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Stage West Pechet Family Musical Award

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Location
  
Toronto

Reward(s)
  
$5000

Country
  
Canada

Awarded for
  
Excellence in new musical works

Sponsored by
  
Playwrights Guild of Canada and Stage West Restaurants

Presented by
  
Playwrights Guild of Canada


The Stage West Pechet Family Musical Award is conferred annually for a new musical work by a Playwrights Guild of Canada member. The award celebrates and recognizes the excellence of Canadian playwrights. To qualify, the musical work must not have had a premiere production. The award is sponsored by the Playwrights Guild of Canada and Stage West Restaurants.

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Award monetary value

The award is worth $5000.

Award process

The Chair of the Musical Award works with three jurors from across Canada. The identities of the jurors are confidential until the judging process is complete. Decisions of the jury are final. Jury feedback is not released to candidates. A shortlist of the best three entries is released and the winner announced during the annual Tom Hendry Awards ceremony.

Award winners

  • 2012: Lorne Elliott.
  • 2013: Irene Sankoff and David Hein (for the musical work entitled 'Come From Away')
  • 2014: Amiel Gladstone and Veda Hille (for the musical work entitled 'Onegin')
  • 2015: Jay Turvey and Paul Sportelli (for the musical work entitled '33 1/3')
  • 2016: Kent Staines with Colleen Dauncey and Akiva Romer-Segal (for the musical work entitled 'Prom Queen')

    • References

    Stage West Pechet Family Musical Award Wikipedia
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