Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event
Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event | |
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Awarded for | Best Special Theatrical Event |
Location | New York City |
Presented by | American Theatre Wing The Broadway League |
Currently held by | Liza's at The Palace...! (2009) |
Website | TonyAwards.com |
The Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event was awarded from 2001 to 2009 to live theatrical productions that were not plays or musicals.[1] The category was created after the 2000 controversy of Contact winning Best Musical; the show used pre-recorded music and featured no singing.[2] The category was retired in 2009[3] allowing the shows that were previously eligible for it to be eligible in Best Play or Best Musical categories, if they met the proper criteria. The shows are also now eligible in other creative categories.
In 1999 and 2000 a Special Tony Award for a Live Theatrical Presentation was awarded which may be seen as the precursor of the Best Special Theatrical Event award and is generally included in this award's listing.[4]
Winners and nominees
1990s
Year | Production |
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1999 53rd Tony Awards | |
Fool Moon |
2000s
Year | Production |
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2000 54th Tony Awards | |
Dame Edna: The Royal Tour | |
2001 55th Tony Awards | |
Blast! | |
2002 56th Tony Awards | |
Elaine Stritch at Liberty | |
Bea Arthur on Broadway, Just Between Friends | |
Barbara Cook in Mostly Sondheim | |
Sexaholix... A Love Story | |
2003 57th Tony Awards | |
Def Poetry Jam | |
Bill Maher: Victory Begins at Home | |
The Play What I Wrote | |
Prune Danish | |
2004 58th Tony Awards | — |
2005 59th Tony Awards | |
Billy Crystal 700 Sundays | |
Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance! | |
Laugh Whore | |
Whoopi the 20th Anniversary Show | |
2006 60th Tony Awards | — |
2007 61st Tony Awards | |
Jay Johnson: The Two and Only | |
Kiki and Herb: Alive on Broadway | |
2008 62nd Tony Awards | — |
2009 63rd Tony Awards | |
Liza's at The Palace...! | |
Slava's Snowshow | |
Soul of Shaolin | |
You're Welcome America |
See also
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment
- Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience
- List of Tony Award-nominated productions
References
- ^ Dave Itzkoff (18 June 2009). "Tonys Retire Award for Special Theatrical Event". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ Robert Simonson (24 May 2000). "Tonys Create Category for "Special Theatrical Event" for 2000–01". Playbill. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ Andrew Gans (18 Jun 2009). "Tony Awards Retire Special Theatrical Event Category". Playbill. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ "Special Theatrical Event Tony Award Winners". BroadwayWorld. 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
External links
- Tony Awards Official site
- Tony Awards at Internet Broadway database Listing
- Tony Awards at broadwayworld.com
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- Fool Moon – Bill Irwin and David Shiner (1999)
- Dame Edna: The Royal Tour – Dame Edna Everage (2000)
- Blast! – James Mason (2001)
- Elaine Stritch at Liberty – Elaine Stritch (2002)
- Def Poetry Jam – Stan Lathan (2003)
- No Award (2004)
- 700 Sundays – Billy Crystal (2005)
- No Award (2006)
- Jay Johnson: The Two and Only – Jay Johnson (2007)
- No Award (2008)
- Liza's at The Palace...! – Liza Minnelli (2009)