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* [[Brian Bedford]] – [[The School for Wives]] as Arnolphe
** [[John Gielgud]] – [[Home (play)|]] as Harry
** [[Alec McCowen]] – [[The Philanthropist (play)|]] as Philip
** [[Ralph Richardson]] – [[Home (play)|]] as Jack
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* [[Maureen Stapleton]] – [[The Gingerbread Lady]] as Evy Meara
** [[Estelle Parsons]] – [[And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little]] as Catherine Reardon
** [[Diana Rigg]] – Abelard and Heloise as Heloise
** [[Marian Seldes]] – Father's Day as Marian
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! !50%" | [[...|Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical]]
! !50%" | [[...|Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical]]
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* [[Hal Linden]] – [[The Rothschilds (musical)|]] as Mayer Rothschild
**  – [[Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen]] as Col. Wainwright Purdy III
** [[Larry Kert]] – [[Company (musical)|]] as Bobby
** [[Bobby Van (actor)|]] – [[No, No, Nanette]] as Billy Early
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* [[Helen Gallagher]] – [[No, No, Nanette]] as Lucille Early
** [[Susan Browning]] – [[Company (musical)|]] as April
** [[Sandy Duncan]] – [[The Boy Friend (musical)|]] as Maisie
** [[Elaine Stritch]] – [[Company (musical)|]] as Joanne
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{{Infobox award
| name     = 25th Tony Awards
| bgcolour = #CCC
| image    = 
| caption  = 
| date     = March 28, 1971
| location = [[Palace Theatre (Broadway)|Palace Theatre]], [[New York City, New York]]
| host     = [[Lauren Bacall]], [[Angela Lansbury]], [[Anthony Quayle]] and [[Anthony Quinn]]
| network  = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| previous = [[24th Tony Awards|24th]]
| main     = [[Tony Award]]s
| next     = [[26th Tony Awards|26th]]
}}
The '''25th Annual Tony Awards''' ceremony was held on March 28, 1971 at the [[Palace Theatre (Broadway)|Palace Theatre]] in New York City. The ceremony was broadcast by [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television. Hosts were [[Lauren Bacall]], [[Angela Lansbury]], [[Anthony Quayle]] and [[Anthony Quinn]].

==The ceremony==
The theme was a retrospective of highlights from 25 years of Tony-winning musicals and the stars who introduced them. The opening number was "What's Happening at the Palace". The presenters were [[Dick Cavett]], [[Carol Channing]] and [[Ruby Keeler]].<ref name=show>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:gzT-yUMLkq0J:http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/history/ceremonies/200909161253133493031.html%2BKismet+%22Tony+Award%22+site:tonyawards.com+Kismet+%22Tony+Award%22+site:tonyawards.com&hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&prmd=ivns&strip=1 "1971 - 25th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS"] tonyawards.com, (webcache.googleusercontent.com), accessed June 22, 2012</ref>

Saluting 25 Years of Tony Award-Winning Musicals:
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* ''[[Finian's Rainbow]]''
* ''[[High Button Shoes]]''
* ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]''
* ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]''
* ''[[Guys and Dolls (musical)|Guys and Dolls]]''
* ''[[The King and I]]''
* ''[[Wonderful Town]]''
* ''[[Kismet (musical)|Kismet]]''
* ''[[Can-Can (musical)|Can-Can]]''
* ''[[The Pajama Game]]''
* ''[[Damn Yankees]]''
* ''[[My Fair Lady]]''
* ''[[The Music Man]]''
* ''[[Redhead (musical)|Redhead]]''
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* ''[[Fiorello!]]''
* ''[[The Sound of Music]]''
* ''[[Bye Bye Birdie (musical)|Bye Bye Birdie]]''
* ''[[How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying]]''
* ''[[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]]''
* ''[[Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]''
* ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]''
* ''[[Mame (musical)|Mame]]''
* ''[[Man of La Mancha]]''
* ''[[Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret]]''
* ''[[Hallelujah, Baby!]]''
* ''[[1776 (musical)|1776]]''
* ''[[Applause (musical)|Applause]]''
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The finale was "There's No Business Like Show Business" sung by the entire company.

The performers: [[Edie Adams]], [[Lauren Bacall]], [[Vivian Blaine]], [[Tom Bosley]], [[Yul Brynner]], [[Carol Channing]], [[William Daniels]], [[Alfred Drake]], [[Nanette Fabray]], [[Jill Haworth]], [[Florence Henderson]], [[Stanley Holloway]], [[Richard Kiley]], [[Angela Lansbury]], [[Paul Lynde]], [[Patricia Morison]], [[Robert Morse]], [[Zero Mostel]], [[Robert Preston (actor)|Robert Preston]], [[John Raitt]], [[Leslie Uggams]], [[Gwen Verdon]], [[Virginia Vestoff]], [[Ray Walston]], [[David Wayne]].

==Winners and nominees==
''Winners are in bold''

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! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Play|Best Play]]
! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]]
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* '''''[[Sleuth (play)|Sleuth]]'' – [[Anthony Shaffer (writer)|Anthony Shaffer]]'''
** ''[[Home (play)|Home]]'' – [[David Storey]]
** ''[[The Philanthropist (play)|The Philanthropist]]'' – [[Christopher Hampton]]
** ''[[Paul Sill's Story Theatre]]'' – [[Paul Sills]]
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* '''''[[Company (musical)|Company]]'''''
** ''[[The Me Nobody Knows]]''
** ''[[The Rothschilds (musical)|The Rothschilds]]''
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! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical|Best Book of a Musical]]
! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre]]
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* '''[[George Furth]] – ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]'''''
** Robert H. Livingston and Herb Schapiro – ''[[The Me Nobody Knows]]''
** [[Sherman Yellen]] – ''[[The Rothschilds (musical)|The Rothschilds]]''
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* '''''[[Company (musical)|Company]]'' – [[Stephen Sondheim]] (music and lyrics)'''
** ''[[The Rothschilds (musical)|The Rothschilds]]'' – [[Jerry Bock]] (music) and [[Sheldon Harnick]] (lyrics)
** ''[[The Me Nobody Knows]]'' – [[Gary William Friedman]] (music) and [[Will Holt]] (lyrics)
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! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play|Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play]]
! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play|Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play]]
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* '''[[Brian Bedford]] – ''[[The School for Wives]]'' as Arnolphe'''
** [[John Gielgud]] – ''[[Home (play)|Home]]'' as Harry
** [[Alec McCowen]] – ''[[The Philanthropist (play)|The Philanthropist]]'' as Philip
** [[Ralph Richardson]] – ''[[Home (play)|Home]]'' as Jack
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* '''[[Maureen Stapleton]] – ''[[The Gingerbread Lady]]'' as Evy Meara'''
** [[Estelle Parsons]] – ''[[And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little]]'' as Catherine Reardon
** [[Diana Rigg]] – ''Abelard and Heloise'' as Heloise
** [[Marian Seldes]] – ''Father's Day'' as Marian
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! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical|Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical]]
! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical|Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical]]
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* '''[[Hal Linden]] – ''[[The Rothschilds (musical)|The Rothschilds]]'' as Mayer Rothschild'''
** <<link:0>> – ''[[Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen]]'' as Col. Wainwright Purdy III
** [[Larry Kert]] – ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]'' as Bobby
** [[Bobby Van (actor)|Bobby Van]] – ''[[No, No, Nanette]]'' as Billy Early
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* '''[[Helen Gallagher]] – ''[[No, No, Nanette]]'' as Lucille Early'''
** [[Susan Browning]] – ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]'' as April
** [[Sandy Duncan]] – ''[[The Boy Friend (musical)|The Boy Friend]]'' as Maisie
** [[Elaine Stritch]] – ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]'' as Joanne
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! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play|Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play]]
! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play|Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play]]
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* '''[[Paul Sand]] – ''Story Theatre'' as Various Characters'''
** [[Ronald Radd]] – ''Abelard and Heloise'' as Gilies de Vannes
** [[Donald Pickering]] – ''[[Conduct Unbecoming (play)|Conduct Unbecoming]]'' as Capt. Rupert Harper
** Ed Zimmermann – ''[[The Philanthropist (play)|The Philanthropist]]'' as Donald
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* '''[[Rae Allen]] – ''[[And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little]]'' as Fleur Stein'''
** Lili Darvas – ''Les Blancs'' as Madame Neilsen
** [[Joan Van Ark]] – ''[[The School for Wives]]'' as Agnes
** [[Mona Washbourne]] – ''[[Home (play)|Home]]'' as Kathleen
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! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical|Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical]]
! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical|Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical]]
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* '''[[Keene Curtis]] – ''[[The Rothschilds (musical)|The Rothschilds]]'' as Various Characters'''
** [[Charles Kimbrough]] – ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]'' as Harry
** [[Walter Willison]] – ''[[Two by Two (musical)|Two by Two]]'' as Japheth
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* '''[[Patsy Kelly]] – ''[[No, No, Nanette]]'' as Pauline'''
** [[Barbara Barrie]] – ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]'' as Sarah
** [[Pamela Myers]] – ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]'' as Marta
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! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play|Best Direction of a Play]]
! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical|Best Direction of a Musical]]
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* '''[[Peter Brook]] – ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'''''
** [[Lindsay Anderson]] – ''[[Home (play)|Home]]''
** [[Stephen Porter (director)|Stephen Porter]] – ''[[The School for Wives]]''
** [[Clifford Williams (actor)|Clifford Williams]] – ''[[Sleuth (play)|Sleuth]]''
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* '''[[Harold Prince]] – ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]'''''
** [[Michael Kidd]] – ''[[The Rothschilds (musical)|The Rothschilds]]''
** Robert H. Livingston – ''[[The Me Nobody Knows]]''
** [[Burt Shevelove]] – ''[[No, No, Nanette]]''
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! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]
! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Scenic Design|Best Scenic Design]]
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* '''[[Donald Saddler]] – ''[[No, No, Nanette]]'''''
** [[Michael Bennett]] – ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]''
** [[Michael Kidd]] – ''[[The Rothschilds (musical)|The Rothschilds]]''
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* '''[[Boris Aronson]] – ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]'''''
** [[John Bury (theatre designer)|John Bury]] – ''[[The Rothschilds (musical)|The Rothschilds]]''
** Sally Jacobs – ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''
** [[Jo Mielziner]] – ''Father's Day''
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! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
! style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | [[Tony Award for Best Lighting Design|Best Lighting Design]]
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* '''[[Raoul Pene Du Bois]] – ''[[No, No, Nanette]]'''''
** [[Jane Greenwood]] – ''[[Hay Fever]]'' and ''Les Blancs''
** [[Freddy Wittop]] – ''[[Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen]]''
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* '''[[R.H. Poindexter]] – ''Story Theatre'''''
** Robert Ornbo – ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]''
** William Ritman – ''[[Sleuth (play)|Sleuth]]''
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==Special awards==
*Elliot Norton, drama critic, for distinguished theatrical commentary.
*Ingram Ash, president of Blaine-Thompson Advertising, for decades of devoted service to the theatre.
*[[Playbill]], for chronicling Broadway through the years.
*[[Roger L. Stevens]]

==See also==
[[Tony Awards]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/index.html Tony Awards Official Site]

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[[Category:1971 in theatre]]
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[[Category:1971 in the United States]]

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