Regional Theatre Tony Award

Template:Short description Template:Infobox award The Regional Theatre Tony Award is a special recognition Tony Award given annually to a regional theater company in the United States. The winner is recommended by a committee of drama critics.

Background

Initially presented in 1948 to Robert Porterfield of the Virginia Barter Theatre for their Contribution To Development Of Regional Theatre,<ref>"Tony Awards, 1948" broadwayworld.com, accessed April 9, 2011</ref> the Regional Theatre awards were next presented starting in 1976.<ref name=critics>"Tony Award history" americantheatrecritics.org, accessed April 10, 2011</ref> The award is "based on a recommendation by the American Theatre Critics Association", and includes a grant of $25,000.<ref>FAQ-How is the award for regional theatre determined?" Template:Webarchive tonyawards.com, accessed April 10, 2011</ref> 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."<ref name=critics/> 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."<ref>Gans, Andrew. New York Theatres Are Now Eligible to Receive Regional Theatre Tony Award" Playbill, June 13, 2013</ref>

Award winners

1940s

Year	Theatre	City	State	Notes
1948 Template:Small	Barter Theatre	Abingdon	Virginia	<ref>Tony Awards History - Search Past Winners, tonyawards.com, accessed 5 March 2019</ref>

1970s

Year	Theatre	City	State	Notes
1976 Template:Small	Arena Stage	Washington	D.C.	"This award takes note of the company's balanced program of distinguished revivals and a broad spectrum of new works and American premieres of important foreign plays".<ref>"Tony Awards, 1976" broadwayworld.com, accessed April 9, 2011</ref>
1977 Template:Small	Mark Taper Forum	Los Angeles	California	Template:N/a
1978 Template:Small	Long Wharf Theatre	New Haven	Connecticut	Template:N/a
1979 Template:Small	American Conservatory Theater	San Francisco	California	Template:N/a

1980s

Year	Theatre	City	State	Notes
1980 Template:Small	Actors Theatre of Louisville	Louisville	Kentucky	Template:N/a
1981 Template:Small	Trinity Repertory Company	Providence	Rhode Island	Template:N/a
1982 Template:Small	Guthrie Theater	Minneapolis	Minnesota	Template:N/a
1983 Template:Small	Oregon Shakespeare Festival	Ashland	Oregon	Template:N/a
1984 Template:Small	Old Globe Theatre	San Diego	California	Template:N/a
1985 Template:Small	Steppenwolf Theatre Company	Chicago	Illinois	Template:N/a
1986 Template:Small	American Repertory Theater	Cambridge	Massachusetts	Template:N/a
1987 Template:Small	San Francisco Mime Troupe	San Francisco	California	Template:N/a
1988 Template:Small	South Coast Repertory	Costa Mesa	California	Template:N/a
1989 Template:Small	Hartford Stage	Hartford	Connecticut	Template:N/a

1990s

Year	Theatre	City	State	Notes
1990 Template:Small	Seattle Repertory Theatre	Seattle	Washington	Template:N/a
1991 Template:Small	Yale Repertory Theatre	New Haven	Connecticut	Template:N/a
1992 Template:Small	Goodman Theatre	Chicago	Illinois	Template:N/a
1993 Template:Small	La Jolla Playhouse	San Diego	California	Template:N/a
1994 Template:Small	McCarter Theatre	Princeton	New Jersey	Template:N/a
1995 Template:Small	Goodspeed Opera House	East Haddam	Connecticut	Template:N/a
1996 Template:Small	Alley Theatre	Houston	Texas	Template:N/a
1997 Template:Small	Berkeley Repertory Theatre	Berkeley	California	Template:N/a
1998 Template:Small	Denver Center Theatre Company	Denver	Colorado	Template:N/a
1999 Template:Small	Crossroads Theatre	New Brunswick	New Jersey	Template:N/a

2000s

Year	Theatre	City	State	Notes
2000 Template:Small	Utah Shakespearean Festival	Cedar City	Utah	Template:N/a
2001 Template:Small	Victory Gardens Theater	Chicago	Illinois	Template:N/a
2002 Template:Small	Williamstown Theatre Festival	Williamstown	Massachusetts	Template:N/a
2003 Template:Small	Children's Theatre Company	Minneapolis	Minnesota	Template:N/a
2004 Template:Small	Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park	Cincinnati	Ohio	Template:N/a
2005 Template:Small	Theatre de la Jeune Lune	Minneapolis	Minnesota	Template:N/a
2006 Template:Small	Intiman Playhouse	Seattle	Washington	Template:N/a
2007 Template:Small	Alliance Theatre	Atlanta	Georgia	Template:N/a
2008 Template:Small	Chicago Shakespeare Theater	Chicago	Illinois	Template:N/a
2009 Template:Small	Signature Theatre	Arlington County	Virginia	Template:N/a

2010s

Year	Theatre	City	State	Notes
2010 Template:Small	Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center	Waterford	Connecticut	Template:N/a
2011 Template:Small	Lookingglass Theatre Company	Chicago	Illinois	Template:N/a
2012 Template:Small	Shakespeare Theatre Company	Washington	D.C.	Template:N/a
2013 Template:Small	Huntington Theatre Company	Boston	Massachusetts	<ref>"Huntington Theatre Company wins Tony for regional theater" bostonglobe.com, accessed April 29, 2013</ref>
2014 Template:Small	Signature Theatre Company	New York City	New York	This is the first Manhattan-based theatre company to receive the award.<ref>Gans, Andrew. "New York's Signature Theatre Will Receive 2014 Regional Theatre Tony Award" playbill.com, April 28, 2014</ref>
2015 Template:Small	Cleveland Play House	Cleveland	Ohio	Template:N/a
2016 Template:Small	Paper Mill Playhouse	Millburn	New Jersey	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2017 Template:Small	Dallas Theater Center	Dallas	Texas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2018 Template:Small	La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club	New York City	New York	Template:N/a
2019 Template:Small	TheatreWorks Silicon Valley	Palo Alto	California	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2020s

Year	Theatre	City	State	Notes
2020	Cancelled
2021 Template:Small	None
2022 Template:Small	Court Theatre	Chicago	Illinois	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2023 Template:Small	Pasadena Playhouse	Pasadena	California	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2024 Template:Small	Wilma Theater	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2025 Template:Small	The Muny	St. Louis	Missouri	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

• Special Tony Award
• Regional theater in the United States

External links

• Official Site Tony Awards Template:Webarchive