Awards & Winners

1998 Tony Award

Check winners and nominations of 1998 Tony Award. Check awards winners of 52nd Tony Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

52nd Tony Awards

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

Julie Taymor

Honored for : The Lion King

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Nominee Nominated Work
Julie Taymor The Lion King
Scott Ellis 1776
Rob Marshall Cabaret
Sam Mendes Cabaret
Frank Galati Ragtime
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Marie Mullen

Honored for : The Beauty Queen of Leenane

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Nominee Nominated Work
Marie Mullen The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Geraldine McEwan The Chairs
Jane Alexander Honour
Allison Janney A View from the Bridge
Tony Award for Best Musical

Disney Theatrical Productions

Honored for : The Lion King

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Nominee Nominated Work
Disney Theatrical Productions The Lion King
Livent (U.S.) Inc. Ragtime
Janice McKenna Side Show
Herschel Waxman Side Show
Scott Nederlander Side Show
Joseph Nederlander Side Show
Emanuel Azenberg Side Show
Bill Haber The Scarlet Pimpernel
Theodore J. Forstmann The Scarlet Pimpernel
Kathleen Raitt The Scarlet Pimpernel
Pierre Cossette The Scarlet Pimpernel
Hallmark Entertainment The Scarlet Pimpernel
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design

Richard Hudson

Honored for : The Lion King

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Nominee Nominated Work
Brothers Quay The Chairs
Eugene Lee Ragtime
Bob Crowley The Capeman
Richard Hudson The Lion King
Tony Award for Best Play

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sean Connery Art
David Pugh Art
Yasmina Reza Art
Joan Cullman Art
Arielle Tepper Madover Freak
John Leguizamo Freak
Gregory Mosher Freak
Bill Haber Freak
David Henry Hwang Golden Child
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Golden Child
Dori Berinstein Golden Child
Talia Shire Golden Child
Benjamin Mordecai Golden Child
John Kao Golden Child
Martin McDonagh The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Randall L. Wreghitt The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Chase Mishkin The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Atlantic Theater Company The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Leonard Soloway The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Steven M. Levy The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

Anthony LaPaglia

Honored for : A View from the Bridge

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Nominee Nominated Work
Anthony LaPaglia A View from the Bridge
Richard Briers The Chairs
John Leguizamo Freak
Alfred Molina Art
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

Anna Manahan

Honored for : The Beauty Queen of Leenane

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Nominee Nominated Work
Anna Manahan The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Enid Graham Honour
Julyana Soelistyo Golden Child
Linda Lavin The Diary of Anne Frank
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Natasha Richardson

Honored for : Cabaret

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Nominee Nominated Work
Marin Mazzie Ragtime
Emily Skinner Side Show
Alice Ripley Side Show
Betty Buckley Triumph of Love
Natasha Richardson Cabaret
Tony Award for Best Costume Design

Julie Taymor

Honored for : The Lion King

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Nominee Nominated Work
William Ivey Long Cabaret
Santo Loquasto Ragtime
Martin Pakledinaz Golden Child
Julie Taymor The Lion King
Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre
Tony Award for Best Choreography

Garth Fagan

Honored for : The Lion King

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Nominee Nominated Work
Garth Fagan The Lion King
Rob Marshall Cabaret
Graciela Daniele Ragtime
Pedro Calveyra Forever Tango
Carolina Zokalski Forever Tango
Miriam Larici Forever Tango
Laura Marcarie Forever Tango
Luis Castro Forever Tango
Carlos Vera Forever Tango
Sandra Bootz Forever Tango
Claudia Mendoza Forever Tango
Jorge Torres Forever Tango
Diego DiFalco Forever Tango
Marcela Durán Forever Tango
Guillermo Merlo Forever Tango
Nora Robles Forever Tango
Karina Piazza Forever Tango
Gabriel Ortega Forever Tango
Carlos Gavito Forever Tango
Cecilia Saia Forever Tango
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play

Tom Murphy

Honored for : The Beauty Queen of Leenane

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sam Trammell Ah, Wilderness!
Tom Murphy The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Max Wright Ivanov
Brían F. O'Byrne The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Tony Award for Best Original Score

Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty

Honored for : Ragtime

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Nominee Nominated Work
Henry Krieger Side Show
Bill Russell Side Show
Elton John The Lion King
Lebo M The Lion King
Julie Taymor The Lion King
Mark Mancina The Lion King
Hans Zimmer The Lion King
Jay Rifkin The Lion King
Tim Rice The Lion King
Derek Walcott The Capeman
Paul Simon The Capeman
Lynn Ahrens Ragtime
Stephen Flaherty Ragtime
Tony Award for Best Orchestrations

William David Brohn

Honored for : Ragtime

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Elhai The Lion King
Bruce Fowler The Lion King
Dave Metzger The Lion King
Stanley Silverman The Capeman
William David Brohn Ragtime
Michael Gibson Cabaret
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical

Roundabout Theatre Company

Honored for : Cabaret

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Nominee Nominated Work
Roundabout Theatre Company Cabaret
Roundabout Theatre Company 1776
James M. Nederlander 1776
Stewart F. Lane 1776
Rodger Hess 1776
Bill Haber 1776
Dodger Endemol Theatricals 1776
Hallmark Entertainment 1776
Robert Halmi 1776
Hallmark Entertainment The Sound of Music
Tom Viertel The Sound of Music
Steven Baruch The Sound of Music
Richard Frankel The Sound of Music
Jujamcyn Theaters The Sound of Music
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Ron Rifkin

Honored for : Cabaret

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ron Rifkin Cabaret
Gregg Edelman 1776
John McMartin High Society
Samuel E. Wright The Lion King
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

Terrence McNally

Honored for : Ragtime

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Nominee Nominated Work
Terrence McNally Ragtime
Bill Russell Side Show
Roger Allers The Lion King
Irene Mecchi The Lion King
Nan Knighton The Scarlet Pimpernel
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Audra McDonald

Honored for : Ragtime

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Nominee Nominated Work
Audra McDonald Ragtime
Anna Kendrick High Society
Mary Louise Wilson Cabaret
Tsidii Le Loka The Lion King
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

Alan Cumming

Honored for : Cabaret

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Nominee Nominated Work
Brian Stokes Mitchell Ragtime
Alan Cumming Cabaret
Douglas Sills The Scarlet Pimpernel
Peter Friedman Ragtime
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play

Garry Hynes

Honored for : The Beauty Queen of Leenane

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Nominee Nominated Work
Garry Hynes The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Michael Mayer A View from the Bridge
Matthew Warchus Art
Simon McBurney The Chairs
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play

Roundabout Theatre Company

Honored for : A View from the Bridge

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Nominee Nominated Work
Roundabout Theatre Company A View from the Bridge
Lincoln Center Theater Ah, Wilderness!
Bill Kenwright The Chairs
Carole Shorenstein Hays The Chairs
Scott Rudin The Chairs
Stuart Thompson The Chairs
David Stone The Diary of Anne Frank
Amy Nederlander The Diary of Anne Frank
Jon B. Platt The Diary of Anne Frank
Jujamcyn Theaters The Diary of Anne Frank
Hal Luftig The Diary of Anne Frank
Special Tony Award

Edward E. Colton

(Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre)
Special Tony Award

Ben Edwards

(Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre)
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play or Musical

Donald Holder

Honored for : The Lion King

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Nominee Nominated Work
Donald Holder The Lion King
Mike Baldassari Cabaret
Peggy Eisenhauer Cabaret
Jules Fisher Ragtime
Peggy Eisenhauer Ragtime
Paul Anderson The Chairs