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 Official poster for the 54th annual Tony Awards |
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| Date | June 4, 2000 | |||
| Venue | Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York | |||
| Host | Rosie O’Donnell, Nathan Lane (special guest) |
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| Network | CBS | |||
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The 54th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS from Radio City Music Hall on June 4, 2000; "The First Ten" awards ceremony was telecast on PBS television. The event was hosted by Rosie O’Donnell, with special guest Nathan Lane. O'Donnell has hosted a total of three times--1997, 1998, and 2000.
The opening number was "A Tony Opening", with Rosie O’Donnell, Jane Krakowski, Jesse L. Martin, and Megan Mullally.
Musicals represented were: Contact ; Kiss Me, Kate; Jesus Christ Superstar; The Music Man; The Wild Party (LaChiusa); Swing!; and James Joyce's The Dead.
Michael Blakemore is the only director to win Tony Awards as Best Director of a Play and Best Director of a Musical in the same year. He won this year for Copenhagen (play) and Kiss Me, Kate (musical).
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Winners and nominees
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Production
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Performance
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
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Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
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Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
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Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
- Heather Headley for Aida
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Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
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Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
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Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
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Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
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Craft
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- John Weidman
- Michael John LaChiusa (Marie Christine)
- Michael John LaChiusa & George C. Wolfe (The Wild Party)
Best Original Score Written for the Theatre
- Aida Music & Lyrics by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice.
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- James Joyce's The Dead
- Marie Christine (Music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa)
- The Wild Party (Music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa)
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- Bob Crowley (Aida)
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Tony Award for Best Costume Design
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- Natasha Katz (Aida)
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- Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer (The Wild Party)
- Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer (Marie Christine)
- Peter Kaczorowski
Special Awards
Regional Theatre Award
Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award
Special Tony Award For a Live Theatrical Presentation
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- Dame Edna: The Royal Tour
Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre
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