Tony Award for Best Revival
| Tony Award for Best Revival | |
|---|---|
| Description | Best Revival |
| Location | United States New York City |
| Presented by | American Theatre Wing The Broadway League |
| Website | TonyAwards.com |
The Tony Award for Best Revival was given to the best play, musical or non-musical, which had already appeared on Broadway in a previous production. It was presented from 1977, where it was called Most Innovative Production of a Revival and later Reproduction (Play or Musical) in 1980, until 1994, when it was split into the Best Revival of a Musical and the Best Revival of a Play.
If there are not enough revivals, it is possible under the current Tony rules for this category to return. Any time there are three play revivals and three musical revivals, the categories are automatically separated; if there are fewer, the Tony Awards Administration Committee may still choose to split up the categories.
Winners and nominees
indicates the winner
1970s
| Year | Production | Book | Music | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 31st Tony Awards | ||||
| Porgy and Bess | Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward | George Gershwin | Ira Gershwin | |
| Guys and Dolls | Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling | Frank Loesser | ||
| The Cherry Orchard | Anton Chekhov | — | ||
| The Threepenny Opera | Bertolt Brecht and Elisabeth Hauptmann |
Kurt Weill | Bertolt Brecht and Elisabeth Hauptmann | |
| 1978 32nd Tony Awards | ||||
| Dracula | John L. Balderston and Hamilton Deane |
N/A | ||
| Tartuffe | Molière | — | ||
| Timbuktu! | Luther Davis | George Forrest and Robert Wright | ||
| A Touch of the Poet | Eugene O'Neill | — | ||
| 1979 33rd Tony Awards |
— | |||
1980s
1990s
| Year | Production | Book | Music | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 44th Tony Awards | ||||
| Gypsy | Arthur Laurents | Jule Styne | Stephen Sondheim | |
| Sweeney Todd | Hugh Wheeler | Stephen Sondheim | ||
| The Circle | W. Somerset Maugham | — | ||
| The Merchant of Venice | William Shakespeare | — | ||
| 1991 45th Tony Awards | ||||
| Fiddler on the Roof | Joseph Stein | Jerry Bock | Sheldon Harnick | |
| The Miser | Molière | — | ||
| Peter Pan | J. M. Barrie | Mark Charlap and Jule Styne | Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Carolyn Leigh | |
| 1992 46th Tony Awards | ||||
| Guys and Dolls | Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling | Frank Loesser | ||
| The Most Happy Fella | Frank Loesser | |||
| On Borrowed Time | Paul Osborn | — | ||
| The Visit | Friedrich Dürrenmatt | — | ||
| 1993 47th Tony Awards | ||||
| Anna Christie | Eugene O'Neill | N/A | ||
| Saint Joan | George Bernard Shaw | — | ||
| The Price | Arthur Miller | — | ||
| Wilder, Wilder, Wilder | Thornton Wilder | — | ||
See also
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Revival
- Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical
- Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play