Tony Awards
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The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Win
John Lithgow at Met Opera Opening in 2008
Leslie Manville
Joshua Henry by Philip Romano
Caissie Levy
EGOT
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EGOT is an acronym for the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, referring to all four of the major performing art awards in the United States. These awards honor outstanding achievements in televisio
Tony Awards
…Awards for television, the Grammy Awards for music, and the Academy Awards (Oscars) for film. A person who has won all four is said to have won the EGOT. The Tony Awards are the U.S. equivalent of the United Kingdom's Laurence Olivier Awards, France's Molière Awards, Spain's Premios Max, Australia's…
In 1962, Richard Rodgers became the first person to win all four awards.
In 1977, Helen Hayes became the second person and first woman to win all four awards.
In 1977, Rita Moreno became the third person and first Hispanic American to win all four awards.
In 1994, Audrey Hepburn became the fifth person to win all four awards, and the first to do so posthumously.