Tony Award
The Tony Award (actually Antoinette Perry Award ) is an American theater and musical prize awarded annually since 1947 , which is considered the most important American prize of its kind, comparable to the Oscar (for films ), the Grammy (for music ) and the Emmy (for television ). The distinctive trophy with the silver medal has been around since 1949. All plays and musicals that have been played in a Broadway theater during the year can be nominated for the award named after Antoinette Perry . It is up to the Tony Awards Committee to determine which New York theater is considered "Broadway Theater".
history
The Tony Award is presented by around 700 jurors drawn from the entertainment industry and the press . In 1947 the award was established by the American Theater Wing (the American theater union). The first award ceremony was held on April 6, 1947 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York . The award ceremony has been broadcast live on US television since 1967. Because of the public appeal, songs and scenes from the nominated musicals and plays have since been played live or presented via video feed.
Regulations
At the Tony Awards, a play or musical is considered “new” if it has neither been a Broadway production nor is part of the “historical or general repertoire”. This sentence has caused controversy again and again because it is often the case that plays or musicals could not be nominated in the categories that are only open to new works (e.g. best play, best musical, best musical libretto) . Musicals that come to Broadway from Off-Broadway or the West End of London or that are based on film templates are, however, rated as "new".
To be nominated for the Tony Award, a show must have premiered within a specified period of time. For example, the deadline for a nomination for the 2008/2009 season is April 30, 2009. All pieces that premiered before that will be considered; From May 1, 2009, the piece will be added to the next season, so it can only be taken into account at the next award ceremony.
A “Broadway theater” is defined as a theater with more than 500 seats and a few other criteria. Since there is actually no geographical assignment, it is up to the Tony Award Committee to determine which New York theater is considered "Broadway theater". The 2007/08 list only includes theaters near Times Square and the theater in Lincoln Center .
Categories
The categories of 2015:
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| category | Period of award |
|---|---|
| Best costume design (play or musical) | 1947-1960, 1962-2004 |
| Best stage design (play or musical) | 1947-1959, 1962-2004 |
| Best director | 1947-1959 |
| Best offspring (only winners were June Lockhart and James Whitmore ) | 1948 |
| Best stage technology | 1948-1963 |
| Best conductor and music director | 1948-1964 |
| Best lighting design (play or musical) | 1970-2005 |
| Best revival (play or musical) | 1977-1993 |
| Best theater event | 2001-2009 |
| Best sound design (play) | 2008-2014 |
| Best sound design (musical) | 2008-2014 |
| category | Award |
|---|---|
| Special Tony Award | since 1947 |
Records
- Play
- most awards for a play: The Coast of Utopia (2007), 7 Tonys
- most nominations for a play: The Coast of Utopia (2007) and Fences (2010), 10 nominations each
- musical
- most awards for a musical: The Producers (2001), 12 Tonys
- most nominations for a musical: Hamilton (2016), 16 nominations
- Resumption
- most awards for revival: South Pacific (2008; 7 Tonys)
- most nominations for revival: Kiss Me, Kate (2000), 12 nominations
- people
- most awards for one person: Harold Prince (theater director and producer), 21 Tonys
- Most awards for an actor, a musical performer: Audra McDonald , 6 regular Tonys (she is also the only artist who could triumph in all four regular acting categories)
- longest period between two nominations: Jane Fonda (1960 and 2009, 49 years in between)
- an actor has been awarded twice for a role opposite to his gender; first Mary Martin in the role of Peter Pan (1955), then Harvey Fierstein as "Edna Turnblad" in Hairspray (2003).
- six actors have so far received double nominations for two different plays in one year:
| year | Artist | piece | category | result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Amanda Plummer | A taste of honey | Best main actress | Nominated |
| Agnes of God | The best supporting actress | Won | ||
| 1984 | Dana Ivey | Heartbreak House | The best supporting actress | Nominated |
| Sunday in the Park with George | Best Supporting Actress - Musical | Nominated | ||
| 2002 | Kate Burton | Hedda Gabler | Best main actress | Nominated |
| The Elephant Man | The best supporting actress | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | Jan Maxwell | The Royal Family | Best main actress | Nominated |
| Lend me a tenor | The best supporting actress | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Mark Rylance | Richard III | Best Actor | Nominated |
| Twelfth Night | Best supporting actor | Won | ||
| 2019 | Jeremy Pope | Choir Boy | Best Actor | Nominated |
| Ain't too proud | Best Supporting Actor - Musical | Nominated |
criticism
While many visitors see the Tony Award as a theater Oscar and as a quality criterion, the theater press and criticism tend to disagree, as the Tony Award only considers plays that are played in one of the 41 "Broadway theaters". Plays and acting from " Off-Broadway " or " Off-Off-Broadway " are not included in the selection.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ruthie Fierberg: Jeremy Pope Becomes 6th Actor in Tony History Nominated in 2 Categories the Same Year . In: playbill.com, April 30, 2019 (accessed May 2, 2020).