Fiddler on the Roof'' is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in or around 1905. It is based on ''Tevye and his Daughters'' (or ''Tevye the ...

'' (" If I Were a Rich Man" - Topol) * '' Bye Bye Birdie'' ("Rosie" - Tommy Tune and

Ann Reinking Ann Reinking (November 10, 1949December 12, 2020) was an American dancer, actress, choreographer and singer. She worked predominantly in musical theater, starring in Broadway (theatre), Broadway productions such as ''Coco (musical), Coco'' (1969) ...

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(" Wouldn't It Be Loverly" "Camelot" " I Could Have Danced All Night") * '' The Phantom of the Opera'' ("Music of the Night" - Michael Crawford)

Award winners and nominees

''Winners are in bold''

Special Tony Awards

*Regional Theatre Award -- Yale Repertory Theater, New Haven, Connecticut *Tony Honor—Father George Moore (Given Posthumously)

Multiple nominations and awards

These productions had multiple nominations: *''11 nominations:'' '' Miss Saigon'' and '' The Will Rogers Follies'' *''8 nominations:'' '' Once on This Island'' *''7 nominations:'' '' The Secret Garden'' *''6 nominations:'' '' Our Country's Good'' *''5 nominations:'' '' La Bête'' and '' Lost in Yonkers'' *''4 nominations:'' '' Six Degrees of Separation'' *''2 nominations:'' ''

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Oh, Kay! ''Oh, Kay!'' is a musical with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and a book by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse. It is based on the play ''La Présidente'' by Maurice Hennequin and Pierre Veber. The plot revolves around the adventur ...

'', '' Peter Pan'', '' Shadowlands'', '' Shōgun: The Musical'', '' The Speed of Darkness'' and ''Those Were the Days'' The following productions received multiple awards. *''6 wins:'' '' The Will Rogers Follies'' *''4 wins:'' '' Lost in Yonkers'' *''3 wins:'' '' Miss Saigon'' and '' The Secret Garden''

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The ceremony

Award winners and nominees

Special Tony Awards

Multiple nominations and awards

See also

External links