The Tony Award for Best Revival was given to the best play, musical or non-musical, which had already appeared on Broadway in a previous production. It was presented from 1977, where it was called Most Innovative Production of a Revival and later Reproduction (Play or Musical) in 1980, until 1994, when it was split into the Best Revival of a Musical and the Best Revival of a Play.
If there are not enough revivals, it is possible under the current Tony rules for this category to return. Any time there are three play revivals and three musical revivals, the categories are automatically separated; if there are fewer, the Tony Awards Administration Committee may still choose to split up the categories.
Winners and nominees
1970s Year Production NomineesBest Revival 1977 Porgy and Bess Produced by Sherwin M. Goldman and Houston Grand Opera Guys and Dolls Produced by Moe Septee in association with Victor H. Potamkin, Carmen F. Zollo, and Ashton Springer The Cherry Orchard Produced by Joseph Papp The Threepenny Opera Produced by Joseph Papp 1978 Dracula Produced by Jujamcyn Theaters, Elizabeth I. McCann, John Wulp, Victor Lurie, Nelle Nugent, and Max Weitzenhoffer Tartuffe Produced by Circle in the Square Timbuktu! Produced by Luther Davis A Touch of the Poet Produced by Elliot Martin
1980s Year Production Nominees 1980 Morning's at Seven Produced by Elizabeth I. McCann, Nelle Nugent and Ray Larson Major Barbara Produced by Circle in the Square Peter Pan Produced by Zev Bufman West Side Story Produced by Gladys Rackmil, the Kennedy Center, James M. Nederlander and Ruth Mitchell 1981 The Pirates of Penzance Produced by Joseph Papp and The New York Shakespeare Festival Brigadoon Produced by Zev Bufman and The Shubert Organization Camelot Produced by Mike Merrick and Don Gregory The Little Foxes Produced by Zev Bufman, Donald C. Carter and Jon Cultler 1982 Othello Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler and CBS Video Enterprises Medea Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, The Kennedy Center and Bunny and Warren Austin My Fair Lady Produced by Mike Merrick and Don Gregory A Taste of Honey Produced by Roundabout Theatre Co., Gene Feist and Michael Fried 1983 On Your Toes Produced by Alfred de Liagre, Jr., Roger L. Stevens, John Mauceri, Donald R. Seawell and Andre Pastoria All's Well That Ends Well Produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Produced by Circle in the Square Theatre and The Kennedy Center A View from the Bridge Produced by Zev Bufman and Sidney Schlenker 1984 Death of a Salesman Produced by Robert Whitehead and Roger L. Stevens American Buffalo Produced by Elliot Martin and Arnold Bernhard Heartbreak House Produced by Circle in the Square A Moon for the Misbegotten Produced by The Shubert Organization and Emanuel Azenberg 1985 Joe Egg Produced by The Shubert Organization, Emanuel Azenberg, Roger Berlind, Ivan Bloch and MTM Enterprises, Inc. Cyrano de Bergerac Produced by James M. Nederlander, Elizabeth I. McCann, Nelle Nugent, Cynthia Wood, Dale Duffy, and Allan Carr Much Ado About Nothing Produced by James M. Nederlander, Elizabeth I. McCann, Nelle Nugent, Cynthia Wood, Dale Duffy and Allan Carr Strange Interlude Produced by Robert Michael Geisler, John Roberdeau, Douglas Urbanski, James M. Nederlander, Duncan C. Weldon, Paul Gregg, Lionel Becker and Jerome Minskoff 1986 Sweet Charity Produced by Jerome Minskoff, James M. Nederlander, Arthur Rubin and Joseph Harris Hay Fever Produced by Roger Peters and MBS Co. The Iceman Cometh Produced by Lewis Allen, James M. Nederlander, Stephen Graham and Ben Edwards Loot Produced by the David Merrick Arts Foundation, Charles P. Kopelman and Mark Simon 1987 All My Sons Produced by Jay H. Fuchs, Steven Warnick, and Charles Patsos The Front Page Produced by Lincoln Center Theatre, Gregory Mosher, and Bernard Gersten The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Produced by The Shubert Organization, Three Knights, Ltd., and Robert Fox, Ltd. Pygmalion Produced by The Shubert Organization, Jerome Minskoff, and Duncan C. Weldon 1988 Anything Goes Produced by Lincoln Center Theater, Gregory Mosher, and Bernard Gersten Cabaret Produced by Barry Weissler and Fran Weissler Dreamgirls Produced by Marvin A. Krauss and Irving Siders A Streetcar Named Desire Produced by Circle in the Square, Theodore Mann, and Paul Libin 1989 Our Town Produced by Lincoln Center Theatre, Gregory Mosher, and Bernard Gersten Ah, Wilderness! Produced by Ken Marsolis, Alexander H. Cohen, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Yale Repertory Theater, Richard Norton, Irma Oestreicher, and Elizabeth D. White Ain't Misbehavin' Produced by The Shubert Organization, Emanuel Azenberg, Dasha Epstein, and Roger Berlind Cafe Crown Produced by LeFrak Entertainment, James M. Nederlander, Francine LeFrak, James L. Nederlander, and Arthur Rubin
1990s Year Production Nominees 1990 Gypsy Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, Kathy Levin, and Barry Brown The Circle Produced by Elliot Martin, The Shubert Organization, and Suntory International Corp The Merchant of Venice Produced by Duncan C. Weldon, Jerome Minskoff, Punch Productions and Peter Hall Sweeney Todd Produced by Circle in the Square Theatre, Theodore Mann, and Paul Libin 1991 Fiddler on the Roof Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler and Pace Theatrical Group The Miser Produced by Circle in the Square Theatre, Theodore Mann, and Paul Libin Peter Pan Produced by James M. Nederlander, Arthur Rubin, Thomas P. McCoy, Keith Stava, PP Investments, Inc., and John. B. Platt 1992 Guys and Dolls Produced by Dodger Productions, Roger Berlind, Jujamcyn Theaters/TV Asahi, Kardana Productions, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts] The Most Happy Fella Produced by the Goodspeed Opera House, Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre, Lincoln Center Theatre, The Shubert Organization, and Japan Satellite Broadcasting/Stagevision On Borrowed Time Produced by Circle in the Square Theatre, Theodore Mann, Robert Buckley, and Paul Libin The Visit Produced by Roundabout Theater Company, Todd Haimes, and Gene Feist 1993 Anna Christie Produced by Roundabout Theater Co., and Todd Haimes Saint Joan Produced by National Actors Theatre, Tony Randall, and Duncan C. Weldon The Price Produced by Roundabout Theatre Co., and Todd Haimes Wilder, Wilder, Wilder Produced by Circle in the Square Theatre, Theodore Mann, George Elmer, Paul Libin, Willow Cabin Theatre Company, Edward Berkeley, Adam Oliensis, and Maria Radman
See also Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival Laurence Olivier Award for Best Revival List of Tony Award-nominated productions
References
External links Tony Awards Official site Tony Awards at Internet Broadway database Listing Tony Awards at broadwayworld.com