52nd Tony Awards

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).

Winners and Nominees

"Winners are in bold"

Production

Best Play----
*"'Art'" by Yasmina RezaNominees:
*"Freak" by John Leguizamo
*"Golden Child by David Henry Hwang
*"The Beauty Queen of Leenane" by Martin McDonagh

Best Musical----
*"The Lion King"Nominees:
*"Ragtime"
*"Side Show"
*"The Scarlet Pimpernel"

Best Revival of a Play----
*"A View From the Bridge"Nominees:
*"Ah, Wilderness!"
*"The Chairs"
*"The Diary of Anne Frank"

Best Revival of a Musical----
*"Cabaret"Nominees:
*"1776"
*"The Sound of Music"

Performance

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play----
*Anthony LaPaglia for A View From the BridgeNominees:
*Richard Briers (The Chairs)
*John Leguizamo (Freak)
*Alfred Molina (Art )

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play----
*Marie Mullen for The Beauty Queen of LeenaneNominees:
*Jane Alexander (Honour)
*Allison Janney (A View From the Bridge)
*Geraldine McEwan (The Chairs)

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical----
*Alan Cumming (Cabaret)Nominees:
*Peter Friedman (Ragtime)
*Brian Stokes Mitchell (Ragtime)
*Douglas Sills (The Scarlet Pimpernel)

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical----
*Natasha Richardson for CabaretNominees:
*Betty Buckley (Triumph of Love)
*Marin Mazzie (Ragtime)
*Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner (Side Show)

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play----
*Tom Murphy for The Beauty Queen of LeenaneNominees:
*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----
*Anna Manahan for The Beauty Queen of LeenaneNominees:
*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 CabaretNominees:
*Gregg Edelman (1776)
*John McMartin (High Society)
*Samuel E. Wright (The Lion King)

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical----
*Audra McDonald for RagtimeNominees:
*Anna Kendrick (High Society)
*Tsidii Le Loka (The Lion King)
*Mary Louise Wilson (Cabaret)

Craft

Best Direction of a Play----
*"'Garry Hynes (The Beauty Queen of Leenane)Nominees:
*Michael Mayer
*Simon McBurney
*Matthew Warchus

Best Direction of a Musical----
*Julie Taymor (The Lion King)Nominees:
*Scott Ellis
*Frank Galati
*Sam Mendes with Rob Marshall

Best Choreography----
*Garth Fagan (The Lion King)Nominees:
*Graciela Daniele
*Forever Tango Dancers
*Rob Marshall

Best Book of a Musical----
*Terrence McNally (Ragtime)Nominees:
*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 AhrensNominees:
*"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

Best Orchestrations----
*William David Brohn (Ragtime)Nominees:
*Robert Elhai, David Metzger and Bruce Fowler (The Lion King)
*Michael Gibson (Cabaret)
*Stanley Silverman (The Capeman)

Best Scenic Design----
*"'Richard Hudson (The Lion King)Nominees:
*Bob Crowley (The Capeman)
*Eugene Lee (Ragtime)
*Quay Brothers (The Chairs)

Tony Award for Best Costume Design----
*Julie Taymor (The Lion King)Nominees:
*William Ivey Long (Cabaret)
*Santo Loquasto (Ragtime)
*Martin Pakledinaz (Golden Child)

Tony Award for Best Lighting ----
*Donald Holder (The Lion King)Nominees:
*Paul Anderson (The Chairs)
*Peggy Eisenhauer and Mike Baldassari (Cabaret)
*Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer (Ragtime)

pecial 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

External links

* Tony Awards [http://www.tonyawards.com/ Official website]