The 9th Annual Tony Awards, presented by the

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, took place at the Plaza Hotel Grand Ballroom on March 27, 1955.Gelb, Arthur. " 'The Desperate Hours' Receives Perry Award: Hayes Drama Chosen Best Play--Musical Prize to 'Pajama'", ''

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'', March 28, 1955, p.24 It was broadcast on radio by the National Broadcasting Company. The presenter was Helen Hayes and music was composed and presented by Meyer Davis and his Orchestra.

Award winners

Sources: ''Infoplease'' ''BroadwayWorld''"1955 Tony Award Winners"
broadwayworld.com, accessed May 28, 2016

Production

Performance

Craft

Special award

*Proscenium Productions, an Off-Broadway company at the

Cherry Lane Theatre The Cherry Lane Theatre is the oldest continuously running off-Broadway theater in New York City. The theater is located at 38 Commerce Street between Barrow and Bedford Streets in the West Village neighborhood of Greenwich Village, Manhattan, ...

, for generally high quality and viewpoint shown in ''The Way of the World'' and ''Thieves Carnival''. Presented to Warren Enters, Robert Merriman and Sybil Trubin.

Multiple nominations and awards

The following productions received multiple awards. *''3 wins:'' ''

The Pajama Game ''The Pajama Game'' is a musical based on the 1953 novel '' 7½ Cents'' by Richard Bissell. The book is by George Abbott and Richard Bissell; the music and lyrics are by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. and dances were staged by Bob Fosse in his ...

'' and ''

Peter Pan Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythi ...

'' *''2 wins:'' '' The Desperate Hours'', ''

Quadrille The quadrille is a dance that was fashionable in late 18th- and 19th-century Europe and its colonies. The quadrille consists of a chain of four to six '' contredanses''. Latterly the quadrille was frequently danced to a medley of opera melodie ...

'' and ''

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References

External links

Tony Awards Official Site
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