62nd Annual Tony Awards Airs June 15, 2008

The American Theatre Wing's 62nd Annual Tony Awards will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall, Sunday, June 15, 2008 from 8PM - 11PM (ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.  The Tony Awards are presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing and have been broadcast live on CBS since 1978.

The official cut-off for the 2007-2008 Tony Eligibility will be Wednesday, May 7, 2008. 

The Tonys were founded in memorial to Antoinette ("Tony") Perry, the American Theatre Wing's World War II chairperson.  The winners are selected by the governing board of Actors Equity, The Dramatists Guild, the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, the United Scenic Artists, the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers, the Casting Society of America, the American Theatre Wing and members of the League of American Theatres and Producers, as well as journalists.

The American Theatre Wings's 62nd Annual Tony Awards are a presentation of Tony AwaRD Productions, which is a joint venture of the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing.  Emmy winners Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment will return as executive producers.  Weiss will also serve as director for the ninth consecutive year.  Elizabeth Ireland McCann returns as managing producer and Joey Parnes will serve as coordinating producer for Tony AwaRD Productions.