The Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre is a non-competitive award created by the American Theatre Wing in 1990. They are presented to institutions, individuals and/or organizations that have demonstrated extraordinary achievement in theatre, but are not eligible to compete in any of the established Tony Award categories. The Tony Honors "are announced in the autumn. They are bestowed at a separate ceremony that affords recipients a special moment in the spotlight."[1] As explained in Playbill, "In 2003, a new tradition began for the Tony Honors, which were previously announced during the Tony Awards broadcast. Last year, however, the Honors were presented in the fall..."[2]
Pastor of St. Malachy's Church (known as The Actors’ Chapel) "for his service and commitment to the needy and elderly of the theater district and improving conditions in the Times Square area."[4]
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^Winship, Frederick M. "Will Rogers,' 'Lost in Yonkers' dominate Tonys", United Press International, June 3, 1991
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The Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre is a non competitive award created by the American Theatre Wing in 1990 They are presented to institutions individuals and or organizations that have demonstrated extraordinary achievement in theatre but are not eligible to compete in any of the established Tony Award categories The Tony Honors are announced in the autumn They are bestowed at a separate ceremony that affords recipients a special moment in the spotlight 1 As explained in Playbill In 2003 a new tradition began for the Tony Honors which were previously announced during the Tony Awards broadcast Last year however the Honors were presented in the fall 2 The first recipient was Alfred Drake who was recognized for his lengthy career in musical theatre 3 Recipients editYear Recipient Notes 1990 Alfred Drake 1991 Father George Moore Pastor of St Malachy s Church known as The Actors Chapel for his service and commitment to the needy and elderly of the theater district and improving conditions in the Times Square area 4 1992 Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt In commemoration for The Fantasticks achieving its 33rd year Off Broadway 5 1993 International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS The entertainment industry s most active charity addressing the challenges of AIDS 1994 Not Awarded 1995 National Endowment for the Arts 1996 Not Awarded 1997 Not Awarded 1998 The International Theatre Institute of the United States 1999 Not Awarded 2000 Eileen Heckart Sylvia Herscher Theatrical Agent amp Music Publisher City Center Encores 2001 Betty Corwin Founder and director of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts New Dramatists Theatre World 2002 Not Awarded 2003 The principal ensemble of Baz Luhrmann s La Boheme Paul Huntley Wig and hair stylist Johnson Liff Casting Associates The Acting Company 6 2004 7 The cast of the 2003 Broadway production of Big River Nancy Coyne Chief executive of theatrical advertising agency Serino Coyne Frances and Harry Edelstein Restaurateurs owner of Cafe Edison Vincent Sardi Jr Restaurateur owner of Sardi s Martha Swope Photographer 2004 Peter Neufeld Producer Theatre Communications Group 8 2006 BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop Forbidden Broadway and its creator Gerard Alessandrini Samuel Liff Ellen Stewart 9 2007 Gemze de Lappe Alyce Gilbert Wardrobe Supervisor Neil Mazzella CEO of Hudson Scenic Studios Seymour Red Press Musician and musical contractor 10 2008 Not Awarded 2009 Shirley Herz Press agent 11 2010 The Alliance of Resident Theatres New York B H Barry Teacher Tom Viola BC EFA executive director 12 2011 William Berloni Animal trainer The Drama Book Shop Sharon Jensen and Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts 13 2012 Freddie Gershon Entertainment attorney Artie Siccardi the TDF Open Doors Program 2013 Michael Bloomberg NYC Mayor Career Transition For Dancers William Bill Craver Literary Agent Peter Lawrence Production Stage Manager The Lost Colony Historical outdoor drama produced since 1937 in Manteo North Carolina Sophia Gennusa Oona Laurence Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro The four actresses who share the lead in Matilda the Musical 2014 Joseph P Benincasa Actors Fund of America President Joan Marcus Photographer Charlotte Wilcox General manager 14 2015 Arnold Abramson Scenic designer Adrian Bryan Brown Public relations consultant Gene O Donovan Theatre technician 15 2016 Seth Gelblum Entertainment attorney Joan Lader Vocal coach Sally Ann Parsons Costume shop proprietor 16 2017 General managers Nina Lannan and Alan Wasser 17 2018 Sara Krulwich New York Times photographer Bessie Nelson Costume beader Ernest Winzer Cleaners 18 2019 Broadway Inspirational Voices Peter Entin Retired vice president of Theatre Operations for the Shubert Organization Joseph Blakely Forbes Founder and president of Scenic Art Studios Inc FDNY Engine 54 Ladder 4 Battalion 9 2021 Delayed due to COVID 19 Pandemic 2021 Fred Gallo President of PRG Scenic Technologies Irene Gandy Press agent amp Producer Beverly Jenkins Stage manager New Federal Theatre 19 2022 Asian American Performers Action Coalition Broadway for All Emily Grishman Music copyist Feinstein s 54 Below United Scenic Artists Local USA 829 IATSE 20 2023 Lisa Dawn Cave Victoria Bailey Robert FriedReferences edit The Award Categories Archived 2016 08 04 at the Wayback Machine tonyawards com accessed April 9 2011 Gans Andrew Nominations for Tony Honors Now Being Accepted Winners to Be Announced in September Archived October 20 2012 at the Wayback Machine playbill com August 25 2004 Rothstein Mervyn Tonys Are Won by Grapes of Wrath and City of Angels The New York Times June 4 1990 Section C p 13 Winship Frederick M Will Rogers Lost in Yonkers dominate Tonys United Press International June 3 1991 Collins Glenn Dancing at Lughnasa And Crazy for You Win Top Tony Awards The New York Times June 1 1992 Section C p 11 Gans Andrew November 11 2003 Jackman Seldes and Hairspray Part of 2003 Tony Honors Celebration Playbill com Archived from the original on 2012 10 20 Simonson Robert Theatre Community Turns Out to Salute Special Tony Honorees playbill com October 27 2004 Lipton Brian Scott Peter Neufeld TCG to Receive Tony Award Honors theatermania com September 27 2005 Reuben Aubrey Strothmann Ben Tony Honors October 24 2006 Archived August 8 2023 at the Wayback MachineThe Playbill Broadway Yearbook 3ed books google Hal Leonard Corporation 2007 ISBN 1 55783 732 5 p 444 Gans Andrew De Lappe Gilbert Mazzella and Press to Receive 2007 Tony Honors playbill com October 2 2007 Gans Andrew Herman Herz Newman and Signature Theatre Are 2009 Special Tony Award Winners playbill com May 4 2009 Gans Andrew David Hyde Pierce Marian Seldes Tom Viola Alan Ayckbourn Win Special Tony Awards playbill com April 21 2010 Gans Andrew Athol Fugard Philip J Smith Eve Ensler Win Special Tony Awards playbill com April 6 2011 2014 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre Announced Archived 2014 12 28 at the Wayback Machine TonyAwards com April 8 2014 retrieved on December 27 2014 Three Broadway Veterans to Receive 2015 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre TonyAwards com Archived from the original on 2015 09 10 Retrieved 2015 09 14 2016 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre Announced TonyAwards com Archived from the original on 2016 04 18 Retrieved 2016 04 15 BWW News Desk Nina Lannan amp Alan Wasser to Receive 2017 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre BroadwayWorld com Archived from the original on 2017 04 22 Retrieved 2017 04 22 Sara Krulwich Bessie Nelson and Ernest Winzer Cleaners to Receive 2018 Tony Honors Playbill Playbill Archived from the original on 2018 09 13 Retrieved 2018 09 04 Four Honorees Announced for 2020 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre www tonyawards com Archived from the original on 20 January 2022 Retrieved 20 January 2022 Culwell Block Logan May 6 2022 Asian American Performers Action Coalition Feinstein s 54 Below More to Receive 2022 Tony Honors Playbill Archived from the original on May 6 2022 Retrieved May 6 2022 External links editOfficial Tony Awards website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre amp oldid 1218106796, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
