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href="/wiki/The_Broadway_League" title="The Broadway League">The Broadway League</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Currently held by</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Liza%27s_at_The_Palace...!" class="mw-redirect" title="Liza's at The Palace...!">Liza's at The Palace...!</a></i> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2009)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/index.html">TonyAwards.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Award">Tony Award</a> for Best Special Theatrical Event</b> was awarded from 2001 to 2009 to live theatrical productions that were not plays or musicals.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The category was created after the 2000 controversy of <i><a href="/wiki/Contact_(musical)" title="Contact (musical)">Contact</a></i> winning <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Musical">Best Musical</a>; the show used pre-recorded music and featured no singing.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The category was retired in 2009<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> allowing the shows that were previously eligible for it to be eligible in Best Play or Best Musical categories, if they met the proper criteria. The shows are also now eligible in other creative categories. </p><p>In 1999 and 2000 a <b>Special Tony Award for a Live Theatrical Presentation</b> was awarded which may be seen as the precursor of the <b>Best Special Theatrical Event</b> award and is generally included in this award's listing.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Winners_and_nominees">Winners and nominees</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Special_Theatrical_Event&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Winners and nominees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#B0C4DE; color:black;"> </span> indicates the winner</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990s">1990s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Special_Theatrical_Event&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:98%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#bebebe;"> <th style="width:11%;">Year </th> <th style="width:89%;">Production </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center"><b>1999</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/53rd_Tony_Awards" title="53rd Tony Awards">53rd Tony Awards</a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bill_Irwin" title="Bill Irwin">Fool Moon</a></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000s">2000s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Special_Theatrical_Event&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2000s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:98%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#bebebe;"> <th style="width:11%;">Year </th> <th style="width:89%;">Production </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center"><b>2000</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/54th_Tony_Awards" title="54th Tony Awards">54th Tony Awards</a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dame_Edna_Everage" title="Dame Edna Everage">Dame Edna: The Royal Tour</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center"><b>2001</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/55th_Tony_Awards" title="55th Tony Awards">55th Tony Awards</a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Blast!_(musical)" title="Blast! 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href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Sound_Design" title="Tony Award for Best Sound Design">Sound Design</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CCCCCC;width:1%">Special (non-competitive)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regional_Theatre_Tony_Award" title="Regional Theatre Tony Award">Regional Theatre Tony Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Tony_Award" title="Special Tony Award">Special Tony Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Honors_for_Excellence_in_Theatre" title="Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre">Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isabelle_Stevenson_Award" title="Isabelle Stevenson Award">Isabelle Stevenson Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CCCCCC;width:1%">Retired</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list 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Design">Scenic Design</a>*</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Special Theatrical Event</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Stage_Technician" title="Tony Award for Best Stage Technician">Stage Technician</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CCCCCC;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Tony_Awards_ceremonies" title="List of Tony Awards ceremonies">Ceremonies</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Tony_Awards" title="1st Tony Awards">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Tony_Awards" title="2nd Tony Awards">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Tony_Awards" title="3rd Tony Awards">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Tony_Awards" title="4th Tony Awards">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Tony_Awards" title="5th Tony Awards">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Tony_Awards" title="6th Tony Awards">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Tony_Awards" title="7th Tony Awards">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Tony_Awards" title="8th Tony Awards">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Tony_Awards" title="9th Tony Awards">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Tony_Awards" title="10th Tony Awards">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Tony_Awards" title="11th Tony Awards">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Tony_Awards" title="12th Tony Awards">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Tony_Awards" title="13th Tony Awards">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Tony_Awards" title="14th Tony Awards">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_Tony_Awards" title="15th Tony Awards">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_Tony_Awards" title="16th Tony Awards">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_Tony_Awards" title="17th Tony Awards">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_Tony_Awards" title="18th Tony Awards">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Tony_Awards" title="19th Tony Awards">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Tony_Awards" title="20th Tony Awards">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_Tony_Awards" title="21st Tony Awards">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_Tony_Awards" title="22nd Tony Awards">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23rd_Tony_Awards" title="23rd Tony Awards">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_Tony_Awards" title="24th Tony Awards">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25th_Tony_Awards" title="25th Tony Awards">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_Tony_Awards" title="26th Tony Awards">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_Tony_Awards" title="27th Tony Awards">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_Tony_Awards" title="28th Tony Awards">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/29th_Tony_Awards" title="29th Tony Awards">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30th_Tony_Awards" title="30th Tony Awards">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_Tony_Awards" title="31st Tony Awards">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32nd_Tony_Awards" title="32nd Tony Awards">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33rd_Tony_Awards" title="33rd Tony Awards">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/34th_Tony_Awards" title="34th Tony Awards">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/35th_Tony_Awards" title="35th Tony Awards">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/36th_Tony_Awards" title="36th Tony Awards">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/37th_Tony_Awards" title="37th Tony Awards">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/38th_Tony_Awards" title="38th Tony Awards">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_Tony_Awards" title="39th Tony Awards">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_Tony_Awards" title="40th Tony Awards">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/41st_Tony_Awards" title="41st Tony Awards">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42nd_Tony_Awards" title="42nd Tony Awards">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/43rd_Tony_Awards" title="43rd Tony Awards">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/44th_Tony_Awards" title="44th Tony Awards">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/45th_Tony_Awards" title="45th Tony Awards">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/46th_Tony_Awards" title="46th Tony Awards">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_Tony_Awards" title="47th Tony Awards">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/48th_Tony_Awards" title="48th Tony Awards">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/49th_Tony_Awards" title="49th Tony Awards">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/50th_Tony_Awards" title="50th Tony Awards">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/51st_Tony_Awards" title="51st Tony Awards">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/52nd_Tony_Awards" title="52nd Tony Awards">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53rd_Tony_Awards" title="53rd Tony Awards">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/54th_Tony_Awards" title="54th Tony Awards">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/55th_Tony_Awards" title="55th Tony Awards">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/56th_Tony_Awards" title="56th Tony Awards">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/57th_Tony_Awards" title="57th Tony Awards">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/58th_Tony_Awards" title="58th Tony Awards">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/59th_Tony_Awards" title="59th Tony Awards">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/60th_Tony_Awards" title="60th Tony Awards">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/61st_Tony_Awards" title="61st Tony Awards">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/62nd_Tony_Awards" title="62nd Tony Awards">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/63rd_Tony_Awards" title="63rd Tony Awards">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/64th_Tony_Awards" title="64th Tony Awards">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/65th_Tony_Awards" title="65th Tony Awards">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/66th_Tony_Awards" title="66th Tony Awards">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/67th_Tony_Awards" title="67th Tony Awards">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/68th_Tony_Awards" title="68th Tony Awards">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/69th_Tony_Awards" title="69th Tony Awards">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/70th_Tony_Awards" title="70th Tony Awards">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/71st_Tony_Awards" title="71st Tony Awards">2017</a></li> <li><a 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