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The Pulitzer Prize for Music is one of seven Pulitzer Prizes awarded annually in Letters, Drama, and Music. It was first given in 1943. Joseph Pulitzer arranged for a music scholarship to be awarded each year, and this was eventually converted into a prize: "For a distinguished musical composition of significant dimension by an American that has had its first performance in the United States ...
South Pacific is considered to be one of the greatest Broadway musicals. [1] [2] The musical premiered in 1949 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950. [3]The show was a critical and box office hit and has since enjoyed many successful revivals and tours, also spawning a 1958 film and other adaptations.
The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, to actresses for quality leading roles in a musical play, whether a new production or a revival.
The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, to actresses for quality featured roles in a musical play, whether a new production or a revival.
Nominated for ten Tonys, winning four including Best Musical; it also won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Return to the Forbidden Planet: 1989 various various Bob Carlton: 1989 1990: Songbook: 1979 Monty Norman Norman, Julian Moore Norman, Moore 1979: The Sound of Music: 1959 Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse ...
These plays and musicals have been recognized by the American Pulitzer Prize for Drama. For biographies of their authors , see Category:Pulitzer Prize for Drama winners . Subcategories
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 , and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor and director Laurence Olivier .
The play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2007. [12] The play received five 2006 Tony Award nominations: for Best Play, Best Direction of a Play, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play (Tyne Daly) and Best Scenic Design of a Play (John Lee Beatty). Cynthia Nixon won the 2006 Tony Award, Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a ...