51st Tony Awards

51st Tony Awards
Date June 1, 1997
Location Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York
Host Rosie O'Donnell
Television/Radio coverage
Network CBS
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The 51st Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS from Radio City Music Hall on June 1, 1997; "Launching the Tonys" was telecast on PBS television . The event was hosted by Rosie O'Donnell. The awards ceremony moved away from Broadway for the first time in 30 years, to Radio City Music Hall, which allowed members of the general public to attend the ceremony.[1]

The ceremony

The opening number: "On Broadway" - Rosie O'Donnell; "Rent" - cast of Rent; "Jellicle Cats" - cast of Cats; "I'm A Woman" - female cast of Smokey Joe's Cafe, "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk" - cast of Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk; "Greased Lightnin'" - Rosie O'Donnell and cast of Grease; "Be Our Guest" - cast of Beauty and the Beast.

Presenters: Julie Andrews, Lauren Bacall, Alec Baldwin, Christine Baranski, Dixie Carter, Savion Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Joel Grey, Marilu Henner, Hal Holbrook, Swoosie Kurtz, Liza Minnelli, Mary Tyler Moore, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Chita Rivera, Roseanne, Susan Sarandon, Jimmy Smits, Marisa Tomei, Rip Torn, Leslie Ann Warren, Raquel Welch.

Musicals represented:

Winners and nominees

Winners are in bold

Best Play Best Musical
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Revival of a Play style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Revival of a Musical
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Book of a Musical style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Scenic Design style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Costume Design
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Lighting Design style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Orchestrations
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Direction of a Play style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Direction of a Musical
style="background:#C0C0C0;" ! style="width="50%" | Best Choreography

Special awards

References

  1. Lefkowitz, David. "'Titanic', 'Ballyhoo' Win Top Tonys" playbill.com, June 1, 1997

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