Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
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The Tony Award for Best Lighting Design is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding achievement in stage lighting for a play or musical.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tony Award for Best Lighting Design canonical | 20 |
| Best Lighting Design Tony Award | 1 |
| Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play or Musical | 1 |
| Tony Award for lighting design | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Tony Award for Best Lighting Design Context triple: [The Producers (2001 Broadway production), wonAward, Tony Award for Best Lighting Design]
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A.
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play
The Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play is a prestigious annual honor recognizing outstanding achievement in lighting design for Broadway plays.
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B.
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical
The Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical is a prestigious Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding achievement in lighting design for musical productions.
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design is a New York theater honor recognizing exceptional achievement in lighting for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
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D.
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design
The Tony Award for Best Scenic Design is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding achievement in stage set and production design.
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Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play
The Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding achievement in the visual and environmental design of a play’s production.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Tony Award for Best Lighting Design Target entity description: The Tony Award for Best Lighting Design is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding achievement in stage lighting for a play or musical.
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A.
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play
The Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play is a prestigious annual honor recognizing outstanding achievement in lighting design for Broadway plays.
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B.
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical
The Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical is a prestigious Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding achievement in lighting design for musical productions.
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C.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design is a New York theater honor recognizing exceptional achievement in lighting for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
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D.
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design
The Tony Award for Best Scenic Design is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding achievement in stage set and production design.
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E.
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play
The Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding achievement in the visual and environmental design of a play’s production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tony Award category
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lighting design award ⓘ theatre award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Tony Awards Administration Committee ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Best Lighting Design Tony Award
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linked to:
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
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| awardedFor |
lighting design for a musical
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lighting design for a play ⓘ outstanding lighting design ⓘ |
| belongsTo | performing arts awards ⓘ |
| ceremonyLanguage | English ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| eligibility | Broadway shows opening in the season ⓘ |
| field | lighting design ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1970 ⓘ |
| formerName |
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play or Musical
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linked to:
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
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| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasAwardType | competitive award ⓘ |
| hasSubcategory |
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Musical
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Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play ⓘ |
| hasTrophy | Tony Award statuette ⓘ |
| inception | 1970 ⓘ |
| industry | Broadway theatre ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Antoinette Perry ⓘ |
| notableAspect | recognizes both artistic and technical excellence in stage lighting ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
American Theatre Wing
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The Broadway League ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tony Awards
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linked to:
Tony Award
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| presentedAt |
Radio City Music Hall
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various Broadway theatres ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
American Theatre Wing
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The Broadway League ⓘ |
| region |
New York City theatre district
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linked to:
Broadway Theatre District
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| relatedAward |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design ⓘ |
| scope | Broadway productions ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voted on by Tony Awards voters ⓘ |
| separatedIntoPlayAndMusical | 2005 ⓘ |
| sponsor | various corporate sponsors of the Tony Awards ⓘ |
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Subject: Tony Award for Best Lighting Design Description of subject: The Tony Award for Best Lighting Design is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding achievement in stage lighting for a play or musical.
Referenced by (23)
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