Which musical revival that won a Tony Award for the best musical revival has the most appeal to you?
Prince’s revival
Prince’s revival, which opened in 1994, remains Show Boat’s most successful revival to date; it won six 1995 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical and ran for 947 performances.
Can a revival win Best Musical?
The only play to have won a Best Revival Tony in three different productions is Death of a Salesman, in 1984, 1999, and 2012. In addition, the original production of Arthur Miller’s drama won the Best Play award in 1949.
Which musical won the Tony for best musical and best revival for all of it’s Broadway productions?
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ wins best musical. ‘The Inheritance’ wins best play, making Matthew López the first Latino writer to take home the award. ‘A Soldier’s Play’ wins for best revival of a play.
What Broadway show won the 2016 Tony Award for best revival of a musical?
2010s
| Year | Musical | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 69th Tony Awards | On the Twentieth Century | Betty Comden & Adolph Green |
| 2016 70th Tony Awards | ||
| The Color Purple | Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis | |
| Fiddler on the Roof | Sheldon Harnick |
Which performer won Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a musical in 2009?
Yul Brynner
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Yul Brynner (The King and I) and Joel Grey (Cabaret) each won this award as a featured performer – and later returned to Broadway in the same role, but with his name listed above the title.
Was six nominated for any Tony Awards?
Nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, winning six. Also nominated for seven Olivier Awards, winning three. The Broadway revival in 2000 won the Tony Award for Best Revival.
Did Hamilton win an Obie?
At the 70th Tony Awards, Hamilton received a record-breaking 16 nominations and won 11 awards, including Best Musical. It received the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama….Hamilton (musical)
| Hamilton | |
|---|---|
| Book | Lin-Manuel Miranda |
| Basis | Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow |
| Premiere | January 20, 2015: The Public Theater, New York City |
What was the first musical to ever win a Tony Award for Best Musical?
Kiss Me
While the first Tony Awards took place in 1947, the award for Best Musical wasn’t given out until 1949, with Kiss Me, Kate becoming the first ever musical to take home the coveted prize.