1972 / Actor (Musical)
Phil Silvers, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Clifton Davis, Two Gentlemen of Verona
Barry Bostwick, Grease
Raul Julia, Two Gentleman of Verona
1972 / Actor (Play)
Cliff Gorman, Lenny
Tom Aldredge, Sticks and Bones
Donald Pleasence, Wise Child
Jason Robards, The Country Girl
1972 / Actress (Musical)
Alexis Smith, Follies
Jonelle Allen, Two Gentlemen of Verona
Dorothy Collins, Follies
Mildred Natwick, 70, Girls, 70
1972 / Actress (Play)
Sada Thompson, Twigs
Eileen Atkins, Vivat! Vivat Regina!
Colleen Dewhurst, All Over
Rosemary Harris, Old Times
1972 / Actor (Featured Role – Musical)
Larry Blyden, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Timothy Myers, Grease
Gene Nelson, Follies
Ben Vereen, Jesus Christ Superstar
1972 / Actor (Featured Role – Play)
Vincent Gardenia, The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Douglas Rain, Vivat! Vivat Regina!
Lee Richardson, Vivat! Vivat Regina!
Joe Silver, Lenny
1972 / Actress (Featured Role – Musical)
Linda Hopkins, Inner City
Adrienne Barbeau, Grease
Bernadette Peters, On The Town
Beatrice Winde, Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
1972 / Actress (Featured Role – Play)
Elizabeth Wilson, Sticks and Bones
Cara Duff-MacCormick, Moonchildren
Mercedes McCambridge, The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks
Frances Sternhagen, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window - Revival
1972 / Book (Musical)
Two Gentlemen of Verona by John Guare and Mel Shapiro
Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death by Melvin Van Peebles
Follies by James Goldman
Grease by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
1972 / Choreographer
Michael Bennet, Follies
Patricia Birch, Grease
Jean Erdman, Two Gentlemen of Verona
1972 / Costume Designer
Florence Klotz, Follies
Theoni V. Aldredge, Two Gentleman of Verona
Randy Barcelo, Jesus Christ Superstar
Carrie F. Robbins, Grease
1972 / Director (Musical)
Harold Prince and Michael Bennett, Follies
Gilbert Moses, Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Mel Shapiro, Two Gentleman of Verona
Burt Shevelove, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1972 / Director (Play)
Mike Nichols, The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Jeff Bleckner, Sticks and Bones
Gordon Davidson, The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
Peter Hall, Old Times
1972 / Lighting Designer
Tharon Musser, Follies
Martin Aronstein, Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
John Bury, Old Times
Jules Fisher, Jesus Christ Superstar
1972 / Musical
Two Gentleman of Verona. Produced by New York Shakespeare Festival - Joseph Papp
Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death. Produced by Eugene V. Wolsk, Charles Blackwell, Emanuel Azenberg, and Robert Malina
Follies. Produced by Harold Prince
Grease. Produced by Kenneth Waissman and Maxine Fox
1972 / Original Musical Score
Follies. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death. Music and Lyrics by Melvin Van Peebles
Jesus Christ Superstar. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Tim Rice
Two Gentlemen of Verona. Music by Galt MacDermot, lyrics by John Guare
1972 / Play
Sticks and Bones by David Rabe. Produced by New York Shakespeare Festival - Joseph Papp
Old Times by Harold Pinter. Produced by Roger L. Stevens
The Prisoner of Second Avenue by Neil Simon. Produced by Saint-Subber
Vivat! Vivat Regina! by Robert Bolt. Produced by David Merrick and Arthur Cantor
1972 / Scenic Designer
Boris Aronson, Follies
John Bury, Old Times
Kert Lundell, Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death