Regional Theatre Tony Award Explained

Regional Theatre Tony Award
Awarded For:Regional Theatre Tony Award
Presenter:American Theatre Wing The Broadway League
Location:New York City, United States
Website:TonyAwards.com

The Regional Theatre Tony Award is a special recognition Tony Award given annually to a regional theater company in the United States. The winner is recommended by a committee of drama critics.

Background

Initially presented in 1948 to Robert Porterfield of the Virginia Barter Theatre for their Contribution To Development Of Regional Theatre,[1] the Regional Theatre awards were next presented starting in 1976.[2] The award is "based on a recommendation by the American Theatre Critics Association", and includes a grant of $25,000.[3] As the American Theatre Critics Association has noted, no theater has won the award more than once, "testifying to the growing strength of professional theater nationwide."[2] One of the objects of the award is promoting what often amounts to the incubators of new productions.

In June 2013, the Tony Awards Administration Committee stated that effective with the 2013-14 season, "New York-based theatre companies will be eligible to receive the Regional Theatre Award." The Broadway League and American Theatre Wing, in a joint statement, explained: "New York has some of the most prestigious and creative theatre groups in the country and we are thrilled to include the New York theatre community in this category."[4]

Award winners

1970s

YearTheatreCityStateNotes
1976
Arena StageWashingtonD.C."This award takes note of the company's balanced program of distinguished revivals and a broad spectrum of new works and American premieres of important foreign plays".[6]
1977
Mark Taper ForumLos AngelesCalifornia
1978
Long Wharf TheatreNew HavenConnecticut
1979
American Conservatory TheaterSan FranciscoCalifornia

1980s

YearTheatreCityStateNotes
1980
Actors Theatre of LouisvilleLouisvilleKentucky
1981
Trinity Repertory CompanyProvidenceRhode Island
1982
Guthrie TheaterMinneapolisMinnesota
1983
Oregon Shakespeare FestivalAshlandOregon
1984
Old Globe TheatreSan DiegoCalifornia
1985
Steppenwolf Theatre CompanyChicagoIllinois
1986
American Repertory TheaterCambridgeMassachusetts
1987
San Francisco Mime TroupeSan FranciscoCalifornia
1988
South Coast RepertoryCosta MesaCalifornia
1989
Hartford StageHartfordConnecticut

1990s

YearTheatreCityStateNotes
1990
Seattle Repertory TheatreSeattleWashington
1991
Yale Repertory TheatreNew HavenConnecticut
1992
Goodman TheatreChicagoIllinois
1993
La Jolla PlayhouseSan DiegoCalifornia
1994
McCarter TheatrePrincetonNew Jersey
1995
Goodspeed Opera HouseEast HaddamConnecticut
1996
Alley TheatreHoustonTexas
1997
Berkeley Repertory TheatreBerkeleyCalifornia
1998
Denver Center Theatre CompanyDenverColorado
1999
Crossroads TheatreNew BrunswickNew Jersey

2000s

YearTheatreCityStateNotes
2000
Utah Shakespearean FestivalCedar CityUtah
2001
Victory Gardens TheaterChicagoIllinois
2002
Williamstown Theatre FestivalWilliamstownMassachusetts
2003
Children's Theatre CompanyMinneapolisMinnesota
2004
Cincinnati Playhouse in the ParkCincinnatiOhio
2005
Theatre de la Jeune LuneMinneapolisMinnesota
2006
Intiman PlayhouseSeattleWashington
2007
Alliance TheatreAtlantaGeorgia
2008
Chicago Shakespeare TheaterChicagoIllinois
2009
Signature TheatreArlington CountyVirginia

2010s

YearTheatreCityStateNotes
2010
Eugene O'Neill Theatre CenterWaterfordConnecticut
2011
Lookingglass Theatre CompanyChicagoIllinois
2012
Shakespeare Theatre CompanyWashingtonD.C.
2013
Huntington Theatre CompanyBostonMassachusetts[7]
2014
Signature Theatre CompanyNew York CityNew YorkThis is the first Manhattan-based theatre company to receive the award.[8]
2015
Cleveland Play HouseClevelandOhio
2016
Paper Mill PlayhouseMillburnNew Jersey[9]
2017
Dallas Theater CenterDallasTexas[10]
2018
La MaMa Experimental Theatre ClubNew York CityNew York
2019
TheatreWorks Silicon ValleyPalo AltoCalifornia[11]

2020s

YearTheatreCityStateNotes
2020Cancelled
2021
None
2022
Court TheatreChicagoIllinois[12]
2023
Pasadena PlayhousePasadenaCalifornia[13]
2024
Wilma TheaterPhiladelphiaPennsylvania[14]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://sanfrancisco.broadwayworld.com/tonyawardsyear.cfm?year=1948 "Tony Awards, 1948"
  2. http://www.americantheatrecritics.org/tony-award/ "Tony Award history"
  3. http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/about/faq/index.html#13 FAQ-How is the award for regional theatre determined?"
  4. Gans, Andrew. New York Theatres Are Now Eligible to Receive Regional Theatre Tony Award" Playbill, June 13, 2013
  5. https://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/history/pastwinners/tonys_results.html?lname=regional+theatre?, Tony Awards History - Search Past Winners, tonyawards.com, accessed 5 March 2019
  6. http://sanfrancisco.broadwayworld.com/tonyawardsyear.cfm?year=1976 "Tony Awards, 1976"
  7. https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-art/2013/04/26/huntington-theatre-company-wins-tony-award-for-regional-theater/BhkqFmxzn6ijbFrAAOgIxI/story.html "Huntington Theatre Company wins Tony for regional theater"
  8. Gans, Andrew. "New York's Signature Theatre Will Receive 2014 Regional Theatre Tony Award"playbill.com, April 28, 2014
  9. Web site: Paper Mill Playhouse Named Recipient of Regional Theatre Tony Award Playbill. Playbill. 2016-05-02.
  10. Web site: Dallas Theater Center Receives the 2017 Regional Theatre Tony Award Playbill. Playbill. 2017-05-01.
  11. Web site: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley to Receive 2019 Regional Theatre Tony Award Playbill. Playbill. 2019-05-22.
  12. Web site: Court Theatre in Hyde Park Wins Regional Theatre Tony Award . . May 18, 2022 . May 18, 2022 . Chris . Jones.
  13. Web site: California's Pasadena Playhouse Named 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Recipient . . May 23, 2023 . Logan . Culwell-Block.
  14. Web site: Philadelphia's Wilma Theater Wins 2024 Regional Theatre Tony Award. Logan. Culwell-Block. Playbill. May 22, 2024. May 22, 2024.