Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical
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The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical is a New York theater honor recognizing exceptional writing of a musical’s script and narrative structure, encompassing both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical canonical | 6 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical Context triple: [Robert L. Freedman, awardReceived, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical]
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A.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical is a New York theater honor recognizing exceptional achievement in staging and directing musical productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway.
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B.
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.
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New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical
The New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical is an annual honor given by New York theater critics to recognize outstanding achievement in musical theater on Broadway and in the New York theater scene.
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D.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing exceptional direction in off-Broadway and Broadway plays.
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E.
Drama Desk
Drama Desk is a New York–based organization of theater critics, writers, and editors that honors excellence 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 Book of a Musical Target entity description: The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical is a New York theater honor recognizing exceptional writing of a musical’s script and narrative structure, encompassing both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
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A.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical is a New York theater honor recognizing exceptional achievement in staging and directing musical productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway.
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B.
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.
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C.
New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical
The New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical is an annual honor given by New York theater critics to recognize outstanding achievement in musical theater on Broadway and in the New York theater scene.
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D.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing exceptional direction in off-Broadway and Broadway plays.
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E.
Drama Desk
Drama Desk is a New York–based organization of theater critics, writers, and editors that honors excellence in Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Drama Desk Award category
ⓘ
theatre award ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New York theatre community ⓘ |
| awardedForSeason | New York theatre season ⓘ |
| awardedIn | New York City theatres ⓘ |
| awardFor |
book of a musical
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narrative structure of a musical ⓘ writing of a musical’s script ⓘ |
| categoryType |
libretto award
ⓘ
writing award ⓘ |
| ceremony |
Drama Desk Awards ceremony
ⓘ
linked to:
Drama Desk Award
|
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalContext | American theatre ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical ⓘ |
| eligibility |
musical revivals with new or substantially revised books
ⓘ
new musicals ⓘ |
| emphasis | script and story rather than score ⓘ |
| field |
musical theatre writing
ⓘ
playwriting ⓘ |
| focus |
book writer of a musical
ⓘ
librettist of a musical ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
nominees list
ⓘ
winner announcement ⓘ |
| inceptionPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| notableAspect | includes Broadway and Off-Broadway in same category ⓘ |
| organizer |
Drama Desk organization
ⓘ
linked to:
Drama Desk
|
| partOf |
Drama Desk Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Drama Desk Award
|
| presentedBy | Drama Desk ⓘ |
| presentedIn | New York theatre ⓘ |
| recognitionType | peer recognition ⓘ |
| recognizes | writers rather than producers ⓘ |
| region | New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| scope |
Broadway productions
ⓘ
Off-Broadway productions ⓘ Off-Off-Broadway productions ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
dramatic construction of the musical
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excellence in writing the book of a musical ⓘ quality of narrative structure ⓘ |
| targetProfession |
book writers
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librettists ⓘ |
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