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51st Tony Awards

1997 theatrical awards ceremony

Field	Value
name	51st Tony Awards
date	June 1, 1997
location	Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York
host	Rosie O'Donnell
network	CBS
previous	[50th](50th-tony-awards)
main	Tony Awards
next	[52nd](52nd-tony-awards)

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. As Radio City Music Hall is much larger than any Broadway theater, this allowed members of the general public to attend the ceremony.

Chicago won six awards, the most of the night, including Best Revival of a Musical. Jonathan Tunick's win for Titanic made him the seventh person to become an EGOT winner.

Eligibility

Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1996–1997 season before May 1, 1997 are eligible.

;Original plays

An American Daughter
Barrymore
Into the Whirlwind
Julia Sweeney's God Said "Ha!"
The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Skylight
Sex and Longing
Stanley
Taking Sides
The Young Man from Atlanta ;Original musicals
Dream
Jekyll & Hyde
Juan Darién
The Life
Play On!
Steel Pier
Titanic ;Play revivals
A Doll’s House
The Gin Game
Hughie
The Little Foxes
London Assurance
Present Laughter
The Rehearsal
Summer and Smoke
Tartuffe
A Thousand Clowns
Three Sisters ;Musical revivals
Annie
Candide
Chicago
Once Upon a Mattress

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 Barr, Susan Sarandon, Jimmy Smits, Marisa Tomei, Rip Torn, Leslie Ann Warren, Raquel Welch.

Musicals represented:

Steel Pier — "Everybody Dance" - Karen Ziemba, Gregory Harrison, Company
The Life — "My Body" - Sam Harris, Lillias White, Company
Annie — "Tomorrow" - Brittny Kissinger
Candide — "Bon Voyage" - Jim Dale, Company
Once Upon a Mattress — "Shy" - Sarah Jessica Parker, Company
Chicago — "All That Jazz"/"Hot Honey Rag" - Bebe Neuwirth, Ann Reinking, Company
Titanic — "There She Is" - Michael Cerveris, Company

Winners and nominees

Winners are in bold

Best Play	Best Musical	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	Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical	Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play	Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical	Best Book of a Musical	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	Best Scenic Design	Best Costume Design	Best Lighting Design	Best Orchestrations	Best Direction of a Play	Best Direction of a Musical	Best Choreography

Special awards

Regional Theater Tony Award
- Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
- Bernard B. Jacobs (posthumously)

Multiple nominations and awards

These productions had multiple nominations:

12 nominations: The Life
11 nominations: Steel Pier
8 nominations: Chicago
5 nominations: Juan Darien and Titanic
4 nominations: Candide, A Doll's House, Jekyll & Hyde, The Last Night of Ballyhoo and Skylight
3 nominations: The Gin Game, London Assurance, Play On!, Stanley and The Young Man from Atlanta
2 nominations: The Little Foxes

The following productions received multiple awards.

6 wins: Chicago
5 wins: Titanic
4 wins: A Doll's House
2 wins: The Life

References

Lefkowitz, David. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/34171-TITANIC-BALLYHOO-WIN-TOP-TONYS "'Titanic', 'Ballyhoo' Win Top Tonys"] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-10-19 playbill.com, June 1, 1997)

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