52nd Tony Awards

52nd Tony Awards
Date	June 7, 1998
Location	Radio City Music Hall, New York City
Hosted by	Rosie O'Donnell
Television/radio coverage
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. The writer of the Best Play winner was also female, the second female winner of the award.

The Lion King's win made it the first franchise to complete EGOT status.

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
Art – Yasmina Reza Freak – John Leguizamo Golden Child – David Henry Hwang The Beauty Queen of Leenane – Martin McDonagh	The Lion King Ragtime Side Show The Scarlet Pimpernel
Best Revival of a Play	Best Revival of a Musical
A View from the Bridge Ah, Wilderness! The Chairs The Diary of Anne Frank	Cabaret 1776 The Sound of Music
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
*Anthony LaPaglia – A View from the Bridge* as Eddie** Richard Briers – The Chairs as Old Man John Leguizamo – Freak as Himself Alfred Molina – Art as Yvan	*Marie Mullen – The Beauty Queen of Leenane* as Maureen Folan** Jane Alexander – Honour as Honor Allison Janney – A View from the Bridge as Beatrice Carbone Geraldine McEwan – The Chairs as Old Woman
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
*Alan Cumming – Cabaret* as The Master of Ceremonies** Peter Friedman – Ragtime as Tateh Brian Stokes Mitchell – Ragtime as Coalhouse Walker, Jr. Douglas Sills – The Scarlet Pimpernel as Percy Blakeney	*Natasha Richardson – Cabaret* as Sally Bowles** Betty Buckley – Triumph of Love as Hesione Marin Mazzie – Ragtime as Mother Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner – Side Show as Violet and Daisy Hilton
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
*Tom Murphy – The Beauty Queen of Leenane* as Ray Dooley** Brían F. O'Byrne – The Beauty Queen of Leenane as Pato Dooley Sam Trammell – Ah, Wilderness! as Richard Miller Max Wright – Ivanov as Pavel Lebedev	*Anna Manahan – The Beauty Queen of Leenane* as Mag Folan** Enid Graham – Honour as Sophie Linda Lavin – The Diary of Anne Frank as Mrs. Van Daan Julyana Soelistyo – Golden Child as Eng Ahn
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
*Ron Rifkin – Cabaret* as Herr Schultz** Gregg Edelman – 1776 as Edward Rutledge John McMartin – High Society as Uncle Willie Samuel E. Wright – The Lion King as Mufasa	*Audra McDonald – Ragtime* as Sarah** Anna Kendrick – High Society as Dinah Lord Tsidii Le Loka – The Lion King as Rafiki Mary Louise Wilson – Cabaret as Fraulein Schneider
Best Book of a Musical	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Terrence McNally – Ragtime Bill Russell – Side Show Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi – The Lion King Nan Knighton – The Scarlet Pimpernel	Ragtime – Stephen Flaherty (music) and Lynn Ahrens (lyrics) Side Show – Henry Krieger (music) and Bill Russell (lyrics) The Capeman – Paul Simon (music) and Derek Walcott (lyrics) The Lion King – Elton John, Tim Rice, Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer (music and lyrics)
Best Scenic Design	Best Costume Design
Richard Hudson – The Lion King Bob Crowley – The Capeman Eugene Lee – Ragtime Quay Brothers – The Chairs	Julie Taymor – The Lion King William Ivey Long – Cabaret Santo Loquasto – Ragtime Martin Pakledinaz – Golden Child
Best Lighting Design	Best Orchestrations
Donald Holder – The Lion King Paul Anderson – The Chairs Peggy Eisenhauer and Mike Baldassari – Cabaret Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer – Ragtime	William David Brohn – Ragtime Robert Elhai, David Metzger and Bruce Fowler – The Lion King Michael Gibson – Cabaret Stanley Silverman – The Capeman
Best Direction of a Play	Best Direction of a Musical
Garry Hynes – The Beauty Queen of Leenane Michael Mayer – A View from the Bridge Simon McBurney – The Chairs Matthew Warchus – Art	Julie Taymor – The Lion King Scott Ellis – 1776 Frank Galati – Ragtime Sam Mendes with Rob Marshall – Cabaret
Best Choreography
Garth Fagan – The Lion King Graciela Daniele – Ragtime Forever Tango Dancers – Forever Tango Rob Marshall – Cabaret

Special 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

Multiple nominations and awards

These productions had multiple nominations:

13 nominations: Ragtime
11 nominations: The Lion King
10 nominations: Cabaret
6 nominations: The Beauty Queen of Leenane and The Chairs
4 nominations: Side Show and A View from the Bridge
3 nominations: Art, The Capeman, Golden Child, The Scarlet Pimpernel and 1776
2 nominations: Ah, Wilderness!, The Diary of Anne Frank, Freak, High Society and Honour

The following productions received multiple awards.

6 wins: The Lion King
4 wins: The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Cabaret and Ragtime
2 wins: A View from the Bridge

References

"Year by Year – 1998". TonyAwards.com. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

External links

Tony Awards Official website

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Tony Awards
American Theatre Wing The Broadway League EGOT Triple Crown of Acting
Play	Best Play Best Direction of a Play Best Leading Actor in a Play Best Leading Actress in a Play Best Featured Actor in a Play Best Featured Actress in a Play Best Costume Design in a Play Best Lighting Design in a Play Best Revival of a Play Best Scenic Design in a Play Best Sound Design of a Play
Musical	Best Musical Best Direction of a Musical Best Leading Actor in a Musical Best Leading Actress in a Musical Best Featured Actor in a Musical Best Featured Actress in a Musical Best Book of a Musical Best Choreography Best Costume Design in a Musical Best Lighting Design in a Musical Best Orchestrations Best Original Score Best Revival of a Musical Best Scenic Design in a Musical Best Sound Design of a Musical
Special (non-competitive)	Regional Theatre Tony Award Special Tony Award Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Isabelle Stevenson Award
Retired	Best Author Best Conductor and Musical Director Best Costume Design Best Director Best Lighting Design Best Newcomer Best Revival Best Scenic Design Best Special Theatrical Event Best Stage Technician
Ceremonies	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
1959–1975	An Evening with Fred Astaire (1959) Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic (1960) No Award (1961) Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Japan (1962) Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall (1963) The Bell Telephone Hour (1964) No Award (1965) Chrysler Presents the Bob Hope Christmas Special / Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music (1966) Brigadoon / The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Morris Special (1967) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) The Bill Cosby Special (1969) Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man / Cinderella, National Ballet of Canada (1970) Singer Presents Burt Bacharach / Leopold Stokowski, N.E.T. Festival (1971) Jack Lemmon in 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin / Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein (1972) Singer Presents Liza with a Z (1973) Lily (1974) An Evening with John Denver (1975)
1976–2000	Gypsy in My Soul (1976) The Barry Manilow Special (1977) Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair is Back (1978) No Award (1979–1989) Sammy Davis Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration (1990) No Award (1991) Cirque Du Soleil: Nouvelle Expérience (1992) Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (1993) Kennedy Center Honors (1994) Barbra Streisand: The Concert (1995) Kennedy Center Honors (1996) Chris Rock: Bring the Pain (1997) 52nd Tony Awards (1998) 53rd Tony Awards (1999) Saturday Night Live: The 25th Anniversary Special (2000)
2001–present	Cirque Du Soleil's Dralion (2001) America: A Tribute to Heroes (2002) Cher: The Farewell Tour (2003) Elaine Stritch: At Liberty (2004) 58th Tony Awards (2005) The XX Olympic Winter Games: Opening Ceremony (2006) Tony Bennett: An American Classic (2007) Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2008) Kennedy Center Honors (2009) Kennedy Center Honors (2010) Kennedy Center Honors (2011) Kennedy Center Honors (2012) Kennedy Center Honors (2013) AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mel Brooks (2014) Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special (2015) The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special (2016) Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2017 (2017) Dave Chappelle: Equanimity (2018) Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool (2019) Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones (2020)