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88-503: (Redirected from Lifetime Achievement Tony Award ) Theater award Special Tony Award Awarded for Special Tony Award Location United States New York City Presented by American Theatre Wing The Broadway League Website TonyAwards.com The Special Tony Award category includes the Lifetime Achievement Tony Award and

176-904: A Newcomer for For Love or Money Mary Martin Spreading theatre to the country in Annie Get Your Gun , while the originals perform in New York George Pierce Twenty-five years of courteous and efficient service as a backstage doorman at the Empire Theatre James Whitmore Outstanding Performance by a Newcomer for Command Decision 1949 3rd Tony Awards — 1950s [ edit ] Year Recipient Reason 1950 4th Tony Awards Maurice Evans Special recognition for guiding

264-551: A Tony. The name stuck." Nevertheless, the awards were sometimes referred to as the "Perry Awards" in their early years. The 1st Tony Awards was held on April 6, 1947, at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City. The first prizes were "a scroll, cigarette lighter and articles of jewelry such as 14-carat gold compacts and bracelets for the women, and money clips for the men". ATW co-founder Louise Heims Beck

352-468: A bit more significant... By adding height, now someone can grip the Tony, raise it over their head in triumph and not worry about keeping their grip. Believe me, you can tell the difference. For the specific Tony Awards presented to a Broadway production, awards are given to the author and up to two of the producers free of charge. All other members of the above-the-title producing team are eligible to purchase

440-401: A bombardier, enters with photographs identifying the target struck in error, the revelation of the mistake triggering shock and outrage in the others. Kane and Dennis are both ensnared in political minefields. Kane's headquarters reports that a visiting congressional oversight committee is due. Garnett's presence strongly implies to both that unless low loss missions are laid on, to strengthen

528-438: A chair. At the close of Act II, Kane relieves Dennis of command and replaces him with Garnett. Sunday the same day. About 8 P.M. Evans prepares the office for its new occupant. As Garnett queries each member of his staff about the next day's operations, he clearly seeks justification to order an easy mission. Dennis enters to see if there is any further news about Martin's fate, and commiserates with Garnett, stunning him with

616-476: A chance to win the important awards of Best Play or Best Musical (or Best Score or Best Book for musicals). On the other hand, some people feel that allowing plays and musicals that have been frequently produced to be eligible as "new" gives them an unfair advantage because they will have benefited from additional development time as well as additional familiarity with the Tony voters. The Tony Awards Administration Committee has twenty-four members: ten designated by

704-514: A lifetime honor to all above-the-title producers, to ones who had been active in the previous 10 years. This action disenfranchised scores of Tony voters, including Gail Berman , Harve Brosten , Dick Button , Tony Lo Bianco , and Raymond Serra ). To be eligible for Tony Award consideration, a production must have officially opened on Broadway by the eligibility date that the Management Committee establishes each year. For example,

792-579: A number that changes slightly from year to year. The number was decreased in 2009 when the first-night critics were excluded as voters. That decision was changed, and members of the New York Drama Critics' Circle were invited to be Tony voters beginning in the 2010–2011 season. The eligible Tony voters include the board of directors and designated members of the advisory committee of the American Theatre Wing, members of

880-823: A publication for Theatre Arts Vera Allen Distinguished wing volunteer worker through the war and after Paul Beisman Progressive Theatre Operators to Operator of the American Theatre, St. Louis Joe E. Brown Spreading theatre to the country in Harvey , while the originals perform in New York Cast of The Importance of Being Earnest Outstanding Foreign Company Robert W. Dowling Progressive theatre operators to President of City Investing Company, St. Louis Experimental Theatre Inc. Experiment in theatre June Lockhart Outstanding Performance by

968-473: A stage play in 1945 but was unable to sell it. He followed suggestions that he first publish it in novel form and the book became both a best-seller and critical success. Dialogue describing the infighting to build strategic airpower over the two decades preceding U.S. participation in World War II, particularly spoken by General Kane, are thinly disguised versions of actual events and personages. The play

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1056-853: A variety bill at the Palace Theatre . Equity Community Theatre Beatrice Lillie Her performance in An Evening with Beatrice Lillie 1954 8th Tony Awards — 1955 9th Tony Awards Proscenium Productions Presented to Warren Enters, Robert Merriman and Sybil Trubin for high quality and viewpoints shown in The Way of the World and Thieves Carnival 1956 10th Tony Awards Fourth Street Chekov Theatre City Center The New York Public Library Theatre Collection Presented to founder George Freedley for its distinguished service to

1144-538: Is a constituent of Congressman Malcolm of the visiting Military Affairs Committee, Dennis coerces Kane into giving permission to continue Stitch by contriving to have Jenks (who refused to fly the mission to Schweinhafen) accompany Malcolm and receive a medal during the Committee's visit. At the curtain for Scene 1, Martin warns Dennis that Kane will renege on his permission by recalling the mission after it takes off and demands assignment as mission leader. Sunday Noon,

1232-496: Is named after Antoinette Perry , nicknamed Tony, an actress, director, producer and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing, who died in 1946. As her official biography at the Tony Awards website states, "At [ Warner Bros. story editor] Jacob Wilk's suggestion, [Pemberton] proposed an award in her honor for distinguished stage acting and technical achievement. At the initial event in 1947, as he handed out an award, he called it

1320-668: Is not "determined… to be a 'classic' or in the historical or popular repertoire", as determined by the Administration Committee (per Section (2g) of the Rules and Regulations). The rule about "classic" productions was instituted by the Tony Award Administration Committee in 2002, and stated (in summary) "A play or musical that is determined ... to be a 'classic' or in the historical or popular repertoire shall not be eligible for an award in

1408-623: Is selected by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. Nominators serve three-year terms and are asked to see every new Broadway production. The Nominating Committee for the 2012–13 Broadway season (named in June 2012) had 42 members; the Nominating Committee for the 2014–2015 season has 50 members and was appointed in June 2014. There are approximately 868 eligible Tony Award voters (as of 2014),

1496-672: Is usually held in June. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances. One is also given for regional theatre . Several discretionary non-competitive awards are given as well, including a Special Tony Award , the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre , and the Isabelle Stevenson Award . The awards were founded by theatre producer and director Brock Pemberton and are named after Antoinette "Tony" Perry , an actress, producer and theatre director who

1584-651: The American Theatre Wing , which she served as treasurer, secretary and chairman of the board of directors New York Shakespeare Festival Presenting free performances in Central Park and the Hecksher Theater 1959 13th Tony Awards Russel Crouse and Howard Lindsay A collaboration that lasted longer than Gilbert and Sullivan John Gielgud Contribution to theatre for his extraordinary insight into

1672-746: The Lincoln Center , a landmark of theatre encompassing the performing arts 1961 15th Tony Awards David Merrick In recognition of a fabulous production record over the last seven years The Theatre Guild Organizing the first repertory to go abroad for the State Department ; presented to Warren Caro 1962 16th Tony Awards Brooks Atkinson His influential theatre critique in The New York Times Richard Rodgers All he has done for young people in

1760-602: The New York State Department of Commerce 1979 33rd Tony Awards Walter F. Diehl Being an active force in advancing the well-being of the Broadway theatre and of theatre nationally Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theater Center Henry Fonda Richard Rodgers Lawrence Langner Award 1980s [ edit ] Year Recipient Reason 1980 34th Tony Awards Richard Fitzgerald Installing

1848-496: The Special Tony Award . These are non-competitive honorary awards, and the titles have changed over the years. The Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre is to "honor an individual for the body of his or her work." (The Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event was a competitive award, given from 2001 to 2009.) Another non-competitive Tony award is the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre , to "recognize

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1936-483: The U.S. Army Air Forces ' Fifth Bombardment Division . He questions the general's orderly , T/Sgt. Harold Evans, about a mysterious German fighter under guard in a hangar and the record losses of B-17s on a mission the day before, then tries to milk him for information about the arrest of a squadron commander, Captain Lucius Jenks. Evans rebuffs him. Brig. Gen. K. C. "Casey" Dennis comes into his office to discuss

2024-502: The sound design awards in 2014. In 2014, a petition calling for the return of the Sound Design categories received more than 30,000 signatures. Addressing their previous concerns over Tony voters in the category, it was announced that upon the awards' return for the 2017–2018 season, they would be decided by a subset of voters based on their expertise. Some advocates of gender equality and non-binary people have criticized

2112-547: The Air Force's position at a resource allocation conference in the Pentagon in three days, either or both might be relieved of command. Dennis, however, is concerned only with Stitch. A third city, Fendelhorst, must also be attacked, and Dennis's bomb division is the only unit able to reach these targets beyond the range of escorting U.S. fighters. A rare stretch of clear weather, about to end, presents an opportunity to complete

2200-555: The American Theatre Wing, ten by The Broadway League, and one each by the Dramatists Guild, Actors' Equity Association, United Scenic Artists and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. This committee, among other duties, determines eligibility for nominations in all awards categories. The Tony Awards Nominating Committee makes the nominations for the various categories. This rotating group of theatre professionals

2288-963: The Arts Tony Honor Harvey Sabinson Lifetime Achievement after 50 years in the theater 1996 50th Tony Awards — 1997 51st Tony Awards Bernard B. Jacobs Lifetime Achievement 1998 52nd Tony Awards Edward E. Colton Lifetime Achievement Ben Edwards 1999 53rd Tony Awards Uta Hagen Lifetime Achievement Arthur Miller Isabelle Stevenson 2000s [ edit ] Year Recipient Reason 2000 54th Tony Awards Dame Edna: The Royal Tour Live Theatrical Presentation T. Edward Hambleton Lifetime Achievement 2001 55th Tony Awards Paul Gemignani Lifetime Achievement 2002 56th Tony Awards Julie Harris Lifetime Achievement in

2376-1326: The Arts (1985) No award (1986) George Abbott / Jackie Mason (1987) Brooklyn Academy of Music (1988) No award (1989) No award (1990–1992) Oklahoma! (1993) Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy (1994) Carol Channing / National Endowment for the Arts / Harvey Sabinson (1995) No award (1996) Bernard B. Jacobs (1997) Edward E. Colton / Ben Edwards (1998) Uta Hagen / Arthur Miller / Isabelle Stevenson (1999) Dame Edna: The Royal Tour / T. Edward Hambleton (2000) 2001–present Paul Gemignani (2001) Julie Harris / Robert Whitehead (2002) Cy Feuer / Russell Simmons ' Def Poetry Jam on Broadway (2003) James M. Nederlander (2004) Edward Albee (2005) Sarah Jones / Harold Prince (2006) No award (2007) Robert Russell Bennett / Stephen Sondheim (2008) Jerry Herman (2009) Alan Ayckbourn / Marian Seldes (2010) Athol Fugard / Philip J. Smith (2011) Actors' Equity Association / Hugh Jackman (2012) Bernard Gersten / Ming Cho Lee / Paul Libin (2013) Jane Greenwood (2014) John Cameron Mitchell / Tommy Tune (2015) Sheldon Harnick / Marshall W. Mason / National Endowment for

2464-3072: The Arts / Miles Wilkin (2016) James Earl Jones (2017) John Leguizamo / Andrew Lloyd Webber / Chita Rivera / Bruce Springsteen (2018) Rosemary Harris / Marin Mazzie / Terrence McNally / Sonny Tilders and Creature Technology Company / Jason Michael Webb / Harold Wheeler (2019) The Broadway Advocacy Coalition / David Byrne's American Utopia / Freestyle Love Supreme / Graciela Daniele (2020/21) Angela Lansbury / James C. Nicola (2022) Joel Grey / John Kander (2023) Alex Edelman / Abe Jacob / Nikiya Mathis / Jack O'Brien / George C. Wolfe (2024) v t e Tony Awards American Theatre Wing The Broadway League EGOT Triple Crown of Acting Play Best Play Revival Direction Leading Actor Leading Actress Featured Actor Featured Actress Costume Design Lighting Design Scenic Design Sound Design Musical Best Musical Revival Direction Leading Actor Leading Actress Featured Actor Featured Actress Book Choreography Costume Design Lighting Design Orchestrations Original Score Scenic Design Sound Design Special (non-competitive) Regional Theatre Tony Award Special Tony Award Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Isabelle Stevenson Award Retired Author Conductor and Musical Director Costume Design * Director * Lighting Design * Newcomer Revival * Scenic Design * Special Theatrical Event Stage Technician Ceremonies 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020/21 2022 2023 2024 2025 By country Philippines Asian Other countries * Divided into separate awards for plays and musicals Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special_Tony_Award&oldid=1223071765 " Categories : Tony Awards Lifetime achievement awards Awards established in 1947 1947 establishments in

2552-611: The Best Play or Best Musical Category but may be eligible in that appropriate Best Revival category." Shows transferred from Off-Broadway or the West End are eligible as "new", as are productions based closely on films. This rule has been the subject of some controversy, as some shows, such as Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Violet , have been ruled ineligible for the "new" category, meaning that their authors did not have

2640-617: The Broadway musical theatre 1977 31st Tony Awards Cheryl Crawford Lawrence Langner Award Equity Liberty Theatre Barry Manilow National Theatre of the Deaf Diana Ross Lily Tomlin 1978 32nd Tony Awards Irving Berlin Lawrence Langner Award Stan Dragoti and Charles Moss To the creators of the I Love New York Broadway show tours and its sponsor,

2728-628: The Broadway season The Theatre Development Fund John F. Wharton Theatre Award '74 1975 29th Tony Awards Al Hirschfeld Fifty years of theatrical cartoons 1976 30th Tony Awards George Abbott Lawrence Langner Award Richard Burton Circle in the Square Twenty-five continuous years of quality productions Thomas H. Fitzgerald (Posthumous) Gifted lighting in countless Broadway shows and many Tony telecasts Mathilde Pincus Outstanding service to

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2816-716: The Broadway theatre 1967 21st Tony Awards — 1968 22nd Tony Awards APA-Phoenix Theatre Pearl Bailey Carol Channing Maurice Chevalier Marlene Dietrich Audrey Hepburn David Merrick 1969 23rd Tony Awards Leonard Bernstein Carol Burnett Rex Harrison The National Theatre of England The Negro Ensemble Company 1970s [ edit ] Year Recipient Reason 1970 24th Tony Awards Noël Coward Multiple and immortal contributions to

2904-429: The Broadway theatre community..." The producers "accept the situation ... because just as much as actually winning a Tony, a performance that lands well with the viewing public can translate into big box-office sales." Producer Robyn Goodman noted that, if the presentation at the ceremony shows well and the show wins a Tony, "you're going to spike at the box office". The awards met further criticism when they eliminated

2992-527: The City Center Theatre Company through a highly successful season Philip Faversham Representing those workers from the American Theatre Wing 's hospital program who had performed hospital volunteer work outside of New York Brock Pemberton (posthumous) Founder of awards and its original chairman 1951 5th Tony Awards Ruth Green Her services as a volunteer in arranging reservation and seating for

3080-573: The Fifth Division not long before when their mutual friend Joe Lucas was killed. Garnett's visit stirs speculation that he has been sent by the United Chiefs to replace either Kane or Dennis in command. Dennis and Brockhurst, old antagonists in conflicts between the military and the press , clash again when Jenks attempts to reveal the day's target to the reporter. Kane asks Brockhurst to leave for security reason, and Dennis identifies

3168-479: The Misbegotten An outstanding dramatic revival of an American classic Candide An outstanding contribution to the artistic development of the musical theatre Peter Cook and Dudley Moore Co-stars and authors of Good Evening Harold Friedlander Theatre Award '74 Bette Midler Adding lustre to the Broadway season Liza Minnelli Adding lustre to

3256-946: 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 Awards . Kimberly Akimbo Previous Best Play Leopoldstadt The Outsiders Best Play Stereophonic As of 2014 , there were 26 categories of awards, in addition to several special awards. Starting with 11 awards in 1947,

3344-592: The Roof Presented to Harold Prince for becoming the longest-running musical in Broadway history Ethel Merman Richard Rodgers The Theatre Guild -American Theatre Society Its many years of service to audiences for touring shows; presented to Warren Caro 1973 27th Tony Awards John Lindsay ( Mayor of New York City ) Shubert Organization The Actor's Fund of America 1974 28th Tony Awards Actors' Equity Association A Moon for

3432-622: The Roof / Ethel Merman / Richard Rodgers / The Theatre Guild -American Theatre Society (1972) The Actors Fund of America / John Lindsay / Shubert Organization (1973) Actors' Equity Association / A Moon for the Misbegotten / Candide / Peter Cook and Dudley Moore / Harold Friedlander / Bette Midler / Liza Minnelli / Theatre Development Fund / John F. Wharton (1974) Al Hirschfeld (1975) 1976–2000 George Abbott / Richard Burton / Circle in

3520-827: The Square Theatre / Thomas H. Fitzgerald / Mathilde Pincus (1976) Cheryl Crawford / Equity Liberty Theatre / Barry Manilow / National Theatre of the Deaf / Diana Ross / Lily Tomlin (1977) Irving Berlin / Stan Dragoti and Charles Moss (1978) Walter F. Diehl / Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theater Center / Henry Fonda / Richard Rodgers (1979) Richard Fitzgerald / Helen Hayes / Mary Tyler Moore / Hobe Morrison (1980) Lena Horne (1981) Radio City Music Hall / The Actors Fund of America / Warner Communications (1982) No award (1983) A Chorus Line / Peter Feller / La Tragedie de Carmen (1984) Yul Brynner / New York State Council on

3608-455: The Theatre 2006 60th Tony Awards Sarah Jones Her performance in Bridge and Tunnel Harold Prince Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre 2007 61st Tony Awards — 2008 62nd Tony Awards Robert Russell Bennett In recognition of his contribution to the field of orchestrations Stephen Sondheim Lifetime Achievement in

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3696-834: The Theatre 2009 63rd Tony Awards Jerry Herman Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre 2010s [ edit ] Year Recipient Reason 2010 64th Tony Awards Alan Ayckbourn Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Marian Seldes 2011 65th Tony Awards Athol Fugard Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Philip J. Smith 2012 66th Tony Awards Actors' Equity Association Hugh Jackman 2013 67th Tony Awards Bernard "Bernie" Gersten Ming Cho Lee Paul Libin 2014 68th Tony Awards Jane Greenwood Lifetime Achievement in

3784-543: The Theatre 2015 69th Tony Awards John Cameron Mitchell Tommy Tune Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre 2016 70th Tony Awards Sheldon Harnick Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Marshall W. Mason National Endowment for the Arts Miles Wilkin 2017 71st Tony Awards James Earl Jones Lifetime Achievement in

3872-943: The Theatre 2018 72nd Tony Awards Andrew Lloyd Webber Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Chita Rivera John Leguizamo Bruce Springsteen 2019 73rd Tony Awards Rosemary Harris Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Terrence McNally Harold Wheeler New York City Fire Department Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9 Marin Mazzie (posthumous) Jason Michael Webb Sonny Tilders and Creature Technology Company 2020s [ edit ] Year Recipient Reason 2020 74th Tony Awards Graciela Daniele Lifetime Achievement in

3960-647: The Theatre George C. Wolfe See also [ edit ] Regional Theatre Tony Award Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre References [ edit ] ^ "The Award Categories" tonyawards.com, accessed April 7, 2011 ^ "Warren Caro, 87, Theater Executive" . The New York Times . January 2, 1995. p. 43. "Special Tony Awards Tony Award Winners" . Broadway World . 2008 . Retrieved 2008-08-17 . "Lifetime Achievement in

4048-1213: The Theatre La Tragedie de Carmen Outstanding achievement in musical theatre 1985 39th Tony Awards Yul Brynner Honoring his 4,525 performances in The King and I New York State Council on the Arts 1986 40th Tony Awards — 1987 41st Tony Awards George Abbott On the occasion of his 100th birthday Jackie Mason His performance in The World According to Me Robert Preston Lawrence Langner Award (posthumously) 1988 42nd Tony Awards Brooklyn Academy of Music 1989 43rd Tony Awards — 1990s [ edit ] Year Recipient Reason 1990 – 1992 — 1993 47th Tony Awards Oklahoma! 50th anniversary 1994 48th Tony Awards Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy Lifetime Achievement 1995 49th Tony Awards Carol Channing Lifetime Achievement National Endowment for

4136-584: The Theatre Robert Whitehead (theatre producer) 2003 57th Tony Awards Cy Feuer Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Russell Simmons ' Def Poetry Jam on Broadway Special Theatrical Event (Competitive) 2004 58th Tony Awards James M. Nederlander Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre 2005 59th Tony Awards Edward Albee Lifetime Achievement in

4224-926: The Theatre The Broadway Advocacy Coalition David Byrne 's American Utopia Freestyle Love Supreme 2021 No ceremony — 2022 75th Tony Awards Angela Lansbury Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre James C. Nicola 2023 76th Tony Awards Joel Grey Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre John Kander 2024 77th Tony Awards Alex Edelman "Exemplary debut" for Just for Us Abe Jacob Modern theatrical sound design Nikiya Mathis Hair and wig design for Jaja's African Hair Braiding Jack O'Brien Lifetime Achievement in

4312-2502: The Theatre" . Broadway World . Retrieved April 7, 2011 . "Special Tony Award" . Tony Awards . Retrieved April 7, 2011 . External links [ edit ] Tony Awards Official site Tony Awards at Internet Broadway database Listing Tony Awards at broadwayworld.com v t e Special Tony Award 1947–1975 Dora Chamberlain / Ira and Rita Katzenberg / Jules Leventhal / Burns Mantle / P. A. MacDonald / Vincent Sardi Sr. (1947) Vera Allen / Paul Beisman / Joe E. Brown / Cast of The Importance of Being Earnest / Robert W. Dowling / Experimental Theatre Inc. / Rosalind Gilder / June Lockhart / Mary Martin / George Pierce / James Whitmore (1948) No award (1949) Maurice Evans / Philip Faversham / Brock Pemberton (1950) Ruth Green (1951) Charles Boyer / Judy Garland / Edward Kook (1952) Danny Kaye / Beatrice Lillie (1953) No award (1954) Proscenium Productions (1955) Fourth Street Chekov Theatre / City Center / The New York Public Library Theatre Collection / The Shakespearewrights / The Threepenny Opera (1956) American Shakespeare Festival / Jean-Louis Barrault / Robert Russell Bennett / William Hammerstein / Joseph Harbuck / Paul Shyre (1957) Mrs. Martin Beck / New York Shakespeare Festival (1958) Russel Crouse and Howard Lindsay / John Gielgud / Cast of La Plume de Ma Tante (1959) Burgess Meredith and James Thurber / John D. Rockefeller III (1960) David Merrick / The Theatre Guild (1961) Brooks Atkinson / Richard Rodgers / Franco Zeffirelli (1962) Alan Bennett , Peter Cook , Jonathan Miller and Dudley Moore / Irving Berlin / W. McNeil Lowry (1963) Eva Le Gallienne (1964) Gilbert Miller / Oliver Smith (1965) Helen Menken (1966) No award (1967) APA-Phoenix Theatre / Pearl Bailey / Carol Channing / Maurice Chevalier / Marlene Dietrich / Audrey Hepburn / David Merrick (1968) Leonard Bernstein / Carol Burnett / Rex Harrison / The National Theatre Company of Great Britain / The Negro Ensemble Company (1969) Noël Coward / Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt / New York Shakespeare Festival / Barbra Streisand (1970) Ingram Ash / Elliot Norton / Playbill / Roger L. Stevens (1971) Fiddler on

4400-538: The Tony Awards to be the Oscars of live theatre, critics have suggested that the Tony Awards are primarily a promotional vehicle for a small number of large production companies and theatre owners in New York City . In a 2014 Playbill article, Robert Simonson wrote that "Who gets to perform on the Tony Awards broadcast, what they get to perform, and for how long, have long been politically charged questions in

4488-459: The Tony show sold almost all its advertising slots shortly after CBS announced it would present the three hours. 'It draws upscale premium viewers who are attractive to upscale premium advertisers,' Mr. Sussman said..." The viewership has declined from the early years of its broadcast history (for example, the number of viewers in 1974 was 20 million; in 1999, 9.2 million) but has settled into between six and eight million viewers for most of

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4576-680: The United States Special Tony Award recipients Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre , more commonly known as a Tony Award , recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre . The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in Manhattan . The ceremony

4664-570: The achievements of individuals and organizations that do not fit into any of the competitive categories." Award winners [ edit ] 1940s [ edit ] Year Recipient Reason 1947 1st Tony Awards Dora Chamberlain Unfailing courtesy as treasurer of the Martin Beck Theatre Ira and Rita Katzenberg Enthusiasm as inveterate first-nighters Jules Leventhal Being

4752-543: The awards. Audience size for the telecast is generally well below that of the Academy Awards shows, but the program reaches an affluent audience, which is prized by advertisers. According to a June 2003 article in The New York Times : "What the Tony broadcast does have, say CBS officials, is an all-important demographic: rich and smart. Jack Sussman, CBS's senior vice president in charge of specials, said

4840-401: The clicking of a teleprinter can be heard. The office is furnished with filing cabinets, chairs, a large desk, and a pot-bellied coal stove. On its back wall are curtained status boards and wall maps, and a rack of Tommy guns . On the left wall are large windows looking out on an airfield. An audio tape of sound effects of the teleprinter, flying and crashing bombers, and sirens is offered by

4928-501: The cut-off date for eligibility the 2013–2014 season was April 24, 2014. The season for Tony Award eligibility is defined in the Rules and Regulations. In 2020, the 74th Annual Tony Awards were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 21, 2020, it was announced that the 74th Annual Tony Awards would take place digitally later in 2020. A Broadway theatre is defined as having 500 or more seats, among other requirements. While

5016-527: The daily round of problems with his chief of staff, Col. Haley, and to interview Jenks. He soon finds that he has an unexpected public relations crisis on his hands after losing 40 bombers on the previous day's mission. His superior, Maj. Gen. R.G. Kane, enters during the interview, bringing with him Brig. Gen. Clifton C. Garnett from the Pentagon, a West Point classmate and career rival of Dennis —and brother-in-law to Dennis's operations officer, Col. Ted Martin. Garnett's greeting reveals that Dennis took command of

5104-422: The decade of the 2000s. In contrast, the 2009 Oscar telecast had 36.3 million viewers. The Tony Award medallion was designed by art director Herman Rosse and is a mix of mostly brass and a little bronze , with a nickel plating on the outside; a black acrylic glass base, and the nickel-plated pewter swivel. The face of the medallion portrays an adaptation of the comedy and tragedy masks. Originally,

5192-443: The disclosure that their seemingly imperturbable predecessor, Joe Lucas, actually died a suicide after repeatedly ordering men to their deaths. Garnett suddenly realizes that Dennis hated every minute of his duties. Despite a conversation with a drunken homesick pilot, Capt. George Washington Culpepper Lee, who looks forward to a "milk run" for the final mission of his tour, Garnett makes the command decision to attack Fendelhorst while

5280-460: The factories building them before they can go into operation and crush American strategic bombing . It becomes clear that Kane has deliberately withheld information about the jet from the Pentagon to delay the operation and hold down losses. The return of the day's mission interrupts, culminating in the off-stage crash of a bomber. Evans steers the visitors out of the office on a pretext, allowing Dennis time with Martin, who reveals that they attacked

5368-593: The first nonbinary actors to be nominated for Tony Awards. Both would go on to win in their respective categories. Fellow nonbinary performer Justin David Sullivan withdrew from Tony consideration due to the gendered categories. Command Decision (play) Haines, a novelist, served during World War II as an intelligence officer on the staff of the U.S. Eighth Air Force in England between 1942 and 1945. From his experiences he wrote Command Decision as

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5456-466: The five Tony Awards 1952 6th Tony Awards Charles Boyer His performance in Don Juan in Hell , thereby assisting in a new theatre trend Judy Garland An important contribution to the revival of vaudeville through her recent stint at the Palace Theatre Edward Kook His contributing to and encouraging the development of stage lighting and electronics 1953 7th Tony Awards Danny Kaye Heading

5544-440: The following day The second attack on Schweinhafen is already underway as Kane's aide gives a scripted presentation promoting strategic airpower to the visiting congressional committee. Congressman Malcolm quickly shows an animus to Dennis, charging him with recklessly causing heavy losses. Tensions rise, but Evans uses political savvy and liquor to ease the situation. Brockhurst apologizes to Dennis when he learns that Kane has let

5632-447: The governing boards of Actors' Equity Association, the Dramatists Guild, the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, United Scenic Artists, and the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers, members of the Theatrical Council of the Casting Society of America and voting members of The Broadway League (in 2000, what was then The League of American Theaters and Producers changed membership eligibility and Tony voting status from

5720-993: The infrared system in Broadway theatres, thus bringing the compassion and dedication of making theatergoing for those with impaired hearing, rewarding and enjoyable Goodspeed Musicals Helen Hayes Lawrence Langner Award Mary Tyler Moore Her performance in Whose Life Is It Anyway? Hobe Morrison Theatre Award '80 1981 35th Tony Awards Lena Horne Her performance in Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music 1982 36th Tony Awards Radio City Music Hall Theatre Award '82 The Actors' Fund of America Warner Communications Theatre Award '82 1983 37th Tony Awards — 1984 38th Tony Awards A Chorus Line In honor of becoming Broadway's longest-running musical Peter Feller A master craftsman who has devoted forty years to theatre stagecraft and magic Al Hirschfeld Brooks Atkinson Award for Lifetime Achievement in

5808-413: The mission proceed, only to send a recall order he knows will be ignored by Martin, to shift any blame for losses to Dennis. Martin sends the signal that this time Schweinhafen has been destroyed. During the ceremony to decorate Jenks, however, Dennis is brought a message that Martin's B-17 is shot down and Malcolm angrily accuses Dennis of killing Martin. Dennis shakes him by the lapels and flings him into

5896-628: The musical theatre for these many years W. McNeil Lowry On behalf of the Ford Foundation for his and their distinguished support of the American Theatre 1964 18th Tony Awards Eva Le Gallienne Celebrating her 50th year as an actress, honored for her work with the National Repertory Theatre 1965 19th Tony Awards Gilbert Miller Producing 88 plays and musicals and for his perseverance which has helped to keep New York and theatre alive Oliver Smith 1966 20th Tony Awards Helen Menken A lifetime of devotion and dedicated service to

5984-411: The names and number of categories have changed over the years. Some examples: the category Best Book of a Musical was originally called "Best Author (Musical)." The category of Best Costume Design was one of the original awards. For two years, in 1960 and 1961, this category was split into Best Costume Designer (Dramatic) and Best Costume Designer (Musical). It then went to a single category, but in 2005 it

6072-410: The operation before the Luftwaffe can mount an impenetrable defense. In Dennis's judgment, the mission is worth any cost. Unbeknownst to Dennis, Garnett offers Martin a job as chief of staff (with a promotion) in the B-29 command he expects to receive. Kane denies permission to attack Schweinhafen again but Dennis blackmails him by threatening to prefer charges against Capt. Jenks. Aware that Jenks

6160-427: The physical award. Sums collected are designed to help defray the cost of the Tony Awards ceremony itself. An award cost $ 400 as of at least 2000, $ 750 as of at least 2009, and, as of 2013, had been $ 2,500 "for several years", according to Tony Award Productions. Source: Tony Awards Official Site, Rules For the purposes of the award, a new play or musical is one that has not previously been produced on Broadway and

6248-562: The reverse side had a relief profile of Antoinette Perry; this later was changed to contain the winner's name, award category, production and year. The medallion has been mounted on a black base since 1967. A larger base was introduced and first presented in the 2010 award ceremony. That base is slightly taller – 5 inches (13 cm), up from 3 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches (8.3 cm) – and heavier – 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 pounds (1.6 kg), up from 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 pounds (680 grams). This change

6336-560: The role of the photographer during the remainder of the run. The setting as described by Haines is the headquarters office of General Dennis in the headquarters of the Fifth Bombardment Division, Heavy, in England. The set depicts one end of a large, curved-roofed Nissen hut with the entrance door on the back wall left, entering from an ante-room. An alcove on the back wall right leads to a second door, through which

6424-414: The rules define a Broadway theatre in terms of its size, not its geographical location, the list of Broadway theatres is determined solely by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. As of the 2016–2017 season, the list consisted solely of 41 theaters: 40 located in the vicinity of Times Square in New York City and Lincoln Center 's Vivian Beaumont Theater . While the theatre-going public may consider

6512-502: The season's most prolific backer and producer Burns Mantle The annual publication of The Ten Best Plays P. A. MacDonald Intricate construction for the production of If the Shoe Fits Vincent Sardi Sr. Providing a transient home and comfort station for theatre folk at Sardi's for 20 years 1948 2nd Tony Awards Rosalind Gilder Contribution to theatre through

6600-620: The separation of male and female acting categories in the Tony Awards, Academy Awards, and Emmy Awards. Though some commentators worry that gender discrimination would cause men to dominate unsegregated categories, other categories are unsegregated. The Grammy Awards went gender-neutral in 2012, while the Daytime Emmy Awards introduced a single Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series category in 2019 to replace their two gender-specific younger actor and actress categories. In 2023, J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell became

6688-531: The target as Schweinhafen. Kane realizes Dennis has begun Operation Stitch in Kane's absence. Kane takes Jenks outside to talk to him privately; in his absence Garnett quibbles with Dennis over the danger inherent in Ted Martin leading missions. When Kane returns, Garnett demands to be informed about the nature of Stitch. Dennis outlines the threat of new German German jet fighters , and that Stitch seeks to destroy

6776-539: The theatre Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt New York Shakespeare Festival Pioneering efforts on behalf of new plays Barbra Streisand Star of the Decade 1971 25th Tony Awards Ingram Ash Decades of devoted service to the theatre Elliot Norton Distinguished theatrical commentary Playbill Chronicling Broadway through the years Roger L. Stevens 1972 26th Tony Awards Fiddler on

6864-643: The theatre The Shakespearewrights The Threepenny Opera Presented to producer Carmen Capalbo for her distinguished Off-Broadway production 1957 11th Tony Awards American Shakespeare Festival Jean-Louis Barrault Robert Russell Bennett William Hammerstein Joseph Harbuck His performance in Auntie Mame Paul Shyre 1958 12th Tony Awards Louise Heims Beck Fifteen years of untiring dedication to

6952-761: The theatre and for taking the men of the orchestra out of the pit and putting them on stage in No Strings Franco Zeffirelli His designs and direction of the Old Vic 's Romeo and Juliet 1963 17th Tony Awards Alan Bennett , Peter Cook , Jonathan Miller and Dudley Moore Their brilliance in Beyond the Fringe , which has shattered all the old concepts of comedy Irving Berlin His distinguished contribution to

7040-543: The weather permits. Dennis looks forward to a training command in the United States, where he can be near his family, but a message from the Pentagon orders him to China and the new B-29 command. Dennis orders Evans to get his gear too. In order of appearance Edward Binns, who opened in the small role of a military photographer, took over the supporting cast role of Col. Ernest "Ernie" Haley, Dennis's chief of staff. Assistant stage manager Leonard Patrick then assumed

7128-421: The writings of Shakespeare as demonstrated in his one-man play, Ages of Man Cast of La Plume de Ma Tante Contribution to the theatre 1960s [ edit ] Year Recipient Reason 1960 14th Tony Awards Burgess Meredith and James Thurber Their production of A Thurber Carnival John D. Rockefeller III Vision and leadership in creating

7216-475: The wrong target. Martin urges him to keep quiet about the mistake, because the two cities are indistinguishable, until they can finish the job. As the curtain comes down on Act I, Dennis reminds Martin that Kane must be told because he is in command. About 10 P.M. the same evening Kane and party return as Dennis impatiently waits to send out his field order for the next day's mission. Brockhurst has been taken into Kane's confidence regarding Stitch. Lt. Goldberg,

7304-406: Was adapted in 1948 as a film of the same name . Although in three acts, the action is played out in four sections. Act II is divided into two scenes each as long as Act I, while Act III is approximately half the length of the others. About 4 P.M. on a Saturday afternoon In the second half of 1943, War correspondent Elmer Brockhurst enters the headquarters office of the commanding general of

7392-415: Was co-founder and secretary of the American Theatre Wing. The trophy consists of a spinnable medallion, with faces portraying an adaptation of the comedy and tragedy masks, mounted on a black base with a pewter swivel. The rules for the Tony Awards are set forth in the official document "Rules and Regulations of The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards", which applies for that season only. The Tony Awards are

7480-512: Was divided again. For the category of Best Director of a Play, a single category was for directors of plays and musicals prior to 1960. A newly established non-competitive award, The Isabelle Stevenson Award , was given for the first time at the awards ceremony in 2009. The award is for an individual who has made a "substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more humanitarian, social service or charitable organizations." The category of Best Special Theatrical Event

7568-590: Was implemented to make the award "feel more substantial" and easier to handle at the moment the award is presented to the winners, according to Howard Sherman, the executive director of the American Theatre Wing: We know the physical scale of the Oscars , Emmys and Grammys . While we're not attempting to keep up with the Joneses , we felt this is a significant award, and it could feel and look

7656-478: Was responsible for over seeing the organization of the first awards. It was not until the third awards ceremony in 1949 that the first Tony medallion was given to award winners. 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. The American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League jointly present and administer

7744-500: Was retired as of the 2009–2010 season. The categories of Best Sound Design of a Play and Best Sound Design of a Musical were retired as of the 2014–2015 season. On April 24, 2017, the Tony Awards administration committee announced that the Sound Design Award would be reintroduced for the 2017–2018 season. The award was founded in 1947 by a committee of the American Theatre Wing (ATW) headed by Brock Pemberton. The award

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