Jujamcyn Award

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Created in 1984, The Jujamcyn Theaters Award has been given over 20+ years to honor a resident theater organization that has made an outstanding contribution to the development of creative talent for the theatre. The award has been sponsored by Jujamcyn Amusement Corporation, one of the three principal organizations involved in Broadway theatre in New York. The award has included a cash prize that has varied from $50,000 to $100,000. The former owner of Jujamcyn, James H. Binger, was a primary sponsor of the award up to his death in 2004. Since his death the award has been given once, rather than the prior pattern of annual awards. Several recipients of the Jujamcyn Award have also been recognized with the Regional Theatre Tony Award. The Jujamcyn Theatres Award recipients have been the following:

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YearTheatreCityStateReferences
1984 Eugene O'Neill Theater Center WaterfordCT [1]
1985 American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.)CambridgeMA [2]
1986 Long Wharf Theatre New HavenCT [3]
1987 Mark Taper Forum Los AngelesCA [4]
1988 Second Stage Theatre New YorkNY [5]
1989The Foundation of the Dramatists Guild Young Playwrights FestivalNew YorkNY [6] [7]
1990 Guthrie Theater MinneapolisMN [8]
1991 New York Shakespeare Festival New YorkNY [9]
1992 Yale School of Drama / Yale Repertory Theatre New HavenCT [10]
1993The Alliance for New American MusicalsNew YorkNY [11] [12] [13]
1994The Market TheaterJohannesburgSouth Africa [14] [15]
1995New York Stage and Film CompanyNew York & PoughkeepsieNY [16] [17]
1996 American Conservatory Theater San FranciscoCA [18]
1997 Encores! New YorkNY [19]
1998 Atlantic Theater Company New YorkNY [20]
1999 Penumbra Theatre Company St. PaulMN [21]
2001 Manhattan Theatre Club New YorkNY [22]
2002 LAByrinth Theater Company New YorkNY [23]
2003 Shakespeare's Globe LondonENGLAND [24]
2004 New York Musical Theatre Festival New YorkNY [25]
2007 Irish Repertory Theatre New YorkNY [26]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ N. Y. Times, Nov. 16, 1984, "Broadway"
  2. ↑ N.Y. Times, Sept. 19, 1985, "Brustein Group Wins 1985 Jujamcyn Award"
  3. ↑ N.Y. Times, Nov. 26, 1986, "New Haven Theatre Wins Jujamcyn Award"
  4. ↑ N.Y. Times, Oct. 7, 1987, " Taper Forum Awarded Jujamcyn Theatre Grant"
  5. ↑ N.Y. Times, Nov. 6, 1988, "Theatre: Spoils of War"
  6. ↑ N.Y. Times, Dec. 29, 1989, "On Stage"
  7. ↑ Young Playwrights Inc. - festival website Archived 2009-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ N. Y. Times, Oct. 19, 1990, "On Stage"
  9. ↑ N. Y. Times, Sept. 6, 1991, "On Stage and Off"
  10. ↑ Business New Haven article confirming date
  11. ↑ New York Times, On Stage, and Off, Nov 29, 1991 This venture was initiated with funding from Cameron Mackintosh and it was established as a partnership between Lincoln Center Theater, Manhattan Theater Club and Playwrights Horizons.
  12. ↑ 2003 tax exempt filing Archived 2012-07-15 at archive.today - it appears to have closed by the time of this 2003 filing, which shows assets of $0. Filed by Vivian Beaumont Theater
  13. ↑ Guernsey, Otis L.; Sweet, Jeffrey (October 23, 1994). The Best Plays of 1993-1994. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780879101831 – via Google Books.
  14. ↑ "Market Theatre". Market Theatre.
  15. ↑ N. Y. Times, March 3, 1995, "On Stage, and Off"
  16. ↑ "Powerhouse Gala announcement". Archived from the original on June 27, 2009.
  17. ↑ "New York Stage and Film". nysaf.
  18. ↑ "ACT website". Archived from the original on December 1, 2010.
  19. ↑ "Error | New York City Center". www.nycitycenter.org. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010.
  20. ↑ "Backstage, Nov 20, 1998".
  21. ↑ "Backstage, Jan. 14, 2000".
  22. ↑ "PHOTO CALL: Tale of the Jujamcyn Award Winners: Lee and Meadows - Playbill.com". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  23. ↑ LAByrinth website - awards Archived 2008-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
  24. ↑ Award reference Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine - refers to Richard II production at Globe winning the award.
  25. ↑ "NYMF bios page reference to award". Archived from the original on July 1, 2010.
  26. ↑ "Jujamcyn Award Recognizes NYC's Irish Rep; Troupe Gets $100,000 in Green - Playbill.com". Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2019-10-23.

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