1955 Tony Awards results (9th) – Winners & Nominees

This page lists the winners from the 9th Tony Awards, held on March 27, 1955. The 1955 Tony Award for Best Musical went to “The Pajama Game.”

Best Musical

• The Pajama Game

Best Play

• The Desperate Hours

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

• Alfred Lunt (Quadrille)

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

• Nancy Kelly (The Bad Seed)

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

• Walter Slezak (Fanny)

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

• Mary Martin (Peter Pan)

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

• Francis L. Sullivan (Witness for the Prosecution)

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

• Patricia Jessel (Witness for the Prosecution)

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

• Cyril Ritchard (Peter Pan)

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

• Carol Haney (The Pajama Game)

Best Scenic Design (Musical)

• Oliver Messel (House of Flowers)

Best Costume Design (Play)

• Cecil Beaton (Quadrille)

Stage Technician Award

• Robert Montgomery (The Desperate Hours)

Best Direction of a Play

• Robert Montgomery (The Desperate Hours)

Best Direction of a Musical

• Thomas Schippers (The Saint of Bleecker Street)

Best Choreography

• Bob Fosse (The Pajama Game)

Special Tony Award

• Proscenium Productions

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