| 56th Tony Awards | |
|---|---|
 Official poster for the 56th annual Tony Awards | |
| Date | June 2, 2002 |
| Location | Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York |
| Hosted by | Bernadette Peters Gregory Hines |
| Most awards | Thoroughly Modern Millie (6) |
| Most nominations | Thoroughly Modern Millie (11) |
| Website | tonyawards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS |
| Viewership | 7.9 million[1] |
| Produced by | Ricky Kirshner Gary Smith |
| Directed by | Glenn Weiss |
The 56th Annual Tony Awards ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall on June 2, 2002 and broadcast by CBS. "The First Ten" awards ceremony was telecast on PBS television. The event was co-hosted by Bernadette Peters and Gregory Hines.[2]
With her win as a producer of Thoroughly Modern Millie, Whoopi Goldberg became the 10th person to become an EGOT winner.
- ^ Porter, Rick (June 13, 2010). "Tony Awards Ratings History". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 16, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ^ Gans, Andrew."Tony News: Musical Numbers and Likely Presenters for the June 2 Broadcast" Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, May 23, 2002