Location New York City Established June 3, 2001 Category of Tony Award | Official website TonyAwards.com First awarded 2001 | |
Awarded for Best Special Theatrical Event Country United States of America Presented by American Theatre Wing The Broadway League Currently held by Liza's at The Palace...! (2009) People also search for Tony Award for Best Stage Technician Winners & Nominees Liza's at the PalaceLiza Minnelli, Liza's at the Palace, Winner, Slava's SnowshowJoseph Gordon-Levitt - Jared Geller - John Pinckard -, Slava's Snowshow, Nominee, Soul of ShaolinNederlander Worldwide Entertainment - Eastern Shanghai Cultural Film & Television Group - China on Broadway, Soul of Shaolin, Nominee, You're Welcome AmericaThe Weinstein Company - Gary Sanchez Productions - Ken Davenport -, You're Welcome America, Nominee, Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!Jay Johnson, Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!, Winner, Kiki and Herb: Alive on BroadwayRuth Hendel - Jared Geller - Jennifer Manocherian -, Kiki and Herb: Alive on Broadway, Nominee, 700 SundaysBilly Crystal, 700 Sundays, Winner, Laugh WhoreShowtime - Mario Cantone, Laugh Whore, Nominee, Whoopi the 20th Anniversary ShowWhoopi Goldberg - Mike Nichols - Tom Leonardis -, Whoopi the 20th Anniversary Show, Nominee, Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance!Barry Humphries - Creative Battery - Harley Medcalf -, Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance!, Nominee, Def PoetryRussell Simmons - Stan Lathan, Def Poetry, Winner, Bill Maher: Victory Begins at HomeBill Maher, Bill Maher: Victory Begins at Home, Nominee, Prune DanishJackie Mason - Jyll Rosenfeld - Jon Stoll, Prune Danish, Nominee, The Play What I WroteMike Nichols - Hamish McColl - Sean Foley -, The Play What I Wrote, Nominee, Elaine Stritch at LibertyElaine Stritch, Elaine Stritch at Liberty, Winner, Mostly SondheimBarbara Cook, Mostly Sondheim, Nominee, SexaholixA Love StoryJohn Leguizamo, SexaholixA Love Story, Nominee, Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between FriendsBea Arthur, Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends, Nominee | ||
The Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event was awarded from 2001 to 2009 to live theatrical productions that were not plays or musicals. The category was created after the 2000 controversy of Contact winning Best Musical; the show used pre-recorded music and featured no singing. The category was retired in 2009 allowing the shows that were previously eligible for it to be eligible in Best Play or Best Musical categories, if they met the proper criteria. The shows are also now eligible in other creative categories.
In 1999 and 2000 a Special Tony Award for a Live Theatrical Presentation was awarded which may be seen as the precursor of the Best Special Theatrical Event award and is generally included in this award's listing.
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