Tony Award for Best Original Score

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/tony-award-for-best-original-score

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the award designation?Tony Award for Best Original Score
2. What is the eligibility mandate?Score must be entirely original and composed specifically for the theatrical production
3. Why does the score have to be completely original?The award wants to celebrate music that is made just for that show, not songs taken from other movies, songs, or earlier shows.
4. Who can win the award?The composer(s) who write the music and the lyricist(s) who write the words, or one person who does both, can win.

Libretto: The text of a musical or opera, including spoken dialogue and song lyrics.
Thematic Concerns: The underlying ideas, messages, or subjects explored within a work of art.
Artistic Merit: The quality and value of a work based on its creative and aesthetic excellence.