Editing Tony Awards (section)

=== Medallion ===
The Tony Award medallion was designed by [[art director]] [[Herman Rosse]] and is a mix of mostly [[brass]] and a little [[bronze]], with a [[Electroless nickel plating|nickel plating]] on the outside; a black acrylic glass base, and the nickel-plated pewter swivel.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.playbill.com/features/article/118031.html | last = Pincus-Roth | first = Zachary | title = Ask Playbill.com: Tony Statuettes | work = [[Playbill]] | date = May 22, 2008 | access-date = September 13, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081208071125/http://www.playbill.com/features/article/118031.html | archive-date = December 8, 2008 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> The face of the medallion portrays an adaptation of the comedy and tragedy masks. Originally, the reverse side had a relief profile of Antoinette Perry; this later was changed to contain the winner's name, award category, production and year. The medallion has been mounted on a black base since 1967.<ref>{{cite web | author = Staff | url = http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/about/faq/index.html#20 | title = Tony Awards FAQ | publisher = tonyawards.com | access-date = September 13, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author = Staff | url = http://americantheatrewing.org/tony/history_of_the_tony_awards.php | title = A History of the Tony Awards | publisher = [[American Theatre Wing]] | access-date = September 13, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130716221216/http://americantheatrewing.org/tony/history_of_the_tony_awards.php | archive-date = July 16, 2013 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

A larger base was introduced and first presented in the 2010 award ceremony. That base is slightly taller{{spaced ndash}} {{convert|5|in|cm}}, up from {{convert|3+1/4|in|cm}}{{spaced ndash}} and heavier{{spaced ndash}} {{convert|3+1/2|lb|kg}}, up from {{convert|1+1/2|lb|g|abbr=off}}. This change was implemented to make the award "feel more substantial" and easier to handle at the moment the award is presented to the winners, according to Howard Sherman, the executive director of the American Theatre Wing:

{{blockquote|We know the physical scale of the [[Academy Awards|Oscars]], [[Emmy Award|Emmys]] and [[Grammy Award|Grammys]]. While we're not attempting to [[keep up with the Joneses]], we felt this is a significant award, and it could feel and look a bit more significant... By adding height, now someone can grip the Tony, raise it over their head in triumph and not worry about keeping their grip. Believe me, you can tell the difference.<ref>Piepenburg, Erik. [http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/tony-gets-a-mini-makeover/?_php=true&_type=blogs&ref=theater&_r=0&gwh=ED5ADDAAACB01991ECC707B9B68915C5&gwt=pay# "Tony Gets a Mini-Makeover"] ''The New York Times'', June 10, 2010</ref>}}

For the specific Tony Awards presented to a Broadway production, awards are given to the author and up to two of the producers free of charge. All other members of the above-the-title producing team are eligible to purchase the physical award. Sums collected are designed to help defray the cost of the Tony Awards ceremony itself. An award cost $400 as of at least 2000, $750 as of at least 2009, and, as of 2013, had been $2,500 "for several years", according to Tony Award Productions.<ref name=nytpurchase>{{cite news |  title = Broadway Success Has a Price: $2,500 | url = http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/07/04/theater/theaterspecial/broadway-success-has-a-price-2500.html | first = Patrick | last= Healy | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = July 4, 2013 | access-date = July 4, 2013}}</ref>