American Theatre Wing Announces 2008-09 Managing and Administration Committee Members

American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards  have announced the Managing and Administration Committee for 2008-2009.

The Tony Awards Management Committee is made up of representatives of the League and the Wing. It oversees the Tony Awards, with emphasis on the television broadcast.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee is comprised of 24 members, of whom 10 are designated by the Wing, 10 by the League, and one each by the Dramatists Guild, Actors' Equity Association, United Scenic Artists, and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. This committee determines eligibility for nominations in all awards categories, reviews the rules governing the awards, and appoints the Nominating Committee. It may, at its discretion, bestow two non-competitive Tony Awards: Special Tony Awards and the Regional Theatre Tony Award; as well as Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre.

Committee Members are as follows:

Administration

Emanuel Azenberg
Roger Berlind
Ted Chapin
John Connolly
Bill Craver
Dasha Epstein
Mallory Factor
James Freydberg
Cecilia Friederichs
Philip Getter
Sondra Gilman
Doug Leeds
Paul Libin
Margo Lion
Jo Sullivan Loesser
Kevin McCollum
James L. Nederlander
James M. Nederlander
Laura Penn
Michael Price
Charlotte St. Martin
Gerald Schoenfeld
Howard Sherman
John Weidman

Alternates:
Billie Allen
Melvin Bernhardt
Michael David
Brian Drutman
Alan Eisenberg
Barry Grove
Fredda Harris
Michael McBride
Judith O. Rubin
Thomas Schumacher
Ralph Sevush
Philip Smith
Leonard Soloway
David Stone

Managing:
Ted Chapin
Sondra Gilman
Ron Konecky
Doug Leeds
Paul Libin
Margo Lion
Michael Price
Jane Safer
Charlotte St. Martin
Nick Scandalios
Howard Sherman
Tom Viertel
Bob Wankel
Barry Weissler
Scott Zeiger

The American Theatre Wing's 63^rd Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony"® Awards will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7, 2009 (8:00-11:00 p.m., live EST) on the CBS Television Network.  The awards honor theatre professional and distinguished achievement on Broadway.   The cut-off for nomination eligibility on the 2008-2009 Broadway Season will be April 30, 2009.

The Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards are bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement. The Tony is one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry and the annual telecast is considered one of the most prestigious programs on television.

The 2009 Tonys are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. At The Broadway League, Nina Lannan is Chairman and Charlotte St. Martin is Executive Director. At the American Theatre Wing, Theodore S. Chapin is Chairman and Howard Sherman is Executive Director. For Tony Award Productions, Elizabeth I. McCann is Managing Producer and Joey Parnes is Coordinating Producer

Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss/White Cherry Entertainment are Executive Producers of the 2009 Tony Awards.  Mr. Weiss will also serve as Director of the 2009 Tony Awards. 

Official partners of the Tony Awards include:  Visa, the exclusive card accepted at the Tonys; Hilton Hotels, the official hotel partner of the Tonys; and IBM, which develops, designs, and hosts TonyAwards.com. Continental Airlines and Sprint are official supporters of the Tonys Awards.   Promotional and media partners for the 2008 Tony Awards include Macy's, Playbill, USA Today, MyBroadway.com, and Van Wagner. 

 For more information please visit www.tonyawards.com.

Photo of Charlotte St. Martin by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.