The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards® are presented by Tony Award
Productions, a joint venture of
The
Broadway League and the
American
Theatre Wing. The two organizations have jointly administered the Tonys
since 1967, the year of the first Tony telecast. Responsibility for the
governance and administration of the awards is vested in two
committees:
The Tony Awards
Management
Committee is made up of representatives of the League and the Wing. It
oversees the Tony Awards, with emphasis on the television broadcast.
The
Tony Awards
Administration
Committee is comprised of 24 members, of whom 10 are designated bythe Wing,
10 by the League, and one each by the Dramatists Guild,Actors' Equity
Association, United Scenic Artists, and the Society of Stage Directors and
Choreographers. This committee determines eligibility for nominations in all
awards categories, reviews the rulesgoverningthe awards, and appoints the
Nominating
Committee. It may, at its discretion, bestow non-competitive Tony Awards
including Special Tony Awards, the Regional Theatre Tony Award, and the Isabelle
Stevenson Award; as well as Tony Honors for Excellence in the
Theatre.
Who's Who at Tony Award ProductionsTheodore S.
Chapin
Chairman, American Theatre Wing
Howard Sherman
Executive
Director, American Theatre Wing
Paul Libin
Chairman, The Broadway
League
Charlotte St. Martin
Executive Director, The Broadway
League
Alan Wasser
General Manager
Allan Williams
General
Manager
"The 2010 Tony Awards"
Broadcast on CBS
Executive
Producer
White Cherry Entertainment
Ricky Kirshner
Glenn Weiss