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The Tonys Tony Awards© are granted by the American theater Wing for excellence in the theater in a number of categories. Here The Muse Of Literature presents a list of Tony Awards® winners for Best Play. Winners for best play
about the tony awards for best playTonys are awarded annually in June. Tony Awards for Best Play are among them. Tony awards for Best Play are listed on the chart displayed above. The first Tony for Best Play was given for Mister Roberts 1948, one year after the first Tony award presentation ceremony in 1947. About the Muse's choice of Tony Award CategoriesTony Awards are given for excellence in the theater a variety of categories. The Muse has determined that the only Tony Award category that pertains to literature is the award for Best Play. Accordingly, Best Play is the only award category displayed here.
About the american theater wingThe American theatre Wing is the organization responsible for granting Tony Awards. The Wing an organization dedicated to the institution of the theater and to theatrical performance. It was founded in 1917 to aid First World War war relief efforts; during the Second World War was the group behind the activities of the famous Stage Door Canteens. As the needs and interests of society changed after its founding, the Wing responded by sponsoring a number of programs to promote the acting profession and to benefit the public. Among their contributions is the American Wing Professional Training School, which opened its doors to returning veterans. Today, the American theatre Wing is still an active participant in the American theatre community. One of its most important contributions is theatrical education; another is the recognition of excellence in the theater by granting prestigious Tony Awards and other activities. The Wing probably is best known to the public for its efforts to recognize excellence. Its chief role in this respect is as grantor of the Antoinette Perry Awards, the awards that have given the Tony its name. A 1943 movie titled Stage Door Canteen gives a Hollywood's version of what life was like for the actors, musicians, dancers, and other performers who entertained and rubbed shoulders with servicemen in the Stage Door Canteens during the WWII years. It's a musical starring scads of the biggest names in entertainment of the day, many of whom actually worked in the canteens and were members of the American theater Wing.
About the tonys and how Votes are castThe Tonys are named in honor of Antoinette Perry, an actress, director, producer, and dynamic wartime leader of the Wing. theyhave gradually gained prominence, prestige, and glamour at home and abroad until today they have become an American institution. Who was Antoinette Perry? Perry was a prominent Broadway actress, director, and producer who helped found and lead the American theatre Wing. She ran the Wing when it operated the famous Stage Door Canteens. After her death, her friends and colleagues sought to memorialize her contribution to the American theatre, and the Tony Awards were created in her honor.
tony Award Winners and nominees in other categories
the tony awards show web site
which best plays are literature?Although The Muse lists all Tony Award winners for Best Play above, in The Muse's opinion not all plays on the list are literature. Do you agree with this assessment? Before you answer, The Muse invites you to compare your definition of Literature with The Muse's definition.
Now that you've compared notes with The Muse on the subject of what it means to be literature, scan the list of Best Plays, above. Try to identify which of the plays you believe to be Literature (with a capital L) and which are not. Keep in mind that what you are assessing is not the play as produced on the Broadway stage; rather you are assessing the published version of the script, the one the author wrote with future stage performance in mind.
ETAF RecommendsBelow are four books about the Tony Awards that are available through the ETAF-Amazon Collection. Since new awards are granted yearly, books on the awards go out of date rapidly. For this reason we do not recommend that you buy a book if you are only after current information. Visit the Wing's web site instead. All the books shown here are out of date. You may have to acquire your copy through a used book dealer. The first book on the list is the most recent; it covers the period from the Award's inception in 1947 through the year 2000. This book is a paperback. Hard covers are also listed. To avoid spending money for an out-of-date book, you may want to search for a library copy. If you feel that you must own your own copy, even if it's out of date, we suggest that you explore and compare what's available. Try to find a copy that gives you the combination of features you are looking for, one that covers the period of most interest to you personally.
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