The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays Cast and Crew

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

Plot: The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of Broadway's brightest luminaries. Culled from clips from the Tony Awards shows, this unique collection features acting powerhouses James Earl Jones, Annette Bening, Joan Allen, Joe Mantegna, Gary Sinise and Maggie Smith, among others, performing works by such playwrights as August Wilson, David Mamet, Wendy Wasserstein and more

Release Date: Tuesday, May 2 2006
18 years ago

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Cast

Harvey Fierstein. Harvey Fierstein was 51 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Host'.

Birthday: Sun, Jun 06 1954

James Earl Jones. James Earl Jones was 75 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")'.

Birthday: Sat, Jan 17 1931 –
Died: Mon, Sep 09 2024

Jane Alexander. Jane Alexander was 66 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Eleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")'.

Birthday: Sat, Oct 28 1939

Gary Sinise. Gary Sinise was 51 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")'.

Birthday: Thu, Mar 17 1955

Amy Morton. Amy Morton was 47 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Nurse Ratched (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")'.

Birthday: Fri, Apr 03 1959

Tim Sampson. Tim Sampson was >> in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Chief Bromden (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Maggie Smith. Maggie Smith was 71 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Lettice Douffet (segment "Lettice and Lovage")'.

Birthday: Fri, Dec 28 1934 –
Died: Fri, Sep 27 2024

Margaret Tyzack. Margaret Tyzack was 74 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Lotte Schoen (segment "Lettice and Lovage")'.

Birthday: Wed, Sep 09 1931 –
Died: Sat, Jun 25 2011

John Lithgow. John Lithgow was 60 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'René Gallimard (segment "M. Butterfly")'.

Birthday: Fri, Oct 19 1945

BD Wong. BD Wong was 45 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Song Liling (segment "M. Butterfly")'.

Birthday: Mon, Oct 24 1960

Sam Waterston. Sam Waterston was 65 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods")'.

Birthday: Fri, Nov 15 1940

Robert Prosky. Robert Prosky was 75 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")'.

Birthday: Sat, Dec 13 1930 –
Died: Mon, Dec 08 2008

Annette Bening. Annette Bening was 47 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Holly Dancer (segment "Coastal Disturbances")'.

Birthday: Thu, May 29 1958

Tim Daly. Tim Daly was 50 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Leo Hart (segment "Coastal Disturbances")'.

Birthday: Thu, Mar 01 1956

Madeline Kahn. Madeline Kahn would have been no older than 57 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Gorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")'.

Birthday: Tue, Sep 29 1942 –
Died: Fri, Dec 03 1999

Robert Klein. Robert Klein was 64 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Mervyn Kant (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")'.

Birthday: Sun, Feb 08 1942

Art Carney. Art Carney would have been no older than 85 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Andy Tracey (segment "Lovers")'.

Birthday: Mon, Nov 04 1918 –
Died: Sun, Nov 09 2003

Anna Manahan. Anna Manahan was 81 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Hanna (segment "Lovers")'.

Birthday: Sat, Oct 18 1924 –
Died: Sun, Mar 08 2009

Joan Allen. Joan Allen was 49 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")'.

Birthday: Mon, Aug 20 1956

Peter Friedman. Peter Friedman was 57 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Scoop Rosenbaum (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")'.

Birthday: Sun, Apr 24 1949

Linda Lavin. Linda Lavin was 68 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Marjorie (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife")'.

Birthday: Fri, Oct 15 1937 –
Died: Sun, Dec 29 2024

Michele Lee. Michele Lee was 63 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Lee (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife")'.

Birthday: Wed, Jun 24 1942

Tony Roberts. Tony Roberts was 66 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Ira (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife")'.

Birthday: Sun, Oct 22 1939 –
Died: Fri, Feb 07 2025

Joe Mantegna. Joe Mantegna was 58 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Bobby Gould (segment "Speed-the-Plow")'.

Birthday: Thu, Nov 13 1947

Ron Silver. Ron Silver was 59 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Charlie Fox (segment "Speed-the-Plow")'.

Birthday: Tue, Jul 02 1946 –
Died: Sun, Mar 15 2009

Philip Bosco. Philip Bosco was 75 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Saunders (segment "Lend Me a Tenor")'.

Birthday: Fri, Sep 26 1930 –
Died: Mon, Dec 03 2018

Victor Garber. Victor Garber was 57 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Max (segment "Lend Me a Tenor")'.

Birthday: Wed, Mar 16 1949

Charles S. Dutton. Charles S. Dutton was 55 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Boy Willie (segment "The Piano Lesson")'.

Birthday: Tue, Jan 30 1951

Rocky Carroll. Rocky Carroll was 42 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Lymon (segment "The Piano Lesson")'.

Birthday: Mon, Jul 08 1963

Carl Gordon. Carl Gordon was 74 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Doaker (segment "The Piano Lesson")'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 20 1932 –
Died: Tue, Jul 20 2010

S. Epatha Merkerson. S. Epatha Merkerson was 53 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Berniece (segment "The Piano Lesson")'.

Birthday: Fri, Nov 28 1952

Courtney B. Vance. Courtney B. Vance was 46 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Corey (segment "Fences")'.

Birthday: Sat, Mar 12 1960

Brian Stokes Mitchell. Brian Stokes Mitchell was 48 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'King (segment "King Hedley II")'.

Birthday: Thu, Oct 31 1957

Viola Davis. Viola Davis was 40 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Tonya (segment "King Hedley II")'.

Birthday: Wed, Aug 11 1965

Delroy Lindo. Delroy Lindo was 53 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Herald Loomis (segment "Joe Turner's Come and Gone")'.

Birthday: Tue, Nov 18 1952

Ed Hall. Ed Hall was >> in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Bynum Walker (segment "Joe Turner's Come and Gone")'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Mel Winkler. Mel Winkler was 64 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Seth Holly (segment "Joe Turner's Come and Gone")'.

Birthday: Thu, Oct 23 1941 –
Died: Thu, Jun 11 2020

Kevin Kline. Kevin Kline was 58 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Hamlet (segment "Hamlet")'.

Birthday: Fri, Oct 24 1947

Len Cariou. Len Cariou was 66 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night")'.

Birthday: Sat, Sep 30 1939

Morgan Freeman. Morgan Freeman was 68 in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Jaques (segment "As You Like It")'.

Birthday: Tue, Jun 01 1937

Crew

Christopher A. Cohen. Christopher A. Cohen was >> in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Executive Producer, Director'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Steven Hecht. Steven Hecht was >> in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Executive Producer, Writer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Sharon Radcliffe. Sharon Radcliffe was >> in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Associate Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Anita Robertson. Anita Robertson was >> in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Editor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Chris Denman. Chris Denman was >> in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Music Editor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Michael Terry. Michael Terry was >> in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Music'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ashley Malcolm. Ashley Malcolm was >> in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Music Supervision Assistant'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jay Stollman. Jay Stollman was >> in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Music Supervisor, Music'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Emily Scheible. Emily Scheible was >> in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Production Assistant'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Brian Currie. Brian Currie was >> in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Production Assistant'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Susan Fraser. Susan Fraser was >> in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Researcher'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Robert Fredette. Robert Fredette was >> in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as 'Graphic Designer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday