The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theater more commonly known informally as the Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theater.
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The Tony Award can be received by individuals and productions involved in live Broadway theater. This includes actors, actresses, directors, playwrights, choreographers, and designers, among others. Awards are given for various categories such as Best Play, Best Musical, and individual performance awards. Eligibility typically requires the production to have opened on Broadway during the designated awards season.
Pearl Bailey received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 1986 for her role in the Broadway revival of "Hello, Dolly!" The award ceremony took place at the Minskoff Theatre in New York City. Bailey's performance was celebrated for its energy and charm, making her a standout in the production.
The 2011 Tony for Best Revival of a Musical went to the production of Anything Goes. The musical originally debuted on Broadway in 1934.
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The original Broadway production of the show 'A Chorus Line' received 10 Tony Awards, 7 Drama Desk Awards, a Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a Theatre World Award in 1976. Since then the production has won a further 8 awards.
The Tony Award can be received by individuals and productions involved in live Broadway theater. This includes actors, actresses, directors, playwrights, choreographers, and designers, among others. Awards are given for various categories such as Best Play, Best Musical, and individual performance awards. Eligibility typically requires the production to have opened on Broadway during the designated awards season.
Pearl Bailey received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 1986 for her role in the Broadway revival of "Hello, Dolly!" The award ceremony took place at the Minskoff Theatre in New York City. Bailey's performance was celebrated for its energy and charm, making her a standout in the production.
The 2011 Tony for Best Revival of a Musical went to the production of Anything Goes. The musical originally debuted on Broadway in 1934.
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The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards.
The 2011 Tony for Best Revival of a Play went to The Normal Heart. The play was written by Larry Kramer and originally debuted off-Broadway in 1985. The 2011 production was the first time the play had been seen on Broadway.
The 2005 Best Revival of a Musical Tony went to the production of La Cage aux Folles. The original production opened on Broadway at the Palace Theater on August 21, 1983.
An Off - Broadway Production is a past Broadway Show that has lost it's business, customers, and money. Off - Broadway Productions perform on Broadway ST., right next to the Broadway Building. Some Off - Broadway Productions are Gypsy, Tarzan, Aladdin, Cinderella, and Caroline or Change.
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Both the original production of Dreamgirls on Broadway, and the 1987 revival, were directed by Michael Bennett.