Tony Awards 1997
The 51st Tony Awards · Held June 1, 1997 · 18 categories · everything in 1997
Best Play
- Winner The Last Night of Ballyhoo · Alfred Uhry, Alfred Uhry
- Nominee Skylight · David Hare
- Nominee Stanley · Pam Gems
- Nominee The Young Man from Atlanta · Horton Foote
Best Musical
- Winner Titanic
- Nominee Juan Darién: A Carnival Mass
- Nominee Steel Pier
- Nominee The Life (musical)
Best Actor in a Play
- Winner Christopher Plummer
- Nominee Brian Bedford · London Assurance
- Nominee Michael Gambon · Skylight
- Nominee Antony Sher · Stanley
Best Actress in a Play
- Winner Janet McTeer · A Doll's House
- Nominee Lia Williams · Skylight
- Nominee Julie Harris · The Gin Game
- Nominee Shirley Knight · The Young Man from Atlanta
Best Actor in a Musical
- Winner James Naughton · Chicago
- Nominee Robert Cuccioli · Jekyll & Hyde
- Nominee Jim Dale · Leonard Bernstein's "Candide" In Concert
- Nominee Daniel McDonald · Steel Pier
Best Actress in a Musical
- Winner Bebe Neuwirth · Chicago
- Nominee Karen Ziemba · Steel Pier
- Nominee Pamela Isaacs · The Life (musical)
- Nominee Tonya Pinkins
Best Book of a Musical
- Winner Titanic · Peter Stone
- Nominee Jekyll & Hyde · Leslie Bricusse
- Nominee Steel Pier · David Thompson
- Nominee The Life (musical) · Cy Coleman, David Newman, Ira Gasman
Best Choreography
- Winner Chicago · Ann Reinking
- Nominee Dream · Wayne Cilento
- Nominee Steel Pier · Susan Stroman
- Nominee The Life (musical)
Best Direction of a Musical
- Winner Chicago · Walter Bobbie
- Nominee Juan Darién: A Carnival Mass · Julie Taymor
- Nominee Steel Pier · Scott Ellis
- Nominee The Life (musical) · Michael Blakemore
Best Direction of a Play
- Winner A Doll's House · Anthony Page
- Nominee Skylight · Richard Eyre
- Nominee Stanley · John Caird
- Nominee The Gin Game · Charles Nelson Reilly
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
- Winner Chuck Cooper · The Life (musical)
- Nominee André De Shields · Play On!
- Nominee Joel Blum · Steel Pier
- Nominee Sam Harris · The Life (musical)
Best Featured Actor in a Play
- Winner Owen Teale · A Doll's House
- Nominee Terry Beaver
- Nominee The Last Night of Ballyhoo
- Nominee Brian Murray · The Little Foxes
- Nominee Biff McGuire · The Young Man from Atlanta
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
- Winner Lillias White · The Life (musical)
- Nominee Marcia Lewis · Chicago
- Nominee Andrea Martin · Leonard Bernstein's "Candide" In Concert
- Nominee Debra Monk · Steel Pier
Best Featured Actress in a Play
- Winner Lynne Thigpen
- Nominee Helen Carey
- Nominee London Assurance
- Nominee Dana Ivey · The Last Night of Ballyhoo
- Nominee Celia Weston · The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Best Orchestrations
- Winner Titanic · Jonathan Tunick
- Nominee Play On! · Luther Henderson
- Nominee Steel Pier · Michael Gibson
- Nominee The Life (musical) · Don Sebesky, Harold Wheeler
Best Original Score
- Winner Titanic · Maury Yeston
- Nominee Juan Darién: A Carnival Mass · Elliot Goldenthal
- Nominee Steel Pier · Fred Ebb, John Kander
- Nominee The Life (musical) · Cy Coleman, Ira Gasman
Best Revival of a Musical
- Winner Chicago
- Nominee Annie
- Nominee Leonard Bernstein's "Candide" In Concert
- Nominee Once Upon a Mattress
Best Revival of a Play
- Winner A Doll's House
- Nominee London Assurance
- Nominee Present Laughter
- Nominee The Gin Game