Skip to content
Tony Awards

File:Tony_Awards_logo.png · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons

EntityQ191874· pop 70· linked from 5,685 articles

Tony Awards

Sign in to save

Also known as Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, Tony Award

awards to recognize the excellence in live Broadway theatre, presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City

AI overview

The Tony Awards are annual prizes that recognize outstanding achievements in Broadway theatre, presented each year in New York City by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League. They matter because they celebrate excellence in live theatre and are considered the highest honors in the Broadway industry.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

~16 min read

Encyclopedic overview

The Tony Award medallion designed by Herman Rosse in 1949, mounted on its base used since 2010. The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in Manhattan. The ceremony is usually held in June.

The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances. One is also given for regional theatre. Several discretionary non-competitive awards are given as well, including a Special Tony Award, the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre, and the Isabelle Stevenson Award.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tony Awards” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (9)