53rd Tony Awards
DateJune 9, 1999
LocationGershwin Theatre, New York City, New York
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS
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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.

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Presenters:

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Performances

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The opening number was "There's No Business Like Show Business", sung by Bernadette Peters, Tom Wopat, and the presenters.

The following musicals or performers performed:

The telecast included a special presentation featuring performers from several of the productions nominated as Best Play and Best Revival of a Play.

Winners and Nominees

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Winners are in bold **

Production

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Best Play

Best Musical

Best Revival of a Play

Best Revival of a Musical

Performance

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Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

Craft

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Best Direction of a Play

Best Direction of a Musical

Best Choreography

Best Book of a Musical

Best Original Score Written for the Theatre

Best Orchestrations

Best Scenic Design

Tony Award for Best Costume Design

Tony Award for Best Lighting Design

Special Awards

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  • Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award
  • Special Tony Award For a Live Theatrical Presentation
    • Fool Moon

References

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