1996 - 50th Annual Tony Awards® Sunday, June 2, 1996
Majestic Theatre
Broadcast live on the CBS Television Network
Executive Producer: Gary Smith
Produced and Directed by Walter C. Miller, Written by Thomas Meehan; Musical Director: Elliot Lawrence; Managing Producer: Roy A. Somlyo
Host
Nathan Lane
Presenters
Bea Arthur, Edward Albee, Christine Baranski, Harry Belafonte, Matthew Broderick, Diahann Carroll, Hume Cronyn, Nanette Fabray, Robert Goulet, Gregory Hines, Uta Hagen, James Earl Jones, John Lithgow, Liza Minnelli, Patricia Neal, Sarah Jessica Parker, Bernadette Peters, John Rubinstein, Jane Seymour, Ron Silver, Lily Tomlin, Ben Vereen, Eli Wallach, Ray Walston, Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber
Opening Number
"The Show Must Go On" - Liza Minnelli, Bernadette Peters and Tony Award Alumni
Musicals Represented