Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical
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The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical is a New York theater honor recognizing exceptional writing of a musical’s script and narrative structure, encompassing both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical canonical | 5 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Drama Desk Award category
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theatre award ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New York theatre community ⓘ |
| awardedForSeason | New York theatre season ⓘ |
| awardedIn | New York City theatres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor |
book of a musical
ⓘ
narrative structure of a musical ⓘ writing of a musical’s script ⓘ |
| categoryType |
libretto award
ⓘ
writing award ⓘ |
| ceremony | Drama Desk Awards ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalContext | American theatre ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eligibility |
musical revivals with new or substantially revised books
ⓘ
new musicals ⓘ |
| emphasis | script and story rather than score ⓘ |
| field |
musical theatre writing
ⓘ
playwriting ⓘ |
| focus |
book writer of a musical
ⓘ
librettist of a musical ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
nominees list
ⓘ
winner announcement ⓘ |
| inceptionPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| notableAspect | includes Broadway and Off-Broadway in same category ⓘ |
| organizer | Drama Desk organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Drama Desk Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Drama Desk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedIn | New York theatre ⓘ |
| recognitionType | peer recognition ⓘ |
| recognizes | writers rather than producers ⓘ |
| region | New York metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
Broadway productions
ⓘ
Off-Broadway productions ⓘ Off-Off-Broadway productions ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
dramatic construction of the musical
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excellence in writing the book of a musical ⓘ quality of narrative structure ⓘ |
| targetProfession |
book writers
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librettists ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.