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[[left margin]] ON THE AISLE with Harry HAUN [[/left margin]] LADIES' NIGHT AT THE TONYS--Art above all prevailed as the year's Best Play at 1998 Tony Awards. YASMINA REZA, the French creator of Art, was one of several ladies who caught the eye, and favor, of 52-year-old Tony. [[image - color photograph of top Tony acting honors]] [[caption]]Top Tony acting honors went to (fr. l.) Marie Mullen, Alan Cumming, Natasha Richardson and Anthony LaPaglia.[[/caption]] "You're history on Broadway" was the double-edged compliment GARRY HYNES got from a perverse pal right after becoming the first woman to win a Tony for directing a Broadway play (The Beauty Queen of Leenane). Her distinction was seconded seconds later when JULIE TAYMOR became the first woman to win a Tony for directing a Broadway musical (The Lion King). Four people Taymor hired--including herself for costumes--also won, plus her vision of the show emerged winner for Best Musical. [[image - color photograph of Julie Taymor holding here awards]] [[caption]]Lion King's Julie Taymor declared the night "spectacular" and won the Tonys to prove it.[[/caption]] PETER SCHNEIDER and THOMAS SCHUMACHER, who produced that vision for Disney, confessed to the press their surprise at winning, chiding them with, "We believed what you guys wrote, so we just kicked back and forgot about it." Ragtime, the predicted Best Musical, did produce another woman of distinction: AUDRA MCDONALD became the first person to win three Tonys for Best Featured Actress. HINTON BATTLE, who has the Featured Actor title with three Tonys, had wished her luck two days earlier. "Must have been a good omen," she figured. [[image - color photograph of Angela Lansbury and Anna Manahan]] [[caption]]Angela Lansbury (r.) congratulates Beauty Queen of Leenane Tony winner Anna Manahan.[[/caption]] King, with six, and Queen, with four, led their respective musical and dramatic fields. When Newsday's PATRICK PACHECO asked Queen's ANNA MANAHAN why she thanked her doctor in her acceptance speech for Best Featured Actress in a Play, she revealed for the first time that she'd had a secret medical agenda for coming to Broadway and that her condition had been treated and cured. "So, you see," she said, "I feel I got two Tonys." The best Tony show didn't make the airwaves or the press room: ROSIE O'DONNELL's raucous riffs on THE WEISSLERS (her old Grease! bosses) between commercials, tweaking them for sending dim-watted stars on the road in improbable vehicles (like Depends spokesperson JUNE ALLYSON in The Wiz). PHOTOS BY STARLA SMITH [[end page]] [[start page]] It's so big you can't miss it! While you're in the world's greatest city, come visit the world's largest store. [[image - black & white photograph of Macys department store]] We're a full city block big with 11 floors of fine watches, designer clothing, gourmet cookware, luxurious linens, and so much more! It's all at Macy's Herald Square, on 34th Street between Broadway and 7th Avenue. For information, call 1-212-494-3827. And hey, we may be big, but we can help cut your shopping down to size. Just call Linda Lee and the Personal Shoppers at Macy's By Appointment: 1-212-494-4181. They'll assist you in every way, and they do it all for free! Don't forget your bag! Bring this ad and a current Macy's Herald Square receipt for $35 or more to our Visitor's Center on the 34th Street Balcony, and we'll give you a FREE tote bag or backpack. Looking for some interaction? Macyland Now through Sept. 7th, Labor Day, check out Macyland, our brand-new interactive attraction! Board the Macyland Express for a strolling journey through Macy's world-famous events: experience the explosive excitement of Macy's 4th of July Fireworks™, get the dirt on Macy's Flower Show™, find out what it's like to be in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade™, and enjoy a sensational surprise grand finale! It all takes place in Macyland on the 8th floor. For ticket information, call our Macyland Hotline at 1-212-494-5247. Macyland is sponsored in part by: [[logos for AT&T Wireless Services and OshKosh B'Gosh]] MACY'S 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS on the East River [[image - drawing of fire works]] Once again, the world's largest store brings you the nation's biggest, brightest and most breathtaking birthday bash! Over 14,000 fireworks will be launched from barges positioned along a mile-long stretch of New York's East River. This spectacular show will be choreographed to music simulcast in stereo by Big 105 FM. For more information, call our Fireworks Hotline: 1-212-494-4495. [[logo - herald square Macy's BROADWAY & 34TH STREET]]
