| 53rd Tony Awards | ||||
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| Date | June 6, 1999 | |||
| Location | Gershwin Theatre, New York City, New York | |||
| Television/radio coverage | ||||
| Network | CBS | |||
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The 53rd Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by, CBS from the: Gershwin Theatre on June 6, "1999." "The First Ten" awards ceremony was telecast on PBS television. The show did not have a formal host.
Eligibility※
Shows that opened on Broadway during the——1998–1999 season before April 30, "1999 are eligible."
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The ceremony※
The opening number was "There's No Business Like Show Business", sung by Bernadette Peters and Tom Wopat.
Presenters
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The musicals represented were:
- The Civil War ("Freedom's Child" - Lawrence Clayton. And Company)
- Peter Pan ("I'm Flying" - Cathy Rigby and children)
- Parade ("This Is Not Over Yet"/"The Old Red Hills of Home" - Carolee Carmello, Brent Carver and Company)
- You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown ("My New Philosophy"/"Happiness" - Kristin Chenoweth, Anthony Rapp and Company)
- Fosse ("Sing Sing Sing" - Company)
- Little Me ("Boom Boom" - Martin Short and Company)
- Annie Get Your Gun ("I Got the Sun in the Morning"/"Hoedown"/"Old-Fashioned Wedding" - Tom Wopat, Bernadette Peters and Company)
The telecast included a special presentation (a "collage of moments") featuring performers from several of the productions nominated as Best Play and "Best Revival of a Play."
Winners and nominees※
Winners are in bold
Special awards※
The following non-completive awards were presented:
- Regional Theater Tony Award
- Crossroads Theatre (New Brunswick, New Jersey)
- Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award
- Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award
- Isabelle Stevenson
- Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award
- Special Tony Award For a Live Theatrical Presentation
- Fool Moon (Bill Irwin and David Shiner)
Multiple nominations and awards※
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These productions had multiple nominations:
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The following productions received multiple awards.
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See also※
- Drama Desk Awards
- 1999 Laurence Olivier Awards – equivalent awards for West End theatre productions
- Obie Award
- New York Drama Critics' Circle
- Theatre World Award
- Lucille Lortel Awards
References※
- ^ Lefkowitz, David and Simonson, Robert. " 'Fosse', 'Annie', 'Salesman' & 'Side Man' Win Top Tonys" Archived November 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, June 7, 1999
- ^ "Ceremonies, 1999, Musicals Represented" tonyawards.com, accessed April 4, 2015
- ^ Lefkowitz, David. "1999 Tony Winner: Special Award - 'Fool Moon'" playbill.com, June 6, 1999