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Sunday in the Park with George. 1984. Stephen Sondheim. Sondheim. James Lapine. 1991. It was nominated for ten Tony Awards winning two and the 1985 Pulitzer. It won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical. The 2006 West End revival won the Olivier for Best Revival.
The winner of the award for Best Musical, Contact, raised controversy about what constitutes a musical, as it is a dance musical with no singing and minimal dialogue; and instead of original music, it uses pre-recorded music and songs. As a result of the controversy, a new category was created for the Tony Awards: Best Special Theatrical Event. [4]
The Book of Mormon was awarded nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. The success of the Broadway production has spawned many stagings worldwide, including a long-running West End replica and several US national tours.
The Tony Awards are the New York theatre industry's equivalent to the Emmy Awards for television, the Grammy Awards for music, and the Academy Awards (Oscars) for film, and a person who has won all four is said to have won the EGOT. The Tony Awards are the U.S. equivalent of the United Kingdom 's Laurence Olivier Awards and France 's Molière ...
Nominated for six Tony Awards, winning three. Racing Demon: 1990 David Hare: 1990: The Real Thing: 1982 Tom Stoppard: 1984: Nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning five. Red: 2009 John Logan: 2010: Nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning six. Red Noses: 1985 Peter Barnes: 1985: The River Niger: 1972 Joseph A. Walker: 1974: Nominated for three ...
The Tony Award for Best Musical is given annually to the best new Broadway musical, as determined by Tony Award voters. The award is one of the ceremony's longest-standing awards, having been presented each year since 1949. The award goes to the producers of the winning musical. A musical is eligible for consideration in a given year if it has ...
The show was received with critical acclaim [3] and won the 2000 Tony Award for Best Musical (among others). [2] The award was controversial because Contact contains no original music or live singing, and in response, a new award for Best Special Theatrical Event was introduced the following year.
The 64th Annual Tony Awards took place on Sunday, June 13, 2010, [1] held again at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The host was Sean Hayes. [2] These awards paid tribute to Broadway productions during the 2009–2010 season. The cut off-date for Tony eligibility was April 29, 2010, and the nominations were announced on May 4.