1997 – Best Play Tony Awards

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Year	Category	Nominee	Show	Nom
1997	Best Play	Alfred Uhry	The Last Night of Ballyhoo	Award winner
1997	Best Play	Jane Harmon	The Last Night of Ballyhoo producer	Award winner
1997	Best Play	Nina Keneally	The Last Night of Ballyhoo producer	Award winner
1997	Best Play	Liz Oliver	The Last Night of Ballyhoo producer	Award winner
1997	Best Play	David Hare	Skylight
1997	Best Play	Robert Fox	Skylight producer, production took place the previous year
1997	Best Play	Roger Berlind	Skylight producer, production took place the previous year
1997	Best Play	Joan Cullman	Skylight producer, production took place the previous year
1997	Best Play	Scott Rudin	Skylight producer, production took place the previous year
1997	Best Play	The Shubert Organization	Skylight producer, production took place the previous year
1997	Best Play	Capital Cities/ABC	Skylight producer, production took place the previous year
1997	Best Play	The Royal National Theatre	Skylight producer, production took place the previous year
1997	Best Play	Pam Gems	Stanley
1997	Best Play	Circle in the Square	Stanley
1997	Best Play	Gregory Mosher	Stanley
1997	Best Play	M. Edgar Rosenblum	Stanley producer
1997	Best Play	The Royal National Theatre	Stanley producer
1997	Best Play	Horton Foote	The Young Man From Atlanta
1997	Best Play	David Richenthal	The Young Man From Atlanta producer
1997	Best Play	Anita Waxman	The Young Man From Atlanta producer
1997	Best Play	Jujamcyn Theaters	The Young Man From Atlanta producer
1997	Best Play	The Goodman Theatre	The Young Man From Atlanta producer
1997	Best Play	Robert Cole	The Young Man From Atlanta producer

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