Osage County Stars To Present Touring B'way Awards, 4/14

The Touring Broadway Awards® presented by The Broadway League, established in 2000, are the first national awards to recognize Touring Broadway will hold their awards ceremony on Monday April 14th at 6PM at the Hilton on 53rd Street.  League presenters representing over 240 markets act as a blue-ribbon panel to select award recipients from their Broadway Series.

Oscar nominated Chazz Palminteri, writer and star of A BRONX TALE along with Rondi Reed, Madeleine Martin, and Amy Morton, current stars of the Pulitzer Prize winning drama AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY and Jersey Boys choreographer, Sergio Trujillo, will present the awards. 

The 2008 Touring Broadway Awards categories are: Best New Touring Musical, Best Touring Play, Best Design of a Touring Production, Best Musical Score of a Touring Production, Best Direction of a Touring Production, Best Choreography of a Touring Production, Best Long-Running Touring Musical (shows that have been on the road for over three years), the Touring Broadway Achievement Award (recognizing a performer, individual or organization that has shown exceptional dedication to Touring Broadway) and the Touring Broadway Audience Choice Award.

The awards kick-off the League's 2008 Spring Road Conference (April 15-17). Additional information about the awards is available at www.touringbroadwayawards.com.  The 2008 Touring Broadway Awards ceremony is sponsored by Chase.