7th Tony Awards

Infobox Tony Awards
name = 7th


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date = March 29 1953
venue = Waldorf-Astoria Hotel New York City, New York
host = Faye Emerson
network = National Broadcasting Company radio
last = 6th
next = 8th

The 7th Annual Tony Awards, presented by the American Theatre Wing, took place at the Waldorf-Astoria Starlight Ballroom, on March 29, 1953. It was broadcast on radio by the National Broadcasting Company. The presenter was Faye Emerson.

Music was by Meyer Davis and his Orchestra.

Winners

Production

*Outstanding Play
**"The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden.

*Outstanding Musical
**"Wonderful Town". Book by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Produced by Robert Fryer.

Performance

*Distinguished Dramatic Actor
**Tom Ewell ("The Seven Year Itch")

*Distinguished Dramatic Actress
**Shirley Booth ("The Time of the Cuckoo")

*Distinguished Musical Actor
**Thomas Mitchell ("Hazel Flagg")

*Distinguished Musical Actress
**Rosalind Russell ("Wonderful Town")

*Distinguished Supporting or Featured Dramatic Actor
**John Williams ("Dial M for Murder")

*Distinguished Supporting or Featured Dramatic Actress
**Beatrice Straight ("The Crucible")

*Distinguished Supporting or Featured Musical Actor
**Hiram Sherman ("Two's Company")

*Distinguished Supporting or Featured Musical Actress
**Sheila Bond ("Wish You Were Here")

Craft

*Outstanding Director
**Joshua Logan ("Picnic")

*Scenic Designer
**Raoul Pene Du Bois ("Wonderful Town")

*Costume Designer
**Miles White ("Hazel Flagg")

*Outstanding Choreographer
**Donald Saddler ("Wonderful Town")

*Conductor and Musical Director
**Lehman Engel ("Wonderful Town" and Gilbert and Sullivan Season)

*Tony Award for Best Stage Technician
**Abe Kurnit ("Wish You Were Here")

=Special Awards=

*Beatrice Lillie, for An Evening with Beatrice Lillie.
*Danny Kaye, for heading a variety bill at the Palace Theatre.
*Equity Community Theatre.

ee also

Tony Awards

External links

* [http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/index.html] Tony Awards Official Site