A Chorus Line won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1972, becoming a groundbreaking and iconic show in Broadway history.

Zero Mostel won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 1964 for his unforgettable performance as Tevye in the original Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof.

The Teahouse of the August Moon won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1955, a charming and humorous story set in post-World War II Okinawa.

Lauren Bacall made her Broadway debut and won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1981 for her performance in Woman of the Year.

The Producers, a hilarious satire of Broadway itself, won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2001, becoming a critical and commercial success.

Robert Morse won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1990 for his portrayal of Truman Capote in Truman Capote's Talking Pictures.

A Man for All Seasons, a historical drama about Sir Thomas More, won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1962.

Helen Gallagher won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1971 for her performance in No, No, Nanette.

Rent, a groundbreaking rock musical about young artists struggling in New York City, won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1996.

John Lithgow won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1977 for his performance in The Changing Room.

M. Butterfly, a thought-provoking drama about a French diplomat's relationship with a Chinese opera singer, won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1988.

Glenn Close won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1995 for her performance in Sunset Boulevard.

Memphis, a musical set in the 1950s and exploring racial tensions and the birth of rock 'n' roll, won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2010.

James Earl Jones won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1969 for his performance in The Great White Hope.

I Am My Own Wife, a biographical play about a German transvestite who survived the Nazi regime and the GDR, won the Tony Award for Best Play in 2004.