Today, the calendar for the 2008-2009 Tony® Award season was announced. The American Theatre Wing's 63rd Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards will air on CBS on Sunday, June 7th from 8:00 - 11:00 PM (ET/PT time delay). The Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing.
Following is a list of this year's official Tony events:
Thursday, April 30th
OFFICIAL CUT-OFF FOR 2008-2009 TONY ELIGIBILITY
Tuesday, May 5th
2009 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCEMENT live. A complete list of the 2009 nominees will be available at www.TonyAwards.com on May 5th.
Wednesday, May 6th
The annual MEET THE NOMINEES PRESS RECEPTION
Thursday, May 21st
The exclusive TONY NOMINEES LUNCHEON is a chance for the nominees to celebrate each other's achievements and receive their nomination certificates. This event is closed to the media.
Sunday, June 7th
THE 2009 ANNUAL TONY AWARDS take place at Radio City Music Hall. The three-hour ceremony will be broadcast live (ET/PT time delay) on the CBS Television Network from 8:00 - 11:00 PM.
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, Alan Wasser and Allan Williams of Alan Wasser Associates are the General Managers.
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.
The official Tony Awards web site, www.TonyAwards.com, is developed, designed, and hosted by IBM, an official partner of the Tonys. News and feature content is provided in cooperation with Playbill.com.
Official partners of the Tony Awards include: Visa, the exclusive card accepted at the Tonys; IBM, which develops, designs, and hosts TonyAwards.com. Continental Airlines and Sprint are official supporters of the Tony Awards. Promotional and media partners for the 2009 Tony Awards include Macy's, Playbill, USA Today, MyBroadway.com, and Van Wagner.
