The 51st Annual Tony Awards (1997) (TV)

Director:

Walter C. Miller

Writer:

Thomas Meehan (writer)

Release Date:

1 June 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Music

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

TV Special | Awards Show | Number In Title

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Rosie O'Donnell	...	Herself - Host & Performer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adam Alexi-Malle	...	Himself
Julie Andrews	...	Herself - Presenter
Lauren Bacall	...	Herself - Presenter
Alec Baldwin	...	Himself - Presenter
Christine Baranski	...	Herself - Presenter
Brent Barrett	...	Himself
Brian Bedford	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Play
Harolyn Blackwell	...	Herself
Joel Blum	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Dixie Carter	...	Herself - Presenter
Nell Carter	...	Herself
Michael Cerveris	...	Himself - Performer
Kristin Chenoweth	...	Herself
Chuck Cooper	...	Himself - Winner: Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Robert Cuccioli	...	Himself
Jim Dale	...	Himself - Performer & Nominee: Best Actor in a Musical
Lisa Datz	...	Herself
Fred Ebb	...	Himself
Savion Glover	...	Himself - Presenter
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Herself - Presenter
Joel Grey	...	Himself - Presenter
Julie Harris	...	Herself
Gregory Harrison	...	Himself - Performer
Sam Harris	...	Himself - Performer & Nominee: Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Marilu Henner	...	Herself - Presenter
Erin Hill	...	Kate Mullins - original Broadway cast of 'Titanic'
Hal Holbrook	...	Himself - Presenter
Thelma Holt	...	Herself
Pamela Isaacs	...	Herself
John Kander	...	Himself
Bill Kenwright	...	Himself
Brittny Kissinger	...	Herself - Performer
Shirley Knight	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Play
Swoosie Kurtz	...	Herself - Presenter
Heath Lamberts	...	Himself
Andrea Martin	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Daniel McDonald	...	Himself
Janet McTeer	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Play
Idina Menzel	...	Herself
Liza Minnelli	...	Herself - Presenter
Debra Monk	...	Herself
Mary Tyler Moore	...	Herself - Presenter
James Naughton	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Musical
Bebe Neuwirth	...	Herself - Performer & Winner: Best Actress in a Musical
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Herself - Performer
Mandy Patinkin	...	Himself - Presenter
Bernadette Peters	...	Herself - Presenter
Tonya Pinkins	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Musical
Christopher Plummer	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Play
Ann Reinking	...	Herself - Performer & Winner: Best Choreographer
Chita Rivera	...	Herself - Presenter
Mary Lou Rosato	...	Herself
Roseanne	...	Herself - Presenter
Susan Sarandon	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Play
John Schuck	...	Himself (as Conrad John Schuck)
Jimmy Smits	...	Himself - Presenter
Owen Teale	...	Himself - Winner: Best Featured Actor in a Play
Lynne Thigpen	...	Herself - Winner: Best Featured Actress in a Play
Marisa Tomei	...	Herself - Presenter
Rip Torn	...	Himself - Presenter
Alfred Uhry	...	Himself
Lesley Ann Warren	...	Herself - Presenter
Wendy Wasserstein	...	Herself
Barry Weissler	...	Himself
Raquel Welch	...	Herself - Presenter
Lillias White	...	Herself - Performer
Lia Williams	...	Herself
Karen Ziemba	...	Herself - Performer & Nominee: Best Actress in a Musical

Directed by
Walter C. Miller

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Thomas Meehan		writer

Produced by
Walter C. Miller	....	producer
Gary Smith	....	executive producer
Roy A. Somlyo	....	supervising producer

Art Department
Peter Allburn	....	scenic artist

Other crew
Garry Hood	....	head stage manager

Production Companies

• American Theatre Wing

Other Companies

• Radio City Music Hall  theater
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Company:

American Theatre Wing

Trivia:

CBS didn't want to broadcast the entire three hour show so the first hour of the Tony broadcast aired on PBS for the first time this year. The show, called "Broadway '97: Launching the Tonys," combined a look at how a Broadway show is put together with the presentation of 10 awards in technical categories. The practice of beginning the show on PBS lasted until 2002 when CBS returned to showing the entire awards program.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Broadway: The American Musical" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Greased Lightnin'