The Regional Theatre Tony Award is a special recognition

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given annually to a regional theater company in the United States. The winner is recommended by a committee of drama

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Background

Initially presented in 1948 to

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of the

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Barter Theatre Barter Theatre, in Abingdon, Virginia, opened on June 10, 1933. It is the longest-running professional Equity theatre in the United States. History Concept In 1933, when the United States was in the middle of the Great Depression, many peo ...

for their ''Contribution To Development Of Regional Theatre'', the Regional Theatre awards were next presented starting in 1976."Tony Award history"
americantheatrecritics.org, accessed April 10, 2011 The award is "based on a recommendation by the

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", and includes a grant of $25,000. 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." 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."Gans, Andrew
New York Theatres Are Now Eligible to Receive Regional Theatre Tony Award"
Playbill, June 13, 2013

Award winners

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1970s

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1990s

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2010s

2020s

References

External links

Official Site Tony Awards
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