Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event
- Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event
A Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event has been awarded since 2001. The category was created after the 2000 controversy of Contact winning Best Musical; the show used pre-recorded music and featured no singing. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/53007.html playbill article, "Tonys Create Category for "Special Theatrical Event" for 2000-01", May 24, 2000] .
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 [http://www.broadwayworld.com/tonyawardscategoryinfo.cfm?catname=Special%20Theatrical%20Event] .
Awards and nominations
;Special Tony Award For a Live Theatrical Presentation
* 1999: "Fool Moon"
* 2000: ""
;Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event
* 2001: "Blast!"
* 2002: "Elaine Stritch at Liberty"
** "Bea Arthur on Broadway, Just Between Friends"
** "Barbara Cook in Mostly Sondheim"
** "Sexaholix...a love story"
* 2003: "Def Poetry Jam"
** ""
** "The Play What I Wrote"
* 2004: "no award"
* 2005: "Billy Crystal 700 Sundays"
** ""
** "Laugh Whore"
** "Whoopi the 20th Anniversary Show"
* 2006: "Bridge & Tunnel"
* 2007: ""
** "
* 2008: "no award"
References
ee also
*Tony Award
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