Do You Know Broadway’s 15 Shortest-Running Shows That Won Tony Awards?

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Sep 08, 2019

These shows didn’t last long, but they still left as winners on Broadway’s biggest night.

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We take a look at the Broadway shows with the shortest runs that walked away with Tony Award gold—be it for an actor, a designer, or the full production. The list progresses in descending order based on the production’s performance count.

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Do You Know Broadway’s 15 Shortest-Running Shows That Won Tony Awards?

Cyrano Playbill - May 1973 — *Cyrano*: 49 performances

Christopher Plummer in <i>Cyrano</i> — Christopher Plummer in *Cyrano* Carl Byoir & Associates

cover_no_shadow — *Sweet Bird of Youth*: 48 performances

Sweet_Bird_of_Youth_Broadway_Production_Photo_1973_HR.jpg — Christopher Walken and Irene Worth in *Sweet Bird of Youth* Richard Braaten/David Fishman

Dana Ivey and Richard Easton in <i>The Rivals</i> — Dana Ivey and Richard Easton in *The Rivals* Photo by Joan Marcus

Eli-Wallach, Bob-Dishy, anne-Jackson, (rear LR) Laura-Sametz, David-Carroll & Steven-Skybell — Eli Wallach, Bob Dishy, Anne Jackson, Laura Sametz, David Carroll, and Steven Skybell in *Cafe Crown* Martha Swope

Debra Monk in <i>Redwood Curtain</i> — Debra Monk in *Redwood Curtain* Ken Howard

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Do You Know Broadway’s 15 Shortest-Running Shows That Won Tony Awards?

Do You Know Broadway’s 15 Shortest-Running Shows That Won Tony Awards?

Do You Know Broadway’s 15 Shortest-Running Shows That Won Tony Awards?

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