Photo Coverage: Tony Awards Cocktail Party
By: Mark Rupp Jun. 10, 2007
Leading up to the 61st Annual Tony Awards, a star-studded cocktail party featuring this year's Tony-nominee - as well as theatre and film legends Patricia Neal and Celeste Holm - was held at the Hilton New York's Beekman Parlor on Saturday, June 9th.
The Tony Awards will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall on CBS, Sunday, June 10th, 8:00 – 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT time delay). The 2007 Tony Awards are presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing.
Melina Kanakaredes, Jane Krakowski, Angela Lansbury, Robert Sean Leonard, John Mahoney, Audra McDonald, Cynthia Nixon, Bernadette Peters, David Hyde Pierce, Christopher Plummer, Liev Schreiber, Kevin Spacey, John Turturro, Usher, Sam Waterston, Vanessa Williams and Rainn Wilson, Harry Connick, Jr., Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Brian Dennehy, Carla Gugino, Neil Patrick Harris, Anne Heche, Marg Helgenberger, Judd Hirsch, Felicity Huffman, Eddie Izzard, and The Jersey Boys – John Lloyd Young, Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard and J. Robert Spencer will present the awards this year.
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 Tonys are presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing. At the League, Gerald Schoenfeld is Chairman and Charlotte St. Martin is Executive Director. At the Wing, Sondra Gilman is Chairman, Doug Leeds is President and Howard Sherman is Executive Director. For Tony Award Productions, Elizabeth I. McCann is Managing Producer and Joey Parnes is Coordinating Producer.
Visit www.TonyAwards.com for more information. Visit www.hilton.com for more on the Hilton New York.
Laura Bell Bundy, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Schoenfeld and granddaughter
John Earl Jelks and daughter
John Earl Jelks and daughter
Laura Bell Bundy and Sondra Gilman
J. Robert Spencer
Laura Bell Bundy with Stewart Lane and his wife
Charlotte St. Martin and Orfeh
Stark Sands
Jan Maxwell and son Will
Sondra Gilman and Patricia Neal
Martha Plimpton, Jennifer Ehle and Xanthe Elbrick
Xanthe Elbrick, Patricia Neal, Jennifer Ehle and Martha Plimpton
Xanthe Elbrick, Patricia Neal, Jennifer Ehle and Martha Plimpton
Jamie deRoy and John Lloyd Young
Charlotte St. Martin and Patricia Neal
Martha Plimpton, Jan Maxwell and Will, and Jennifer Ehle
Celeste Holm and Patricia Neal
Doug Leeds, Celeste Holm and Patricia Neal
Xanthe Elbrick and Tricia Walsh-Smith
Celeste Holm, Xanthe Elbrick and Patricia Neal
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