52nd Tony Awards
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The 52nd Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS from Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 1998; a documentaries segment was telecast on PBS television . The event was hosted by Rosie O'Donnell, who hosted a total of three times (1997, 1998, and 2000).
The opening number was "Broadway Divas", with Rosie O'Donnell and Chicago dancers introducing: Patti LuPone ("Don't Cry For Me Argentina" from Evita); Jennifer Holliday ("And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls); and Betty Buckley ("Memory" from Cats).
Musicals represented:
- Ragtime ("Ragtime" - Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald and Company);
- The Sound of Music ("Wedding"/"Do-Re-Mi"/"The Sound of Music" Finale - Rebecca Luker and Company);
- 1776 ("Sit Down, John" - Richard Poe and Company);
- The Lion King ("Circle of Life" - Tsidii Le Loka and Company);
- Cabaret ("Willkommen" - Alan Cumming and Company);
- Side Show ("I Will Never Leave You" - Alice Ripley, Emily Skinner); and
- The Scarlet Pimpernel ("Into the Fire" - Douglas Sills and Company).
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[edit] Winners and Nominees
Winners are in bold
[edit] Production
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- Freak by John Leguizamo
- Golden Child by David Henry Hwang
- The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh
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[edit] Performance
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
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Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
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Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
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Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
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Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
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- Brian F. O'Byrne (The Beauty Queen of Leenane)
- Sam Trammell (Ah, Wilderness!)
- Max Wright (Ivanov)
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
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- Enid Graham (Honour)
- Linda Lavin (The Diary of Anne Frank)
- Julyana Soelistyo (Golden Child)
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
- Ron Rifkin for Cabaret
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Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
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[edit] Craft
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- Graciela Daniele
- Forever Tango Dancers
- Rob Marshall
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- Bill Russell (Side Show)
- Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi (The Lion King)
- Nan Knighton (The Scarlet Pimpernel)
Best Original Score Written for the Theatre
- Ragtime Music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
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- Side Show Music by Henry Krieger, lyrics by Bill Russell
- The Capeman Music by Paul Simon, lyrics by Derek Walcott
- The Lion King Music and lyrics by Elton John, Tim Rice, Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor, Hans Zimmer
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- Robert Elhai, David Metzger and Bruce Fowler (The Lion King)
- Michael Gibson (Cabaret)
- Stanley Silverman (The Capeman)
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Tony Award for Best Costume Design
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Tony Award for Best Lighting
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- Paul Anderson (The Chairs)
- Peggy Eisenhauer and Mike Baldassari (Cabaret)
- Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer (Ragtime)
[edit] Special Awards
- Regional Theater Tony Award
- Denver Center Theatre Company
- Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
- Ben Edwards
- Edward E. Colton
- Tony Honor Winner
- The International Theatre Institute of the United States
[edit] External links
- Tony Awards Official website
