Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
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The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design is a New York theater honor recognizing exceptional achievement in lighting for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design Context triple: [The Coast of Utopia (Broadway, 2006–2007), awardReceived, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design]
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Play
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Play is an annual New York theater honor recognizing exceptional scenic design in Off-Broadway and Broadway plays.
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B.
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play
The Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play is a prestigious annual honor recognizing outstanding achievement in lighting design for Broadway plays.
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing exceptional costume work in Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
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Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play
The Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding achievement in the visual and environmental design of a play’s production.
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Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Award is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing outstanding achievements in Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design Target entity description: The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design is a New York theater honor recognizing exceptional achievement in lighting for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
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A.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Play
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Play is an annual New York theater honor recognizing exceptional scenic design in Off-Broadway and Broadway plays.
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B.
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play
The Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play is a prestigious annual honor recognizing outstanding achievement in lighting design for Broadway plays.
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C.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing exceptional costume work in Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
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D.
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play
The Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play is a prestigious annual Broadway theatre honor recognizing outstanding achievement in the visual and environmental design of a play’s production.
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E.
Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Award is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing outstanding achievements in Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Drama Desk Award category
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theatre award ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
excellence in lighting design for theatrical productions
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outstanding achievement in lighting design ⓘ |
| awardFor | lighting design in theatre ⓘ |
| awardNameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| categoryType | creative arts award ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| coversStageType |
commercial theatre
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non-profit theatre ⓘ |
| eligibleProductions |
Broadway productions
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Off-Broadway productions ⓘ Off-Off-Broadway productions ⓘ |
| field |
lighting design
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theatre ⓘ |
| firstAwardedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| formerName |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical)
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical ⓘ Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design in a Play ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | theatre award ⓘ |
| hasAwardedDiscipline |
stage lighting
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theatrical design ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
lighting design for musicals
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lighting design for plays ⓘ |
| hasFocus | artistic excellence in lighting ⓘ |
| hasRecognition | professional theatre designers ⓘ |
| hasStatus | active award category ⓘ |
| inception | 1970 ⓘ |
| isPresentedAt |
Drama Desk Awards ceremony
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linked to:
Drama Desk Award
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| jurisdiction | New York theatre community ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| notableMedium | live theatre ⓘ |
| organizer |
Drama Desk Board of Directors
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linked to:
Drama Desk
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| partOf |
Drama Desk Awards
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linked to:
Drama Desk Award
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| presentedBy |
Drama Desk
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Drama Desk organization ⓘ |
| presentedIn |
Broadway theatre
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Off-Broadway theatre ⓘ Off-Off-Broadway theatre ⓘ |
| region | New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| scope | New York theatre ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voted on by Drama Desk members ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
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linked to:
Lucille Lortel Award
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design ⓘ |
| typeOfRecognition | peer recognition ⓘ |
| website | https://www.dramadesk.org ⓘ |
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The Coast of Utopia (Broadway, 2006–2007)
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awardReceived
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
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formerName
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical)
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linked to: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
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formerName
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design in a Play
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linked to: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
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relatedAward
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
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Billy Elliot the Musical (Broadway)
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awardReceived
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
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