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The
Tony Award
(formally, the
Antoinette Perry
Award for Excellence in Theatre
) is an
annual
award celebrating achievements in live
American
theater
, including
musical theater
, primarily honoring productions on
Broadway
in
New York
.
To get the Tony Award, a show must play in a "Broadway" theater, which is said by its size, not its geographical location. The rules for the Tony Awards are explained in the official document "Rules and Regulations of The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards", which applies for each season only.