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.

The ceremony

Presenters:
Musicals represented:
Special Salute to Frank Loesser:
Winners are in bold
Best PlayBest Musical

  • Crazy for You
  • * Falsettos
  • * Five Guys Named Moe
  • * Jelly's Last Jam
    • Best RevivalBest 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 PlayBest 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 MusicalBest 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 PlayBest 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 MusicalBest 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 Written for the TheatreBest Choreography
  • Falsettos – William Finn
  • * Jelly's Last Jam – Jelly Roll Morton and Luther Henderson and Susan Birkenhead
  • * Metro – Janusz Stoklosa and Agata and Maryna Miklaszewska
  • * Nick & Nora – Charles Strouse and Richard Maltby, Jr.
  • 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 PlayBest 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 DesignBest 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
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    Special Tony Awards

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

    Multiple nominations and awards

    • These productions had multiple nominations:
    The following productions received multiple awards.