Regional Theatre Tony Award
Regional Theatre Tony Award | |
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Description | Regional Theatre Tony Award |
Location | United States New York City |
Presented by | American Theatre Wing The Broadway League |
Currently held by | Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey (2016) |
Website | TonyAwards.com |
The Regional Theatre Tony Award is a special non-competitive Tony Award given annually to a regional theatre company in the United States.
Background
Initially presented in 1948 to Robert Porterfield of the Virginia Barter Theatre for their Contribution To Development Of Regional Theatre,[1] the Regional Theatre awards were next presented starting in 1976.[2] The award is "based on a recommendation by the American Theatre Critics Association", and includes a grant of $25,000.[3] As the American Theatre Critics Association has noted, no theater has won the award more than once, "testifying to the growing strength of professional theater nationwide."[2] One of the objects of the award is promoting what often amounts to the incubators of new productions.
In June 2013, the Tony Awards Administration Committee stated that effective with the 2013-14 season, "New York-based theatre companies will be eligible to receive the Regional Theatre Award." The Broadway League and American Theatre Wing, in a joint statement, explained: "New York has some of the most prestigious and creative theatre groups in the country and we are thrilled to include the New York theatre community in this category."[4]
Award winners
1970s
Year | Theatre | City | State | Notes |
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1976 30th Tony Awards |
Arena Stage | Washington | D.C. | "This award takes note of the company's balanced program of distinguished revivals and a broad spectrum of new works and American premieres of important foreign plays".[5] |
1977 31st Tony Awards |
Mark Taper Forum | Los Angeles | California | — |
1978 32nd Tony Awards |
Long Wharf Theatre | New Haven | Connecticut | — |
1979 33rd Tony Awards |
American Conservatory Theater | San Francisco | California | — |
1980s
Year | Theatre | City | State | Notes |
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1980 34th Tony Awards |
Actors Theatre of Louisville | Louisville | Kentucky | — |
1981 35th Tony Awards |
Trinity Repertory Company | Providence | Rhode Island | — |
1982 36th Tony Awards |
Guthrie Theater | Minneapolis | Minnesota | — |
1983 37th Tony Awards |
Oregon Shakespeare Festival | Ashland | Oregon | — |
1984 38th Tony Awards |
Old Globe Theatre | San Diego | California | — |
1985 39th Tony Awards |
Steppenwolf Theatre Company | Chicago | Illinois | — |
1986 40th Tony Awards |
American Repertory Theater | Cambridge | Massachusetts | — |
1987 41st Tony Awards |
San Francisco Mime Troupe | San Francisco | California | — |
1988 42nd Tony Awards |
South Coast Repertory | Costa Mesa | California | — |
1989 43rd Tony Awards |
Hartford Stage | Hartford | Connecticut | — |
1990s
2000s
2010s
Year | Theatre | City | State | Notes |
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2010 64th Tony Awards |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center | Waterford | Connecticut | — |
2011 65th Tony Awards |
Lookingglass Theatre Company | Chicago | Illinois | — |
2012 66th Tony Awards |
Shakespeare Theatre Company | Washington | D.C. | — |
2013 67th Tony Awards |
Huntington Theatre Company | Boston | Massachusetts | [6] |
2014 68th Tony Awards |
Signature Theatre Company | New York City | New York | This is the first Manhattan-based theatre company to receive the award.[7] |
2015 69th Tony Awards |
Cleveland Play House | Cleveland | Ohio | — |
2016 70th Tony Awards |
Paper Mill Playhouse | Millburn | New Jersey | [8] |
See also
References
- ^ "Tony Awards, 1948" broadwayworld.com, accessed April 9, 2011
- ^ a b "Tony Award history" americantheatrecritics.org, accessed April 10, 2011
- ^ FAQ-How is the award for regional theatre determined?" tonyawards.com, accessed April 10, 2011
- ^ Gans, Andrew. New York Theatres Are Now Eligible to Receive Regional Theatre Tony Award" Playbill, June 13, 2013
- ^ "Tony Awards, 1976" broadwayworld.com, accessed April 9, 2011
- ^ "Huntington Theatre Company wins Tony for regional theater" bostonglobe.com, accessed April 29, 2013
- ^ Gans, Andrew. "New York's Signature Theatre Will Receive 2014 Regional Theatre Tony Award" playbill.com, April 28, 2014
- ^ "Paper Mill Playhouse Named Recipient of Regional Theatre Tony Award | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2016-05-02.