# 46th Tony Awards

The 46th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS from the Gershwin Theatre on May 31, 1992. The host was Glenn Close.

## Eligibility

Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1991–1992 season before May 5, 1992 are eligible.

## The ceremony

Presenters:
* Alan Alda
* Alec Baldwin
* Carol Channing
* Kirk Douglas
* Michael Douglas
* Richard Dreyfuss
* Daisy Eagan
* Farrah Fawcett
* Vincent Gardenia
* Danny Gerard
* Danny Glover
* Gene Hackman
* Judd Hirsch
* Patti LuPone
* Liza Minnelli
* Ian McKellen
* Tony Randall
* Lynn Redgrave
* Freddie Roman
* Ron Silver
* Sigourney Weaver
Musicals represented:
* Crazy for You ("I Can't Be Bothered Now"/"Slap That Bass"/"Shall We Dance"/"I Got Rhythm" - Company)
* Falsettos ("Falsettoland"/"My Father's A Homo"/"Sitting Watching Jason Play Baseball" - Company)
* Five Guys Named Moe ("Five Guys Named Moe"/"Caledonia" - Company)
* Jelly's Last Jam ("That's How You Jazz" - Gregory Hines and Company)
Special Salute to Frank Loesser:
* The Most Happy Fella ("Happy to Make Your Acquaintance" - Spiro Malas, Sophie Hayden and Liz Larsen)
* Guys and Dolls ("Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat"/"Finale" - Company)

## Award winners and nominees

Winners are in bold
| Best Play | Best Musical |
| Dancing at Lughnasa – Brian Friel Four Baboons Adoring the Sun – John Guare Two Shakespearean Actors – Richard Nelson Two Trains Running – August Wilson | Crazy for You Falsettos Five Guys Named Moe Jelly's Last Jam |
| Best Revival | Best Book of a Musical |
| Guys and Dolls The Most Happy Fella On Borrowed Time The Visit | William Finn and James Lapine – Falsettos Ken Ludwig – Crazy for You Clarke Peters – Five Guys Named Moe George C. Wolfe – Jelly's Last Jam |
| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play |
| Judd Hirsch – Conversations with My Father as Eddie Alan Alda – Jake's Women as Jake Alec Baldwin – A Streetcar Named Desire as Stanley Kowalski Brian Bedford – Two Shakespearean Actors as William Charles Macready | Glenn Close – Death and the Maiden as Paulina Salas Escobar Jane Alexander – The Visit as Claire Zachanassian Stockard Channing – Four Baboons Adoring the Sun as Penny McKenzie Judith Ivey – Park Your Car in Harvard Yard as Kathleen Hogan |
| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical |
| Gregory Hines – Jelly's Last Jam as Jelly Roll Morton Harry Groener – Crazy for You as Bobby Child Nathan Lane – Guys and Dolls as Nathan Detroit Michael Rupert – Falsettos as Marvin | Faith Prince – Guys and Dolls as Miss Adelaide Jodi Benson – Crazy for You as Polly Baker Josie de Guzman – Guys and Dolls as Sarah Brown Sophie Hayden – The Most Happy Fella as Rosabella |
| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play |
| Larry Fishburne – Two Trains Running as Sterling Roscoe Lee Browne – Two Trains Running as Holloway Željko Ivanek – Two Shakespearean Actors as John Ryder Tony Shalhoub – Conversations with My Father as Charlie | Brid Brennan – Dancing at Lughnasa as Agnes Rosaleen Linehan – Dancing at Lughnasa as Kate Cynthia Martells – Two Trains Running as Risa Dearbhla Molloy – Dancing at Lughnasa as Maggie |
| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical |
| Scott Waara – The Most Happy Fella as Herman Bruce Adler – Crazy for You as Bela Zangler Keith David – Jelly's Last Jam as Chimney Man Jonathan Kaplan – Falsettos as Jason | Tonya Pinkins – Jelly's Last Jam as Anita Liz Larsen – The Most Happy Fella as Cleo Vivian Reed – The High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club as Enchantress Barbara Walsh – Falsettos as Trina |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Best Choreography |
| Falsettos – William Finn (music and lyrics) Jelly's Last Jam – Jelly Roll Morton and Luther Henderson (music) and Susan Birkenhead (lyrics) Metro – Janusz Stoklosa (music) and Agata Miklaszewska, Maryna Miklaszewska and Mary Bracken Phillips (lyrics) Nick & Nora – Charles Strouse (music) and Richard Maltby Jr. (lyrics) | Susan Stroman – Crazy for You Terry John Bates – Dancing at Lughnasa Christopher Chadman – Guys and Dolls Hope Clarke, Ted L. Levy, and Gregory Hines – Jelly's Last Jam |
| Best Direction of a Play | Best Direction of a Musical |
| Patrick Mason – Dancing at Lughnasa Peter Hall – Four Baboons Adoring the Sun Jack O'Brien – Two Shakespearean Actors Daniel Sullivan – Conversations with My Father | Jerry Zaks – Guys and Dolls James Lapine – Falsettos Mike Ockrent – Crazy for You George C. Wolfe – Jelly's Last Jam |
| Best Scenic Design | Best Costume Design |
| Tony Walton – Guys and Dolls John Lee Beatty – A Small Family Business Joe Vanek – Dancing at Lughnasa Robin Wagner – Jelly's Last Jam | William Ivey Long – Crazy for You Jane Greenwood – Two Shakespearean Actors Toni-Leslie James – Jelly's Last Jam Joe Vanek – Dancing at Lughnasa |
| Best Lighting Design ||
| Jules Fisher – Jelly's Last Jam Paul Gallo – Crazy for You Paul Gallo – Guys and Dolls Richard Pilbrow – Four Baboons Adoring the Sun ||

## Special Tony Awards

* Regional Theatre Award - The Goodman Theatre of Chicago
* Tony Honor - The Fantasticks