THE TONY AWARDS ANNOUNCE THE 2024-2025 NOMINATING COMMITTEE
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The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced the Nominating Committee for the 2024-2025 Broadway season. The Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.
The Nominating Committee attends all productions during the Broadway season and meets on the date designated by the Administration Committee to determine, by vote, the Tony Award nominees for that season. The 2024-2025 committee of the Tony Nominators will include 62 members. Members of the committee serve a three-year term.
The 78th Annual Tony Awards will broadcast live to both coasts, Sunday, June 8, 2025 (8:00 – 11:00 PM LIVE ET/5:00 – 8:00 PM LIVE PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs)*.
The 2024-2025 Nominating Committee includes:
- Bob Balaban – Actor / Producer / Director / Writer
- Danielle Barlow – Theatre Administrator
- Sarah Benson – Director
- Rick Boynton – Producer / Script Consultant / Dramaturg
- Brian Harlan Brooks* - Director / Choreographer / DEI Director
- Dr. Jamie Cacciola-Price* – Theatre Educator / Director
- Kevin Cahoon* – Actor / Director
- Adam Chanler-Berat – Actor/Playwright
- Victoria Clark* – Actor / Director / Educator
- Jordan E. Cooper – Playwright / Actor / Director / Producer
- Carmel Dean – Composer / Arranger / Orchestrator / Music Director
- Ty Defoe – Interdisciplinary Artists / Writer / Storyteller
- Andy Einhorn – Music Supervisor / Conductor
- Dan Foster – Actor / Director / Producer
- Donald P. Gagnon, Ph.D.* –Theatre Arts Professor / Dramaturg
- Deeksha Gaur* – Executive Director, Theatre Development Fund
- Linda Goodrich – Director / Choreographer
- Miranda Haymon – Director
- James Ijames* – Playwright / Director / Educator
- Michael R. Jackson – Bookwriter / Composer / Lyricist
- Christine Toy Johnson – Playwright / Actor / Director
- Rosalie Joseph* –Casting Director
- Rod Kaats* – Producer / Director
- Raja Feather Kelly – Choreographer / Director
- Michael Korie – Librettist / Lyricist
- Kathy Landau – Executive Director, Symphony Space
- Andrea Lauer – Costume Designer
- Zhailon Levingston – Director
- Jose Llana – Actor
- Peter Marks* – Former Chief Theatre Critic, Washington Post
- Jess McLeod – Director
- Lisa McNulty – Producing Artistic Director WP Theater
- Ira Mont – Production Stage Manager
- Jacqueline Diane Moscou – Actor / Director
- Helen Park – Composer / Lyricist
- Jessica Paz* – Sound Designer
- Georgina Pazcoguin* – Actress / Producer / Diversity Advocate
- Ralph B. Peña – Playwright / Artistic Director, Ma-Yi Theater Company
- Karen Perry* – Costume Designer
- Nancy Piccione – Retired Casting Director
- Jill Rafson – Producing Artistic Director, Classic Stage Company
- Bill Rauch – Director / Artistic Director, The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC)
- T. Oliver Reid* – Actor / Director / Choreographer / Activist / Educator
- Liam Robinson* – Composer / Arranger / Music Supervisor
- Carole Rothman* – Co-Founder and Former Artistic Director, Second Stage Theater
- Susan Sampliner – Retired Company Manager
- Dick Scanlan – Librettist / Lyricist / Playwright / Director
- Florie Seery – Associate Dean / Managing Director, David Geffen School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theatre
- Rachel Sheinkin – Playwright / Librettist
- Devario Simmons – Costume Designer
- Walt Spangler – Scenic Designer
- Mark Stanley* – Lighting Designer
- Susan Soon He Stanton* – Playwright / Television Writer / Screenwriter
- Sam Strasfeld* – Actor
- Jason Tam – Actor
- Cori Thomas – Playwright / Actor
- Reginald Van Lee – Theatre Arts Advocate / Patron and National Leader
- Alexandria Wailes* – Actor / Director / Choreographer
- Ben Wexler – Composer / Lyricist
- Whitney White – Actor / Director / Musician
- Tracey Scott Wilson – Playwright / Television Writer, Screenwriter
- David C. Woolard – Costume Designer
*Denotes new Nominating Committee Members
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About the Tony Awards
The American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. At The Broadway League, Kristin Caskey is Chair and Jason Laks is Interim President. At the American Theatre Wing, Emilio Sosa is Chair and Heather A. Hitchens is President & CEO.
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*Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers will have access to stream live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on-demand. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will not have the option to stream live, but will have access to on-demand the day after the special airs.