Elizabeth I. McCann News

Glenn Weiss and the directing team of the 59th Annual Tony Awards, were honored today with a Director's Guild nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Musical Variety Show category.

The writers of 59th Annual Tony Awards, Dave Boone and John Macks, were honored today with a Writers Guild of America nomination in the Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes, Specials category.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee was honored at the SAGE Awards on November 13th

WELL, the critically-acclaimed play written by Lisa Kron and directed by Leigh Silverman, will open on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48 Street) on March 30, 2006.

The 2006 Tony Awards, which will mark the awards' 60th year, will be held at Radio City Music Hall and broadcast on CBS on June 11th of next year

The official news is out on what each show is performing on Sunday night.

Producers of the 59th Annual American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards announced today that their official website, www.TonyAwards.com, will offer exclusive access via live (streamed) video to the first 9 awards from the stage of Radio City Music Hall.

Aretha Franklin, Jesse L. Martin and Bernadette Peters will perform on the 2005 Tony Awards, while numbers from Sweeet Charity, Spamalot, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and other nominated shows will also be presented

Presenters for the 59th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were announced today.