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The following is a list of plays that have won the Tony Award or Laurence Olivier Award for Best Play. Highlighted shows are currently running on either Broadway or West End as of June 2024. Title
The Tony Award for Best Play (formally, an Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award given to the best new (non-musical) play on Broadway, as determined by Tony Award voters. There was no award in the Tonys' first year. The award goes to the authors and the producers of the play.
The following is a list of the top 25 highest-grossing Broadway musicals since 1982, based on data collected by the Broadway League.These grosses do not take into account the effects of inflation and as such the list is heavily skewed in favor of more recent Broadway shows.
NEW YORK — This last year was busy on Broadway, with new musicals and several impressive plays featuring ensemble casts. As always, the best shows asked the fundamental questions of human ...
What is now the Richard Rodgers Theatre has housed more Best Musical winners than any other theater on Broadway: Guys and Dolls (1951), Damn Yankees (1956), Redhead (1959), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1962), 1776 (1969), Raisin (1974), Nine (1982), In the Heights (2008), and Hamilton (2016).
This is a list of Broadway shows with 1,000 or more performances, sorted by number of performances. Eleven shows currently running on Broadway have at least 1,000 performances: the 1996 revival of Chicago , The Lion King , Wicked , The Book of Mormon , Aladdin , Hamilton , Harry Potter and the Cursed Child , Hadestown , Moulin Rouge! , Six ...
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (adapted for film and television numerous times); Much Ado About Nothing and half a dozen others by William Shakespeare; The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O'Brien
Luv is a play by Murray Schisgal. The production originated on Broadway in 1964. The production was directed by Mike Nichols and featured performances from Alan Arkin, Eli Wallach, and Anne Jackson. It received five Tony Award nominations including for Best Play. It won three Tonys for Best Producer of a Play, Best Direction of a Play and Best ...