Season 42

1997-06-01

The 51st Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS from Radio City Music Hall on June 1, 1997; "Launching the Tonys" was telecast on PBS television . The event was hosted by Rosie O'Donnell. The awards ceremony moved away from Broadway for the first time in 30 years, to Radio City Music Hall, which allowed members of the general public to attend the ceremony. Jonathan Tunick's win made him the seventh person to become an EGOT, after his win for Titanic. However it was the long-running revival of the musical Chicago that won the most awards on the night, receiving 6 awards including Best Revival of a Musical.