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The 39th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS television on June 2, 1985 from the Shubert Theatre. Instead of a formal host, there was a group of performers/presenters. Some paid tribute to the songs of Jule Styne, Cy Coleman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, with these composers ending the broadcast by playing songs from their respective new shows. Mary Martin introduced the Special Award for Yul Brynner.〔O'Connor, John J. "TV Reviews;'Tony Awards' On CBS, Live From Shubert", ''New York Times'', June 4, 1985, p.C13〕 ==The ceremony== For the first time in Tony history, awards were not presented for lead actor and actress in a musical and choreography.〔Freedman, Samuel G. ''New York Times'', June 3, 1985, p.C15〕 As Ken Mandelbaum noted: "1985: Things get bad enough musically to require the elimination of the Best Musical Actor and Actress categories, as well as the choreography prize."〔Mandelbaum, Ken.("Ken Mandelbaum's AISLE VIEW: Tony Highs And Lows" ) playbill.com, May 11, 1997〕 The ''Associated Press'' wrote: "For the first time in the Tony's 39-year history, awards in three categories _ best actor and actress in a musical and best choreography _ were scrapped because of a lack of candidates."〔Kuchwara, Michael, "Neil Simon Wins First Best Play Tony; 'Big River' Captures Seven Awards", ''The Associated Press'', June 3, 1985, Domestic News (no page number)〕 In a further report, the ''Associated Press'' noted: "The award for best actress, musical was eliminated this season because there was only one eligible candidate. The nominating committee declined to give nominations in the leading actor in a musical and choreography categories because they did not consider any of the performances or choreography outstanding or excellent."〔(no author). "List of Winners of 1985 Tony Awards", ''The Associated Press'', June 3, 1985, Domestic News (no page number)〕 Musicals represented:〔("1985 - 39th Annual Tony Awards" ) tonyawards.com, accessed April 30, 2011〕 * ''Big River'' ("Muddy Water"/" River in the Rain"- Daniel Jenkins, Ron Richardson and Company) * ''Grind'' ("This Must Be the Place" - Ben Vereen and Company) * ''Leader of the Pack'' (Medley - Company) Presenters and Performers: Danny Aiello, Susan Anton, Hinton Battle, Deborah Bauers, Deborah Burrell, Terry Burrell, Jim Dale, Loretta Devine, Jackie Gleason, Julie Harris, Rex Harrison, George Hearn, Van Johnson, Raul Julia, Rosetta LeNoire, Mary Martin, Millicent Martin, Maureen McGovern, Rita Moreno, Mike Nichols, Stefanie Powers, Juliet Prowse, Tony Randall, Lee Roy Reams, Lynn Redgrave, Chita Rivera, Wanda Richert, Tony Roberts, Rex Smith, Leslie Uggams, Dick Van Dyke, Ben Vereen, Tom Wopat 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「39th Tony Awards」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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