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New York Drama Critics' Circle
Awards
The New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards are presented each May
by critics from all New York City's newspapers, magazines and wire
services except the New York Times.
2006–2007
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Best Play
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The Coast of Utopia
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Best American Play
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Radio Golf
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Best Musical
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Spring Awakening
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Special Citation
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The Broadway revival of Journey's End |
2005–2006
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Best Play
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Doubt, a Parable
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Best Foreign Play
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The Pillowman
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Best Musical
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Not awarded |
2003–2004
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Best Play
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Intimate Apparel
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Best Musical
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Not awarded |
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Best Foreign Play
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Not awarded |
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Special Award
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Barbara Cook |
2002–2003
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Best Play
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Take Me Out
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Best Musical
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Hairspray |
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Best Foreign Play
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Talking Heads
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2001–2002
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Best Play
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The Goat
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Best Musical
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Not awarded |
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Special Award
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Elaine Stritch: At Liberty
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2000–2001
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Best New Play
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The Invention of Love
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Best Musical
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The Producers
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Best American Play
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Proof
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1999–2000
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Best New Play
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Jitney
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Best Musical
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James Joyce's The Dead
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Best Foreign Play
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Copenhagen
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1998–1999
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Best New Play
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Wit
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Best Musical
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Parade
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Best Foreign Play
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Closer
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Special Citation
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David Hare |
1997–1998
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Best New Play
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Art
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Best Musical
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The Lion King
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Best American Play:
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Pride's Crossing
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Special Citation
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Cabaret
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1996–1997
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Best New Play
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How I Learned to Drive
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Best Musical
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Violet
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Skylight
Joan Marcus
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Best Foreign Play
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Skylight
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Special Award
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To the cast and creative team of Chicago for their
distinguished contribution to the Broadway season. |
1995–1996
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Best New Play
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Seven Guitars
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Best Foreign Play
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Molly Sweeney
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Best Musical
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Rent
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Special Citation
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Encores! Great American Musicals in Concert, for its
concert performances of overlooked musicals |
1994–1995
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Best Play
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Arcadia, Tom Stoppard |
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Citation for Best American Play
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Love! Valour! Compassion!, Terrence McNally |
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Citation for Best Musical
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No award given |
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Outstanding Achievement Award
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Signature Theatre Company, which dedicated its season to the works
by Horton Foote |
1993–1994
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Best Play
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Three Tall Women, Edward Albee |
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Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, Anna Deavere Smith,
writer/actress, received an award “for unique contribution to
theatrical form.” |
1992–1993
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Best Play
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Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, Tony Kushner |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Frank McGuinness |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Kiss of the Spider Woman, John Kander, Fred Ebb and
Terrence McNally |
1991–1992
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Best Play
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Dancing at Lughnasa, Brian Friel |
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Citation for Best American Play
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Two Trains Running, August Wilson |
1990–1991
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Best Play
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Six Degrees of Separation, John Guare |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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Our Country's Good, Timberlake Wertenbaker |
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Citation for Best Musical
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The Will Rogers Follies, Cy Coleman, Peter Stone, Betty
Comden and Adolph Green |
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Special Citation
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Eileen Atkins, A Room of One's Own |
1989–1990
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Best Play
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The Piano Lesson, August Wilson |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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Privates on Parade, Peter Nichols |
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Citation for Best Musical
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City of Angels, Larry Gelbart, Cy Coleman and David
Zippel |
1988–1989
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Best Play
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The Heidi Chronicles, Wendy Wasserstein |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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Aristocrats, Brian Friel |
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Special Citation
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Largely New York, Bill Irwin |
1987–1988
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Best Play
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Joe Turner's Come and Gone, August Wilson |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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The Road to Mecca, Athol Fugard |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine |
1986–1987
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Best Play
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Fences, August Wilson |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Christopher Hampton |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Les Misérables, Claude-Michel Schönberg and
Alain Boublil |
1985–1986
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Best Play
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Lie of the Mind, Sam Shepard |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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Benefactors, Michael Frayn |
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Special Citation
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The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe,
Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner |
1984–1985
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Best Play
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, August Wilson |
1983–1984
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Best Play
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The Real Thing, Tom Stoppard |
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Citation for Best American Play
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Glengarry Glen Ross, David Mamet |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Sunday in the Park With George, Stephen Sondheim and James
Lapine |
1982–1983
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Best Play
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Brighton Beach Memoirs, Neil Simon |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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Plenty, David Hare |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Little Shop of Horrors, Alan Menken and Howard Ashman |
1981–1982
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Best Play
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, adapted by
David Edgar |
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Citation for Best American Play
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A Soldier's Play, Charles Fuller |
1980–1981
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Best Play
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A Lesson From Aloes, Athol Fugard |
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Citation for Best American Play
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Crimes of the Heart, Beth Henley |
1979–1980
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Best Play
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Talley's Folly, Lanford Wilson |
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Evita, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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Betrayal, Harold Pinter |
1978–1979
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Best Play
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The Elephant Man, Bernard Pomerance |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Sweeney Todd, Hugh Wheeler and Stephen Sondheim |
1977–1978
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Best Play
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Da, Hugh Leonard |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Ain't Misbehavin', conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr. |
1976–1977
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Best Play
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Otherwise Engaged, Simon Gray |
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Citation for Best American Play
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American Buffalo, David Mamet |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Annie, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin
Charnin |
1975–1976
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Best Play
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Travesties, Tom Stoppard |
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Citation for Best American Play
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Streamers, David Rabe |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Pacific Overtures, Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman and Hugh
Wheeler |
1974–1975
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Best Play
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Equus, Peter Shaffer |
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Citation for Best American Play
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The Taking of Miss Janie, Ed Bullins |
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Citation for Best Musical
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A Chorus Line, James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante |
1973–1974
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Best Play
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The Contractors, David Storey |
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Citation for Best American Play
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Short Eyes, Miguel Pinero |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Candide, Leonard Bernstein, Hugh Wheeler and Richard
Wilbur |
1972–1973
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Best Play
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The Changing Room, David Storey |
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Citation for Best American Play
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The Hot I Baltimore, Lanford Wilson |
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Citation for Best Musical
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A Little Night Music, Hugh Wheeler and Stephen
Sondheim |
1971–1972
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Best Play
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That Championship Season, Jason Miller |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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The Screens, Jean Genet |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Two Gentlemen of Verona, adapted by John Guare and Mel
Shapiro |
1970–1971
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Best Play
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Home, David Storey |
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Citation for Best American Play
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The House of Blue Leaves, John Guare |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Follies, James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim |
1969–1970
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Best Play
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Borstal Boy, Frank McMahon |
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Citation for Best American Play
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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, Paul
Zindel |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Company, George Furth and Stephen Sondheim |
1968–1969
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Best Play
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The Great White Hope, Howard Sackler |
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Citation for Best Musical
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1776, Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone |
1967–1968
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Best Play
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Your Own Thing, Donald Driver, Hal Hester and Danny
Apolinar |
1966–1967
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Best Play
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The Homecoming, Harold Pinter |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Cabaret, Joe Masteroff, John Kander and Fred Ebb |
1965–1966
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Best Play
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The Persecution and Assassination of Marat as Performed by the
Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis
de Sade, Peter Weiss |
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The Man of La Mancha, Dale Wasserman, Mitch Leigh and Joe
Darion |
1964–1965
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Best Play
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The Subject Was Roses, Frank D. Gilroy |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Fiddler on the Roof, Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock and Sheldon
Harnick |
1963–1964
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Best Play
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Luther, John Osborne |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Hello, Dolly, Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman |
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Special Citation
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The Trojan Women, Euripides |
1962–1963
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Best Play
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Edward Albee |
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Special Citation
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Beyond the Fringe, Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan
Miller and Dudley Moore |
1961–1962
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Best Play
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The Night of the Iguana, Tennessee Williams |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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A Man for All Seasons, Robert Bolt |
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Citation for Best Musical
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Abe
Burrows, Jack Weinstock, Willie Gilbert and Frank Loesser |
1960–1961
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Best Play
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All the Way Home, Tad Mosel |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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A Taste of Honey, Shelagh Delaney |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Carnival, Michael Stewart |
1959–1960
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Best Play
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Toys in the Attic, Lillian Hellman |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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Five Finger Exercise, Peter Shaffer |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Fiorello!, Jerome Weidman, George Abbott, Jerry Bock and
Sheldon Harnick |
1958–1959
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Best Play
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A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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The Visit, Friedrich Duerrenmatt-Maurice Valency |
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Citation for Best Musical
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La Plume de ma Tante, Robert Dhery and Gerard Calvi |
1957–1958
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Best Play
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Look Homeward, Angel, Ketti Frings |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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Look Back in Anger, John Osborne |
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Citation for Best Musical
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The Music Man, Meredith Willson |
1956–1957
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Best Play
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Long Day's Journey Into Night, Eugene O'Neill |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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Waltz of the Toreadors, Jean Anouilh |
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Citation for Best Musical
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The Most Happy Fella, Frank Loesser |
1955–1956
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Best Play
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The Diary of Anne Frank, Frances Goodrich and Albert
Hackett |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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Tiger at the Gates, Jean Giraudoux and Christopher Fry |
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Citation for Best Musical
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My Fair Lady, Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner |
1954–1955
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Best Play
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Tennessee Williams |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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Witness for the Prosecution, Agatha Christie |
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Citation for Best Musical
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The Saint of Bleecker Street, Gian Carlo Menotti |
1953–1954
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Best Play
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The Teahouse of the August Moon, John Patrick |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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Ondine, Jean Giraudoux |
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Citation for Best Musical
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The Golden Apple, John Latouche and Jerome Moross |
1952–1953
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Best Play
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Picnic, William Inge |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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The Love of Four Colonels, Peter Ustinov |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Wonderful Town, Joseph Fields, Jerome Chodorov, Betty
Comden, Adolph Green and Leonard Bernstein |
1951–1952
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Best Play
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I Am a Camera, John Van Druten Based on Christopher
Isherwood's Berlin Stories. |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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Venus Observed, Christopher Fry |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Pal Joey, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart and John O'Hara |
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Distinguished and Original Contribution to Theater
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Don Juan in Hell, George Bernard Shaw |
1950–1951
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Best Play
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Darkness at Noon, Sidney Kingsley |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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The Lady's Not for Burning, Christopher Fry |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Guys and Dolls, Abe Burrows, Jo Swerling and Frank
Loesser |
1949–1950
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Best Play
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The Member of the Wedding, Carson McCullers |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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The Cocktail Party, T. S. Eliot |
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Citation for Best Musical
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The Consul, Gian Carlo Menotti |
1948–1949
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Best Play
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Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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The Madwoman of Chaillot, Jean Giraudoux and Maurice
Valency |
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Citation for Best Musical
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South Pacific, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and
Joshua Logan |
1947–1948
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Best Play
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A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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The Winslow Boy, Terence Rattigan |
1946–1947
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Best Play
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All My Sons, Arthur Miller |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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No Exit, Jean-Paul Sartre |
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Citation for Best Musical
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Brigadoon, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe |
1945–1946
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Best Play
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No award |
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
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Citation for Best Musical
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Carousel, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II |
1944–1945
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Best Play
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The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams |
1943–1944
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Best Play
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No award |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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Jacobowsky and the Colonel, Franz Werfel and S. N.
Behrman |
1942–1943
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Best Play
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The Patriots, Sidney Kingsley |
1941–1942
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Best Play
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No award |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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Blithe Spirit, Noel Coward |
1940–1941
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Best Play
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Watch on the Rhine, Lillian Hellman |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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The Corn Is Green, Emlyn Williams |
1939–1940
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Best Play
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The Time of Your Life, William Saroyan |
1938–1939
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Best Play
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No award |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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The White Steed, Paul Vincent Carroll |
1937–1938
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Best Play
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Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck |
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Citation for Best Foreign Play
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Shadow and Substance, Paul Vincent Carroll |
1936–1937
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Best Play
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High Tor, Maxwell Anderson |
1935–1936
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Best Play
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Winterset, Maxwell Anderson |
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