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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tony Award category
lighting design award
theatre award
administeredBy Tony Awards Administration Committee NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Best Lighting Design Tony Award NERFINISHED
awardedFor lighting design for a musical
lighting design for a play
outstanding lighting design
belongsTo performing arts awards
ceremonyLanguage English
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibility Broadway shows opening in the season
field lighting design
firstAwarded 1970
formerName Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play or Musical NERFINISHED
frequency annual
hasAwardType competitive award
hasSubcategory Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Musical NERFINISHED
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play NERFINISHED
hasTrophy Tony Award statuette NERFINISHED
inception 1970
industry Broadway theatre
location New York City
medium live theatre
namedAfter Antoinette Perry NERFINISHED
notableAspect recognizes both artistic and technical excellence in stage lighting
organisedBy American Theatre Wing NERFINISHED
The Broadway League NERFINISHED
partOf Tony Awards NERFINISHED
presentedAt Radio City Music Hall NERFINISHED
various Broadway theatres
presentedBy American Theatre Wing NERFINISHED
The Broadway League NERFINISHED
region New York City theatre district NERFINISHED
relatedAward Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design NERFINISHED
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design NERFINISHED
scope Broadway productions
selectionProcess voted on by Tony Awards voters
separatedIntoPlayAndMusical 2005
sponsor various corporate sponsors of the Tony Awards

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The Producers (2001 Broadway production) wonAward Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
Cats (musical) award Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
The Lion King (stage musical) wonAward Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
Broadway production of "Aida" nominatedFor Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
Dreamgirls (1981 Broadway musical) awardReceived Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play separatedFrom Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design similarTo Tony Award for Best Lighting Design