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List of 1997 Tony nominations

May 5, 1997
Web posted at: 2:37 p.m. EDT (1837 GMT)

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Here's a complete list of the 1997 Tony Award nominations. Winners will be announced June 1.

Best Play

  • "The Last Night of Ballyhoo," by Alfred Uhry
  • "The Young Man from Atlanta," by Horton Foote
  • "Skylight," by David Hare
  • "Stanley," by Pam Gems

Best Musical

  • "Steel Pier"
  • "The Life"
  • "Titanic"
  • "Juan Darien, a Carnival Mass"

Leading Actor in a Play

  • Brian Bedford, "London Assurance"
  • Michael Gambon, "Skylight"
  • Christopher Plummer, "Barrymore"
  • Antony Sher, "Stanley"

Leading Actor in a Musical

  • Robert Cuccioli, "Jekyll & Hyde"
  • Jim Dale, "Candide"
  • Daniel McDonald, "Steel Pier"
  • James Naughton, "Chicago"

Leading Actress in a Play

  • Julie Harris, "The Gin Game"
  • Shirley Knight, "The Young Man from Atlanta"
  • Janet McTeer, "A Doll's House."
  • Lia Williams, "Skylight"

Leading Actress in a Musical

  • Pamela Isaacs, "The Life"
  • Bebe Neuwirth, "Chicago"
  • Tonya Pinkins, "Play On!"
  • Karen Ziemba, "Steel Pier"

Featured Actor in a Musical

  • Joel Blum, "Steel Pier"
  • Chuck Cooper, "The Life"
  • Andre De Shields, "Play On!"
  • Sam Harris, "The Life"

Featured Actor in a Play

  • Terry Beaver, "The Last Night of Ballyhoo"
  • William Biff McGuire, "The Young Man from Atlanta"
  • Brian Murray, "The Little Foxes"
  • Owen Teale, "A Doll's House"

Featured Actress in a Musical

  • Marcia Lewis, "Chicago
  • Andrea Martin, "Candide"
  • Debra Monk, "Steel Pier"
  • Lillias White, "The Life"

Featured Actress in a Play

  • Helen Carey, "London Assurance"
  • Dana Ivey, "The Last Night of Ballyhoo"
  • Lynne Thigpen, "An American Daughter"
  • Celia Weston, "The Last Night of Ballyhoo"

Revival of a Play

  • "A Doll's House"
  • "London Assurance"
  • "Present Laughter"
  • "The Gin Game"

Revival of a Musical

  • "Annie"
  • "Candide"
  • "Chicago"
  • "Once Upon a Mattress"

Direction of a Play

  • John Caird, "Stanley"
  • Richard Eyre, "Skylight"
  • Anthony Page, "A Doll's House"
  • Charles Nelson Reilly, "The Gin Game"

Direction of a Musical

  • Michael Blakemore, "The Life"
  • Walter Bobbie, "Chicago"
  • Scott Ellis, "Steel Pier"
  • Julie Taymor, "Juan Darien, a Carnival Mass"

Original Score

  • "Juan Darien, a Carnival Mass"
  • "Steel Pier"
  • "The Life"
  • "Titanic"

Book of a Musical

  • "Jekyll & Hyde"
  • "Steel Pier"
  • "The Life"
  • "Titanic"

Choreography

  • Wayne Cilento, "Dream"
  • Joey McKneely, "The Life"
  • Ann Reinking, "Chicago"
  • Susan Stroman, "Steel Pier"

Lighting Design

  • Ken Billington, "Chicago"
  • Beverly Emmons, "Jekyll & Hyde"
  • Donald Holder, "Juan Darien, a Carnival Mass"
  • Richard Pilbrow, "The Life"

Scenic Design

  • John Lee Beatty, "The Little Foxes"
  • Stewart Laing, "Titanic"
  • G. W. Mercier and Julie Taymor, "Juan Darien, a Carnival Mass"
  • Tony Walton, "Steel Pier"

Costume Design

  • Ann Curtis, "Jekyll & Hyde"
  • Judith Dolan, "Candide"
  • William Ivey Long, "Chicago"
  • Martin Pakledinaz, "The Life"

Orchestration

  • Michael Gibson, "Steel Pier"
  • Luther Henderson, "Play On!"
  • Don Sebesky and Harold Wheeler, "The Life"
  • Jonathan Tunick, "Titanic"


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