46th Tony Awards

46th Tony Awards
File:46thTonyAwards.jpg Official poster for the 46th annual Tony Awards
Date	May 31, 1992
Location	Gershwin Theatre, New York City, New York
Hosted by	Glenn Close
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS

The 46th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS from the Gershwin Theatre on May 31, 1992. The host was Glenn Close.

The ceremony

Presenters:

• Alan Alda
• Alec Baldwin
• Carol Channing
• Kirk Douglas
• Michael Douglas
• Richard Dreyfuss
• Daisy Eagan
• Farrah Fawcett
• Vincent Gardenia
• Danny Gerald
• Danny Glover
• Gene Hackman
• Judd Hirsch
• Patti LuPone
• Liza Minnelli
• Ian McKellen
• Tony Randall
• Lynn Redgrave
• Freddie Roman
• Ron Silver
• Sigourney Weaver

Musicals represented:

• Crazy for You ("I Can't Be Bothered Now"/"Slap That Bass"/"Shall We Dance"/"I Got Rhythm" - Company)
• Falsettos ("Falsettoland"/"My Father's A Homo"/"Sitting Watching Jason Play Baseball" - Company)
• Five Guys Named Moe ("Five Guys Named Moe"/"Caledonia" - Company)
• Jelly's Last Jam ("That's How You Jazz" - Gregory Hines and Company)

Special Salute to Frank Loesser:

• The Most Happy Fella ("Happy to Make Your Acquaintance" - Spiro Malas, Sophie Hayden and Liz Larsen)
• Guys and Dolls ("Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat"/"Finale" - Company)

Award winners and nominees

Winners are in bold

Best Play	Best Musical
Dancing at Lughnasa – Brian Friel Four Baboons Adoring the Sun – John Guare Two Shakespearean Actors – Richard Nelson Two Trains Running – August Wilson	Crazy for You Falsettos Five Guys Named Moe Jelly's Last Jam
Best Revival	Best Book of a Musical
Guys and Dolls The Most Happy Fella On Borrowed Time The Visit	William Finn and James Lapine – Falsettos Ken Ludwig – Crazy for You Clarke Peters – Five Guys Named Moe George C. Wolfe – Jelly's Last Jam
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Judd Hirsch – Conversations with My Father as Eddie Alan Alda – Jake's Women as Jake Alec Baldwin – A Streetcar Named Desire as Stanley Kowalski Brian Bedford – Two Shakespearean Actors as William Charles Macready	Glenn Close – Death and the Maiden as Paulina Salas Escobar Jane Alexander – The Visit as Claire Zachanassian Stockard Channing – Four Baboons Adoring the Sun as Penny McKenzie Judith Ivey – Park Your Car in Harvard Yard as Kathleen Hogan
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Gregory Hines – Jelly's Last Jam as Jelly Roll Morton Harry Groener – Crazy for You as Bobby Child Nathan Lane – Guys and Dolls as Nathan Detroit Michael Rupert – Falsettos as Marvin	Faith Prince – Guys and Dolls as Miss Adelaide Jodi Benson – Crazy for You as Polly Baker Josie de Guzman – Guys and Dolls as Sarah Brown Sophie Hayden – The Most Happy Fella as Rosabella
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Larry Fishburne – Two Trains Running as Sterling Roscoe Lee Browne – Two Trains Running as Holloway Željko Ivanek – Two Shakespearean Actors as John Ryder Tony Shalhoub – Conversations with My Father as Charlie	Brid Brennan – Dancing at Lughnasa as Agnes Rosaleen Linehan – Dancing at Lughnasa as Kate Cynthia Martells – Two Trains Running as Risa Dearbhla Molloy – Dancing at Lughnasa as Maggie
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Scott Waara – The Most Happy Fella as Herman Bruce Adler – Crazy for You as Bela Zangler Keith David – Jelly's Last Jam as Chimney Man Jonathan Kaplan – Falsettos as Jason	Tonya Pinkins – Jelly's Last Jam as Anita Liz Larson – The Most Happy Fella as Cleo Vivian Reed – The High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club as Enchantress Barbara Walsh – Falsettos as Trina
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	Best Choreography
Falsettos – William Finn (music and lyrics) Jelly's Last Jam – Jelly Roll Morton and Luther Henderson (music) and Susan Birkenhead (lyrics) Metro – Janusz Stoklosa (music) and Agata and Maryna Miklaszewska (lyrics) Nick & Nora – Charles Strouse (music) and Richard Maltby, Jr. (lyrics)	Susan Stroman – Crazy for You Terry John Bates – Dancing at Lughnasa Christopher Chadman – Guys and Dolls Hope Clarke, Ted L. Levy, and Gregory Hines – Jelly's Last Jam
Best Direction of a Play	Best Direction of a Musical
Patrick Mason – Dancing at Lughnasa Peter Hall – Four Baboons Adoring the Sun Jack O'Brien – Two Shakespearean Actors Daniel Sullivan – Conversations with My Father	Jerry Zaks – Guys and Dolls James Lapine – Falsettos Mike Ockrent – Crazy for You George C. Wolfe – Jelly's Last Jam
Best Scenic Design	Best Costume Design
Tony Walton – Guys and Dolls John Lee Beatty – A Small Family Business Joe Vanek – Dancing at Lughnasa Robin Wagner – Jelly's Last Jam	William Ivey Long – Crazy for You Jane Greenwood – Two Shakespearean Actors Toni-Leslie James – Jelly's Last Jam Joe Vanek – Dancing at Lughnasa
Best Lighting Design
Jules Fisher – Jelly's Last Jam Paul Gallo – Crazy for You Paul Gallo – Guys and Dolls Richard Pilbrow – Four Baboons Adoring the Sun

Special Tony Awards

• Regional Theatre Award - The Goodman Theatre of Chicago
• Tony Honor - The Fantasticks

External links

• Official Site Tony Awards