Tony Awards

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, known as the Tony Award, is the leading honor for productions and performances on Broadway. It is named for Antoinette Perry, the actress, director, and producer who led the American Theatre Wing during World War II. The Wing created the awards after her death in 1946, and the first Tonys were handed out on April 6, 1947, at a dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.

The American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League now present the awards jointly. A nominating committee of theatre professionals selects the nominees, and a larger body of voters from across the industry chooses the winners, which are announced at a televised ceremony in June. Categories cover new plays and musicals, revivals, performance, direction, and design. Only productions staged in designated Broadway theatres are eligible.

Productions that open in a designated Broadway theatre during the season, with nominees chosen by the Tony Awards Nominating Committee and winners decided by industry voters.