Tony Awards (1956)
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.
Angela Lansbury
Herself - Host / Performer
Kristin Chenoweth
Herself - Host
James Corden
Himself - Host
Scarlett Johansson
Self
Barbara Harris
Herself - Nominee / Performer
Anthony Hopkins
Himself - Host
Vanessa Redgrave
Herself - Presenter
Carol Burnett
Herself - Presenter / Recipient
Rex Harrison
Himself - Recipient
Bernadette Peters
Herself - Host
Arthur Hill
Presenter
Whoopi Goldberg
Herself - Host
David Wayne
Himself - Performer
Peter Ustinov
Himself - Host / Presenter
Tony Randall
Himself - Host
Shelley Winters
Herself - Presenter
William Daniels
Himself - Performer
Robert Hooks
Nominee / Performer
Richard Benjamin
Himself - Presenter
Phil Silvers
Himself - Host / Nominee
Al Pacino
Himself - Nominee
René Auberjonois
Nominee
Beryl Reid
Herself - Nominee
Jean Stapleton
Presenter
Cleavant Derricks
Nominee
Jackie Gleason
Nominee
Glenn Close
Herself - Host
Dustin Hoffman
Himself - Presenter
Cleavon Little
Nominee / Performer
Christopher Plummer
Presenter
Helen Hayes
Recipient
Desi Arnaz
Performer
Tom Bosley
Himself - Performer
Anne Revere
Nominee
Lucie Arnaz
Presenter
Yul Brynner
Himself - Performer
Vivien Leigh
Presenter
Ray Walston
Himself - Performer
Patty Duke
Awards Custodian
Lee Grant
Presenter
Anthony Quayle
Himself - Host
Lynn Redgrave
Herself - Award Custodian
Jack Albertson
Herself - Host
Marge Champion
Herself - Presenter
Marlene Dietrich
Recipient
Jason Robards
Presenter
Liza Minnelli
Herself - Host
Groucho Marx
Presenter
Burgess Meredith
Recipient
Patricia Neal
Presenter
Hugh Jackman
Himself - Host
Paul Lynde
Himself - Performer
Art Carney
Presenter
Kirk Douglas
Presenter
Kay Medford
Award Accepter
Laurence Olivier
Himself - Recipient
Henry Fonda
Himself - Host / Presenter
Ginger Rogers
Self
Ellen Burstyn
Herself - Host
Rosie O'Donnell
Herself - Host
Sean Hayes
Self - Host
Mike Nichols
Nominee
Joel Grey
Presenter
Ann Miller
Herself - Performer
Richard Kiley
Himself - Performer
Vivian Blaine
Herself - Performer
Christopher Reeve
Himself - Performer
Cicely Tyson
Herself - Host
Robert Stack
Award Accepter
Katharine Hepburn
Nominee / Performer
Ingrid Bergman
Presenter
Elizabeth Taylor
Herself - Nominee / Presenter
Florence Henderson
Herself - Performer
Maurice Chevalier
Recipient
Carol Channing
Recipient
Vincent Gardenia
Nominee
