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1979 Tony Awards

Play	The Elephant Man
Musical	Sweeney Todd
Actor—Play	Tom Conti, Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Actresses—Play	Constance Cummings, Wings
	Carole Shelley, The Elephant Man
Featured Actor—Play	Michael Gough, Bedroom Farce
Featured Actress—Play	Joan Hickson, Bedroom Farce
Actor—Musical	Len Cariou, Sweeney Todd
Actress—Musical	Angela Lansbury, Sweeney Todd
Featured Actor—Musical	Henderson Forsythe, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Featured Actress—Musical	Carlin Glynn, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Director—Play	Jack Hofsiss, The Elephant Man
Director—Musical	Harold Prince, Sweeney Todd
Book—Musical	Sweeney Todd, Hugh Wheeler
Score	Sweeney Todd, Stephen Sondheim, music and lyrics
Scenic Designer	Eugene Lee, Sweeney Todd
Costume Designer	Franne Lee, Sweeney Todd
Choreographers	Michael Bennett and Bob Avian, Ballroom
Lighting Designer	Roger Morgan, The Crucifer of Blood
Special Awards	Henry Fonda
	Walter F. Diehl
	Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theatre Center
	American Conservatory Theater

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