1952 Tony Awards results (6th) – Winners & Nominees

This page lists the winners from the 6th Tony Awards, held on March 30, 1952. The 1952 Tony Award for Best Musical went to “The King and I.”

Best Musical

Winner:

• The King and I

Best Play

Winner:

• The Fourposter

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

Winner:

• José Ferrer (The Shrike)

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

Winner:

• Julie Harris (I Am a Camera)

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

Winner:

• Phil Silvers (Top Banana)

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Winner:

• Gertrude Lawrence (The King and I)

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

Winner:

• John Cromwell (Point of No Return)

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

Winner:

• Marian Winters (I Am a Camera)

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

Winner:

• Yul Brynner (The King and I)

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

Winner:

• Helen Gallagher (Pal Joey)

Best Scenic Design in a Musical

Winner:

• Jo Mielziner (The King and I)

Best Costume Design in a Play

Winner:

• Irene Sharaff (The King and I)

Stage Technician Award

Winner:

• Peter Feller, master carpenter (Call Me Madam)

Best Direction of a Play

Winner:

• José Ferrer (The Shrike; The Fourposter; Stalag 17)

Best Direction of a Musical

Winner:

• Max Meth (Pal Joey)

Best Choreography

Winner:

• Robert Alton (Pal Joey)

Special Tony Award

• Judy Garland
• Edward Kook
• Charles Boyer

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