Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Tony_Award
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
Broadway musicals
|
| gptkbp:awarded_to |
gptkb:1776
gptkb:The_Will_Rogers_Follies gptkb:The_Goodbye_Girl gptkb:Yes |
| gptkbp:broadcasts |
Televised event
|
| gptkbp:category |
Theatre award
|
| gptkbp:current_holder |
gptkb:Lynn_Nottage
|
| gptkbp:eligibility |
Original musicals
Adaptations of existing works |
| gptkbp:first_awarded |
1950
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
First awarded in 1950
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Encourages quality writing in musicals
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
American musical theatre
Broadway history |
| gptkbp:notable_changes |
Changes in voting procedures
Expanded categories over the years Inclusion of new musical genres Increased focus on diversity in nominations Recognition of international works |
| gptkbp:notable_winners |
gptkb:Robert_Lopez
gptkb:Stephen_Schwartz gptkb:Lin-Manuel_Miranda gptkb:Tom_Kitt |
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Tony_Awards_ceremony
|
| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Tony_Awards_ceremony
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Best_Original_Score
Best Musical Best Revival of a Musical Best Choreography Best Direction of a Musical Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Best Orchestrations Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Best Costume Design of a Musical Best Lighting Design of a Musical Best Scenic Design of a Musical Best Sound Design of a Musical |
| gptkbp:significance |
Recognizes excellence in musical theatre writing
|
| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:American_Theatre_Wing
gptkb:The_Broadway_League |
| gptkbp:trends |
Revival of classic musicals
Adaptations of films into musicals Increased diversity in winners Integration of hip-hop in musicals Rise of rock musicals |
| gptkbp:voting_method |
gptkb:American_Theatre_Wing
gptkb:The_Broadway_League |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lin-Manuel_Miranda
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
|