1997 Tony Awards
Winners and nominees from the Tony Awards.
1997 Tony Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Best Book of a Musical | Leslie Bricusse | Jekyll and Hyde |
| Best Book of a Musical | David Thompson | Steel Pier |
| Best Book of a Musical | David Newman, Ira Gasman, Cy Coleman | The Life |
| Best Book of a Musical | Peter Stone | Titanic |
| Best Choreography | Ann Reinking | Chicago |
| Best Choreography | Wayne Cilento | Dream |
| Best Choreography | Susan Stroman | Steel Pier |
| Best Choreography | Joey McKneely | The Life |
| Best Costume Design | Judith Dolan | Candide |
| Best Costume Design | William Ivey Long | Chicago |
| Best Costume Design | Ann Curtis | Jekyll and Hyde |
| Best Costume Design | Martin Pakledinaz | The Life |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Walter Bobbie | Chicago |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Julie Taymor | Juan Darien |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Scott Ellis | Steel Pier |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Michael Blakemore | The Life |
| Best Direction of a Play | Anthony Page | A Doll's House |
| Best Direction of a Play | Richard Eyre | Skylight |
| Best Direction of a Play | John Caird | Stanley |
| Best Direction of a Play | Charles Nelson Reilly | The Gin Game |
| Best Lighting Design | Ken Billington | Chicago |
| Best Lighting Design | Beverly Emmons | Jekyll and Hyde |
| Best Lighting Design | Donald Holder | Juan Darien |
| Best Lighting Design | Richard Pilbrow | The Life |
| Best Musical | Lincoln Center Theater, Music-Theatre Group | Juan Darien |
| Best Musical | Roger Berlind | Steel Pier |
| Best Musical | Sam Crothers, CyColeman, Martin Richards, Roger Berlind | The Life |
| Best Musical | The John F. Kennedy Center, Richard S. Pechter, Dodger Endemol Theatricals | Titanic |
| Best Orchestrations | Luther Henderson | Play On! |
| Best Orchestrations | Michael Gibson | Steel Pier |
| Best Orchestrations | Don Sebesky, Harold Wheeler | The Life |
| Best Orchestrations | Jonathan Tunick | Titanic |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Elliot Goldenthal | Juan Darien |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | John Kander, Fred Ebb | Steel Pier |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Cy Coleman, Ira Gasman | The Life |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Maury Yeston | Titanic |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Andre De Shields | Play On! |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Joel Blum | Steel Pier |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Chuck Cooper | The Life |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Sam Harris | The Life |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Owen Teale | A Doll's House |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Terry Beaver | The Last Night of Ballyhoo |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Brian Murray | The Little Foxes |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | William Biff McGuire | The Young Man From Atlanta |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Jim Dale | Candide |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | James Naughton | Chicago |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Robert Cuccioli | Jekyll and Hyde |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Daniel McDonald | Steel Pier |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Christopher Plummer | Barrymore |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Brian Bedford | London Assurance |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Michael Gambon | Skylight |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Antony Sher | Stanley |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Andrea Martin | Candide |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Marcia Lewis | Chicago |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Debra Monk | Steel Pier |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Lillias White | The Life |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Lynne Thigpen | An American Daughter |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Helen Carey | London Assurance |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Dana Ivey, Celia Weston | The Last Night of Ballyhoo |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Bebe Neuwirth | Chicago |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Tonya Pinkins | Play On! |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Karen Ziemba | Steel Pier |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Pamela Isaacs | The Life |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Janet McTeer | A Doll's House |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Lia Williams | Skylight |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Julie Harris | The Gin Game |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Shirley Knight | The Young Man From Atlanta |
| Best Play | David Hare, Robert Fox, Roger Berlind, Joan Cullman, Scott Rudin, The Shubert Organization, Capital Cities/ABC, The Royal National Theatre | Skylight |
| Best Play | The Royal National Theatre, M. Edgar Rosenblum, Gregory Mosher, Circle in the Square, Pam Gems | Stanley |
| Best Play | Liz Oliver, Nina Keneally, Jane Harmon, Alfred Uhry | The Last Night of Ballyhoo |
| Best Play | Horton Foote, David Richenthal, Anita Waxman, Jujamcyn Theaters, The Goodman Theatre, Robert Cole | The Young Man From Atlanta |
| Best Revival of a Musical | Timothy Childs | Annie |
| Best Revival of a Musical | Livent (U.S.), Inc | Candide |
| Best Revival of a Musical | Barry and Fran Weissler, Kardana Productions, Inc | Chicago |
| Best Revival of a Musical | Dodger Theatricals, Joop Van den Ende | Once Upon a Mattress |
| Best Revival of a Play | Bill Kenwright, Thelma Holt | A Doll's House |
| Best Revival of a Play | Roundabout Theatre | London Assurance |
| Best Revival of a Play | David Richenthal, Anita Waxman, Jujamcyn Theaters | Present Laughter |
| Best Revival of a Play | National Actors Theatre | The Gin Game |
| Best Scenic Design | G.W. Mercier, Julie Taymor | Juan Darien |
| Best Scenic Design | Tony Walton | Steel Pier |
| Best Scenic Design | John Lee Beatty | The Little Foxes |
| Best Scenic Design | Stewart Laing | Titanic |
| Regional Theater Tony Award | Berkeley Repertory Theatre | |
| Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre | Bernard B. Jacobs | |
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