The 1998 Tony Award nominations

The 1998 Tony Award nominations in full:

Best Play

• "Art" by Yasmina Reza

• "Freak" by John Leguizamo

• "Golden Child" by David Henry Hwang

• "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" by Martin McDonagh

Best Musical

• "Ragtime"

• "Side Show"

• "The Lion King"

• "The Scarlet Pimpernel"

Best Book of a Musical

• Terrence McNally "Ragtime"

• Bill Russell "Side Show"

• Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi "The Lion King"

• Nan Knighton "The Scarlet Pimpernel"

Best Original Score

• Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens "Ragtime"

• Henry Krieger and Bill Russell "Side Show"

• Paul Simon and Derek Walcott "The Capeman"

• Elton John, Tim Rice, Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer "The Lion King."

Best Revival-Play

• "A View from the Bridge"

• "Ah, Wilderness!"

• "The Chairs"

• "The Diary of Anne Frank"

Best Revival-Musical

• "Cabaret"

• "1776"

• "The Sound of Music"

Best Actor-Play

• Richard Briers "The Chairs"

• Anthony LaPaglia "AView from the Bridge"

• John Leguizamo "Freak"

• Alfred Molina "Art"

Best Actress-Play

• Jane Alexander "Honour"

• Allison Janney "A View from the Bridge"

• Geraldine McEwan "The Chairs"

• Marie Mullen "The Beauty Queen of Leenane"

Best Actor-Musical

• Alan Cumming "Cabaret"

• Peter Friedman "Ragtime"

• Brian Stokes Mitchell "Ragtime"

• Douglas Sills "The Scarlet Pimpernel"

Best Actress-Musical

• Betty Buckley "Triumph of Love"

• Marin Mazzie "Ragtime"

• Natasha Richardson "Cabaret"

• Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner "Side Show"

Best Featured Actor-Play

• Tom Murphy "The Beauty Queen of Leenane"

• Brian F. O'Byrne "The Beauty Queen of Leenane"

• Sam Trammell "Ah, Wilderness!"

• Max Wright "Ivanov"

Best Featured Actress-Play

• Enid Graham "Honour"

• Linda Lavin "The Diary of Anne Frank"

• Anna Manahan "The Beauty Queen of Leenane"

• Julyana Soelistyo "Golden Child"

Best Featured Actor-Musical

• Gregg Edelman "1776"

• John McMartin "High Society"

• Ron Rifkin "Cabaret"

• Samuel E. Wright "The Lion King"

Best Featured Actress-Musical

• Anna Kendrick "High Society"

• Tsidii Le Loka "The Lion King"

• Audra McDonald "Ragtime"

• Mary Louise Wilson "Cabaret"

Best Director-Play

• Garry Hynes "The Beauty Queen of Leenane"

• Michael Mayer "A View from the Bridge"

• Simon McBurney "The Chairs"

• Matthew Warchus "Art"

Best Director-Musical

• Scott Ellis "1776"

• Frank Galati "Ragtime"

• Sam Mendes with Rob Marshall "Cabaret"

• Julie Taymor "The Lion King"

Best Scenic Design

• Bob Crowley "The Capeman"

• Richard Hudson "The Lion King"

• Eugene Lee "Ragtime"

• Quay Brothers "The Chairs"

Best Costume Design

• William Ivey Long "Cabaret"

• Santo Loquasto "Ragtime"

• Martin Pakledinaz "Golden Child"

• Julie Taymor "The Lion King"

Best Lighting Design

• Paul Anderson "The Chairs"

• Peggy Eisenhauer and Mike Baldassari "Cabaret"

• Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer "Ragtime"

• Donald Holder "The Lion King"

Best Choreography

• Graciela Daniele "Ragtime"

• Garth Fagan "The Lion King"

• Forever Tango Dancers "Forever Tango"

• Rob Marshall "Cabaret"

Best Orchestrations

• William David Brohn "Ragtime"

• Robert Elhai, David Metzger and Bruce Fowler "The Lion King"

• Michael Gibson "Cabaret"

• Stanley Silverman "The Capeman"