The June 2013 broadcast of the American Theatre Wing's 67th Annual Tony Awards® (2013) was honored on August 16 with two Primetime Emmy Awards® at the Creative Arts Awards presentation in Los Angeles. The Awards won in the following categories:
Outstanding Special Class Program - Ricky Kirshner, Executive Producer, Glenn Weiss Executive Producer and
Neil Patrick Harris, Host/Producer
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics "Bigger!" - Music by
Tom Kitt, Lyrics by
Lin-Manuel Miranda
This is the third consecutive year that the
Tony Awards have won in these categories.
You can watch the 2013
Tony Awards on iTunes and other platforms by clicking here.
The Awards are nominated in two additional categories - Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special, directed by Glenn Weiss, and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special, written by Dave Boone, Special Material by
Paul Greenberg - that will be announced at the
Primetime Emmy Awards® ceremony on Monday, August 25, in Los Angeles.
"This show certainly was 'bigger', living up to the lyrics of the opening song," Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner said. "This could not have happened without the talents of hundreds of theatre and television professionals working hand in hand. Our gratitude to everyone on the production and especially
Neil Patrick Harris, whose talents helped the Tonys bring home another two Emmys."
"The 67thAnnual
Tony Awards was certainly an outstanding production from the spectacular opening number to the moment the lights dimmed at the end of the show,"
Heather Hitchens, Executive Director of the American Theater Wing, and
Charlotte St. Martin, Executive Director of The Broadway League, said. "We are incredibly proud of the entire team for their hard work and are honored that the Awards continue to be recognized."
Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment have acted as executive producers of the
Tony Awards telecast since 2004. During White Cherry's tenure, the
Tony Awards have been recognized with an unprecedented 34 Emmy nominations and 18 Emmy wins, including the best show in its class for the last 5 consecutive years, and 7 of the last 8 outings. That recognition is far more than any time in
Tony Awards history and is unparalleled by any other awards show today.
The
Antoinette Perry "Tony" Award, which was founded by the
American Theatre Wing in 1947, is bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement on Broadway. The Tony is one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry and the annual telecast - the night
America watches Broadway - is considered one of the most prestigious programs on television.
he Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, and broadcast each June on CBS. For up-to-the-minute news follow The Tony Awards on Facebook andTwitter.com/TheTonyAwards.
