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The 9th Annual Tony Awards, presented by the American Theatre Wing, took place at the Plaza Hotel Grand Ballroom on March 27, 1955. 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.

Winners

Production

• Outstanding Play
  • The Desperate Hours by Joseph Hayes and Jack Loveday. Produced by Howard Erskine and Joseph Hayes.

• Outstanding Musical
  • The Pajama Game. Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. Produced by Frederick Brisson, Robert Griffith, and Harold S. Prince.

Performance

• Distinguished Dramatic Actor
  • Alfred Lunt (Quadrille)

• Distinguished Dramatic Actress
  • Nancy Kelly (The Bad Seed)

• Distinguished Musical Actor
  • Walter Slezak (Fanny)

• Distinguished Musical Actress
  • Mary Martin (Peter Pan)

• Distinguished Supporting or Featured Dramatic Actor
  • Francis L. Sullivan (Witness for the Prosecution)

• Distinguished Supporting or Featured Dramatic Actress
  • Patricia Jessel (Witness for the Prosecution)

• Distinguished Supporting or Featured Musical Actor
  • Cyril Ritchard (Peter Pan)

• Distinguished Supporting or Featured Musical Actress
  • Carol Haney (The Pajama Game)

Craft

• Outstanding Director
  • Robert Montgomery (The Desperate Hours)

• Outstanding Choreographer
  • Bob Fosse (The Pajama Game)

• Scenic Designer
  • Oliver Messell (House of Flowers)

• Costume Designer
  • Cecil Beaton (Quadrille)

• Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director
  • Thomas Schippers (The Saint of Bleecker Street)

• Tony Award for Best Stage Technician
  • Richard Rodda (Peter Pan)

Special award

• Proscenium Productions, an Off-Broadway company at the Cherry Lane Theatre, 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.

See also

Tony Awards

External links

• [1] Tony Awards Official Site