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Stapleton, Maureen

(Encyclopedia) Stapleton, Maureen, 1925–2006, American actress, b. Troy, N.Y., as Lois Maureen Stapleton. Stapleton's first major stage success was in The Rose Tattoo (1951; Tony Award, Best Featured…

Simon, Neil

(Encyclopedia) Simon, Neil (Marvin Neil Simon), 1927–2018, American playwright, b. the Bronx, New York City. His plays, nearly all of them popular with audiences, if not always with critics, are…

The Tony Awards

The Antoinette Perry (Tony®) Awards, presented each June by the American Theatre Wing and the League of American Theatres and Producers, honor distinguished achievement in Broadway theater…

Albee, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Albee, EdwardAlbee, Edwardălˈbē [key], 1928–2016, American playwright, one of the leading dramatists of his generation, b. Washington, D.C., as Edward Harvey. His most characteristic…

Washington, Denzel

(Encyclopedia) Washington, Denzel (Denzel Hayes Washington Jr.), 1954- , African-American actor, b. Mount Vernon, N.Y., Fordham Univ. (B.A., 1977).…

1947 Tony Awards

Actors—PlayJosé Ferrer, Cyrano de BergeracFredric March, Years AgoActresses—PlayIngrid Bergman, Joan of LorraineHelen Hayes, Happy BirthdaySupporting or Featured Actress—PlayPatricia Neal,…

1997 Tony Awards

Play The Last Night of BallyhooMusical TitanicRevival—Play A Doll's HouseRevival—Musical ChicagoActor—Play Christopher Plummer, BarrymoreActress—Play Janet McTeer, A Doll's House Actor—…

1949 Tony Awards

PlayDeath of a SalesmanMusicalKiss Me KateActor—PlayRex Harrison, Anne of the Thousand DaysActress—PlayMartita Hunt, The Madwoman of ChaillotSupporting or Featured Actor—PlayArthur Kennedy,…

1950 Tony Awards

PlayThe Cocktail PartyMusicalSouth PacificActor—PlaySidney Blackmer, Come Back, Little ShebaActress—PlayShirley Booth, Come Back, Little ShebaActor—MusicalEzio Pinza, South PacificActress—…

1951 Tony Awards

PlayThe Rose TattooMusicalGuys and DollsActor—PlayClaude Rains, Darkness at NoonActress—PlayUta Hagen, The Country GirlSupporting or Featured Actor—PlayEli Wallach, The Rose TattooSupporting…