56th Tony Awards

The 56th Annual Tony Awards ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall on June 2, 2002 and broadcast by CBS. "The First Ten" awards ceremony, produced in association with Thirteen/WNET New York was telecast on PBS television. The event was co-hosted by Bernadette Peters and Gregory Hines.

With her win as a producer of Thoroughly Modern Millie, Whoopi Goldberg became the 10th person to become an EGOT winner.