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First female to win Tony Award for Best Score: Betty Comden for On the Twentieth Century in 1978. (In 1968, she became the first female to win the previous version of the Best Score Award, the Tony Award for Best Composer And Lyricist for Hallelujah, Baby!) First Asian-American author to win Best Play: David Henry Hwang for M Butterfly in 1988.
The Lightning Thief was not nominated for any Tony Awards, meaning that every nominee in this category in 2020 was a play rather than a musical. In 2013, Cyndi Lauper became the first woman to win the award solo for Kinky Boots. In 2015, Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori became the first all-woman team to win the award for Fun Home. [1]
It was not until the third awards ceremony in 1949 that the first Tony medallion was given to award winners. [ 15 ] Since 1967, the award ceremony has been broadcast on U.S. national television and includes songs from the nominated musicals, and occasionally has included video clips of, or presentations about, nominated plays.
“A Strange Loop” was named best musical at the 75th Tony Awards on Sunday, while “The Lehman Trilogy” captured the prize for best play. “Company” won best musical revival and “Take ...
Almost a year after the Tony Award nominations dropped, it’s finally time to announce the winners. Amid rising health concerns Broadway (and theater across the globe) went dark in March of 2020 ...
"Jagged Little Pill," the musical featuring songs and music written by Alanis Morissette, received the most nominations with 15. 2021 Tony Awards: Complete list of winners and nominees Skip to ...
The following is a list of musicals that have won the Tony Award or Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical. Highlighted shows are currently running on either Broadway or West End as of June 2024. Highlighted shows are currently running on either Broadway or West End as of June 2024.
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