As Is(opened May 1, 1985) 285 performances
Doubles(opened May 8, 1985) 277 performances
Singin’ in the Rain(opened July 2, 1985) 367 perfor-
mances
Song and Dance(opened September 18, 1985) 474
performances
1986 Tony Awards: Best Actress in a Musical, Ber-
nadette Peters
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
(opened September 26, 1985) 391 performances
1986 Tony Awards: Best Actress in a Play, Lily
Tomlin
1986 New York Drama Critics Circle Award: Spe-
cial Citation, Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner
I’m Not Rappaport(opened November 19, 1985) 891
performances
1986 Tony Awards: Best Play, Herb Gardner (play-
wright) and James Walsh, Lewis Allen, and Martin
Heinfling (producers); Best Actor in a Play, Judd
Hirsch
The Myster y of Edwin Drood(opened December 2,
1985) 608 performances
1986 Tony Awards: Best Musical, Joseph Papp
(producer); Best Book of a Musical, Rupert
Holmes; Best Original Score, Rupert Holmes;
Best Actor in a Musical, George Rose; Best Direc-
tion of a Musical, Wilford Leach
Benefactors(opened December 22, 1985) 217 perfor-
mances
1986 New York Drama Critics Circle Award: Best
Foreign Play, Michael Frayn (playwright)
Plays Opening in 1986
Big Deal(opened April 10, 1986) 69 performances
1986 Tony Awards: Best Choreography, Bob Fosse
Social Security(opened April 17, 1986) 388 perfor-
mances
Sweet Charity(opened April 27, 1986) 369 perfor-
mances (revival)
1986 Tony Awards: Best Featured Actor in a Musi-
cal, Michael Rupert; Best Featured Actress in a
Musical, Bebe Neuwirth; Best Reproduction of
a Play or a Musical, Jerry Minskoff, James M.
Nederlander, Arthur Rubin, and Joseph Harris
(producers)The House of Blue Leaves(opened April 29, 1986) 398
performances
1986 Tony Awards: Best Featured Actor in a Play,
John Mahoney; Best Featured Actress in a Play,
Swoosie Kurtz; Best Direction of a Play, Jerry
ZaksArsenic and Old Lace(opened June 26, 1986) 221 per-
formances (revival)Me and My Girl(opened August 10, 1986) 1,420 per-
formances
1987 Tony Awards: Best Actor in a Musical, Rob-
ert Lindsay; Best Actress in a Musical, Maryann
Plunkett; Best Choreography, Gillian Gregory
1987 New York Drama Critics Circle Award: Best
Musical Runner-Up, Noel Gay (music), Douglas
Furber (book and lyrics), and L. Arthur Rose
(book and lyrics)Broadway Bound(opened December 4, 1986) 756
performances
1987 Tony Awards: Best Actress in a Play, Linda
Lavin; Best Featured Actor in a Play, John Ran-
dolphJackie Mason’s The World According to Me!(opened De-
cember 22, 1986) 367 performances
1987 Tony Awards: Special Award, Jackie MasonPlays Opening in 1987
The Nerd(opened March 2, 1987) 441 performancesCoastal Disturbances(opened March 4, 1987) 350 per-
formancesLes Misérables(opened March 12, 1987) 6,680 per-
formances
1987 Tony Awards: Best Musical, Cameron Mack-
intosh (producer); Best Book of a Musical, Alain
Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg; Best
Original Score, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Her-
bert Kretzmer, and Alain Boublil; Best Featured
Actor in a Musical, Michael Maguire; Best Fea-
tured Actress in a Musical, Frances Ruffelle; BestThe Eighties in America Entertainment: Major Broadway Plays and Awards 1089