TONY AWARDS. (Full name: Antoinette Perry Award) the highest award for American drama and musical theater, is the American Theatre Association in memory of the Association's founder, Ms. Antoinette Perry and the establishment of the award, opened on April 6, 1947, a total of 21 awards, only for plays performed on Broadway theaters. The Tony Awards, along with Broadway's artistic prestige, aesthetic status, and box office revenues, are considered the focus of global stage art.