What is popularly called the Tony Award but is formally
the "Antoinette Perry Award" is an annual American award celebrating
achievements in theater, including musical theater. Awarded by a
panel of approximately 700 judges from various areas of the industry
and press, it is generally regarded as the theatre's closest
equivalent to the Oscars. While the award was founded in 1947, it was
at the third awards ceremony in 1949 that the first actual Tony
medallion was given to award winners.
The award ceremony is broadcast on television, and includes songs
from the nominated musicals, as well as video clips of or
presentations about nominated plays.
Winning a Tony award in a major category--best play, best musical,
best play revival, best musical revival, or best actor or actress--
can dramatically increase a show's ticket sales. A shortlist for the
award is published several weeks before the award ceremony; between
then and the announcement of the winners, plays advertise how many
Tonys they have been nominated for. Often this advertisement is
disingenous, as many shows are nominated by default in years where
there are few new plays and musicals.
The awards are named after Antoinette Perry, a founder of the
American Theatre Wing.
Eligibility for the awards is restricted to shows playing on Broadway
during the season in question. (Having closed does not make a show
ineligible, though the voters generally favor shows that are still
running when the awards are given.) For the purposes of the award,
a "new" play or musical is one that has not previously been produced
on Broadway and is not part of the "historical or popular
repertoire." This phrase has been the subject of some controversy as
some shows have been ruled ineligible for the "new" categories,
meaning that their authors did not have a chance to win the marquee
awards of Best Play or Best Musical (or best score or book for
musicals). On the other hand, some people feel that allowing plays
and musicals which are commonly 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. Shows recently transferred from Off-Broadway or
London are eligible as new; so are productions based closely on
movies.
In 2004, awards were given in the following categories:
Tony Award for Best Play
Tony Award for Best Musical
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Original Score
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design
Tony Award for Best Costume Design
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Choreography
Tony Award for Best Orchestrations
special categories:
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre (in categories not otherwise
covered)
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Other categories used in past years include:
Tony Award for Best Revival
Tony Award for Best Director
Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director
Tony Award for Best Performance By Newcomers
Tony Award for Best Stage Technician
Tony Award for Best Composer and Lyricist
In 2005 the awards for scenic, costume, and lighting design will be
split into separate categories for play and musical.
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achievements in theater, including musical theater. Awarded by a
panel of approximately 700 judges from various areas of the industry
and press, it is generally regarded as the theatre's closest
equivalent to the Oscars. While the award was founded in 1947, it was
at the third awards ceremony in 1949 that the first actual Tony
medallion was given to award winners.
The award ceremony is broadcast on television, and includes songs
from the nominated musicals, as well as video clips of or
presentations about nominated plays.
Winning a Tony award in a major category--best play, best musical,
best play revival, best musical revival, or best actor or actress--
can dramatically increase a show's ticket sales. A shortlist for the
award is published several weeks before the award ceremony; between
then and the announcement of the winners, plays advertise how many
Tonys they have been nominated for. Often this advertisement is
disingenous, as many shows are nominated by default in years where
there are few new plays and musicals.
The awards are named after Antoinette Perry, a founder of the
American Theatre Wing.
Eligibility for the awards is restricted to shows playing on Broadway
during the season in question. (Having closed does not make a show
ineligible, though the voters generally favor shows that are still
running when the awards are given.) For the purposes of the award,
a "new" play or musical is one that has not previously been produced
on Broadway and is not part of the "historical or popular
repertoire." This phrase has been the subject of some controversy as
some shows have been ruled ineligible for the "new" categories,
meaning that their authors did not have a chance to win the marquee
awards of Best Play or Best Musical (or best score or book for
musicals). On the other hand, some people feel that allowing plays
and musicals which are commonly 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. Shows recently transferred from Off-Broadway or
London are eligible as new; so are productions based closely on
movies.
In 2004, awards were given in the following categories:
Tony Award for Best Play
Tony Award for Best Musical
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Original Score
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design
Tony Award for Best Costume Design
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Choreography
Tony Award for Best Orchestrations
special categories:
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre (in categories not otherwise
covered)
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Other categories used in past years include:
Tony Award for Best Revival
Tony Award for Best Director
Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director
Tony Award for Best Performance By Newcomers
Tony Award for Best Stage Technician
Tony Award for Best Composer and Lyricist
In 2005 the awards for scenic, costume, and lighting design will be
split into separate categories for play and musical.
Demikian sekilas info mengenai festival Teater ala Amerika, semoga
bermanfaat bagi siapa saja yang masih ingin menyelenggarakan Festival
sejenis...
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