| Date | May 31, 1992 |
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| Location | Gershwin Theatre, New York City, New York |
| Host | Glenn Close |
| Network | CBS |
| Previous | 45th |
| Main | Tony Awards |
| Next | 47th |
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.
- Original plays
- A Christmas Carol
- Conversations with My Father
- Crazy He Calls Me
- Dancing at Lughnasa
- Death and the Maiden
- Four Baboons Adoring the Sun
- Jake's Women
- A Little Hotel on the Side
- Park Your Car in Harvard Yard
- Search and Destroy
- Shimada
- A Small Family Business
- Two Shakespearean Actors
- Two Trains Running
- Original musicals
- Catskills on Broadway
- Crazy for You
- Falsettos
- Five Guys Named Moe
- Jelly's Last Jam
- Metro
- Nick & Nora
- The High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club
- Play revivals
- The Crucible
- Getting Married
- Hamlet
- The Homecoming
- The Master Builder
- On Borrowed Time
- Private Lives
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- The Visit
- Musical revivals
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
| style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! width="50%" | Best Play | style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! width="50%" | Best Musical |
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| style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Revival | style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Book of a Musical |
| style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play | style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play |
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| style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical |
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| style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play | style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play |
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| style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical | style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical |
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| style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Choreography |
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| style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Direction of a Play | style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Direction of a Musical |
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| style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Scenic Design | style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Costume Design |
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| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Lighting Design | |
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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:
- 11 nominations: Jelly's Last Jam
- 9 nominations: Crazy for You
- 8 nominations: Dancing at Lughnasa and Guys and Dolls
- 7 nominations: Falsettos
- 5 nominations: Two Shakespearean Actors
- 4 nominations: Four Baboons Adoring the Sun, The Most Happy Fella and Two Trains Running
- 3 nominations: Conversations with My Father
- 2 nominations: Five Guys Named Moe and The Visit
The following productions received multiple awards.
- 4 wins: Guys and Dolls
- 3 wins: Crazy for You, Dancing at Lughnasa and Jelly's Last Jam
- 2 wins: Falsettos
See also
- Drama Desk Awards
- 1992 Laurence Olivier Awards – equivalent awards for West End theatre productions
- Obie Award
- New York Drama Critics' Circle
- Theatre World Award
- Lucille Lortel Awards