The Touring Broadway Awards (TBAs) recognized outstanding achievement in Broadway plays and musicals that tour North America. Founded in 2001 by The Broadway League, the TBAs celebrated excellence in touring Broadway by honoring artists and productions. Until 2004, they were known as the National Broadway Theatre Awards and were held until 2009. The TBAs were bestowed at a ceremony held in New York each spring. They were the 1st national awards that honored first class touring Broadway shows.
The award categories included:
Best New Musical: Ragtime
Best Play: Dame Edna: The Royal Tour<br /> Author: Barry Humphries
Best Visual Presentation: Beauty and the Beast
Best Musical Score: Les Misérables<br /> Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg<br /> Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer
Best Song in a Musical: âÂÂ'Til We Reach That Dayâ (1st Act Finale) from Ragtime
Best Direction: Sam Mendes & Rob Marshall for Cabaret
Best Costumes: Ann Hould-Ward for Beauty and the Beast
Best Choreography: Bob Fosse for Fosse
Best Actor in a Play: Barry Humphries in Dame Edna: The Royal Tour
Best Actor in a Musical: David Pittu in Parade<br />
Best Actress in a Play: Sherri Parker Lee in The Vagina Monologues
Best Actress in a Musical: Louise Pitre in Mamma Mia!
Best New Musical: Aida
Best Play: Copenhagen<br /> Author: Michael Frayn
Best Visual Presentation: Aida
Best Musical Score: Les Misérables<br /> Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg<br /> Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer
Best Song in a Musical: âÂÂBring Him Homeâ from Les Misérables<br />
Best Direction: Robert Falls for Aida
Best Costumes: Ann Hould-Ward for Beauty and the Beast
Best Actor in a Play: Len Cariou in Copenhagen
Best Actor in a Musical: Patrick Cassidy in Aida<br />
Best Actress in a Play: Mariette Hartley in Copenhagen<br />
Best Actress in a Musical: Simone in Aida
Best New Musical: The Producers
Best Play: The Tale of the Allergist's Wife<br /> Author: Charles Busch
Best Production Design: Aida<br /> Scenic and Costume Design: Bob Crowley<br /> Lighting Design: Natasha Katz
Best Musical Score: Mamma Mia!<br /> Music and Lyrics: Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
Best Direction: Julie Taymor for The Lion King
Best Choreography: Susan Stroman for Contact
Best Long-Running Musical: Les Misérables
Touring Broadway Career Achievement Award: Daryl T. Dodson
Best New Musical: Urinetown
Best Play: Say Goodnight Gracie<br /> Author: Rupert Holmes
Best Production Design: Thoroughly Modern Millie<br /> Scenic Design: David Gallo<br /> Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz<br /> Lighting Design: Donald Holder
Best Musical Score: Urinetown<br /> Music: Mark Hollmann<br /> Lyrics: Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis
Best Direction: Susan Stroman for The Producers
Best Choreography: Rob Ashford for Thoroughly Modern Millie
Best Long-Running Musical: Les Misérables
Touring Broadway Career Achievement Award: Gary McAvay
Best New Musical: Movin' Out
Best Play: The Graduate<br /> Author: Terry Johnson
Best Production Design: Little Shop of Horrors<br /> Scenic Design: Scott Pask<br /> Costume Design: William Ivey Long<br /> Lighting Design: Donald Holder
Best Musical Score: Chicago<br /> Music: John Kander<br /> Lyrics: Fred Ebb
Best Direction: Susan Stroman for The Producers<br />
Best Choreography: Twyla Tharp for Movin' Out
Best Long-Running Musical: Mamma Mia!
Touring Broadway Career Achievement Award: Alan Ross Kosher<br /> Company manager of The Lion King
Best New Musical: Wicked
Best Play: Golda's Balcony<br /> Author: William Gibson<br />
Best Production Design: Wicked<br /> Scenic Design: Eugene Lee<br /> Costume Design: Susan Hilferty<br /> Lighting Design: Kenneth Posner
Best Musical Score: Wicked<br /> Music and Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
Best Direction: Jack O'Brien for Hairspray<br />
Best Choreography: Ann Reinking for Chicago
Best Long-Running Musical: Les Misérables
Best New Musical: Monty Python's Spamalot
Best Play: Doubt<br /> Author: John Patrick Shanley
Best Production Design: Monty Python's Spamalot<br /> Scenic and Costume Design: Tim Hatley<br /> Lighting Design: Hugh Vanstone
Best Musical Score: The Light in the Piazza<br /> Music and Lyrics: Adam Guettel
Best Direction: Mike Nichols for Monty Python's Spamalot
Best Choreography: Twyla Tharp for Movin' Out
Best Long-Running Musical: Chicago
Touring Broadway Achievement Award: Tom Hewitt<br /> Played Lawrence Jameson in the national tour of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Broadway Fan Club People's Choice Award: Wicked
Best New Musical: Monty PythonâÂÂs Spamalot<br />
Best Play: Twelve Angry Men<br /> Author: Reginald Rose
Best Production Design: My Fair Lady<br /> Scenic and Costume Design: Anthony Ward<br /> Lighting Design: David Hersey
Best Musical Score: Wicked<br /> Music and Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
Best Direction: Joe Mantello for Wicked
Best Choreography: Casey Nicholaw for The Drowsy Chaperone
Best Long-Running Musical: The Lion King
Touring Broadway Achievement Award: Brad Little
Broadway Fan Club People's Choice Award: Wicked
Best New Musical: Legally Blonde the Musical
Best Play: Frost/Nixon<br /> Author: Peter Morgan
Best Production Design: Legally Blonde the Musical<br /> Scenic Design: David Rockwell<br /> Costume Design: Gregg Barnes<br /> Lighting Design: Kenneth Posner
Best Musical Score: Spring Awakening<br /> Music: Duncan Sheik<br /> Lyrics: Steven Sater
Best Direction: Michael Mayer for Spring Awakening
Best Choreography: Jerry Mitchell for Legally Blonde the Musical
Best Long-Running Musical: Wicked
Touring Broadway Achievement Award: Bill Miller
Broadway Fan Club People's Choice Award: Wicked