1977-1986 Tony Shouldabeens

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1976-1977

Best Musical
Annie
*I Love My Wife
Porgy and Bess (Revival)

Best Actor
*Lenny Baker, I Love My Wife
Barry Bostwick, The Robber Bridegroom
Robert Guillaume, Guys and Dolls

Best Actress
Clamma Dale, Porgy and Bess
Ernestine Jackson, Guys and Dolls
*Andrea McArdle, Annie

Best Featured Actor
David Kernan, Side by Side by Sondheim
Larry Marshall, Porgy and Bess
*Reid Shelton, Annie

Best Featured Actress
*Dorothy Loudon, Annie
Millicent Martin, Side by Side by Sondheim
Julia McKenzie, Side by Side by Sondheim

Best Song
*“Hey There, Good Times”, I Love My Wife
“I Never Do Anything Twice”, Side by Side by Sondheim
“Tomorrow”, Annie

Best Score
Annie (Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin)
*I Love My Wife (Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart)
The Robber Bridegroom (Alfred Uhry, Robert Waldman)

1977-1978

Best Musical
Ain’t Misbehavin’
*The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
On the Twentieth Century

Best Actor
John Cullum, On the Twentieth Century
*Henderson Forsyth, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Gilbert Price, Timbuktu!

Best Actress
Gretchen Cryer, I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road
*Carlin Glynn, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Liza Minnelli, The Act

Best Featured Actor
André De Shields, Ain’t Misbehavin’
*Kevin Kline, On the Twentieth Century
Ken Page, Ain’t Misbehavin’

Best Featured Actress
*Nell Carter, Ain’t Misbehavin’
Imogene Coca, On the Twentieth Century
Charlaine Woodard, Ain’t Misbehavin’

Best Song
“The Aggie Song”, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
“I Rise Again”, On the Twentieth Century
*“Old Friend”, I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road

Best Score
*The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Carol Hall)
I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road (Nancy Ford, Gretchen Cryer)
On the Twentieth Century (Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, Adolph Green)

1978-1979

Best Musical
Ballroom
The Grand Tour
*Sweeney Todd

Best Actor
*Len Cariou, Sweeney Todd
Joel Grey, The Grand Tour
Gregory Hines, Eubie!

Best Actress
Georgia Brown, Carmelina
*Angela Lansbury, Sweeney Todd
Dorothy Loudon, Ballroom

Best Featured Actor
*Victor Garber, Sweeney Todd
Ron Holgate, The Grand Tour
Ken Jennings, Sweeney Todd

Best Featured Actress
Josie de Guzman, Carmelina
*Florence Lacey, The Grand Tour
Merle Louise, Sweeney Todd

Best Song
“I’ll Be Here Tomorrow”, The Grand Tour
*“Fifty Percent”, Ballroom
“Not While I’m Around”, Sweeney Todd

Best Score
Ballroom (Billy Goldenberg, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman)
The Grand Tour (Jerry Herman)
*Sweeney Todd (Stephen Sondheim)

1979-1980

Best Musical
*Barnum
Evita
Oklahoma! (Revival)

Best Actor
*Jim Dale, Barnum
David Garrison, A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine
Laurence Guittard, Oklahoma!

Best Actress
Christine Andreas, Oklahoma!
Priscilla Lopez, A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine
*Patti LuPone, Evita

Best Featured Actor
Harry Groener, Oklahoma!
Bob Gunton, Evita
*Mandy Patinkin, Evita

Best Featured Actress
*Glenn Close, Barnum
Christine Ebersole, Oklahoma!
Mary Wickes, Oklahoma!

Best Song
“The Colors of My Life”, Barnum
*“Don’t Cry for Me Argentina”, Evita
“Just Go to the Movies”, A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine

Best Score
*Barnum (Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart)
A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine (Frank Lazarus, Dick Vosburgh)
Evita (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice)

1980-1981

Best Musical
42nd Street
*March of the Falsettos
The Pirates of Penzance (Revival)

Best Actor
Kevin Kline, The Pirates of Penzance
Jerry Orbach, 42nd Street
*Michael Rupert, March of the Falsettos

Best Actress
*Lauren Bacall, Woman of the Year
Tammy Grimes, 42nd Street
Linda Ronstadt, The Pirates of Penzance

Best Featured Actor
*Stephen Bogardus, March of the Falsettos
Lee Roy Reams, 42nd Street
George Rose, The Pirates of Penzance

Best Featured Actress
*Marilyn Cooper, Woman of the Year
Wanda Richert, 42nd Street
Lynne Thigpen, Tintypes

Best Song
“The Games I Play”, March of the Falsettos
“A Little Travellin’ Music Please”, One Night Stand
*“Sometimes a Day Goes By”, Woman of the Year

Best Score
42nd Street (Harry Warren, Al Dubin)
*March of the Falsettos (William Finn)
Woman of the Year (John Kander, Fred Ebb)

1981-1982

Best Musical
Dreamgirls
Merrily We Roll Along
*Nine

Best Actor
Ben Harney, Dreamgirls
Richard Harris, Camelot
*Raul Julia, Nine

Best Actress
Karen Akers, Nine
*Jennifer Holliday, Dreamgirls
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Dreamgirls

Best Featured Actor
Cleavant Derricks, Dreamgirls
*Bill Hutton, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Jim Walton, Merrily We Roll Along

Best Featured Actress
*Laurie Beechman, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Liliane Montevecchi, Nine
Anita Morris, Nine

Best Song
*“And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going”, Dreamgirls
“Be on Your Own”, Nine
“Not a Day Goes By”, Merrily We Roll Along

Best Score
Dreamgirls (Henry Krieger, Tom Eyen)
Merrily We Roll Along (Stephen Sondheim)
*Nine (Maury Yeston)

1982-1983

Best Musical
Cats
Little Shop of Horrors
*My One and Only

Best Actor
George Hearn, A Doll's Life
*Tommy Tune, My One and Only
Lee Wilkof, Little Shop of Horrors

Best Actress
Debby Boone, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Betsy Joslyn, A Doll's Life
*Twiggy, My One and Only

Best Featured Actor
Peter Gallagher, A Doll's Life
*Ken Page, Cats
Lara Teeter, On Your Toes

Best Featured Actress
Christine Andreas, On Your Toes
*Betty Buckley, Cats
Ellen Greene, Little Shop of Horrors

Best Song
*“Memory”, Cats
"Letter to the Children", A Doll's Life
“Suddenly Seymour”, Little Shop of Horrors

Best Score
*Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice)
A Doll's Life (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Larry Grossman)
Little Shop of Horrors (Alan Menken, Howard Ashman)

1982-1984

Best Musical
Baby
*La Cage aux Folles
Sunday in the Park with George

Best Actor
Gene Barry, La Cage aux Folles
*George Hearn, La Cage aux Folles
Mandy Patinkin, Sunday in the Park with George

Best Actress
Liza Minnelli, The Rink
Bernadette Peters, Sunday in the Park with George
*Chita Rivera, The Rink

Best Featured Actor
Stephen Geoffreys, The Human Comedy
*Todd Graff, Baby
Samuel E. Wright, The Tap Dance Kid

Best Featured Actress
Liz Callaway, Baby
*Lila Kedrova, Zorba
Bonnie Koloc, The Human Comedy

Best Song
“Finishing the Hat”, Sunday in the Park with George
*“I Am What I Am”, La Cage aux Folles
“I Chose Right”, Baby

Best Score
Baby (Richard Maltby, Jr., David Shire)
*La Cage aux Folles (Jerry Herman)
Sunday in the Park with George (Stephen Sondheim)

1984-1985

Best Musical
*Big River
Grind
Leader of the Pack

Best Actor
Scott Bakula, 3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down
*Daniel H. Jenkins, Big River
Ben Vereen, Grind

Best Actress
*Leilani Jones, Grind
Dinah Manoff, Leader of the Pack
Theresa Merritt, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Best Featured Actor
Patrick Cassidy, Leader of the Pack
Stubby Kaye, Grind
*Ron Richardson, Big River

Best Featured Actress
*Patti Cohenhour, Big River
Annie Golden, Leader of the Pack
Darlene Love, Leader of the Pack

Best Song
“All Things to One Man”, Grind
“I Don’t Believe in Heroes Anymore”, 3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down
*“Muddy Water”, Big River

Best Score
*Big River (Roger Miller)
Grind (Larry Grossman, Ellen FitzHugh)
3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down (Jerry Colker, Michael Rupert0

1985-1986

Best Musical
Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood
*The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Song & Dance

Best Actor
Don Correia, Singin’ in the Rain
Cleavant Derricks, Big Deal
*George Rose, The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Best Actress
Debbie Allen, Sweet Charity
Cleo Laine, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
*Bernadette Peters, Song & Dance

Best Featured Actor
John Herrera, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Howard McGillin, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
*Michael Rupert, Sweet Charity

Best Featured Actress
Christine Anderson, Nunsense
Patti Cohenhour, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
*Elisabeth Welch, Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood

Best Song
“Growing Up Catholic”, Nunsense
“Moonfall”, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
*“Tell Me on a Sunday”, Song & Dance

Best Score
*The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Rupert Holmes)
Nunsense (Dan Goggin)
Song & Dance (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black)