54th Tony Awards
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| 54th Tony Awards | |||
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 Official poster for the 54th annual Tony Awards |
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| Date | June 4, 2000 | ||
| Venue | Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York | ||
| Host | Rosie O’Donnell, Nathan Lane (special guest) |
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| Network | CBS | ||
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The 54th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS from Radio City Music Hall on June 4, 2000; "The First Ten" awards ceremony was telecast on PBS television. The event was hosted by Rosie O’Donnell, with special guest Nathan Lane. O'Donnell has hosted a total of three times--1997, 1998, and 2000.
The opening number was "A Tony Opening", with Rosie O’Donnell, Jane Krakowski, Jesse L. Martin, and Megan Mullally.
Musicals represented were: Contact ; Kiss Me, Kate; Jesus Christ Superstar; The Music Man; The Wild Party (LaChiusa); Swing!; and James Joyce's The Dead.
Michael Blakemore is the only director to win Tony Awards as Best Director of a Play and Best Director of a Musical in the same year. He won this year for Copenhagen (play) and Kiss Me, Kate (musical).
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[edit] Winners and nominees
Winners are in bold
[edit] Production
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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
- Heather Headley for Aida
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Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Nominees:
- Kevin Chamberlin
- Daniel Davis
- Derek Smith
- Bob Stillman
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Nominees:
- Frances Conroy
- Amy Ryan
- Helen Stenborg
- Sarah Woodward
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Nominees:
- Michael Berresse
- Stephen Spinella
- Lee Wilkof
- Michael Mulheren
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Nominees:
- Laura Benanti
- Ann Hampton Callaway
- Eartha Kitt
- Deborah Yates
[edit] Craft
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- James Lapine
- David Leveaux
- Matthew Warchus
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- John Weidman
- Michael John LaChiusa (Marie Christine)
- Michael John LaChiusa & George C. Wolfe (The Wild Party)
Best Original Score Written for the Theatre
- Aida Music & Lyrics by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice.
Nominees:
- James Joyce's The Dead
- Marie Christine (Music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa)
- The Wild Party (Music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa)
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- Doug Besterman
- Jonathan Tunick
- Harold Wheeler
- Bob Crowley (Aida)
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- Thomas Lynch
- Robin Wagner
- Tony Walton
Tony Award for Best Costume Design
Nominees:
- Bob Crowley
- Constance Hoffman
- William Ivey Long
Tony Award for Best Lighting
- Natasha Katz (Aida)
Nominees:
- Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer (The Wild Party)
- Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer (Marie Christine)
- Peter Kaczorowski
[edit] Special Awards
Regional Theatre Award
Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award
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- T. Edward Hambleton
Special Tony Award For a Live Theatrical Presentation
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- Dame Edna: The Royal Tour
Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre
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- Eileen Heckart
- Sylvia Herscher
- City Center Encores!
