Rent*(opened April 29, 1996) 3,066 performances
1996 Tony Awards: Best Musical, Jeffrey Seller,
Kevin McCollum, Allan S. Gordon, and the New
York Theatre Workshop (producers); Best Fea-
tured Actor in a Musical, Wilson Jermaine Here-
dia; Best Book of a Musical, Jonathan Larson; Best
Original Musical Score, Jonathan Larson (music
and lyrics)
1996 Pulitzer Prize: Jonathan Larson
1996 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award: Best
Musical, Jonathan Larson
An Ideal Husband(opened May 1, 1996) 309 perfor-
mances (revival)
Skylight(opened September 19, 1996) 116 perfor-
mances
1997 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award: Best
Foreign Play, David Hare (playwright)
Chicago(opened November 14, 1996) 2,827 perfor-
mances (revival)
1997 Tony Awards: Best Revival of a Musical,
Barry Weissler, Fran Weissler, and Kardana Pro-
ductions (producers); Best Actor in a Musical,
James Naughton; Best Actress in a Musical, Bebe
Neuwirth; Best Director of a Musical, Walter
Bobbie; Best Choreographer, Ann Reinking
1997 New York Drama Critics’ Award: Special Ci-
tation
Plays Opening in 1997
The Last Night of Ballyhoo(opened February 27,
1997) 557 performances
1997 Tony Award: Best Play, Alfred Uhry (play-
wright) and Jane Harmon, Nina Keneally, and Liz
Oliver (producers)
Barr ymore(opened March 25, 1997) 240 perfor-
mances
1997 Tony Award: Best Actor in a Play, Christo-
pher Plummer
Annie(opened March 26, 1997) 238 performances
(revival)
The Young Man from Atlanta(March 27, 1997) 85 per-
formances
1995 Pulitzer Prize: Horton Foote (playwright)
A Doll’s House(opened April 2, 1997) 150 perfor-
mances (revival)
1997 Tony Awards: Best Revival of a Play, Bill
Kenwright and Thelma Holt (producers); Best
Actress in a Play, Janet McTeer; Best Featured Ac-
tor in a Play, Owen Teale; Best Director of a Play,
Anthony PageAn American Daughter(opened April 13, 1997) 88
performances
1997 Tony Award: Best Featured Actress in a Play,
Lynne ThigpenTitanic(opened April 23, 1997) 804 performances
1997 Tony Awards: Best Musical, Dodger Endemol
Theatricals, Richard S. Pechter, and the John F.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (pro-
ducers); Best Book of a Musical, Peter Stone; Best
Original Musical Score, Maury Yeston (music and
lyrics)The Life(opened April 26, 1997) 465 performances
1997 Tony Awards: Best Featured Actor in a Musi-
cal, Chuck Cooper; Best Featured Actress in a Mu-
sical, Lillias White
1997 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award: Best
Musical Runner-Up, Cy Coleman (music and
book), Ira Gasman (lyrics and book), and David
Newman (book)Jekyll and Hyde(opened April 28, 1997) 1,543 perfor-
mancesForever Tango!(opened June 19, 1997) 453 perfor-
mances1776 (opened August 14, 1997) 333 performances
(revival)The Lion King(opened November 13, 1997) 2,406
performances
1998 Tony Awards: Best Musical, Disney (pro-
ducer); Best Director of a Musical, Julie Taymor;
Best Choreographer, Garth Fagan
1998 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award: Best
Musical, Elton John (music), Tim Rice (lyrics),
and Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi (book)The Diar y of Anne Frank(opened December 4, 1997)
221 performances (revival)974 Entertainment: Major Broadway Plays and Awards The Nineties in America