52nd Tony Awards
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52nd Tony Awards | |
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Date | June 7, 1998 |
Location | Radio City Music Hall, New York City |
Hosted by | Rosie O'Donnell |
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Network | CBS |
The 52nd Annual Tony Awards ceremony was held on June 7, 1998, at Radio City Music Hall and was broadcast by CBS television. A documentaries segment was telecast on PBS television. The ceremony was hosted by Rosie O'Donnell, who hosted a total of three times (1997, 1998, and 2000).
This ceremony is notable for its Best Direction of a Play and Best Direction of a Musical winners both being female, the first time a female has won either award.[citation needed] The writer of the Best Play winner was also female, the second female winner of the award.[citation needed]
The Lion King's win made it the first franchise to complete EGOT status, having won six awards including Best Musical. Its closest rivals were the very successful revival of Cabaret, and the top-nominated (having earned 13 nominations) show Ragtime.
The ceremony[]
The opening number was "Broadway Divas", with Rosie O'Donnell and the 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 and Emily Skinner)
- The Scarlet Pimpernel ("Into the Fire" – Douglas Sills and Company)
Winners and nominees[]
Winners are in bold
Best Play | Best Musical |
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Best Revival of a Play | Best Revival of a Musical |
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play |
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Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical |
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Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play |
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Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical |
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Best Book of a Musical | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre |
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Best Scenic Design | Best Costume Design |
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Best Lighting Design | Best Orchestrations |
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Best Direction of a Play | Best Direction of a Musical |
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Best Choreography | |
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Special awards[]
- Regional Theater Tony Award
- Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
- Ben Edwards
- Edward E. Colton
- Tony Honor Winner
- The International Theatre Institute of the United States
Multiple nominations and awards[]
These productions had multiple nominations:
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The following productions received multiple awards.
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References[]
- "Year by Year – 1998". TonyAwards.com. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
External links[]
- Tony Awards Official website
- Tony Awards ceremonies
- 1998 in theatre
- 1998 theatre awards
- 1998 awards in the United States
- 1998 in New York City