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]
Ragtime had 13 nominations, the most of the night, and Ragtime, The Beauty Queen of Leenane and Cabaret each won four Tonys.
Eligibility
[edit]Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1997–1998 season before April 30, 1998 are eligible.
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The ceremony
[edit]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
[edit]Winners are in bold
Special awards
[edit]- 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
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These productions had multiple nominations:
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The following productions received multiple awards.
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See also
[edit]- Drama Desk Awards
- 1998 Laurence Olivier Awards – equivalent awards for West End theatre productions
- Obie Award
- New York Drama Critics' Circle
- Theatre World Award
- Lucille Lortel Awards
References
[edit]- "Year by Year – 1998". TonyAwards.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
External links
[edit]- Tony Awards Official website