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Matthau won his first Tony Award for which play?

  • A Shot in the Dark

  • The Odd Couple

  • Plaza Suite

  • California Suite

Answer

Matthau won his first Tony Award for his performance in "A Shot in the Dark," a 1961 Broadway comedy-mystery by Harry Kurnitz. The play is an adaptation of the 1958 French play "L'Idiote" by Marcel Achard. Matthau played the role of Benjamin Stone, a private detective hired to investigate the murder of a wealthy man.
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