Tony Award Winners by Year

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Year	Category	Nominee	Show	Nom
1997	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical	Karen Ziemba	Steel Pier
1997	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical	Pamela Isaacs	The Life
1997	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical	Bebe Neuwirth	Chicago production took place the previous year	Award winner
1997	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play	Janet McTeer	A Doll's House	Award winner
1997	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play	Julie Harris	The Gin Game
1997	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play	Shirley Knight	The Young Man From Atlanta
1997	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play	Lia Williams	Skylight production took place the previous year
1997	Best Play	Gregory Mosher	Stanley
1997	Best Play	Pam Gems	Stanley
1997	Best Play	The Royal National Theatre	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 Shubert Organization	Skylight producer, production took place the previous year
1997	Best Play	Joan Cullman	Skylight producer, production took place the previous year
1997	Best Play	Roger Berlind	Skylight producer, production took place the previous year
1997	Best Play	Robert Fox	Skylight producer, production took place the previous year
1997	Best Play	David Hare	Skylight
1997	Best Play	Liz Oliver	The Last Night of Ballyhoo producer	Award winner
1997	Best Play	Nina Keneally	The Last Night of Ballyhoo producer	Award winner
1997	Best Play	Jane Harmon	The Last Night of Ballyhoo producer	Award winner
1997	Best Play	Alfred Uhry	The Last Night of Ballyhoo	Award winner
1997	Best Play	Circle in the Square	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	Scott Rudin	Skylight producer, production took place the previous year
1997	Best Play	Jujamcyn Theaters	The Young Man From Atlanta producer
1997	Best Play	Robert Cole	The Young Man From Atlanta producer
1997	Best Play	The Goodman Theatre	The Young Man From Atlanta producer
1997	Best Play	Anita Waxman	The Young Man From Atlanta producer
1997	Best Play	David Richenthal	The Young Man From Atlanta producer
1997	Best Revival of a Musical	Kardana Productions, Inc	Chicago producer, production took place the previous year	Award winner
1997	Best Revival of a Musical	Timothy Childs	Annie producer
1997	Best Revival of a Musical	Livent (U.S.), Inc	Candide producer
1997	Best Revival of a Musical	Dodger Theatricals	Once Upon a Mattress production took place the previous year
1997	Best Revival of a Musical	Joop Van den Ende	Once Upon a Mattress producer, production took place the previous year
1997	Best Revival of a Musical	Barry and Fran Weissler	Chicago producer, production took place the previous year	Award winner
1997	Best Revival of a Play	David Richenthal	Present Laughter producer, production took place the previous year
1997	Best Revival of a Play	Anita Waxman	Present Laughter producer, production took place the previous year
1997	Best Revival of a Play	National Actors Theatre	The Gin Game
1997	Best Revival of a Play	Jujamcyn Theaters	Present Laughter producer, production took place the previous year
1997	Best Revival of a Play	Roundabout Theatre	London Assurance producer
1997	Best Revival of a Play	Bill Kenwright	A Doll's House producer	Award winner
1997	Best Revival of a Play	Thelma Holt	A Doll's House producer	Award winner
1997	Best Scenic Design	Stewart Laing	Titanic	Award winner
1997	Best Scenic Design	John Lee Beatty	The Little Foxes
1997	Best Scenic Design	G.W. Mercier	Juan Darien production took place the previous year
1997	Best Scenic Design	Julie Taymor	Juan Darien production took place the previous year
1997	Best Scenic Design	Tony Walton	Steel Pier
1997	Regional Theater Tony Award	Berkeley Repertory Theatre	0	Award winner
1997	Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre	Bernard B. Jacobs	posthumously	Award winner
1996	Best Book of a Musical	Michael John LaChiusa	Chronicle of a Death Foretold production took place the previous year
1996	Best Book of a Musical	John Weidman	Big
1996	Best Book of a Musical	Reg E. Gaines	Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk
1996	Best Book of a Musical	Graciela Daniele	Chronicle of a Death Foretold production took place the previous year
1996	Best Book of a Musical	Jim Lewis	Chronicle of a Death Foretold production took place the previous year
1996	Best Book of a Musical	Jonathan Larson	Rent	Award winner
1996	Best Choreography	Graciela Daniele	Chronicle of a Death Foretold production took place the previous year
1996	Best Choreography	Susan Stroman	Big
1996	Best Choreography	Marlies Yearby	Rent
1996	Best Choreography	Savion Glover	Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk	Award winner
1996	Best Costume Design	Roger Kirk	The King and I	Award winner
1996	Best Costume Design	Jane Greenwood	A Delicate Balance
1996	Best Costume Design	Allison Reeds	Buried Child
1996	Best Costume Design	Paul Tazewell	Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk
1996	Best Direction of a Musical	George C. Wolfe	Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk	Award winner
1996	Best Direction of a Musical	Michael Greif	Rent
1996	Best Direction of a Musical	Christopher Renshaw	The King and I
1996	Best Direction of a Musical	Jerry Zaks	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1996	Best Direction of a Play	Gerald Gutierrez	A Delicate Balance	Award winner
1996	Best Direction of a Play	Peter Hall	An Ideal Husband
1996	Best Direction of a Play	Lloyd Richards	Seven Guitars
1996	Best Direction of a Play	Gary Sinise	Buried Child
1996	Best Lighting Design	Jules Fisher	Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk	Award winner
1996	Best Lighting Design	Peggy Eisenhauer	Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk	Award winner
1996	Best Lighting Design	Blake Burba	Rent
1996	Best Lighting Design	Christopher Akerlind	Seven Guitars
1996	Best Lighting Design	Nigel Levings	The King and I
1996	Best Musical	Jeffrey Seller	Rent	Award winner
1996	Best Musical	Kevin McCollum	Rent producer	Award winner
1996	Best Musical	Allan S. Gordon	Rent producer	Award winner
1996	Best Musical	The New York Theatre Workshop	Rent producer	Award winner
1996	Best Musical	The Public Theater	Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk producer
1996	Best Musical	George C. Wolfe	Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk producer
1996	Best Musical	Joey Parnes	Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk producer
1996	Best Musical	Lincoln Center Theater	Chronicle of a Death Foretold producer, production took place the previous year
1996	Best Musical	INTAR Hispanic American Arts Center	Chronicle of a Death Foretold producer, production took place the previous year
1996	Best Musical	Richard Seader	Swinging on a Star producer, production took place the previous year
1996	Best Musical	Mary Burke Kramer	Swinging on a Star producer, production took place the previous year
1996	Best Musical	Paul B. Berkowsky	Swinging on a Star producer, production took place the previous year
1996	Best Musical	Angels of theArts	Swinging on a Star producer, production took place the previous year
1996	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	Ann Duquesnay	Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk lyrics
1996	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	Richard Rodgers	State Fair
1996	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	George C. Wolfe	Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk lyrics
1996	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	Reg E. Gaines	Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk lyrics
1996	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	Ann Duquesnay	Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk music
1996	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	Jonathan Larson	Rent music and lyrics	Award winner
1996	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	David Shire	Big music
1996	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	Richard Maltby, Jr	Big lyrics
1996	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	Daryl Waters	Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk music
1996	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	Zane Mark	Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk music

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