Greatest VARIETY of Tony Awards?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 10/28/13 at 6:31pm

Who has won the most categories of tony Awards? Not the most overall but the most different categories? I am thinking either Harvey Fierstein as he's won Best Play,Best Book of a Musical, Best Actor in a play and Best Actor in a musical.

Or Tommy Tune has won best actor AND best supporting actor in a musical, best director and best choreography.

Hs anyone won more categories.

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 10/28/13 at 6:51pm

Angela Lansbury, having won 5 TONY Awards over the course of her extensive career: 1966 – Best Actress in a Musical for Mame, 1969 – Best Actress in a Musical for Dear World, 1975 – Best Actress in a Musical for Gypsy, 1979 – Best Actress in a Musical for Sweeney Todd, and 2009 – Best Featured Actress in a Play for Blithe Spirit

In addition, she was nominated in 2007 for her leading role in the play Deuce for the Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play[179] and in 2010 for her featured role in the revival of the musical A Little Night Music for the Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical.

That, I think, offers a wonderful variety.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 10/28/13 at 6:55pm

I love Angela but I meant a variety of categories- not a variety of roles. She's won best actress in a musical and Best Festured Actress in a play.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 10/28/13 at 7:47pm

He also has four categories, but they're all for the same show, which is pretty crazy. Trey Parker won Best Musical (as a producer), Best Book, Best Score, and Best Direction for Book of Mormon.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 10/28/13 at 7:58pm

Also Mike Nichols has 4 categories: Director of a Play (several times), Director of a Musical (Spamalot), Best Musical (Annie -- as a producer), and Best Play (The Real Thing -- as a producer).

[jnb9872]

Posted: 10/28/13 at 9:26pm

It's worth pointing out the four performers who've been nominated in all four acting categories: Boyd Gaines, Raúl Esparza, the aforementioned Angela Lansbury and Jan Maxwell.

Also, since it's fun to dissect the gigantic mountain of Tonys he has, Hal Prince technically has 21 Tonys in four different categories: 8 each for Directing and Best Musical, 2 explicitly for "Best Producer of a Musical" in the days when that was a category, and 3 Special Tony Awards.