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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

Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1997–1998 season before April 30, 1998 are eligible.

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

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

See also

• 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

• "Year by Year – 1998". TonyAwards.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

External links

• Tony Awards Official website